Cycling
Contador to help fight strokes
2010-08-10 20:51
Geneva - Alberto Contador has been named an ambassador for the World Stroke Organization, six years after recovering from surgery to stop bleeding in his brain.
The three-time Tour de France winner said in a statement on Tuesday he will support a campaign to educate people about strokes.
Contador was 21 when he fell during the 2004 Tour of Asturias race and went into convulsions. He was diagnosed with a congenital vascular disorder, which can cause hemorrhagic stroke, and returned to racing eight months later.
The 27-year-old Spanish rider won his third Tour de France title last month.
Markku Kaste, the campaign chairman, says Contador's journey to become a cycling great is "truly an inspiration."
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