Alberto Contador in a Revealing Video Portrait on the eve of his bid for a Third Tour de France Title

Hellerup, Denmark (ots/PRNewswire) -

Alberto Contador has proved himself masterful at overcoming
obstacles in a cycling career that has taken him to the summit of his
profession.

From being laughed at for his first ride being his brother's
discarded bike to a devastating brain haemorrhage in just his second
year as a professional, Contador has never lacked the dedication and
motivation to win. It has helped him become one of only five riders
to have won all three Grand Tours of road cycling and to win the Tour
de France twice.

In an exclusive and intimate portrait as part of Saxo Bank's Saxo
Cycling Film Project (http://www.saxocycling.com) Contador reveals
becoming a rider was a surprise to him. After trying other sports he
started cycling with his brother's old bike at a time when boys his
age with the newest model laughed at him.

"That's when I was 15, I started riding a bike quite late,
actually," he recalls. "I think having that old bike and not having
the tools others had, allowed me to reach a point I could never have
imagined and stay in a place where I still absolutely value
everything I have."

On the eve of the 100th Tour de France the Spaniard, who leads
Team Saxo-Tinkoff, speaks of the vital role played by his team, his
hopes for the tour and the importance of the fans. In the film,
Contador says he ready to do everything it takes to win this year's
Tour de France.

"Undoubtedly, the Tour de France is this year's goal. I'll do
whatever is in my hands. I'm sacrificing a lot to get it. Cycling is
my way of life."

The Contador film is the ninth in a series of ten video portraits
of Team Saxo-Tinkoff. Directed by Jim Piercy and shot by Fredrik
Clement, the films capture the spirit of the team ahead of the
historic Tour de France. The portraits also showcase the similarities
between riders and traders. Both rely on a lot of data and
information, they both need to be able to react swiftly and share the
need to have confidence in their ability and the flawless performance
of their equipment.

The final video is a summary of everyone featured in the project
and will be launched on 2 July, the day of the team time trial
challenge, last carried out in 2011. Alongside the tour, Saxo Bank
[http://www.saxobank.com ] is hosting the Tour de Trading
(http://www.tourdetrading.com), a competition which starts on July 1
and runs through to 19 July. Competitors who sign up to take part in
the competition for free will get full access to more than 30,000
instruments on the SaxoTrader platforms. Saxo Bank will publish daily
results of the leading traders on the Tour de Trading website, and
traders with the biggest gain in total amount will win unique prizes,
including Alberto Contador's Tour de France bike.

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throughout Europe, Asia, Middle East, Latin America, Africa and
Australia.

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