Following the presentation of his Foundation teams in Pinto near Madrid earlier today, Alberto Contador (Tinkoff) will head to Portugal for the Volta ao Algarve, the first race of what is scheduled to be his last season at WorldTour level but could also be a stepping stone to his post-racing career.
In an exclusive interview with Cyclingnews, the Spanish Grand Tour specialist continues to leave the door open to racing on into 2017, takes a detailed look at his season and strategy before the Tour de France and explains why the pressure on him to perform never seems to ease.
During Monday’s presentation of his Foundation teams in his home town of Pinto, Contador confirmed he is mulling over plans to create his own professional team in 2017 from his Foundation set-up, and did not rule out himself out as a potential team leader for one extra season.
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“I have two options in my head: One is to carry on if I suffer a mishap at the Tour, as I did in 2014, and the other is to launch a professional team,” Contador explained to the Spanish media, admitting the chances of him racing in 2017 could be as high as 50 per cent.
However, he described the idea of creating his own professional team as “complicated”, admitting he would need a budget of 15 million Euro to compete at WorldTour level. He also confirmed that he would only be interested in creating a team that would help him target the most important races.
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