The rider now with Saxo Bank has been given a one year suspension by the Spanish Cycling Federation for being found to have given a positive test for Clenbuterol and he has ten days in which to appeal.
A final decision will be taken about Contador, who has blamed contaminated meat for him giving a sample of low traces of Clenbuterol on the second rest day in Pau, on February 9th.
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