NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Alberto Contador

Alberto Contador Velasco (born 6 December 1982 in Madrid, Spain) is a professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team and winner of the 2007 Tour de France. While he competes for the overall titles, he is considered a climbing specialist. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 414 Ã— 600 pixelsFull resolution (784 Ã— 1136 pixel, file size: 716 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... December 6 is the 340th day of the year (341st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Shown above is a computer-generated image of the International Prototype Kilogram (â€œIPKâ€). The IPK is the kilogram. ... The pound or pound-mass (abbreviations: lb, lbm, or sometimes in the United States, #) is a unit of mass (sometimes called weight in everyday parlance) in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... Image File history File links Jersey_yellow. ... Image File history File links Jersey_white. ... is the 210th day of the year (211th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... December 6 is the 340th day of the year (341st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... Motto: (Spanish for From Madrid to Heaven) Location Coordinates: , Country Spain Autonomous Community Comunidad AutÃ³noma de Madrid Province Madrid Administrative Divisions 21 Neighborhoods 127 Founded 9th century Government - Mayor Alberto Ruiz-GallardÃ³n JimÃ©mez (PP) Area - Land 607 kmÂ² (234. ... Road bicycle racing is a popular bicycle racing sport held on the road (following the geography of the area), using racing bicycles. ... The UCI ProTour is a competition under the International Cycling Union (UCI). ... Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team (UCI Team Code: DSC) is a US-based professional road bicycle racing team. ... Stages in 2007 The 2007 Tour de France is the 94th Tour de France, taking place from July 7 to July 29, 2007. ...

Contador lives in Pinto, Spain ^[1]. Pinto is a town at the south of Madrid External links Pinto City Hall ...

Career

An early career highlight is his Stage 5 victory in the 2005 Tour Down Under, his first win after overcoming a massive blood clot in his brain, for which he underwent a risky surgery and a long, painful road to recovery to get back on his bike. The blood clot was discovered after he crashed and went into convulsions during the first stage of the 2004 Vuelta a Asturias. He had suffered headaches for several days beforehand. The Tour Down Under is a cycling race held in Adelaide, South Australia, and the surrounding area. ... Vuelta a Asturias is a professional cycle road race held in Spain in early May each year. ...

Following the demise of the Manolo Saiz–run Liberty Seguros-Würth team, Contador was without a professional contract until mid-January 2007, when he signed with Discovery Channel under a cloud of suspicion due to the Operación Puerto doping case. Manolo Saiz is the manager of the Spanish professional road bicycle racing team Liberty Seguros-WÃ¼rth team, formerly known as team ONCE. Manolo Saiz (on the far side) of the Liberty Seguros-WÃ¼rth team riding in the team car. ... The Liberty Seguros-WÃ¼rth cycling team is sponsored by Liberty Seguros, an insurance company under the wing of Liberty Mutual insurance. ... The OperaciÃ³n Puerto doping case (meaning Operation Mountain Pass)[1] is a Spanish doping case against doctor Eufemiano Fuentes and a number of accomplices, started in May 2006. ...

Contador's first major pro victory came with the 2007 Paris-Nice, which he won in dramatic fashion on the race's final stage. Discovery effectively wore down the remnants of the race leader, Davide Rebellin's, Gerolsteiner team, allowing Contador to launch an authoritative attack on the final climb. With Rebellin leading the chase, Contador held off his competitors in the final kilometers, winning him this prestigious race. The 2007 edition of the Paris-Nice cycle race is scheduled to take place from March 11 until March 18. ... Devide Rebellin is a cyclist, who was on the Gerolsteiner team in the Tour De France. ... Rund um den Henninger-Turm (2005) Team Gerolsteiner (UCI Team Code: GST) is a German road bicycle racing team in the UCI ProTour. ...

