Alberto Contador

Radstar Alberto Contador hat seinen Widerstand gegen die zweijährige Dopingsperre aufgegeben. Er sieht in einem Einspruch gegen das Urteil des Sportgerichtshofes keine Erfolgsaussichten. So wird die Tour de France 2012 in jedem Fall ohne den Spanier stattfinden.  

Eurosport.com ASIAAlberto Contador close sign a deal with Team Saxo Bankbettor.com (blog)Alberto Contador's agreement with Team Saxo Bank was voided after the cyclist was banned from professional cycling because of doping during the Tour de France 2010. The Spaniard has now briefed that he is close to signing a new contract with the Danish ...Noval: Difficult times at Saxo Bank, but 'Contador will come back to win'velonews.competitor.comall 6...  

Italian cyclist Michele Scarponi will on Thursday receive the 2011 Tour of Italy pink jersey following the disqualification of Alberto Contador.Contador won the 2011 Giro on the road but lost it after testing positive for a banned substance in last season's Tour de France.With the Spaniard's 2011 results wiped from cycling's record books Scarponi, who finished runner-up at 6min 10sec, was designated the official winner.  

Kaum hat Alberto Contador sein Comeback bei der Benelux-Rundfahrt in August angekündigt, droht dem Dopingsünder neuer Ärger. Das spanische ... weiterlesenMehr zum ThemaThomas gewinnt Romandie-AuftaktUllrich startet beim Peak to CreekMartin kehrt zurück ins Training  

Alberto Contador's Saxo Bank-SunGard team have kept their World Tour status despite having the Spaniard's points removed from their record. World Tour points are awarded based on a scale of races. Seventh place in the Tour de France is worth 80 points ...  

Alberto Contador of Team Saxo Bank will mark his return to professional cycling in August 2012. Team Saxo Bank has revealed that the cyclist will be seen in action at the 2012 version of the Eneco Tour. Team’s Sporting Director, Tristan Hoffman cited ...  

Vincenzo Nibali, John Gadret, Joaquim Rodriguez and Roman Kreuziger were promoted to the second, the third, the fourth and the fifth positions respectively. However, Alberto insists that the 2011 Giro victory still belonged to him and no one can take it away.  

Cycling:Alberto Contador has set his sights on returning to action at this summer's Vuelta a Espana after giving up the legal challenge against his doping ban. The 29-year-old Spaniard, winner of the Tour de France in 2007 and 2009 but stripped of his victory in 2010 after testing positive for clenbuterol, will be free to compete again when his two-year suspension ends on August 6th.  

Bjarne Riis' worries continues after UCI stood firm on Alberto Contador's ...bettor.com (blog)The issue was raised by Bjarne Riis of Team Saxo Bank who challenged the regulation after realising that the most expensive cyclist in his team will not be contributing any points even after his return to professional cycling.and more »  

A team of scientists and crash investigators working for the Discovery Channel (in collaboration with British and German broadcasters) have deliberately downed a Boeing 727 in Mexico's Sonoran Desert. Experts studied the plane's "crashworthiness," advances in black box technology, and the effects upon its crash test dummy passengers — who didn't even get to enjoy complimentary snacks or an in-flight movie before presumably getting all beat up...  

Yahoo! Eurosport UKAlberto Contador keeping a close eye on the 2012 seasonbettor.com (blog)Alberto Contador is currently serving a two-year ban from professional cycling and is expected to return to the sport by August 5, 2012. He served the ban period and is now warming up to join the peloton. The cyclist's first race after the suspension ...Olympic absence hurts ContadorYahoo! Eurosport UKall 5 news articles »  

The GuardianMark Cavendish is only riding the Giro to fine-tune ahead of the Tour and the ...bettor.com (blog)One of the most successful stage race cyclist, Alberto Contador has noted that Mark Cavendish is only riding the Giro d' Italia to fine-tune ahead of the Tour de France and the Olympics. Contador himself is a huge absentee from the race since the CAS ...Cavendish won't ride 2012 Giro d'Italia to the end, Contador predictsCyclingnews...  

Do you like this? Tweet Alberto Contador , currently sitting out a sporting ban for testing positive for Clenbuterol at the 2010 Tour de France , has indicated he is close to an agreement to return with the Saxo Bank team when his suspension is lifted on August 5, 2012, and said he is aiming at another Vuelta a España title.  

Banned Contador following 2012 season closelyCyclingnews.comAlberto Contador (Saxo Bank) gets in one last race before his CAS verdict is announced. As he serves out the remainder of his suspension for clenbuterol use, Spanish rider Alberto Contador has revealed that he is desperately missing the thrill of ...and more »  

Telegraph.co.ukAlberto Contador eyes comeback at Tour of BeneluxTimes of IndiaMADRID: Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador said on Tuesday that he hopes to make his comeback from a two-year doping ban at the Tour of Benelux in August. The week-long Tour of the Low Countries -- known officially as the Eneco Tour -- begins on August 6 ...Alberto Contador targets Tour of Benelux for comebackThe AustralianAlberto Contador optimistic for the Eneco Tour...  

