Credit: Matteo Zanga
He may have signed for Trek-Segafredo for the 2017 season, but Alberto Contador is still eyeing up having his own professional team one day.
The Spaniard hinted that he may even ride for his own team next year, when he changed his mind about retirement after a strong start to the season, but his contract with Trek has lessened the haste of setting up a team.
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USA Cycling unveils 2025 National Championship schedule with 17 chances to claim the Stars and Stripes jerseyFrom cycling eSports in February to cyclocross in December, here are the dates and locations for the 2025 season
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Tech of the week: A shockingly expensive steel bike from Colnago, a surprisingly affordable carbon bike from Pinarello, DT Swiss energises our cycling lives and Pog's bars are now yours to buyColnago's Steelnova is a thing of beauty but you'll pay for the pleasure, while Pinarello's F1 is an inexpensive gateway to the brand. DT Swiss enters the dynamo hub market and Enve brings Pog's cockpit to market
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The dog days aren't over at the Tour de France 2022: Canine chaos AND cuteness‘Suddenly that beast crossed the street and I couldn’t go anywhere’ - stray dog causes Yves Lampaert to crash on stage 12
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Lance Armstrong and Johan Bruyneel weigh in on 2009 feud with Alberto ContadorLance Armstrong and Johan Bruyneel have both weighed in on the 2009 feud between Armstrong and his team-mate Alberto Contador.
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Alberto Contador says he can't see Julian Alaphilippe winning the Tour de FranceThe two-time Tour champion maintains that Egan Bernal will win the French Grand Tour
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Alberto Contador says Egan Bernal is ‘clear favourite’ for the Tour de FranceThe multiple Grand Tour winner says the 2019 Tour will be the most open edition in years
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Andy Schleck: ‘Alberto Contador did something he shouldn’t have done, even if he denies it’The Luxembourger also described winning a Tour de France title on paper rather than on the bike as 'bull***t'
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Retired Alberto Contador missing competition, but relieved to no longer be 'slave to dieting'The Spaniard says Sky's Chris Froome and Egan Bernal can both win Grand Tours in 2019
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Banning power meters would make racing a better spectacle, says Alberto ContadorThe retired racer says riders should use power meters in training but not have that data for racing
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Alberto Contador took the KOM on the last climb of stage 17, and only three Tour de France riders went faster on StravaAlberto Contador took the chance to test himself against the current pros on the Col de Portet, setting a time on Strava that only three were able to beat.
