ALBERTO CONTADOR RUMORS

Contador: Admission may help sport

Alberto Contador, a two-time winner of the Tour de France who was stripped of a third title for using a banned substance, says cycling needs to take something positive from the Lance Armstrong scandal. Contador spoke to reporters on Sunday on the eve of the Tour de San Luis in Argentina. The Spaniard said Armstrong's admission that he took performance-enhancing drugs to win...
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January 20, 2013  |  Discuss

Contador back training after doping ban

Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador returned to training for competition Friday, four days after receiving a two-year doping ban from sport's highest court. Contador tweeted a photo of himself on a bike along with the message: ''Going back to work, sacrifice and hard training, this is our sole secret.'' On Monday, Contador received a retroactive ban and was stripped...
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February 10, 2012  |  Discuss

Column: Contador is banned but was justice served?

Stripping Alberto Contador of his 2010 Tour de France victory on the supposition that he may have eaten a dodgy food supplement is like jailing Al Capone for tax evasion: Yes, Contador's accusers secured a conviction, but the verdict missed the point. Was this justice? Strictly speaking, it was. But it didn't feel that way. In their defense, the three judges at the Court...
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February 06, 2012  |  Discuss
CHEATERS NEVER WIN

Contador stripped of Tour de France title

The three-time Tour de France winner was stripped of his 2010 title Monday after a panel rejected his appeal that the banned substance clenbuterol found in his system was due to eating tainted meat.

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February 06, 2012  |  Discuss

Alberto Contador doping ruling in about 2 weeks

The top court in international sports says it will rule on Alberto Contador's doping case in about two weeks. The Spanish cyclist is facing a two-year ban for testing positive for clenbuterol during the 2010 Tour de France. He says the clenbuterol came from contaminated beef. The Court of Arbitration for Sport had planned to decide early this month, but blamed media reports...
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January 16, 2012  |  Discuss
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