Colò believes Contador would not risk taking Clenbuterol

Italian rider Alessandro Colò has been given a one-year ban for accidentally consuming Clenbuterol from contaminated meat and believes Alberto Contador's positive for the same drug could be have caused by the beef he ate during the Tour de France.

Stephen Farrand
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Stephen is the most experienced member of the Cyclingnews team, having reported on professional cycling since 1994. He has been Head of News at Cyclingnews since 2022, before which he held the position of European editor since 2012 and previously worked for Reuters, Shift Active Media, and CyclingWeekly, among other publications.