Contador clenbuterol decision due mid-January

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Alberto Contador will hear the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruling of his case mid-January, 18 months after he tested positive for clenbuterol at the 2010 Tour de France. The CAS secretary general, Matthieu Reeb told France's RMC Sport yesterday the Swiss court will rule between January 15 and 20.

The Spaniard maintains his innocence and says the Clenbuterol came from eating a contaminated steak during the race. In February, the Spanish Cycling Federation (RFEC) ruled that he did not intentionally ingest the prohibited drug. The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) and World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) appealed the decision to the CAS in March.

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Gregor Brown

Gregor Brown is an experienced cycling journalist, based in Florence, Italy. He has covered races all over the world for over a decade - following the Giro, Tour de France, and every major race since 2006. His love of cycling began with freestyle and BMX, before the 1998 Tour de France led him to a deep appreciation of the road racing season.