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Alberto Contador

Also known as El Pistolero

Spanish professional cyclist

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Alberto Contador Velasco is a Spanish sport cyclist specializing in road bicycle racing. Born in Madrid on December 6, 1982, he competes as a climbing specialist and stage racer. He has represented Spain in international competition, including the 2008 Summer Olympics, the Tour de France, and the Vuelta a España.

Throughout his career, Contador has ridden for teams such as ONCE, Discovery Channel, XDS Astana Team, and Tinkoff. He is also known by the nicknames El Pistolero and Contadormir debout. He speaks Spanish and is recognized for his contributions to the sport of road bicycle racing.

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Instance of: human
Given name: Alberto
Gender: male
Citizenship: Spain
Place of birth: Madrid
Occupation: sport cyclist
Languages spoken: Spanish
Participant in: 2008 UCI ProTour
Hair colour: black hair
Sport: road bicycle racing
Member of team: Lidl-Trek
Position played: stage race
Country for sport: Spain
Mass: 62
Official website: albertocontador.com
Image: 2015 Tour de France team presentation, Alberto Contador (cropped).jpg
Height: 176

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Commons category: Alberto Contador
date of birth: 1982-12-06
birth name: Alberto Contador Velasco
Commons gallery: Alberto Contador
second family name in Spanish name: Velasco
social media followers: 1397142
nickname: Contadormir debout
email address: mailto:[email protected]
name in native language: Alberto Contador
sports discipline competed in: road bicycle racing

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Encyclopedic overview

Alberto Contador Velasco ( Spanish pronunciation: [alˈβeɾto kontaˈðoɾ βeˈlasko]; born 6 December 1982) is a Spanish former professional cyclist. He is one of the most successful riders of his era, winning the Tour de France twice (2007, 2009), the Giro d'Italia twice (2008, 2015), and the Vuelta a España three times (2008, 2012, 2014). He is one of only seven riders to have won all three Grand Tours of cycling, and one of only two riders to have won all three more than once. He has also won the Vélo d'Or a record 4 times.

He was regarded as the natural successor of Lance Armstrong and won the 2007 Tour de France with the Discovery Channel team. During his time at the Astana team, he won the 2008 Giro d'Italia, the 2008 Vuelta a España and the 2009 Tour de France. Between 2007 and 2011 he won six consecutive Grand Tours that he entered. This included winning the 2010 Tour de France with Astana, although it later emerged that he had tested positive for clenbuterol during the race. After a long battle in court, he was suspended by the Court of Arbitration for Sport and stripped of his 2010 Tour and 2011 Giro wins.

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