SPANISH cyclist Alberto Contador hopes to make his comeback from a two-year doping ban at the Tour of Benelux in August. The week-long Tour of the Low Countries - known officially as the Eneco Tour - begins on August 6, the very day that Contador's ban ...  

Alberto Contador says he will not appeal a two-year doping ban to a Swiss court … Full Story »Contador rules out appealing ban to Swiss court Saxo Bank will keep its place on the 2012 World Tour despite failing to qualify … Full Story »Saxo Bank ...  

Spanish rider Alberto Contador (Team Saxo Bank ... In February, the 29-year-old received a backdated two-year ban for a positive Clenbuterol test at the 2010 Tour de France. The ban ends on August 5. The Eneco Tour gets underway the next day in Holland ...  

Telegraph.co.ukAlberto Contador outlines comeback trail and return to Road Race World ...Telegraph.co.ukAlberto Contador is hoping to make a return to the UCI Road Race World Championships for the first time in four years in September after the Spanish cyclist has returned from his retroactive two-year ban. By Telegraph staff and agencies Contador was ...Banned cyclist Alberto Contador eyes August comebackPerth NowAlberto Contador to continue...  

Contador told Spanish radio station Cadena Cope that he also plans to take part in the Clasica de San Sebastian on August 14 before racing in the Tour of Spain in September. "I will probably return before [the Clasica de San Sebastian] at the Eneco Tour," he said.  

Do you like this? Tweet Following the declarations made by Saxo Bank sporting director Tristan Hoffman, Alberto Contador has confirmed that the Eneco Tour will be his first race coming back to competition after his doping suspension, which ends on August 5. The Spaniard also hinted that the Danish team managed by Bjarne Riis will very probably be the outfit which which he will be signing for the ...  

But the vast majority of Bruyneel’s Tours victories came with two superlative riders: Lance Armstrong (seven Tours de France) and Alberto Contador (two Tours, a Giro, and a Vuelta). Whether by luck or design (Armstrong partly credits Bruyneel ...  

We got another juicer. Repeat offender, too. The commissioner's office announced Monday that relief pitcher Guillermo Mota, a right-hander with the San Francisco Giants, has been suspended for 100 games for failing a drug test . It's the second violation for performance-enhancing transgressions for Mota, who also was docked 50 games in November 2006. The substance was clenbuterol, a PED that cost cyclist Alberto Contador his victory at the...  

AIGLE, Switzerland – Saxo Bank will keep its place on the 2012 World Tour despite failing to qualify without the ranking points earned by two-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador, who received a two-year ban for doping. The International Cycling ...  

Alberto Contador's Saxo Bank team will retain its licence after a request by the International Cycling Union to the licensing committee for it to be rescinded was turned down on Monday. The team faced being thrown out of the UCI's World Tour after Contador ...  

VeloNationMichele Scarponi and Damiano Cunego react to poor showing in Giro d'Italia's ...VeloNationThe Lampre-ISD rider was awarded the 2011 race after the retrospective suspension of Alberto Contador, and rode the stage in an all-pink skinsuit, but could only manage 135th place, 1'06” behind winner Taylor Phinney (BMC Racing).Contador believes he's still the champSydney Morning HeraldGallery: Scarponi awarded 2011 Giro d'Italia...  

April 2 (Reuters) - Alberto Contador's Saxo Bank team will retain its licence after a request by the International Cycling Union to the licensing committee for it to be rescinded was turned down on Monday. The team faced being thrown out of the UCI's World ...  

Andy Schleck of team RadioShack-Nissan is to receive official honours for the 2010 Tour de France victory, following the disqualification of Alberto Contador because of a doping-related suspension. Race director Christian Prudhomme has told Belgian ...  

ROME — Giro d’Italia organizers are planning to present Michele Scarponi with the pink jersey as last year’s champion after Alberto Contador was stripped of the honor for doping. Giro general director Michele Acquarone tells The Associated Press that ...  

Alberto Contador has stated that he is hoping to return from his current doping suspension at the Eneco Tour in early August. The six-stage tour of the Benelux ... clenbuterol at the 2010 Tour de France. Contador also stated that he also plans ...  

Team Saxo Bank is going through a tough time after its star rider Alberto Contador was handed a two-year ban by CAS. It appears as if the team’s bad run of luck is not quite over. Karsten Kroon is yet another victim after the cyclist failed to provide ...  

Remember way back when Saxo Bank's Alberto Contador was suspended? Yeah, that seems like forever ago. You might have forgotten that Contador's WorldTour points make up two-thirds of his team's total. And with his suspension there goes the team's points as well.  

Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador said on Tuesday that he hopes to make his comeback from a two-year doping ban at the Tour of Benelux in August. The week-long Tour of the Low Countries -- known officially as the Eneco Tour -- begins on August 6, the very ...  

Alberto Contador says he will not appeal a two-year doping ban to a Swiss court and will instead focus on returning to competition at the Spanish Vuelta. Contador says in Tuesday's El Mundo newspaper that his lawyers see "little hope" in reversing his ban after a positive clenbuterol test en route to winning the 2010 Tour de France.  

Team Saxo Bank / Riis Cycling will keep its position as part of the 2012 World Tour despite failing to qualify without the ranking points earned by Alberto Contador, the two-time Tour de France winner banned two years for doping.  

Scarponi finished second last year, fellow Italian Vincenzo Nibali was third and John Gadret of France was fourth. Acquarone says Scarponi will wear the No. 1 jersey in the May 5-27 race, which ends in Milan.  

MADRID - Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador, serving a two-year ban for doping, is hoping to compete in this year's Tour of Spain and world championships, he said in an interview with El Mundo newspaper published on Tuesday. "I want to be in the biggest races.  

We reported earlier in the year that Team Saxo Bank’s WorldTour license was in jeopardy with the suspension of their star rider Alberto Contador and the loss of his valuable points. The UCI’s License Commission ruled in favor of the Danish ...  

AIGLE, Switzerland -- Saxo Bank will keep its place on the 2012 World Tour despite failing to qualify without the ranking points earned by Alberto Contador, the two-time Tour de France winner banned two years for doping. The International ...  

He won the final individual time trial, stage 19, to complete his personal record of stage wins. In 2005, Armstrong was beaten by David Zabriskie in the Stage 1 time trial by 2 seconds, despite passing Ullrich on the road. His Discovery Channel team won ...  

He won the final individual time trial, stage 19, to complete his personal record of stage wins. In 2005, Armstrong was beaten by David Zabriskie in the Stage 1 time trial by 2 seconds, despite passing Ullrich on the road. His Discovery Channel team won ...  

Alberto Contador's Saxo Bank team will retain its licence after a request by the International Cycling Union to the licensing committee for it to be rescinded was turned down on Monday.  

The AgeBasso aims for 3rd win as Giro begins in DenmarkSan Jose Mercury NewsBy ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer Michele Scarponi shows the trophy of last year's edition of the Giro d'Italia cycling race after Alberto Contador was stripped of the honor for doping, in Herning, Denmark, Thursday, May 3, 2012.Ivan Basso aims for 3rd Giro title, main challengers on Lampre squad; race ...Washington PostPreview: Wide-open Giro launches without clear...  

Bjarne Riis har haft stor betydning for Alberto Contador, der vægter Saxo Bank højst på kontrakt-ranglisten  

Capt. Keith Colburn leads The Wizard, a crab fishing boat. Colburn and his crew are one of the team's featured in the reality show about Alaskan crab fisherman. Colburn shared his stories with a crowd at Madison's Kroger store.  

EXCLUSIVE: Alberto Contador feels Mark Cavendish’s hectic summer schedule will cost him his chance of completing the upcoming Giro d'Italia.  

Do you like this? Tweet Alberto Contador has not appealed the Court of Arbitration's decision to suspend him from racing due to his positive result for Clenbuterol at the 2010 Tour de France.  

Alberto Contador will not appeal to the Swiss Federal Court against the two-year ban given to him for failing a dope test in his victorious 2010 Tour de France campaign.  

Alberto Contador is hoping to be part of the Spanish squad for the World Championships after taking part in the Vuelta a Espana when his doping ban ends in August.  

Alberto Contador's Saxo Bank-SunGard team retain their place on the World Tour despite losing the Spaniard's points.  

Alberto Contador has set his sights on returning to action at the Vuelta a Espana.  

Alberto Contador says he will not appeal a two-year doping ban to a Swiss court and will instead focus on returning to competition at the Spanish Vuelta.  

Alberto Contador has set his sights on returning to action at this summer's Vuelta a Espana after giving up the legal challenge against his doping ban.  

Alberto Contador forventer at fortsætte hos Bjarne Riis' Team Saxo Bank, selvom mange har bud efter ham.  

Alberto Contador is hoping to be part of the Spanish squad for the world championships after taking part in the Vuelta a Espana (Tour of Spain) when his ...  

Alberto Contador is hoping to be part of the Spanish squad for the world championships after taking part in the Vuelta a Espana (Tour of Spain) when his ...  

Cyclist Alberto Contador says he will not appeal a two-year doping ban but will instead focus on returning to competition.  

Alberto Contador har opgivet at få prøvet sin dopingdom ved en schweizisk domstol. Det nytter ikke, siger han.  

Alberto Contador bør opsøge CAS for at få rettet op på UCI's fejltolkning af regel, mener juraprofessor.