Alberto Contador

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

Alberto Contador accuses race organizers of hyping up crashes that leave GC riders injured and off the back, says he'll fight on a the Vuelta a Espana.

Alberto Contador bounces back from stage 7 crash with strong stage 8 ride to gain time on all of his rivals bar Nairo Quintana

Alberto Contador crashes at one of the worst possible times in the Vuelta. With three big mountain stages ahead, the Tinkoff leader is on the back foot.

The Vuelta is the best grand tour of the year. Why? It's always exciting, due to the creative course, the unpredictable riders, and weakened teams.

Chris Froome, Alberto Contador, and Alejandro Valverde can all ride into the record books at the Vuelta, which begins Saturday.

The Sky rider could become the first cyclist to win the Tour-Vuelta double in modern Vuelta history.

Vuelta a Burgos is an ideal training ground for the final grand tour of the season, the Vuelta, where Contador hopes to rebound with a win.

Alberto Contador returns to competition at Clásica San Sebastián, three weeks after crashing out of the Tour de France.

The Spaniard abandoned the Tour during Sunday's stage 9 following crashes in early days of the race.

Alberto Contador was no doubt disappointed to leave the Tour de France. But really, he should set his sights on other goals.

Multiple teams came to the Tour de France with more than one GC option, but potential conflicts have fizzled out.

Alberto Contador pulls out of the Tour de France with 100 kilometers left to race in stage 9

Alberto Contador's yellow jersey campaign is all but over after another rough day in the Tour

Alberto Contador has not won the Tour since 2009, and his hopes of winning this year's race have dwindled after crashes.

Should Kreuziger have waited for Contador in stage 5? Tension is growing inside the Tinkoff camp due to miscommunication.

Alberto Contador says he's not ready to give up on his GC hopes at the Tour. But with injuries from two big crashes, the Tinkoff leader keeps losing time.

With the trading season opening August 1, teams, riders, and agents are jockeying for position in the market.

Tinkoff sport director says Brent Bookwalter didn't cause Alberto Contador's crash after all

Alberto Contador has crashed twice in as many days at the Tour de France

Alberto Contador's shiny custom S-Works tarmac sees action in stage 1 after a crash forces him to make a bike change

Contador's crash is another chapter in his love-hate long-term relationship with the Tour de France

Contador rides on after crashing hard in the opening stage of the Tour

Alberto Contador confirms that he'll race for two more years. But right now, the two-time Tour de France champion is scheming a way to beat defending champ Chris Froome.

Alberto Contador is skipping Spanish nationals with a minor cold, but his Tinkoff team says it's nothing to worry about

Alberto Contador pulls out of Spanish national road race with unspecified illness

Alberto Contador's prologue win at the Critérium du Dauphiné shows he's on track for another run at the yellow jersey next month.

Alberto Contador wins the Dauphiné's tough uphill TT prologue, getting the better of Chris Froome on a steep, short climbing test.

The veteran Spaniard is currently taking some rest after a solid spring season that netted him three victories.

Off to hot start so far this season, Alberto Contador says he's putting his retirement plans on hold

Alberto Contador powers to a TT victory and nabs the overall title in the final stage of the Tour of the Basque Country

With Nairo Quintana, Alberto Contador, and Chris Froome all at Volta a Catalunya, we have a clearer picture of how the top Tour riders compare.

De Gendt wins the day with a solo attack, while Quintana dispatches Contador with a blistering attack in the final kilometer of climbing.

This week's Volta a Catalunya boasts one of the most impressive start lists you'll see this year

Geraint Thomas relied on guts, his teammates, and a 54-tooth chainring to win the overall title at Paris-Nice on Sunday.

Tinkoff sport director Sean Yates says TV motos helped pace Geraint Thomas in the final stage of Paris-Nice

Porte, Thomas, and Bardet will be gunning for early season wins, but it's likely that Alberto Contador will win the "Race to the sun."

Alberto Contador won his first major stage race in Paris-Nice 2007, and he'll use it again this year as Tour de France prep.

Van Garderen, Talansky, Valverde, Contador, and Nibali are all queuing up to race Paris-Nice and Tirreno-Adriatico.

Nairo Quintana believes a Tour de France win is attainable — though he isn't underestimating Chris Froome and the formidable Sky squad.

Alberto Contador takes the Volta ao Algarve's final stage, while Geraint Thomas repeats as the overall winner

Alberto Contador nabs the final stage of the Volta ao Algarve as Geraint Thomas wraps up the overall title

Alberto Contador gradually builds form into the 2016 season. This is at the expense of results in Algarve, but he says he's improving day by day.

With a narrow focus on July's Tour de France, Alberto Contador is unconcerned that his form is slow to come around at Volta ao Algarve.

If Alberto Contador starts his own team in 2017, it will be WorldTour, and that means he needs a lot of money — 20 million euros.

Alberto Contador hints that he may choose to form his own WorldTour team to carry on racing after 2016.

With talk of his impending retirement, Alberto Contador wants to go out on a high note, Tinkoff sport director Sean Yates says.

Though the Tour and the Rio Olympics are his main targets for 2016, Contador isn't ruling out a Vuelta start just yet

The Tinkoff squad is in the midst of a training camp on the island of Gran Canaria ahead of the 2016 season.

Alberto Contador is fully focused on targeting the Tour and Olympics, leaving it unlikely that he'll race the Vuelta in final season.

Alberto Contador's swansong season will include Paris-Nice and a single-minded focus on winning the Tour one final time.

Many say Froome is a lock to win his third Tour in 2016, but Contador may actually be more likely to earn a third yellow jersey of his own.

The two-time Tour de France champion says the 2016 course, which was unveiled Tuesday, favors his "all-round" racing style.

The two-time Giro d'Italia champion will not race next year's Italian grand tour, opting instead to prepare for the Tour de France.

Giro d'Italia organizers unveiled the 2016 route Monday, and they're hoping the diverse stage lineup will attract top riders.

After bypassing Richmond, Alberto Contador has reconfirmed that the 2016 season will likely be his last, with targets of the Tour and Rio.

With Contador, Valverde, and Rodríguez near the end of their careers, Mikel Landa could be the next Spanish rider to carry the torch.

Global Cycling Network gets a close look at Alberto Contador's race bike, which has custom paint and other special details.

With two grand tours' worth of racing in his legs this year, Alberto Contador is calling it a season

Chris Froome was the big winner after taking the yellow and polka-dot jerseys, while several riders came up short of goals