Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador will find out on Monday (local time) if he is to hold onto his 2010 Tour de France crown.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) delayed the verdict of an appeal against the controversial cyclist, after a decision was initially slated for mid-January.

Three-time Tour winner Contador tested positive for clenbuterol during the 2010 Tour, but was later cleared by the Spanish Cycling Federation (RFEC).

But the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the International Cycling Union (UCI) appealed the RFEC decision to CAS.

Contador, 29, has maintained the claim that he ingested the banned substance through contaminated meat.

If the appeal is upheld, the Saxo Bank rider could be stripped of his 2010 Tour de France and Giro d'Italia titles, and receive a competition ban.