Alberto Contador close to signing up with new team for 2017

Alberto Contador confirms that he has shelved plans to retire at the end of 2016, and that he is on the verge of signing with a new squad for 2017 - Photos by Daniel Gould

Alberto Contador press conference Dauphine 2016

(Image credit: Daniel Gould)

Alberto Contador has said he is close to signing a contract with a new team for the 2017 season.

Speaking from a Critérium du Dauphiné pre-race press conference today, the champion Spaniard categorically shelved retirement plans and said he would compete next year.

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Sophie Smith is an Australian journalist, broadcaster and author of Pain & Privilege: Inside Le Tour. She follows the WorldTour circuit, working for British, Australian and US press, and has covered 10 Tours de France.