TOUR de France champion Alberto Contador received a one year ban from the Spanish Cycling Federation.
His ban comes afer he returned a positive drugs test from the 2010 Tour de France, his spokesperson announced.
The 28-year-old had been informed of his punishment by the federation earlier in the day with the body refusing to say what they had recommended, leaving it to the discretion of the three-time Tour de France champion as to whether he made it public.
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