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Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador struggles in first two stages of the Tour de France

Lance Rutkin - 7 Jul, 2016 @ 11:46

His championship odds have plummeted

Sport

Alberto Contador demands tougher punishment for dopers in cycling

Joe Duggan (Reporter) - 27 Apr, 2016 @ 18:23

He said a life-time ban should be the only option

Opinion

OPINION: The doping cycle of shame

Iona Napier - 24 Feb, 2016 @ 11:00

The blood samples are a sporting time bomb the public deserves to see explode

Sport

Spanish cycling legend Alberto Contador aims for 2017 Tour De France

Joe Duggan (Reporter) - 17 Feb, 2016 @ 13:45

Tinkoff-Saxo rider hoping to raise millions for new team RH+ Polarte

Sport

VIDEO: Tour-de-France-winning Team Sky deliver Christmas message

Joe Duggan (Reporter) - 17 Dec, 2015 @ 16:50

Ian Stannard And Ben Swift light up Mallorca with Christmas message

Travel News

On your bike in the Serrania de Ronda!

Iona Napier - 5 Nov, 2015 @ 16:20

Joe Duggan dons lycra to see Ronda from the perspective of pedal power

Lead

Rafael Nadal slams ‘tiring’ French humour

Eloise Horsfield - 10 Feb, 2012 @ 18:04

The Canal Plus clips 'suggest' that Spanish sportsmen only win because of drugs

Sport

Alberto Contador stripped of Tour de France title

Eloise Horsfield - 6 Feb, 2012 @ 18:23

The three-times winner has also been banned from the sport for two years

Granada

Spanish cyclist Xavier Tondo dies in freak accident

Wendy Williams - 24 May, 2011 @ 11:19

The 32-year-old was crushed between his car and a garage door

Other News

Not just a question of luck

Jon Clarke (Publisher & Editor) - 11 Sep, 2010 @ 09:00

Spain has come onto the world stage this year as a true sporting nation. Wendy Williams investigates why, despite its deep recession, the country’s sportsmen are dripping in gold

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