In februari won hij de Uiteindelijk moest Contador zijn contract naleven en bleef hij ook dat jaar bij Astana. Photos by Graham Watson The Everesting records continue to tumble as Lachlan Morton has now lost his title after three weeks. Alberto Contador was born on December 6, 1982, in Madrid’s Hospital ‘12 de Octubre’. Het jaar daarop verhuisde hij met zijn ploeg mee naar de nieuwe sponsor Contador keerde in 2005 succesvol terug in het peloton. Tinkoff-Saxo’s team captain Alberto Contador has abandoned Tour de France following a hard crash on stage 10.
However, you can never write off the future hall of fame cyclist.Alberto Contador has been forced to rest and recover suffering a fracture in an accident at home. Alberto Contador on stage 20 of the 2014 Tour of Spain. The Spaniard took a super conservative approach to his Tour de France preparation producing no wins but several second place finishes at Paris-Nice, Volta a Catalunya and Tour of the Basque Country.Finishing outside the top 10 at this year’s Critérium du Dauphiné (11th) led to people questioning his physical form for a three week tour like the Tour de France. The relationship between the two riders came to a head during the 2009 Tour de France, where Contador felt he was isolated by a team rallying behind the Texan.
Alberto Contador on stage 20 of the 2014 Tour of Spain. Contador crashed on the descent of Petit Ballon and injured his knee. Contador is best known as a climber, with victories on the Angliru in Spain and Plateau de Beille in France in his palmarès. Things didn’t quite pan out though, with Contador looking well off the pace as Froome soared to his second victory at the Tour.
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