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 Tinkoff-Saxo rider Contador, who crashed out of last year's Tour,
told El Mundo newspaper he had always intended to retire while he
was still able to compete with the world's best.
"Right now I am very excited about the season ahead but the truth is
my dream has always been to retire at the top, winning grand tours,
and that's why I only see myself doing this year and next," he said
in an interview published on Monday.
"But I don't want to set an exact date because a lot of things could
happen," added the 32-year-old who is planning to ride the Tour and
the Giro d'Italia this year.
"Imagine I fall in the 2016 Tour, then I wouldn't want to retire in
that way. But the truth is I don't see myself continuing for more
than two more years."
Contador is in the final year of his contract with Tinkoff-Saxo and
told El Mundo he was not necessarily going to see out his career
with the Russian-owned team.
"We are at the moment when a decision needs to be made," he said.
"The decision is not easy.
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"We have had various forms of contact with the team about next year
but I am considering everything on a sporting and personal level.
"I will make a decision soon but right now I don't know what I will
do."
(Reporting by Iain Rogers, editing by Tony Jimenez)
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