After suggesting that next year will be his last as a pro, Alberto Contador is hoping to establish a WorldTour team that would stem from his Fundacion Contador team, which has a junior and U23 team just now.

Contador outlined his plans in Milan on Friday at the unveiling of a collaboration between clothing companies rh+ and Polartec and their sponsorship of the Fundación Contador

“When we set up the Fundación the aim was to develop young riders, to give them opportunities in cycling, to show them how good cycling is for the health. We’re still continuing to grow, and we have built a great team,” he said.

“At the same time, we are thinking about new projects, and one of them is, without a doubt, to have a WorldTour team competing at the highest level.”

Contador says that there is no timescale for the project to come into place. He says a big sponsor would be needed and many of the riders that currently ride for Fundacion Contador would make up the team.

“It’s not something that has a defined timeframe. We want to build a very professional set-up that can compete at the highest level, that can do everything, all the details, really well,” said Contador.

“Obviously it would be crucial to have economic support – we’d need a big sponsor. In the meantime, we can carry on developing riders, and they can carry on growing step by step. It’s likely that many of them will be in this future team.”