Alberto Contador

PARIS (Reuters) - The Astana team of Tour de France winner Alberto Contador and Lance Armstrong is the target of a probe after suspicious medical material was seized during this year's race, a source close to the police investigation said. A spokeswoman ...

Paris prosecutors on Tuesday revealed that they have launched an investigation after the discovery of suspicious medical equipment including "syringes and drips" during the Tour de France in July. The inquiry will be carried out by police officers from the Centre for ...

The International Cycling Union (UCI) on Monday rejected accusations by the French Anti-doping Agency (AFLD) that they showed the Astana team preferential treatment over drug tests at the Tour de France. French newspapers Le Monde and Le Figaro alleged that the team ...

The Astana team of Tour de France winner Alberto Contador and third placed Lance Armstrong were given an easy ride during dope tests at the 2009 event, two leading French newspapers said Monday. They quoted a report by the French anti-doping agency ...

Spain's two-time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador has pulled out of the upcoming world championships in Mendrisio, Switzerland because he does not feel he can do justice to his place in the team. Contador was crowned the yellow jersey champion in ...

FILE -- This is a July 20, 2009, file photo showing Spain's Alberto Contador at a news conference during the rest day at the 96th Tour de France cycling race, in Sion, Switzerland. Contador has decided to pull out of the cycling ...

Tour de France winner Alberto Contador withdraws from world championships, citing fitness Two-time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador has withdrawn from the cycling world championships, citing a lack of fitness. Contador, who won his second Tour title in July, is not ...

PARIS (Reuters) - Tour de France winner Alberto Contador will continue riding for Astana in 2010, the Kazakh-funded team said Sunday. Contador's brother and agent, Fran, had said last month the rider turned down an offer to extend his contract with Astana ...

Tour de France champion Alberto Contador has been warned he may have to fight if he is to be granted his wish of leaving top cycling team Astana. The two-time yellow jersey winner is reported to be poring over offers from rival ...

Kazakh rider Alexandre Vinokourov, just back from a two-year blood doping ban, on Tuesday showed a clean pair of wheels to his Tour de l'Ain rivals in winning a third stage time trial over 8.6km at Saint-Genis-Pouilly. Vinokourov, riding for the Kazakh ...