In the 2007 Tour de France, he won the 14th stage at the mountaintop finish of Plateau-de-Beille, and was second in the general classification to Michael Rasmussen. Upon Rasmussen's removal from the race after stage 17, Contador assumed the overall lead and the yellow jersey. In stage 19, a time trial, he managed to keep hold of the yellow jersey by a margin of only twenty-three seconds over challenger Cadel Evans and went on to win his first Tour de France, the first win for the Discovery Channel team since Lance Armstrong's victory in 2005. Stages in 2007 The 2007 Tour de France is the 94th Tour de France, taking place from July 7 to July 29, 2007. ... This has been the finish-line for a Tour de France-stage two times before, 1998, 2002 and is the finish line of stage 14 of Tour de France 2007 Article with stage profile and map Profile on climbbybike. ... The General Classification (or GC) in bicycle racing is the category that tracks overall times for bicycle riders in multi-stage bicycle races. ... Michael Rasmussen (born June 1, 1974 in TÃ¸llÃ¸se) is a Danish professional road bicycle racer who rides for Dutch team Rabobank. ... Commercial version of maillot jaune, 2004 The Yellow jersey (French: Maillot jaune pronounced ) is the jersey worn by the leader of many multi-stage bicycle races, originally and most notably the Tour de France. ... Cadel Evans (born 14 February 1977, in Katherine, Northern Territory) is an Australian professional cyclist. ... Lance Armstrong (born Lance Edward Gunderson on September 18, 1971) is a retired American professional road racing cyclist. ...

Doping allegations

Contador was kept out of the 2006 Tour de France due to connections with the Operación Puerto doping case. He and four other members of his team at the time, Astana-Würth, were cleared of all charges on July 26, 2006 by the Union Cycliste Internationale after Judge Antonio Serrano dropped the case against all suspects, when he stated that he was not sure Spanish health laws had been breached. The 2006 Tour de France was the 93rd Tour de France, taking place from July 1 to July 23, 2006. ... The OperaciÃ³n Puerto doping case (meaning Operation Mountain Pass)[1] is a Spanish doping case against doctor Eufemiano Fuentes and a number of accomplices, started in May 2006. ... ... is the 207th day of the year (208th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Entrance of UCI headquarter at Aigle (Switzerland) Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) is a professional cycling union that oversees cycling events in the international community. ...

On July 30, 2007 German doping expert Werner Franke accused Contador of having taken drugs in the past and being prescribed a doping regimen by Dr. Eufemiano Fuentes, who was connected with Operación Puerto.^[2]^[3] He passed his evidence on to the German authorities on July 31, 2007.^[4] Contador denied the accusations, saying "I was in the wrong team at the wrong time and somehow my name got among the documents."^[4] On August 10, Alberto Contador publicly declared he's a clean rider in face of suspicions about his alleged links to the Operación Puerto blood-doping ring. "I have never doped and I have never participated in an act of doping," said Contador, reading from his prepared statement. "I won the Tour clean. It’s impossible for me to understand the attacks made against me, questioning my integrity as a sportsman, from people who don’t know me but feel they can make such judgments. My commitment against doping is total and I will always be willing to cooperate." Contador was joined by Discovery Channel team manager Johan Bruyneel, Spanish sports minister Jaime Lissavetzky and members of his family. ^[5] After the announcement of the future termination of team Discovery Channel, Contador is currently seeking a contract with another team. is the 211th day of the year (212th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Werner Franke is a professor of cellular and molecular biology at the German Cancer Research Centre (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum) in Heidelberg. ... Dr Eufemiano Fuentes, is a Spanish sports doctor. ... is the 212th day of the year (213th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team (UCI Team Code: DSC) is a US-based professional road bicycle racing team. ... Johan Bruyneel is the director of Team Discovery, a US-based pro cycling team. ...

Major achievements

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References

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Tour de France Maillot jaune (Yellow jersey) winners

