Alberto Contador on stage 17 of the 2016 Vuelta a Espana (Watson)
Alberto Contador can claim a third Tour de France title this year - if luck is on his side.
That is the view of his former teammate and close friend Ivan Basso, who has backed El Pistolero to win his eighth Grand Tour in July and go level with favourite Chris Froome as a three-time winner of La Grand Boucle.
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‘There's no point to race for 50th place’: Peter Sagan explains why he’s a cycling esports ambassador but won’t competeAs a MyWhoosh ambassador, Sagan admires the sport’s evolution, but does he have the watts to compete with today’s virtual cycling stars?
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Rapha's loss, your gain: prices slashed sitewide amid profitability concernsThe British clothing brand unveils an almost unheard-of 25% discount across its entire product range
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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.
