Cycling - The 104th Tour de France cycling race - The 183-km Stage 17 from La Mure to Serre-Chevalier, France - July 19, 2017 - Trek-Segafredo rider Alberto Contador of Spain receives the award for most aggressive rider on the podium. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann
PARIS (Reuters) - Alberto Contador, the most gifted grand tour rider of his generation, is likely to be remembered just the way he wants to be - as an anti-conformist with a daredevil attitude.
The Spaniard, who on Monday announced he would retire after taking part in this year's Vuelta a Espana race, won the Tour de France, the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta on multiple occasions, but crossed the red line when he failed a dope test in 2010.
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