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Saturday 3 June 2023 Dublin: 18°C

# Contador

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# Yellow Brick Road
Nibali back in yellow as Contador crashes out of Tour de France
The Italian now has a lead of 2 minutes and 23 seconds over Richie Porte of Team Sky.
# An Post
Q & A: Cycling legend, Sean Kelly
As Sean Kelly launched the An Post racing team this week, he found a few minutes to chat with us about holidays, food, John Mullane and a bit of cycling.
# Banned
Stripped: Two-year ban as Contador loses Tour de France title for doping
Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld appeals, which challenged a Spanish cycling tribunal’s decision to exonerate Contador.
# Delay
Contador must wait until 2012 to learn fate
It looks the star will need to hold on until the New Year to discover if a proposed two-year cycling ban is to be implemented.
# New phase
Things are getting serious: Le Tour's mountain men get chance to shine
Sprinters, breakaway artists and a Frechman dominated the Tour de France’s rainy, chaotic first half. Now it’s the mountain men’s chance to thrive.
# Contador
Dates set for appeals against Contador's doping charges acquittal
The court has said it aims to deliver a verdict by the end of June, which would allow Contador to defend his Tour title if exonerated.
# In the saddle
Burning question: should Contador's ban have been overturned?
The Tour de France champion is competing today after he had a doping suspension overturned. As Mrs Merton used to say: let’s have a heated debate.
# The Morning Score
The Morning Score: Wednesday
Tipperary name their ‘dream team’, the temperature rises in Manchester and Ricky Nixon reveals the Dublin nightclub of choice for AFL tourists.