Alberto Contador taking 'super conservative' approach to the Tour de France

Trek-Segafredo rider is playing it smart in his preparations for this year's Tour de France

Alberto Contador will be playing it cool with his Tour de France preparations (Credit: Yuzuru Sunada)

(Image credit: Yuzuru Sunada)

Two-time Tour de France winner, Alberto Contador, says that he is taking a "super conservative" approach in training ahead of this year's race.

Contador will face Sky's Chris Froome and other Tour contenders in the coming Critérium du Dauphiné, June 4 to 11. It will be his first race since April's Tour of the Basque Country and a a high-altitude training camp in Tenerife last month.

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