CAS sets 4 days in Nov. for Contador hearing

The Court of Arbitration for Sport says Alberto Contador's Tour de France doping case will now be a four-day hearing, from Nov. 21-24.

Two previously scheduled three-day hearings in June and August were postponed to allow further legal submissions.

Contador tested positive for clenbuterol, a banned anabolic agent, during his third Tour victory in July 2010.

The International Cycling Union and World Anti-Doping Agency appealed to CAS after the Spanish cycling federation cleared Contador in February, accepting his explanation that he consumed clenbuterol in a contaminated steak.

If found guilty, Contador faces a two-year ban and being stripped of his 2010 Tour title and the 2011 Giro d'Italia.