Alberto Contador

Alberto Contador admits he was in a bad way in stage 3. He isn't alone. Kruijswijk, Zakarin, and Barguil all lose time.

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The Spanish star is slated to retire after the grand tour that culminates in Madrid on September 10.

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The 34-year-old Spaniard said he wants to end his career in his home race.

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With the Tour de France concluding in a few days, news about potential rider transfers is heating up.

Insiders suggest that Alberto Contador may end his Tour de France career this week with a potential Giro/Vuelta plan for 2018.

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Spanish cycling fans have a new star to cheer in Mikel Landa. In stage 13, he links up with Contador, long the patron of the Spanish peloton.

With young cyclists coming through and the continued dominance of Froome, a eighth grand tour win appears impossible for Contador.

Now out of the picture to win yellow, Alberto Contador isn't done fighting. Expect the Spaniard to animate in the Tour's mountains.

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Alberto Contador captains an international Trek-Segafredo team for the Tour de France. He's joined by classics star John Degenkolb.

Alberto Contador refines his time trial position on a new Trek bike. With a strong result in the Dauphiné TT, he looks to be on track.

Though he has never won the Dauphiné, Alberto Contador is content to use the one-week French race as a tune-up for the Tour de France.

The Critérium du Dauphiné boasts a strong field ahead of the Tour de France, with most of the favorites for yellow racing.

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The 28-year-old Colombian is riding in support of Alberto Contador at Trek-Segafredo this season.

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Europe's fourth-oldest ongoing stage race kicks off Monday and features some heavy hitters in the GC field.

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Alberto Contador lost Paris-Nice by two seconds, which begs the question: Could he have made up those two seconds with a different bike?

Paris-Nice wraps with thrilling final attack by Contador. Tirreno-Adriatico sees Quintana thump the climbers. What did we learn from these races?

Stage 8 winner David de la Cruz cuts Alberto Contador's chance for third race win as Sergio Henao takes the overall victory by two seconds.

David de la Cruz wins final stage while Sergio Henao narrowly escapes late Alberto Contador rally to hold on to Paris-Nice win on Sunday.

The 34-year-old Spaniard will need big rides in the three climbing stages, Friday-Sunday, that conclude the race.

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Classics riders in Belgian, grand tour climbers in Abu Dhabi and mostly domestic teams in the south of France all face their biggest early targets of the 2017 season this weekend.

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A busy week of racing heads into its final weekend as the professional peloton is scattered between the Tour of Oman, the Ruta del Sol in Spain to the Volta ao Algarve in Portugal.

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Spain's Ruta del Sol race features top GC riders like Alberto Contador and four-time winner Alejandro Valverde.

Although Contador is old for a grand tour contender, 34 this summer, he may still be a threat to win the Tour de France one last time.

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Alberto Contador plans to take advantage of strong climbing teammates Mollema and Pantano in his bid to win the 2017 Tour de France.

The Spaniard delivers some well-placed shots at the Russian, who is no longer in pro cycling after he closed down his Tinkoff squad.

Trek GM Luca Guercilena says the Contador deal came together easier than expected, that the star is a positive addition to the American team.

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Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador (Trek-Segafredo) is sure, at 34, he is "still able to win" the Tour de France, which he won twice in 2007 and 2009.

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Alberto Contador is hoping that after a seven-year drought, he can reclaim a Tour de France title with his new Trek – Segafredo team.

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The Spaniard will join Trek – Segafredo next season and said Sky's deep pockets made it difficult for teams to compete against it.

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Contador said it's crucial to have an outright leader on a team at the Tour de France, a spot he competed with Peter Sagan on Tinkoff.

What did Alberto Contador do to trigger the anger of Oleg Tinkov? We can only speculate.

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American team Trek – Segafredo confirms that it has hired Alberto Contador for 2017. The Spaniard, 33, will focus on the Tour de France.

The Vuelta a España closed the grand tour cycling season and left Alberto Contador without another win to add to his seven titles.

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AFP discusses five takeaways from the season's final grand tour, the three-week race across Spain.

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After falling to fourth overall, Alberto Contador said he was hoping Movistar would help him on the Vuelta's final mountain day.

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The Vuelta a España's stage 15 turned the race on its head. How did the race's strongmen fare?

Nairo Quintana's raid on stage 15 alongside Alberto Contador distanced Chris Froome. But did we think it would work?

Alberto Contador is 4:02 out of first entering the final week of racing in Spain, and he'll continue to challenge for the red jersey.

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Sunday's action-packed ride through the Pyrenees was a "was a beautiful stage for the fans," says Esteban Chaves

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On this week's The VeloNews Show, we examine the Vuelta a España's exciting stage 10.

Tinkoff's race director tells VeloNews Alberto Contador is still racing to win the Vuelta despite being 2:54 back.

Power meters create a controlled race and should not be allowed, the pair said at the Vuelta.