Will Contador ride the Vuelta a Espana in his final season?

The route of the 2016 Vuelta a Espana is finally due to be revealed, but one of the biggest questions about it looks set to remain uncertain: will Alberto Contador (Tinkoff) take part in his home Grand Tour one last time before his possible retirement?

Alasdair Fotheringham

Alasdair Fotheringham has been reporting on cycling since 1991. He has covered every Tour de France since 1992 bar one, as well as numerous other bike races of all shapes and sizes, ranging from the Olympic Games in 2008 to the now sadly defunct Subida a Urkiola hill climb in Spain. As well as working for Cyclingnews, he has also written for The IndependentThe GuardianProCycling, The Express and Reuters.