NAME: Alberto Contador Velasco.
AGE: 29 (born Dec. 6, 1982).
BIRTHPLACE: Madrid, Spain.
WIFE: Macarena Pescador (Nov. 5, 2011).
TEAMS: Saxo Bank (2011-present); Astana (2008-10); Discovery Channel (2007); ONCE Eroski-Liberty Seguros (2003-06).
GRAND TOUR TITLES: Tour de France (2007, '09, '10); Giro d'Italia (2008, '11); Spanish Vuelta (2008). One of only 5 riders to win all three.
MAJOR RACE VICTORIES: Paris-Nice (2007, '10); Tour of the Basque Country (2008, 09); Tour of Catalonia (2011).
HEALTH SCARE: In May 2004, Contador sustained bleeding in his brain and crashed during Tour of Asturias in Spain. He was diagnosed with a cerebral cavernoma which can cause hemorrhagic stroke. He is now an ambassador for the World Stroke Organization.
MISSED TOURS: Contador's Spanish team, Liberty Seguros, excluded from 2006 Tour de France because of alleged links to doping revealed in Operation Puerto probe. In 2008, Contador again prevented from racing Tour. His new Kazakh team, Astana, excluded after being kicked out for blood doping during previous year's race - which Contador won riding for Discovery Channel.
CLENBUTEROL CASE: In September 2010, International Cycling Union confirms Contador tested positive for clenbuterol in final days of Tour de France victory two months earlier. He is provisionally suspended until Spanish tribunal exonerates him in February 2011.
BAN: On Feb. 6, Contador stripped of his 2010 Tour de France title and suspended two years for doping by the Court of Arbitration for Sport after rejecting his claim of eating contaminated meat.
