Alberto Contador

The 2015 cycling season in review: February

February was a busy month in the 2015 season, with Chris Froome's first race of the year, the inaugural Cadel Evans Great Ocean Race, a new world Hour Record, five-day races in the Middle East and Omloop Het Nieuwsblad

By Stuart Clarke Published 30 October 15

Lance Armstrong and Johan Bruyneel weigh in on 2009 feud with Alberto Contador

Lance Armstrong and Johan Bruyneel have both weighed in on the 2009 feud between Armstrong and his team-mate Alberto Contador.

By Alex Ballinger Published 14 April 20

Oleg Tinkov concedes his Grand Tour Challenge may not materialise in 2015

Oleg Tinkov faces lack of interest for his €1m Grand Tour Challenge, and now doubts it will take place in 2015

By Gregor Brown Published 17 October 14

Five times the Pyrenees blew the Tour de France wide open

The Tour de France can be won and lost in the Pyrenees, so take a look at some of the iconic moments in recent Tour history in the mountain range

By Stuart Clarke Published 14 July 15

Contador considers dropping 'pistolero' celebration in wake of Paris terror attacks

Alberto Contador has said he may change his signature victory salute if there's a risk it could upset fans at the Tour de France

By Jack Elton-Walters Published 23 November 15

Alejandro Valverde beats Chris Froome and Alberto Contador to Volta a Catalunya stage five win

Overall rivals battle it out on the climb to Lo Port as Alejandro Valverde takes his second stage win to claim the overall race lead

By Nigel Wynn Published 24 March 17

Oleg Tinkov offers €1m to top riders if they ride all three Grand Tours

Tinkoff-Saxo team owner and businessman Oleg Tinkov wants to see Froome, Contador, Nibali and Quintana race all three 2015 Grand Tours

By Gregor Brown Published 8 October 14

Who's favourite for the Vuelta? Quintana and Contador say each other

Leading riders highlight each other's strengths on the eve of the Vuelta a España

By Gregor Brown Published 19 August 16

Greg LeMond: The Giro was like a training ride in my day

Three-time Tour de France winner Greg LeMond backs Alberto Contador's Giro-Tour double, but says it will be harder than when he rode them in the eighties.

By Stuart Clarke Published 14 February 15

Alberto Contador: The Vuelta a España is not revenge for the Tour de France

Alberto Contador says that the competition in the Vuelta a España motivates him to achieve his fourth success in the race.

By Chris Marshall-Bell Published 18 August 16

Chris Froome secures historic Vuelta a España overall victory, as Alberto Contador wins on Angliru

Chris Froome all but secures the overall victory in the 2017 Vuelta a España as Alberto Contador takes stage win on the race's final mountain

By Nigel Wynn Published 9 September 17

Alberto Contador set to miss Olympic Games after Tour de France withdrawal

Alberto Contador says it is is unlikely he'll have gained condition in time to be competitive in the Olympic road race in Rio

By Richard Windsor Published 12 July 16

Chris Froome and Alberto Contador: front runners for Tour de France

Based on their performance at the Criterium du Dauphine so far, Chris Froome and Alberto Contador will be the men to beat at the Tour de France

By Gregor Brown Published 11 June 14

Banning power meters would make racing a better spectacle, says Alberto Contador

The retired racer says riders should use power meters in training but not have that data for racing

By Gregor Brown Published 26 November 18

Alberto Contador receives hero's welcome on return to hometown

By Stuart Clarke Published 2 June 15

Nairo Quintana tightens grip on Vuelta a España as Chris Froome loses ground on stage 15

Gianluca Brambilla took the stage honours, but Nairo Quintana was the big winner as he put a huge amount of time into Chris Froome

By Jack Elton-Walters Published 4 September 16

Ben Swift wins Tour of the Basque Country stage five

Yorkshireman Ben Swift (Team Sky) takes uphill sprint on stage five of Tour of the Basque country to continue his rich vein of form

By Richard Abraham Published 12 April 14

Alberto Contador escapes 'major disaster' in final kilometre Basque Country crash

Defending Tour of the Basque Country champion Alberto Contador was caught up in a crash with 700 metres to go in the 2017 race's opening stage

By Nigel Wynn Published 4 April 17

Alberto Contador's Giro-Tour double dream is over, says team

Tinkoff-Saxo sports director Steven De Jongh concedes that it's highly unlikely that Alberto Contador can beat Chris Froome in the 2015 Tour de France

By Gregor Brown Published 17 July 15

Riis, Contador and the elephant in the room

Saxo Bank manager Bjarne Riis and team leader Alberto Contador gave a less-than-convincing performance at their pre-Tour press conference

By Edward Pickering Published 30 June 11

Five talking points from stage 17 of the Tour de France

Roglic takes it in style, Kittel breaks, Contador gives it one last throw of the dice and more talking points from stage 17 of the Tour de France

By Craig Cunningham Published 19 July 17

Alberto Contador wins final Vuelta a Espana mountain test

Chris Froome attempts to put time into Alberto Contador in mountain finale, but Contador is too strong

By Nigel Wynn Published 13 September 14

Froome and Contador collude to put time into rivals

Chris Froome says he and Alberto Contador talked to each other on stage two of the Tour de France to ensure they capitalised on being ahead of their rivals

By Gregor Brown Published 5 July 15

Vegni: 'Giro d'Italia can't repeat Contador situation with Froome'

The director of the Giro d'Italia says the race has to avoid a situation where a potential winner races under a cloud of a UCI investigation

By Gregor Brown Published 14 December 17

Alberto Contador to miss World Championships

Vuelta a Espana leader Alberto Contador says that the World Championships course in Ponferrada does not suit him

By Gregor Brown Published 10 September 14

Alberto Contador back in Giro d'Italia lead after crucial time trial

Vasil Kiryienka wins the 2015 Giro d'Italia time trial stage as Sky leader Richie Porte loses further time to his rivals

By Nigel Wynn Published 23 May 15

Contador and Sagan head Tinkoff-Saxo's Tour de France squad

Alberto Contador's overall ambitions are the focus of Tinkoff-Saxo, but the team says Peter Sagan will get the chance to go for stage wins

By Stuart Clarke Published 29 June 15