MADRID (AP) — A spokesman for three-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador says the cyclist tested positive for a banned steroid during this year’s race.
Contador’s publicist released a statement Wednesday saying the substance, identified as clenbuterol, was found in a test taken on July 21. Contador has blamed food contamination as the only possible explanation for the positive test.
Contador will hold a news conference on Thursday in Pinto, Spain.
The statement Contador was first made aware of the result on Aug. 24.
