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ALBERTO CONTADOR VELASCO

Country: Spain
DOB: 6 December 1982
Residence: Madrid, Spain
Height: 5'9"/176cm
Weight: 137lbs/62kg

Year Turned Pro: 2003
Specialty: Stage Race Leader/Climber

Grand Tour Participation: 3
Giro d'Italia: 1 (2008: 1st)
Tour de France: 2 (2007: 1st; 2005: 31st)
Olympic Games Participation: 1 (Beijing 2008)

2008

Astana Cycling Team

Victories in 2008 to date: 7

victories: GIRO D'ITALIA overall. VUELTA AL PAÍS VASCO overall, stage 6 (ITT), stage 1. VUELTA A CASTILLA Y LEÓN overall, stage 4, stage 1 (ITT). MALLORCA CHALLENGE, stage 4 most combative rider.

4th, stage 5 (ITT), Vuelta a España
2nd, Clásica Internacional a los Puertos de Guadarrama
4th, ITT, Olympic Games, Beijing
5th, stage 20, Giro d'Italia
4th, stage 16 (ITT), Giro d'Italia
6th, stage 15, Giro d'Italia
2nd, stage 10 (ITT), Giro d'Italia
2nd, stage 5, Vuelta al País Vasco
5th, stage 2, Vuelta a Castilla y León
3rd overall, Vuelta a Murcia
3rd, stage 4 (ITT), Vuelta a Murcia
6th overall, Vuelta a la Comunidad Valenciana

2007

Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team

Victories in 2007: 10

victories : VUELTA A CASTILLA Y LEÓN overall, stage 4. PARIS-NICE overall, young rider classification, stages 4 and 7. VUELTA COMUNIDAD VALENCIANA stage 4. TOUR DE FRANCE overall, young rider classification, stage 14.

3rd, stage 16, Tour de France
6th overall, Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
10th, stage 4, Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
10th, stage 7, Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
27th, Liége-Bastogne-Liége
3rd, stage 5, Vuelta a Castilla y León
10th, stage 3, Vuelta a Castilla y León
2nd, stage 6 (ITT), Vuelta Ciclista al País Vasco
7th, stage 4, Vuelta Ciclista al País Vasco
14th overall, Vuelta Ciclista al País Vasco
5th, prologue (ITT), Paris-Nice
3rd, Trofeo Sóller

2006

Astana-Würth Team

victories : TOUR OF SWITZERLAND stage 8. TOUR OF ROMANDIE stage 3

14th, Spanish national time trial championships
2nd overall, Tour of Romandie
7th, stage 5, Tour of Romandie
4th overall, Klasika Primavera
5th overall, Vuelta al País Vasco
2nd, stage 2, Vuelta al País Vasco
3rd, stage 3, Vuelta al País Vasco
8th, stage 6, Vuelta al País Vasco
9th, overall, GP Indurain
3rd, stage 7, Paris-Nice
4th, prologue (ITT), Paris-Nice

2005

Liberty Seguros-Würth Cycling Team

victories : TOUR DOWN UNDER stage 5. SETMANA CATALANA overall, combination classification, stage 3. VUELTA AL PAIS VASCO stage 6 (ITT), points classification. TOUR DE ROMANDIE stage 4

5th, stage 7, Tour of Germany
18th overall, Tour of Germany
3rd, young rider classification, Tour de France
31st overall, Tour de France
4th overall, Tour of Romandie
5th, stage 5a, Vuelta al País Vasco
3rd overall, Vuelta al País Vasco
4th, stage 5 (ITT), Setmana Catalana
7th, prologue(ITT), Paris-Nice
3rd, stage 7, Paris-Nice
15th overall, Paris-Nice

2004

Liberty Seguros Team

victories : VUELTA A ARAGÓN mountain classification.

5th, stage 1 (ITT), Paris-Nice
7th, stage 8, Paris-Nice
6th, stage 4, vuelta a Valencia
4th, stage 5, Setmana Catalana
5th overall, Setmana Catalana
11th, Vuelta a Aragón

2003

ONCE-Eroski Team

victories : TOUR OF POLAND stage 8

4th overall, Vuelta Castilla y León
9th, stage4 (ITT), Vuelta a Burgos
9th, Clasica a Los Puertos
15th overall, Tour of Germany

2002

WÜRTH-ONCE Team

victories : SPANISH NATIONAL ROAD RACE CHAMPION, SUB-23. VUELTA AL BIDASOA, 2 sections, stage 4. CRONOESCALADA SANTIAGO MENDI. VUELTA A PALENCIA, stages 5 and 6. ESCALADA A MONTJUIC.

2nd, prologue, Ruban Granitier
2nd, stage 7 (ITT), Circuito Montañés

2001

Iberdrola Loinaz Team (Sub-23)

victories : SUBIDA A GORLA

2nd, Subida a Urraki
3rd, stage 4, Vuelta a Málaga
3rd, Lehendakari Antzuola