Alberto Contador: 'I can still win the 2017 Tour de France'

Spanish Grand Tour champion Alberto Contador says his main aim for 2017 will be a Tour de France victory for his new team, Trek-Segafredo

Alberto Contador on stage 17 of the 2016 Vuelta a Espana (Watson)

(Image credit: Watson)

Alberto Contador’s aim is to win the Tour de France again in 2017 with new team Trek-Segafredo after crashes in this year's race forced him to return home to Spain early.

After six years with team Tinkoff/Saxo Bank, the Madrid native inked a deal with American WorldTour team Trek-Segafredo for 2017. Once the deal became official last week, 33-year-old Contador said that the goals are the same: winning and the Tour.

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