"No-one has won the Tour de France yet and no-one has lost it, We have to get to Paris yet,'' he said.
"It's true that Chris is in impressive form and is a great climber, but there are still many stages left.''
During the the 2010 Tour de France, Alberto Contador returned an irregular blood sample in testing carried out in the town of Pau. In 2012 Alberto was handed a back dated 2 year ban and has lost his 2010 tour title and Giro. Alberto blames contaminated meat consumed at a team lunch on that rest day. This blog is dedicated to the butchers of Pau and the meats they supply