| After his unexpected Tour de France victory last | | | | I know I can keep winning. We'll see how things go. |
| July, Contador is preparing for the 2008 Tour de | | | | When he was asked for his next season rivals he |
| France and the Olympic race, even though he is | | | | mentioned the ones who put more pressure on him, |
| focused on maintaining the Tour's crown he will also | | | | like his team mates ;Levi Leipheimer and Andreas |
| like to shine at the Olympics. | | | | Kloeden along with last year's Tour runner-up Cadel |
| "With so many commitments I've hardly had time to | | | | Evans. |
| rest, but I'm ready to get back on the bike and begin | | | | He also mentioned rising stars Andy Schleck and |
| again from zero," Contador told Spanish sports paper | | | | Thomas Dekker; Carlos Sastre, Denis Menchov and |
| Marca during a break at an award's ceremony in | | | | Alejandro Valverde could not be disregarded."There's |
| Spain. "I need to stop this (the awards' ceremony) | | | | not just one, there are several," he reiterated. |
| and get back to work." | | | | His calendar for next year is most likely the same as |
| Contador left the Discovery Chanel team to join the | | | | last year: the Paris-Nice is the first one followed by |
| controversial Astana team last autumn along with his | | | | some warm up races for the Tour and then the |
| former team manager Johan Bruyneel. He admitted | | | | Grande Boucle. He doesn't know yet if he is going to |
| that for next season he will be under more pressure | | | | miss next year's Vuelta a España as he has an |
| in order to win the Tour de France and the Paris-Nice | | | | additional goal for this summer; the Beijing Olympics |
| as well. | | | | games. |
| "I'll really feel it when the racing starts and I will have | | | | "I've heard the course is very hard, though I don't |
| all the world watching me," Contador said. "But I am | | | | know for sure, there's a climb of 12km that's climbed |
| also conscious that if I have the pressure it's because | | | | six times," he said. "If it's true, then it could be good |
| I've won and I tell myself, if I've won it once, I can | | | | for me, though I wouldn't mind working for (Oscar) |
| win it again. That's what motivates me. "I've always | | | | Freire and Valverde if the course isn't as hard as they |
| had self-confidence, but now, after the year I've had, | | | | say it is. |