Bye, Pistolero
Alberto Contador’s announcement that he will retire calls me to remember his career.
Alberto Contador’s announcement that he will retire calls me to remember his career.
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Former Tour de France winner and cycling commentator Pedro Delgado believes that with Alberto Contador’s imminent retirement, the end of Spain’s “golden era” of cycling is fast approaching.
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Magnus Cort Nielsen will join Astana in 2018 after signing a two-year contract with the Kazakh team. Cort has spent the past three seasons at Orica-Scott.
Philippe Gilbert will remain with Quick-Step Floors through to the end of the 2019 season. The Belgian team has announced a two-year extension with the 35-year-old following a successful first season together that has included Tour of Flanders and Amstel Gold Race victory.
The fourth grand tour just got itself a stupid name!
Another week, another World Tour race sandwiched into the slim gap between the Tour and the Vuelta. This time, though, I don’t need to sell any of you on the joy of the race – it’s ENECO time!
Alberto Contador has confirmed that he will call time on his career at the end of the season. In an Instagram video, Contador said that he would ride the Vuelta a Espana later this month and confirmed that the Spanish Grand Tour will be the last race of his career.
Orica-Scott has confirmed Matteo Trentin will join the team from 2018 to strengthen its classics roster. Trentin moves across from Quick-Step Floors after six years with the Belgian squad.