Contador eyes Alpine attack

DEFENDING champion Alberto Contador knows the Alps are where he must strike to win a fourth Tour de France.

Contador is a superior rider against the clock to the Schleck brothers, but insists he cannot bide his time until Saturday’s 42.5-kilometre penultimate day’s time-trial, with Cadel Evans (BMC Racing) also in contention.

With six days of racing and the Alps to come, the Spanish Saxo Bank-SunGard team leader lies four minutes behind yellow jersey incumbent Thomas Voeckler (Europcar), but crucially 1min 45secs behind Andy Schleck (Leopard Trek), 1:54 adrift of Evans and 2:11 behind Frank Schleck (Leopard Trek).