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Contador in preparation for this year's Tour de France Alberto Contador says it will be "ridiculous" if he is stripped of the Tour de France title should he again win the event which starts on Saturday.
The Spaniard tested positive during his victory last year and though cleared he is awaiting results of an"From the beginning of the season I've been the rider who's had the most doping tests, and I've been tested in all the races I've been in," he said.
"The idea victory could be taken away if I win, I just find ridiculous."
Contador is seeking to become the first man for 13 years to complete the Giro d'Italia and Tour de France double as he defends his title, starting in Passage du Gois in the Vendee region of western France.
The late was the last rider to achieve the feat.
Contador tested positive for banned substance clenbuterol on the second rest day of last year's Tour.
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