Alberto Contador aiming for Giro d'Italia and Tour de France in 2015

Alberto Contador aiming for three consecutive Grand Tours after winning 2014 Vuelta a Espana

Alberto Contador on stage thirteen of the 2014 Tour of Spain

(Image credit: Graham Watson)

Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) will take aim at the Giro d'Italia in 2015 before attempting to win another Tour de France title. The Spaniard from Madrid has won every Grand Tour, including the Vuelta a España this September and the Giro in 2008.

"There are still some small details to finalise, but I can tell you that with [Team Manager] Bjarne Riis I've planned the Giro d'Italia," Contador said at a press event near Italy's Passo Gavia and Mortirolo on Friday.

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