Spanish Tour de France star Alberto Contador (Tinkoff) has confirmed that he will definitely continue racing beyond the end of this season and that, should plans for his own squad not materialize, reveals he has several offers on the table from teams once Tinkoff ceases operations this winter. Whilst not totally decided, Contador is increasingly keen to ride the Vuelta a España this September, too.
As for the Giro d'Italia this May, the race's defending champion will be watching the Giro on television but "only if it ties in with a rest day from training" And, Contador tells Cyclingnews with a chuckle, "it's probably better that way, because whenever I watch the Giro, I start wishing I was racing it!"
Cyclingnews: After easing back a little following your victory in the Vuelta al País Vasco, how are you feeling now you're training full on again?
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Alberto Contador: Very motivated, ‘back to work' after Pais Vasco, and very keen to get going and face the challenges that are coming up. Things are going well. Obviously I'd have liked to have won Paris-Nice and the Volta a Catalunya, which I lost by four seconds and seven seconds respectively but I'll settle for the fact that I felt very good in both of those races and the year, overall, is going very well.
CN: After the Vuelta al País Vasco, you said it looked very likely you'd be racing next year. Is it now 100 per cent certain you'll be racing in 2017?
AC: Yes. I have decided that I will continue because I am very keen to keep racing, my condition is very good, and on top of that my power data, year on year, is very encouraging. Talking it over with my support staff and with my family, I've decided to continue. On top of that, racing is what I like doing the most.
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