Andy Schleck looks likely to inherit the 2010 Tour yellow jersey after BBC world news confirmed Alberto Contador has failed a drugs test.
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Tour de France chaos as Contador test positive
UPDATED Wed, Jun 25, 2025 12:55
First Published: Sep 30, 2010
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I think people are making errors deliberally now!
7 thoughts on “Tour de France chaos as Contador test positive”
more
more here…
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/alberto-contador-tests-positive-for-clenbuterol
Its no wonder he was full of
Its no wonder he was full of love and hugs for Schleck, knowing he was doped!
Seriously though, it will be interesting to see how this pans out – but one thing is for sure, Lance will be feeling happy!
Never mind the trivial matter
Never mind the trivial matter of the Tour- I demand your fantasy TDF results are re calculated!
heh. here’s what would have
heh. here’s what would have happened. alexlnumber1 still walks away with the KHS… the smart money was on Schleck, not Contador, as he got white jersey points too
I am still proud I broke the
I am still proud I broke the story on the site before Tony and Dave… that should be worth extra points in the next fantasy game 😀
the historical evidence would
the historical evidence would suggest that you need them 😛
dave_atkinson wrote:the
Dont mention the John Gadret incident will you 😉