Alberto Contador hospitalised in Colombia with suspected food poisoning

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Alberto Contador has been hospitalised in Bogota with suspected food poisoning following his arrival in Colombia for the Giro de Rigo sportive, organised by Rigoberto Uran (EF Education First). The Spaniard was unable to ride the Giro de Rigo as planned, and he filmed an explanatory video from his hospital bed for the event’s Instagram account.

“I’m very sorry that I’m not able to participate in the Giro de Rigo,” Contador said. “I had trained with a lot of enthusiasm and but while I was travelling here, I started to feel ill, with a very high fever.”

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