Alberto Contador will win Giro d'Italia and Tour de France, says Tinkov

Tinkoff-Saxo team owner Oleg Tinkov says other riders are afraid of his rider Alberto Contador

Alberto Contador at the Tinkoff-Saxo training in Gran Canarias

(Image credit: Watson)

Alberto Contador will win both the Giro d'Italia and the Tour de France, and his rivals including Chris Froome "are afraid", according to Tinkoff-Saxo team owner Oleg Tinkov.

"I'm convinced he's going to win unless something bad happens like in 2014 with a crash or a tactical mistake," Tinkov explained.

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Gregor Brown

Gregor Brown is an experienced cycling journalist, based in Florence, Italy. He has covered races all over the world for over a decade - following the Giro, Tour de France, and every major race since 2006. His love of cycling began with freestyle and BMX, before the 1998 Tour de France led him to a deep appreciation of the road racing season.