Contador keeps promise with stage eight attack on Nibali


  • Cycling
  • Sunday, 13 Jul 2014

Tinkoff-Saxo team rider Alberto Contador of Spain crosses the finish line of the 161-km (100 miles) eighth stage of the Tour de France cycling race between Tomblaine and Gerardmer La Mauselaine, July 12, 2014. REUTERS/Jacky Naegelen

GERARDMER France (Reuters) - Alberto Contador gave warning that he would not give up on the yellow jersey without a fight, seizing his first opportunity to attack Tour de France race leader Vincenzo Nibali in the mountains on Saturday.

The Spaniard, true to his aggressive style, accelerated multiple times in the final climb at the end of a 161-km ride from Tomblaine and eventually managed to drop the Italian champion.

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