Contador: Froome is the Tour de France favourite

Alberto Contador listened carefully to the questions put to him during his pre-Tour de France press conference on Friday, trying to hide his emotions behind carefully pondered answers.

Stephen Farrand
Head of News

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.