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A urine sample taken from three-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador showed abnormally high levels of plastic residues that could indicate he received a transfusion of his own blood during this year's race, a person with knowledge of the test results told The Associated Press on Tuesday.
PARIS - Tour de France champion Alberto Contador's explanation that a suspect filet mignon caused his positive doping test is either a true story or a very clever excuse that could be hard to disprove.
NEW DELHI - World Anti-Doping Agency director-general David Howman says Tour de France champion Alberto Contador's positive doping test should not be taken any less seriously because only trace amounts were found.
MADRID - Three-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador denies that his positive test for a banned drug stems from blood doping rather than contaminated steak, his spokesman said Friday.
PARIS - Alberto Contador's former team is backing the UCI's decision to provisionally suspend the three-time Tour de France champion after a positive drug test.
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