Cycling-Contador says he won’t go down without a fight (Reuters)
By Julien Pretot GAP, France, July 21 (Reuters) – Trailing leader Chris Froome by over four minutes has done nothing to quell Alberto Contador’s ambition to become the first man in 17 years to complete the Giro d’Italia-Tour de France double. The Spaniard, bidding to emulate the late Marco Pantani’s 1998 double, is currently fifth in the overall standings and trails yellow jersey holder Froome by 4:23 after looking well below his best in the Pyrenees. The Tinkoff-Saxo rider, however, has yet to show he has the legs to catch Froome after an energy-sapping Giro, which he won after a tense battle with Astana riders Mikel Landa of Spain and Fabio Aru of Italy.