AMSTERDAM (AP) — The International Cycling Union says Alberto Contador has the right to defend his Tour de France title while it is appealing the Spanish cycling federation's decision to clear him of doping at last year's Tour.
The UCI said in a statement Thursday that the three-time Tour winner "has the statutory right to take part in any competition insofar as he has not been found guilty" by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
The UCI and World Anti-Doping Agency have appealed the Spanish federation's decision to the CAS, which will hear it from Aug. 1-3, a week after the Tour. It was originally set for early June, but the CAS delayed it to give both sides more time to …
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