Contador to appeal against proposed ban

Alberto Contador has vowed to fight his proposed one-year doping ban, saying: “I will appeal in every possible court to defend my innocence”.

The 28-year-old Spaniard, who won the 2010 Tour de France, tested positive for the banned anabolic agent clenbuterol on the second rest day, July 21, of last year’s Tour but has maintained his innocence, claiming the substance was in some contaminated meat.