Cadel Evans warns the advantage of having Alberto Contador absent from this year's Tour de France may be offset by added attention paid to his own team. The Australian's bid to claim cycling's greatest prize for a second straight year received a major bo

Alberto Contador and Cadel Evans shake hands before the first stage of the 21st Mallorca Challenge on Sunday. Photo: AFP WHAT impact will the absence of Alberto Contador from this year's Tour de France have on the bid by Australian Cadel Evans to defend

New standings … Cadel Evans, Andy Schlek and Alberto Contador during the 2010 Tour. Photo: Getty Images What impact will the absence of Alberto Contador from this year's Tour de France have on the bid by Australia's Cadel Evans to defend his title? On Ev

PARIS (Feb 7, 2012): Alberto Contador's Tour de France dreams were shattered on Monday when the Spaniard was stripped of one of his three titles and banned for two years by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) for failing a dope test during the 2010

"Mr Contador is disqualified from the Tour de France 2010 with all the resulting consequences including forfeiture of any medals, points and prize," CAS said in their reasons explaining their verdict. Saxo Bank-Sungard rider Alberto Contador of Spain ent

PARIS - Reactions to Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador's two-year ban on Monday following a failed doping test during the 2010 Tour de France: Spanish tennis world number two Rafa Nadal said on his official Twitter feed: "The Contador news is incredible,