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1903 Maurice Garin · 1904 Henri Cornet · 1905 Louis Trousselier · 1906 René Pottier · 1907-1908 Lucien Petit-Breton · 1909 François Faber · 1910 Octave Lapize · 1911 Gustave Garrigou · 1912 Odile Defraye · 1913-1914 Philippe Thys · 1915-1918 World War I · 1919 Firmin Lambot · 1920 Philippe Thys · 1921 Léon Scieur · 1922 Firmin Lambot · 1923 Henri Pélissier · 1924-1925 Ottavio Bottecchia · 1926 Lucien Buysse · 1927-1928 Nicolas Frantz · 1929 Maurice De Waele · 1930 André Leducq · 1931 Antonin Magne · 1932 André Leducq · 1933 Georges Speicher · 1934 Antonin Magne · 1935 Romain Maes · 1936 Sylvère Maes · 1937 Roger Lapébie · 1938 Gino Bartali · 1939 Sylvère Maes · 1940-1946 World War II · 1947 Jean Robic · 1948 Gino Bartali · 1949 Fausto Coppi · 1950 Ferdinand Kübler · 1951 Hugo Koblet · 1952 Fausto Coppi · 1953-1955 Louison Bobet · 1956 Roger Walkowiak · 1957 Jacques Anquetil · 1958 Charly Gaul · 1959 Federico Bahamontes · 1960 Gastone Nencini · 1961-1964 Jacques Anquetil · 1965 Felice Gimondi · 1966 Lucien Aimar · 1967 Roger Pingeon · 1968 Jan Janssen · 1969-1972 Eddy Merckx · 1973 Luis Ocaña · 1974 Eddy Merckx · 1975 Bernard Thévenet · 1976 Lucien Van Impe · 1977 Bernard Thévenet · 1978-1979 Bernard Hinault · 1980 Joop Zoetemelk · 1981-1982 Bernard Hinault · 1983-1984 Laurent Fignon · 1985 Bernard Hinault · 1986 Greg LeMond · 1987 Stephen Roche · 1988 Pedro Delgado · 1989-1990 Greg LeMond · 1991-1995 Miguel Indurain · 1996 Bjarne Riis · 1997 Jan Ullrich · 1998 Marco Pantani · 1999-2005 Lance Armstrong · 2006 ~~Floyd Landis~~ 2^nd: Óscar Pereiro· 2007 Alberto Contador · Johan Bruyneel is the director of Team Discovery, a US-based pro cycling team. ... 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Tour de France Maillot blanc (White jersey) winners

