Alberto Contador

As cobbles specialists sit within striking distance of the yellow jersey, stage 4 will be a glimpse into the sacrifices teams make for GC

Chris Froome sends a shot across the bow with second-place in stage 3 that earns him yellow jersey and puts GC rivals on notice

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Vigilance and quick thinking pays off as Tejay van Garderen, Chris Froome and Alberto Contador land on the right side of a big split

The defending champion was 18 seconds faster than Colombian Nairo Quintana, with Chris Froome and Alberto Contador in between

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The veteran is no longer the king of time trials, and Saturday's stage 1 TT at the Tour de France is packed with potential victors

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Peter Sagan will have to play second-fiddle to Alberto Contador as the Tinkoff-Saxo team is solely focused on the battle for yellow jersey

Alberto Contador comes to the Tour de France fit, rested, and ready to write his name into the history books with a Giro-Tour double

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The Spaniard has won seven grand tours, including the last two — last year's Vuelta a Espana and May's Giro d'Italia

With Alberto Contador aiming to win the Tour overall, Tinkoff's team is focused on GC, possibly at the expense of Sagan's stage wins

Caley Fretz considers the top favorites to win yellow and their form following a range of different early season tune-up races

The combination of Vincenzo Nibali, Chris Froome, Alberto Contador, and Nairo Quintana should provide an exciting Tour de France this year

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Alberto Contador said he won't race 2015 Vuelta a España, but race organizers and Oleg Tinkov hold out hope that he might reconsider

His win in the pre-Tour tune-up is reassuring, but Alberto Contador knows that the real test will come when all contenders meet in July

The "Fab Four" could have plenty of company as they contend for the yellow jersey in France next month, writes Andrew Hood

The Colombian rides to second overall behind Alberto Contador in the Route du Sud

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Giro d'Italia champ Alberto Contador wraps up the overall title at the Route du Sud with Tour de France rival Nairo Quintana second

Alberto Contador takes a thrilling pre-Tour victory over Nairo Quintana at the Route du Sud

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It's unclear whether the two Tour de France favorites will race to win or race to train

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The Spaniard is still sore from winning the Giro d'Italia, but he's ready to return to racing this week ahead of the Tour de France

Taking on the Critérium du Dauphiné at the moment, Chris Froome has the Tour de France, and his Tour de France rivals, on his mind

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The Spaniard cannot shake rumors that he used a motor in his bike during the Giro d'Italia

Contador says completing the Giro-Tour double with a yellow jersey is his top priority, not defending his Vuelta a Espana title

Astana proved it was head and shoulders above any other team in the Giro, begging the question: Can Alberto Contador contend at the Tour?

Spanish prime minister Mariano Rajoy hails Alberto Contador's Giro d'Italia win

Alberto Contador is halfway to his goal of winning the Giro and the Tour in the same season. His quest for yellow starts in a month

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Iljo Keisse out-kicks Luke Durbridge for the final stage win, but Alberto Contador takes the overall prize in Milan

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Scenes from stage 20, the 2015 Giro d'Italia's final day in the mountains

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A flat final stage is all that stands between Contador and a Giro win after the GC leader held on in pink despite a bad day in the mountains

Contador struggles on the penultimate climb of the Giro d'Italia, but manages to limit the damage done by stage winner Aru

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Alberto Contador remains coy about his chances to win a stage at this year's Giro with Saturday's final mountainous day looming

Fabio Aru rides alone to win in Cervinia as Contador maintains his overall lead on a mountainous 236km stage

Giro race leader Alberto Contador's bike is whisked away after stage 17 to be disassembled and checked for an illegal motor

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Alberto Contador puts more time into Astana rivals on stage 18 after Aru and Landa are distanced by crash at base of climb

Philippe Gilbert wins with an audacious long-range attack out of a large breakaway, and Contador climbs away from GC rivals

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Astana and Katusha say they didn't know Alberto Contador flatted leading into a decisive climb in Tuesday's stage 16

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Ryder Hesjedal wants Tinkoff-Saxo to let the breakaway go, says the team's tactics only lead to isolation for its leader, Contador

Giro leader Alberto Contador overcomes flat tire and surprise attack from Astana, Katusha to blast up Mortirolo and extend GC advantage

Mikel Landa notches two stage wins in a row as Alberto Contador proves unflappable on steep Mortirolo climb

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With Contador sitting pretty in the pink jersey, it seems Astana won't be able to present a real challenge for overall GC supremacy

The Spaniard talks about his chances of winning his second Giro title

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Alberto Contador looks at his best when the odds are against him, and Sunday in the Dolomites proved no exception

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Astana rode itself inside out for Fabio Aru on Sunday, but Alberto Contador remained unruffled and extended his lead at the Giro d'Italia

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Contador says he's taking the Giro day by day, but will his healthy lead in the GC have him looking toward July's Tour de France already?

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