Alonso congratulates Contador

As Alberto Contador today took the decisive step towards being crowned winner of the Tour de France cycle race, Fernando Alonso had this to say on the subject: “I would like to offer my most sincere congratulations to Contador, a fellow Spaniard for taking victory in such an important event as the Tour de France.

"Alberto has demonstrated that he is a great champion, winning it for a third time and I also extend my congratulations to Samuel Sanchez, who has finished fourth.

"I am a big fan of cycling: it has been a very exciting Tour with just a few seconds splitting the front runners, with the thrills lasting all the way to the end. I am really happy for both of them.”