Alberto Contador

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Contador removed from witness list by Saíz attorney; Katusha rider, scheduled to testify on Friday, is missing

Scientist whose lab stores the Puerto blood and plasma bags also scheduled to testify on Tuesday

Last year's Tour de France runner-up bests two champions, Contador and Evans

Contador threw everything he could at Froome, but the Sky captain handled it all and seems certain to claim final victory on Saturday

Spaniard will appear in the flesh

Fuentes, four others on trial for endangering public health through blood transfusion network

WADA chief Howman says "every possible block has been put in the way" of discovering who besides cyclists might be implicated in Operación Puerto

Ricardo Diaz continues to lead Tejay Van Garderen by more than a half minute with one stage remaining

The WorldTour series may be contrived, with the peloton yet to embrace it, but for the five favorites in 2013, the points chase is on

Contador sees "good things" coming from the confession, while Indurain says it has damaged the sport

Contador expects the stage-4 individual time trial on Thursday to pick a winner from among the best climbers

"This year's Tour is the big goal that will dominate my season," Contador told MARCA

Three grand tour champs are in the Middle East to promote cycling in the Arab emirate

Gilbert stormed to a world title and Contador raided the Vuelta, but neither took top spot in Andrew Hood's favorite attacks of the year

The U.S. road champion hopes to ride the Tour for Alberto Contador and defend his stars-and-stripes jersey in 2013

The UCI initially demanded $3.24 million from Contador over his clenbuterol case and the two settled this week at CAS

The inclusion of Saxo-Tinkoff in the WorldTour means Alberto Contador can begin preparations for his assault on the 2013 Tour

Stage 17 of the Vuelta is our Most Dramatic Day of Racing, while Alexander Vinokourov made our Comeback of the Year

Does Andy Schleck still have that big engine, and if so, can he make it roar in 2013?

Saxo Spaniard signs major endorsement deal with watch-maker and says he won't over-extend his career

The 2013 Giro is attracting big names and will likely see more by the time May 4 arrives

With Saxo's WorldTour future in doubt, Spaniard says he'll skip the Tour if he doesn't have time to prepare

Alberto Contador says Chris Froome is his main rival for the 2013 Tour, which has less time trialing and more climbing for the 100th edition

Contador, Garcia Del Moral hit back at anti-doping officials over the Armstrong case

World Champion Philippe Gilbert hopes to showcase his rainbow jersey, and his resurgence, on Saturday with a win at the Giro di Lombardia

Contador says he's mulling the Giro after his Milan-Torino win, but Tour is top goal for 2013 and with a reinforced Saxo Bank squad

With Rodríguez, Valverde, Contador, Freire and Sánchez, will a wealth of options benefit the Spanish or destroy their chances in Limburg?

Martin tops list of pre-race favorites for rainbow stripes in Wednesday's elite men's time trial

Froome's first taste of Contador's kick motivates Sky star for the future

Samuel Sánchez will be last-minute decision, while Luis León Sánchez misses out

Pistolero counts Vuelta as his seventh grand tour, won't be in Beijing as Riis considers challenging UCI's points rules for riders returning from suspension

Victory on Sunday will reconfirm El Pistolero's place as his generation's king of the grand tours

As Bennati wins stage, El Pistolero reflects on the desperation that brought on his long-shot attack at the Vuelta

Alberto Contador storms into control at the Vuelta on Wednesday and BrakeThrough Media captures the post-stage frenzy around the Spaniard

Last bullet from Pistolero takes out Purito in an audacious, keenly executed run through the low mountains

Contador sees long odds to supplant Rodríguez, but is eyeing the two remaining uphill finishes in this Vuelta

With Rodríguez and Contador battling, organizers have hit it right. The balance between cutting edge and tradition is key for the future

Rodríguez distances Contador, but the Vuelta GC race is still too close for comfort with two uphill finishes remaining

Valverde proves the big winner on the day while Froome slips off the podium and perhaps out of the hunt

Rodriguez took everything Contador threw at him, and gave as good — actually, better — than he got

The big loser on the day: Chris Froome, who couldn't follow the attacks

Three straight summit finales should clarify GC picture at the Vuelta

Rodríguez wins again to put scare into rivals, but can he hold on at the Vuelta as the big mountains approach

Only one minute divides the leading four and Contador is the man to beat after Wednesday’s test against the clock

The big four face a tactics-changing test against the clock in Spain on Wednesday

Pistolero says the real racing starts after Monday’s first rest day as he targets the long climbs of Asturias

The 67th Tour of Spain is nine days old and one thing is for certain: Nothing is for certain

Froome, Contador still favored to win Vuelta

Alejandro Valverde takes the stage and the jersey, but Alberto Contador shows he's out for blood

“He is motivated. He knows he is ready,” says boss Bjarne Riis. “I think he just wants to race and hit some climbs.”

The Spaniard names Team Sky's Chris Froome as his main rival and said he hopes to gain strength as the race progresses

Racing as undisputed leader of Team Sky "is an opportunity of a lifetime,” says Froome

Vuelta organizers hope the 2012 edition serves up action, unpredictability and a potentially explosive fight to the finish.

Contador heads the list of contenders for the Spanish tour, but it's a long list, with a number of subplots

One is ascending into the sport's spotlight, the other is its dethroned king. The Vuelta showdown could be the battle of the season

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Aussies take second TTT win of the year as Contador's squad comes through ninth

Grégory Baugé's coach feels 'sorry for him'; Alberto Contador returns to pro peloton, receives 'positive reactions'; cyclists' odd thighs

Spaniard is back to racing after six-month forced vacation and is setting his sites on his home country races

Kittel returns to the top as Contador returns to racing

Contador returns to racing; French question British equipment selection

Like him or not, Alberto Contador is always a factor in a race — and perhaps never more so than in the Tour he will be missing

Tour de France director says Contador is uniquely capable of riding on instinct and making race-changing attacks

Bruyneel claims he never spoke with Contador's camp about signing the Spaniard and ending his relationship with the Schlecks

Sanctioned Tour champ returns to Riis Cycling, will race the Benelux Tour, Vuelta

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Italian says he will attack his wide-open home tour, which opens Saturday in Denmark

Giro organizers will award Italian the 2011 maglia rosa on Thursday

Spaniard's top lieutenant talks about life without embattled captain, says Saxo Bank was on the brink this spring

Despite interest from six squads, Spaniard says there is no price tag for the unconditional support his team has given

Spaniard aiming for mid-August return

Danish squad retains elite license, even without 68 percent of 2011 points

Karston Kroon fed up with UCI over Contador case; David Millar talks about his Olympic ban; Stijn Devolder 'feels so much better than last year'

Do you believe in karma? If you do, is this what’s happening to Riis Cycling and Saxo Bank right now?

Doping in Spanish sport is a hot topic In the wake of Contador's ban

The Contador case is more complex than saying simply "he is a cheat" or not

Spanish sport federations threaten to sue satiric French TV sketch comedy implying Contador use drugs

Fans of Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador will don masks of their hero

'The time taken to arrive at a final decision, a long period after the affair, has affected events such as the Giro'