Spaniard Alberto Contador is unlikely to take the Giro d’Italia-Tour de France double because of Chris Froome’s dominance, said team Tinkoff-Saxo.
Contador currently sits sixth overall in the Tour, 4-04 minutes behind race leader Froome (Sky) after the first round of mountain stages in southwest France. The greatest grand tour rider of this generation must now forget about the overall victory and focus on the podium.
“Of course it’s disappointing, but it is like it is,” sports director and Contador’s trainer, Steven De Jongh told Cycling Weekly.
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