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French cycling magazine Velo has awarded their annual Velo d?Or award to Paris-Nice and Tour de France winner Alberto Contador.

The award is decided on a vote system by a jury of 18 cycling journalists and Contador came out on top with 49 points and was voted for first place by six of the 18 journalists.

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