Contador booed by public at Tour opening

That's the French in a gladiatorial amphitheatre for you...

Contador won the Tour de France last year but failed a doping test during the event. Bizzarely the hearing has been postponed again and again will not be held until August.

Should he be found guilty Contador faces a two year ban and the stripping of his 2010 victory. But he's still riding and is the hot favourite to win the Tour again. (It would be his 4th victory in 5 years.)

Confused? So is Stephen Roche who articulated as much in a Eurosport interview yesterday.