Alberto Contador factfile

Madrid (AFP) - Factfile on Alberto Contador after the Spanish cyclist announced on Monday his plans to retire after the 2016 season:

Alberto Contador

Nationality: Spanish

Birthdate: December 8, 1982

Birthplace: Madrid (Spain)

Teams: Once-Eroski (2002-2003), Liberty Seguros (2004), Liberty Seguros-Wurth (2005-2006), Wurth (2006), Astana-Wurth (2006), Astana (2006), Discovery Channel (2007), Astana (2008-2010), Saxo Bank-Sungard (2011), Saxo Bank (2012), Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank (2012), Saxo-Tinkoff (2013), Tinkoff-Saxo (since 2014)

Main victories:

Races:

Paris-Nice 2007 and 2010

Tirreno-Adriatico 2014

Tour of the Basque Country 2008, 2009, 2014

Vuelta a Castilla y Leon 2007, 2008, 2010

Volta ao Algrave 2009, 2010

Stage wins:

Five stages - Vuelta 2008, 2012 and 2014

Three stages - Tour de France 2007 and 2009

One stage - Tour Down Under 2005

Grand Tours:

Tour de France: winner 2007, 2009

Giro: winner 2008

Vuelta: winner 2008, 2012, 2014

UCI World Ranking 2009