Tour de France
Wiggins, the five-times Olympic cycling champion who is considering a switch to rowing with an eye on Tokyo 2020, finished 21st.
34-year-old Contador is one of only six riders to win the Tour de France, Giro d’italia and Vuelta a Espana.
Marcel Kittel won a sprint finish to Friday's seventh stage of the Tour de France by just six millimetres on Friday, the "closest" victory of his career.
Mark Cavendish praised the Tour de France jury's "courage" after it kicked world champion Peter Sagan out of the race .
Mark Cavendish praised the Tour de France jury's "courage" after it kicked world champion Peter Sagan out of the race .
Chris Froome got a brutal reminder of the unpredictable nature of the Tour de France when he crashed to the ground in Sunday's second stage
