Alberto Contador on stage sixteen of the 2015 Tour of Italy
Barring disaster, Alberto Contador looks set to win the 2015 Giro d'Italia when it rolls into Milan on Sunday, May 31.
Dominant displays in the mountains and time gained in the individual time trial have given him an almost unassailable lead in the general classification. As we all know, this victory will not be his first in a Grand Tour, nor his first in the Giro.
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Wout van Aert back on drop bars as he says he’s 'almost professional again' in Strava postVisma-Lease a Bike rider broke his collarbone, sternum and several ribs in a high speed crash at Dwars door Vlaanderen
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'Ride like you own the road' - Zoe Bäckstedt on Paris-Roubaix Femmes, her Grand Tour debut and her new Red Bull helmetBäckstedt recently landed sponsorship from the energy drink giants and joined the likes of Tom Pidcock, Pauline Ferrand-Prévot and Evie Richards as a Red Bull athlete
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Alberto Contador left needing stitches after crash at Vuelta a España event in ChinaSpanish Tour de France winner says injuries weren't as bad as they looked after incident
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Alberto Contador hugely impressed with current level of talent: 'Cycling is living one of its best moments'The Spaniard has singled out Tadej Pogačar for praise in what he claims is a 'golden generation'
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Alberto Contador: 'I thought about coming back - I wanted to ride Giro 2020'Contador reveals how highly his physical condition was during the lockdown last year
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Alberto Contador sets off on 1,600km ride after his team won a stage of the Giro d’ItaliaThe retired Grand Tour star promised to take on the huge ride to celebrate the major win for his ProTeam
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Alberto Contador fails to finish brutal 240km ‘Everest’ Gran FondoThe Grand Tour-winner turned recreational cyclist admitted he was not prepared for the huge day in the saddle
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Alberto Contador suffers fracture after an accident at homeAlberto Contador has been forced to rest and recover suffering a fracture in an accident at home.
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Lachlan Morton’s Everesting record has been broken…by Alberto ContadorThe Everesting records continue to tumble as Lachlan Morton has now lost his title after three weeks.
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Alberto Contador auctions bike from 2011 Giro d’Italia and Tour de France to aid coronavirus fightAlberto Contador is selling his special edition bike from the 2011 Giro d’Italia and Tour de France.
