Giro fines Contador for missing press conference

Alberto Contador on podium, Giro d'Italia 2011, stage nine

The Giro d'Italia fined Spaniard Alberto Contador on Tuesday, two days after he took the leader's pink jersey on Mount Etna, for skipping the post-race press conference after stage 10.

An official race jury communiqué stated that Contador did not "respect contract obligations."

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