THE CONTADOR DIARIES

His Vuelta started perfectly as his team, Tinkoff–Saxo, finished seventh during the opening group time demo, 19 seconds guiding the Movistar Team, the team which fielded fellow General contenders, Quintana and Valverde. On the race's very first mountain stage to La Zubia, he was in a position to stay with the overall contenders as he sooner or la