Saturday, April 23, 2011
Hole pucker deflates Contador's chances of Castile
LAGUNA DE PECES, Spain (AP)-Alberto Contador of contention in the Vuelta he de Castilla and Leon on Friday, who are victims of two apartments in mountainous stage Filippo Savini. won The Tour de France champion, who had to deal with a pair of partitions for the second time in three meresme the second hole from just two kilometers from the finish 98-mile stage. "I had some bad luck," said Contador, who was almost three minutes behind the Savini at 28th. "Let's see if I have better luck on trial (Saturday)."Savini earned the 3 hours, 58 minutes and 25 seconds to edge Bauke Mollema of Rabobank Colnago-CSF Inox and partner Domenico Pozzovivo 7 seconds.Contador, a three-time champion who wanted to defend the title, was 2: 50 behind and now trail 2: 43 behind Mollema, the new overall leader with a total time of 13: 17: 52. The Court of arbitration of sport is set to revise the Spanish cycling Federation decision to not punish Contador despite a failed doping test for Tour de France.
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