Contador opts not to ride Oviedo criterium

Organisers of the Criterium de Oviedo have announced that Alberto Contador will not take part in their race on October 30. It is understood that the Spaniard will not participate in any events while awaiting a verdict on his adverse analytical finding for Clenbuterol at the Tour de France.

Barry Ryan
Head of Features

Barry Ryan is Head of Features at Cyclingnews. He has covered professional cycling since 2010, reporting from the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and events from Argentina to Japan. His writing has appeared in The Independent, Procycling and Cycling Plus. He is the author of The Ascent: Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche and the Rise of Irish Cycling’s Golden Generation, published by Gill Books.