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Alberto Contador Trivia Questions

How much do you really know about Alberto Contador? Below are 8 true or false statements. Click each one to reveal the answer and explanation.

1.

Contador was born with a congenital heart condition that required surgery early in his career.

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✗ FALSE

Alberto Contador did not have a congenital heart condition. He was diagnosed with a cerebral cavernoma (a brain arteriovenous malformation) at age 20 and underwent emergency brain surgery in 2004.

2.

Alberto Contador's 2010 Tour de France title was stripped after he tested positive for clenbuterol.

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✓ TRUE

He tested positive for clenbuterol, blamed on tainted beef, and was stripped of his 2010 Tour title and banned for two years.

3.

Contador won the Giro d'Italia more times than the Tour de France.

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✗ FALSE

He won the Giro twice (2008, 2015) and the Tour twice (2007, 2009), so they are equal—not more.

4.

Alberto Contador won all three Grand Tours in a single calendar year.

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✗ FALSE

He won all three Grand Tours across his career, but never in a single year. His best was a Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a España double in 2008.

5.

Contador is one of only six cyclists to have won all three Grand Tours in a career.

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✗ FALSE

Contador is one of seven cyclists to achieve this. The others are Merckx, Hinault, Anquetil, Gimondi, Nibali, and Froome.

6.

Contador retired after winning his final Grand Tour, the 2017 Vuelta a España.

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✗ FALSE

He did not win the 2017 Vuelta a España; Chris Froome won that year. Contador finished 5th overall in his final Grand Tour before retiring.

7.

Contador never won a stage race outside of Europe.

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✗ FALSE

He won the 2015 Vuelta a San Juan in Argentina, a multi-day stage race outside Europe.

8.

Contador's nickname 'El Pistolero' comes from his habit of firing a gun during celebrations.

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✗ FALSE

The nickname means 'The Gunman,' but it refers to his finishing sprint gesture of shooting an imaginary gun, not actual firearm use.

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