Madrid, Spain (CNN) -- Three-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador has been cleared of a doping charge by Spain's cycling federation, the federation president and Contador's press office said Tuesday.
Spanish media began reporting late Monday that the federation would clear Contador, despite having tested positive during last summer's Tour de France, which he won, for a tiny amount of the banned substance clenbuterol.
Federation president Juan Carlos Castano told CNN that Contador was informed he had been cleared, and added the federation cannot publish the decision on its website due to Spain's law protecting confidential data on individuals.
Spanish media on Tuesday reported the decision had been communicated to Contador's lawyer. CNN was not immediately able to reach officials at the federation, which did not immediately publish the decision on its website. CNN
