Contador goes down fighting in Oman

Alberto Contador shook his head after being beaten by Chris Froome at  the Tour of Oman, knowing that he had almost certainly lost any chance of victory in the six-day race, despite going on the attack yet again.

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.