Alberto Contador factfile
Madrid (AFP) - Factfile on Alberto Contador after the Spanish cyclist announced on Monday his plans to retire after the 2016 season:
Alberto Contador
Nationality: Spanish
Birthdate: December 8, 1982
Birthplace: Madrid (Spain)
Teams: Once-Eroski (2002-2003), Liberty Seguros (2004), Liberty Seguros-Wurth (2005-2006), Wurth (2006), Astana-Wurth (2006), Astana (2006), Discovery Channel (2007), Astana (2008-2010), Saxo Bank-Sungard (2011), Saxo Bank (2012), Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank (2012), Saxo-Tinkoff (2013), Tinkoff-Saxo (since 2014)
Main victories:
Races:
Paris-Nice 2007 and 2010
Tirreno-Adriatico 2014
Tour of the Basque Country 2008, 2009, 2014
Vuelta a Castilla y Leon 2007, 2008, 2010
Volta ao Algrave 2009, 2010
Stage wins:
Five stages - Vuelta 2008, 2012 and 2014
Three stages - Tour de France 2007 and 2009
One stage - Tour Down Under 2005
Grand Tours:
Tour de France: winner 2007, 2009
Giro: winner 2008
Vuelta: winner 2008, 2012, 2014
UCI World Ranking 2009