Contador denies report he might quit the Tour

Aurillac: Alberto Contador dismissed a report suggesting the three-times champion could be about to quit the Tour de France because of a knee problem.

The 28-year-old Spaniard has been suffering from inflammation of his right knee after crashing twice since the start of the Tour, prompting French daily L`Equipe to report that he could leave the race in the Pyrenees."The idea (of pulling out) did not even cross my mind," Contador, who has been nursing the injury with a lot of ice, told reporters before the 10th stage on Tuesday. "Go home? Yes, but not before the end of the Tour. I will do everything I can to reach Paris as the winner. I feel actually better."Contador lies 16th in the overall standings, 4 minutes and seven seconds behind Thomas Voeckler of France. Bureau Report