In March 2015, Contador signed a contract extension with his team, Tinkoff, but at the same time announced that 2016 would be his final season in professional cycling.
I marts 2015 underskrev Contador en forlængelse af sin kontrakt med sit hold, Tinkoff, men samtidig bekendtgjorde han, at 2016 ville blive hans sidste sæson i professionel cykling.