Martin wins Tour of Algarve, Contador is fourth (AP)

Sunday, February 20, 2011 9:01 AM By dwi

PORTIMAO, Portugal – Teutonic pedaler Tony Martin won the Tour of the Algarve with a strong test running Sun to contain Alberto Contador his ordinal straightforward denomination at the race, his prototypal competition since escaping a doping ban.

Martin won the test 10-mile initiate in 20 minutes, 53 seconds to verify the denomination with an coverall instance of 18 hours, 48 minutes, 45 seconds.

Contador, the Tour de author champion, ended discover of the top 10 in the test initiate and settled fourth overall, 41 seconds behindhand Martin.

Contador tested constructive for the illegal substance clenbuterol at last year's Tour de France. The Spanish cycling federation acknowledged his verify that he unintentionally ate septic meat and backtracked on a planned one-year ban.


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