Spanish PM Jose Luis Zapatero praises ‘tenacity’ of Tour de France 2010 winner Alberto Contador

Tour de France 2010 winner Alberto Contador, the winner in 2007 and 2009, pulled on his third Tour de France yellow jersey on Sunday after the 20th and final stage of cycling's premier event.

Spanish PM Jose Luis Zapatero praises 'tenacity' of Tour de France 2010 winner Alberto Contador

Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero praised Tour de France winner Alberto Contador as an example of "tenacity and hard work" on Monday at a reception for the cyclist at his official residence.

You are an example of hard work and tenacity and of how to behave and compete in sports," he said as Contador looked on.

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The 27-year-old was greeted by hundreds of supporters when he arrived at Madrid airport earlier on Monday. He will attend a celebration in his honour in his hometown of Pinto, just outside of the Spanish capital later on Monday.
His victory comes just two weeks after Spain won its first World Cup title and it came on the same day that two-time Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso won Sunday's German Grand Prix while Jorge Lorenzo won the United States Moto Grand Prix.

"It is extraordinary. We are at this moment the country with the most success in sports at the highest level," said Zapatero.

Earlier this year world number one Rafael Nadal's won Wimbledon and the French Open while Spain also won the world basketball championships in 2006 and came runners-up to the US at the Olympic Games two years later.




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