Tinkoff-Saxo team rider Alberto Contador of Spain arrives for the opening ceremony of the Tour de France cycling race in Leeds, July 3, 2014. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier
LEEDS England (Reuters) - By his own admission Alberto Contador was not in the same race as Chris Froome on last year's Tour de France, but the rejuvenated Spaniard will be gunning for the Briton's yellow jersey when the 2014 race begins on Saturday.
El Pistolero (gunslinger) still managed fourth in the general classification in 2013, but after scoring a psychological victory over the Briton in the recent Criterium du Dauphine he is relishing a fight all the way to Paris.
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