Legendary Spanish cyclist announced the completion of a career

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Multiple winner of mnogodnevki Alberto Contador in early September, will finish career as a professional cyclist.

“Hi everyone, I would like to report two things. First – I’ll use “Vuelta”, which starts on 19 August and the second this will be my last race as a professional cyclist.

This is a deliberate decision, and I say this without regret. There is no better way to retire than to carry out the last race at home in front of their fans,” wrote Contador on his page on “Instagram”.

At the Vuelta Contador will ride in the status of the captain of the “Trek-Segafredo”. Titled the Spaniard will retire September 10, when three-week race finishes in Madrid.

Contador and seven times won the Grand tours (3 – Wuala, 2 – Giro d’italia, 2 Tour de France). Another victory in the Tour de France and Giro from the Spaniard seized as the result of a doping scandal.

Leading generalist of his generation, won three times on the stages of the Tour de France, five times he took cuts on the home tour, and in 2009 became the champion of Spain in race with separate start.

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