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1975: Moser | 1976: Martinez-Heredia | 1977: Thurau | 1978: Lubberding | 1979: Bernaudeau | 1980: Van der Velde | 1981: Winnen | 1982: Anderson | 1983: Fignon | 1984: LeMond | 1985: Parra | 1986: Hampsten | 1987: Alcalá | 1988: Breukink | 1989: Philipot | 1990: Delion | 1991: Mejia | 1992: Bouwmans | 1993: Martín | 1994: Pantani | 1995: Pantani | 1996: Ullrich | 1997: Ullrich | 1998: Ullrich | 1999: Salmon | 2000: Mancebo | 2001: Sevilla | 2002: Basso | 2003: Menchov | 2004: Karpets | 2005: Popovych | 2006: Cunego | 2007: Contador Image File history File links Jersey_white. ... The Tour de France is the worlds best-known cycling race, a 22 day long, 20 stage road race that is usually run over a distance of more than 3000km. ... The Maillot blanc (French for white jersey) is the jersey given to the best young rider in the Tour de France as determined by the best overall time. ... The Maillot blanc (French for white jersey) is the jersey given to the best young rider in the Tour de France as determined by the best overall time. ... Image File history File links Jersey_white. ... The 1975 Tour de France was the 62nd Tour de France, taking place June 26 to July 20, 1975. ... Francesco Moser (Born June 19, 1951) was an Italian professional road racing cyclist. ... The 1976 Tour de France was the 63rd Tour de France, taking place June 24 to July 18, 1976. ... The 1977 Tour de France was the 64th Tour de France, taking place June 30 to July 24, 1977. ... Dietrich Didi Thurau (born 9 November 1954 in Frankfurt) is a retired German professional road bicycle racer. ... The 1978 Tour de France was the 65th Tour de France, taking place June 29 to July 23, 1978. ... The 1979 Tour de France was the 66th Tour de France, taking place June 27 to July 22, 1979. ... The 1980 Tour de France was the 67th Tour de France. ... Johan Van der Velde (born December 12, 1956 in Rijsbergen, southern Netherlands) is a Dutch cyclist. ... The 1981 Tour de France was the 68th Tour de France, taking place June 25 to July 19, 1981. ... Peter Winnen is a former Road bicycle racing athlete, born on September 5, 1957 at IJsselstein (Limbourg), in Netherland. ... The 1982 Tour de France was the 69th Tour de France, taking place July 2 to July 25, 1982. ... See also Philip Warren Anderson, physicist. ... The 1983 Tour de France was the 70th Tour de France, and was won by French rider Laurent Fignon. ... Laurent Fignon (born August 12, 1960 in Paris) is a French cyclist, who won the Tour de France twice in 1983 and 1984, and missed winning it a third time, in 1989, by a very narrow margin. ... At the 1984 Tour de France, the 71st Tour de France, French rider Laurent Fignon won his second consecutive Tour, beating teammate Bernard Hinault by over 10 minutes. ... Gregory James Greg LeMond (born June 26, 1961 in Lakewood, California) is a former professional road bicycle racer from the United States and a three time winner of the Tour de France. ... The 1985 Tour de France saw Bernard Hinault attempt to equal the records of Jacques Anquetil and Eddy Merckx of winning the Tour de France for the fifth time. ... Fabio Parra Pinto (born November 22, 1959 in Sogamoso, Colombia) is a retired Colombian road racing cyclist. ... The 1986 Tour de France was the first Tour de France won by an American cyclist, Greg LeMond. ... Andrew Hampsten (born April 7, 1962 in Columbus, Ohio) is an American cyclist, best remembered for winning the 1988 Giro dItalia and the prestigious Alpe dHuez stage of the 1992 Tour de France. ... The 1987 Tour de France was the 74th Tour de France, it took place July 1â€“26, 1987. ... RaÃºl AlcalÃ¡ (born March 3, 1964 in Monterrey) was a professional road racing cyclist between 1985 and 1999. ... The 1988 Tour de France was the 75th Tour de France. ... Erik Breukink (born April 1, 1964 in Rheden, Netherlands) is a former professional cyclist. ... The 1989 Tour de France was the 76th Tour de France. ... The 1990 Tour de France was the 77th Tour de France. ... The 1991 Tour de France was the 78th Tour de France. ... The 1992 Tour de France was the 79th Tour de France. ... The 1993 Tour de France was the 80th Tour de France, taking place July 3 to July 27, 1993. ... Antonio MartÃn Velasco (May 24, 1970 â€“ February 11, 1994), born in Torrelaguna, a municipality of Madrid, Spain, was a professional road bicycle racer from 1992 until his death in 1994. ... The 1994 Tour de France was the 81st Tour de France and included two stages in England (twenty years after the tour first visited), Stage 4, Dover to Brighton and Stage 5, around Portsmouth. ... Marco Pantani (January 13, 1970, Cesena â€“ February 14, 2004, Rimini) was an Italian cyclist widely regarded as being one of the best climbers of all times in professional road bicycle racing. ... The 1995 Tour de France was the 82nd Tour de France. ... The 1996 Tour de France was the 83rd Tour de France, starting on June 29 and ending on July 21, featuring 19 regular stages, 2 individual time trials, a prologue and a rest day (July 10th). ... Jan Ullrich (born December 2, 1973 in Rostock, East Germany, now Germany) is a retired German professional road bicycle racer. ... The 1997 Tour de France was the 84th Tour de France, it took place July 5â€“27, 1997. ... The 1998 Tour de France was marred by doping scandals throughout, starting with the arrest of Willy Voet a soigneur in the French Festina team. ... The 1999 Tour de France was the 86th Tour de France, taking place from July 3 to July 25, 2005. ... Benoit Salmon is a French professional road racing cyclist. ... The 2000 Tour de France was won by Lance Armstrong. ... Francisco Mancebo (born March 9, 1976 in Madrid) is a Spanish pro cyclist for team Illes Balears. ... The Tour de France of 2001 was relatively short, but also difficult, with a number of heavy mountain stages, a team time trial and a climbing time trial. ... Oscar Sevilla during the 2005 Vuelta a EspaÃ±a. ... The Tour de France of 2002 started in Luxembourg on July 6, 2002, and ended in Paris on July 28. ... Ivan Basso (born November 26, 1977) is an Italian professional road bicycle racer, most recently with Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team. ... The Tour de France of 2003 started and ended in Paris. ... Denis Nikolayevich Menchov (Russian: Ð”ÐµÐ½Ð¸Ñ ÐœÐµÐ½ÑŒÑˆÐ¾Ð²) (born 25 January 1978 in Orel, Russia, part of the Soviet Union at that time) is a professional Russian road bicycle racer. ... The 91st Tour de France (July 3 - July 25, 2004). ... Vladimir Karpets (born September 20, 1980 in Saint Petersburg) is a Russian road bicycle racer currently riding for UCI ProTeam Caisse dEpargne, most notable for winning the white jersey for best young rider in the 2004 Tour de France. ... The 92nd Tour de France was held from July 2 to July 24, 2005. ... Yaroslav Popovych is a cyclist with the Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team, and considered by many as a possible successor to Lance Armstrong as team leader. ... The 2006 Tour de France was the 93rd Tour de France, taking place from July 1 to July 23, 2006. ... Damiano Cunego (born in Cerro Veronese, Verona province, September 19, 1981) is a professional cyclist. ... Stages in 2007 The 2007 Tour de France is the 94th Tour de France, taking place from July 7 to July 29, 2007. ...

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