Three-time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador could learn whether he is to be banned from cycling for doping today, widespread reports have claimed.

Contador’s future has hung in the balance since he announced last August he had tested positive for traces of the banned substance clenbuterol during last July’s race.

Despite repeatedly denying taking any banned substances, blaming the result on a steak he claims was contaminated by the drug, it increasingly looks like stage racing’s biggest talent will be banned.

The Spanish cycling federation (RFEC) made a proposal last month to ban Contador for a year, an offer which was seen by experts as a compromise deal.

The RFEC would “announce on Monday” a definitive decision regarding Contador, according to El Pais newspaper, while AS sports daily added “the decision will come on Monday or Tuesday”.

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