Alberto Contador is a Spanish professional cyclist, born in Madrid in 1982.
He plays mainly as a climbing specialist or stage race. He has turned out for Tinkoff, Lidl-Trek, Discovery Channel, XDS Astana Team and ONCE. His honours include Gold Medal of the Royal Order of Sports Merit. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Within road bicycle racing, Alberto Contador is remembered for a record that stands up against anything his generation produced.
The public record credits Alberto Contador with one Olympic Games, 5 senior teams and 1 recorded honour. Road cycling asks for three weeks of sustained suffering, and the riders who win Grand Tours occupy a category of their own.
Achievements
- Gold Medal of the Royal Order of Sports Merit
- Competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics
