Contador set to leave Astana

29 July 2010 - 09:30
By Sapa-AP

MADRID - Tour de France winner Alberto Contador will leave Astana at the end of this season after the Spanish cyclist rejected the team's offer to extend his contract.

Contador says in a statement he will now study all of his options for the coming seasons "calmly".

In three seasons with the Kazakhstan-based team, Contador has won two of his three Tour titles, a Giro d'Italia and Spanish Vuelta title. -