After winning the 2010 Tour de France, it was announced that Alberto Contador had tested positive for low levels of clenbuterol on 21 July rest day.[185] On 26 January 2011, the Spanish Cycling Federation proposed a 1-year ban[186] but reversed its ruling on 15 February and cleared Contador to race.[187] Despite a pending appeal by the UCI, Contador finished fifth overall in the 2011 Tour de France, but in February 2012, Contador was suspended and stripped of his 2010 victory.[188]