Profile: Alberto Contador
Spain's Alberto Contador reinforced his status as the world's leading stage-race specialist when he captured the Vuelta a Espana on Sunday, his fifth Grand Tour title.
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Contador wins La Vuelta a Espana
Alberto Contador beat fellow Spaniards Alejandro Valverde and Joaquim Rodriguez to win his second Vuelta a Espana title on Sunday.
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Menchov wins stage, Contador closes in on title
Alberto Contador avoided any costly setbacks on the penultimate stage to all but assure himself of the Vuelta a Espana title, with the day's victory going to Denis Menchov.
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Gilbert takes second stage win in Vuelta
Belgium's Philippe Gilbert took his second stage win of the Vuelta a Espana on Friday, while Spain's Alberto Contador retained the overall lead.
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Contador retains his lead in Vuelta
Italy's Daniele Bennati of the RadioShack-Nissan squad ended a run of four straight bunch sprint wins by Germany's John Degenkolb in the Vuelta a Espana with a narrow victory over Britain's Ben Swift.
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Alberto Contador takes the lead at the Vuelta
Alberto Contador of Team Saxo Bank has assumed the overall lead of the Vuelta a Espana in dramatic fashion after Joaquin Rodriguez endured a dreadful 17th stage.
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Rodriguez edges closer to Vuelta title
Joaquin Rodriguez took an important step towards his first Vuelta a Espana title after claiming more ground over closest challenger Alberto Contador in today's demanding 16th stage.
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Piedra wins stage 15 of La Vuelta
Spain's Antonio Piedra won the 15th stage of the Tour of Spain from La Robla to the summit finish of Lagos de Covadonga on Sunday.
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Rodriguez extends race lead, Roche remains seventh
Joaquin Rodriguez strengthened his position at the head of the Vuelta a Espana standings after winning stage 14 today ahead of Alberto Contador, his Spanish compatriot and nearest challenger for the leader's red jersey.
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Cummings wins stage 13 of Vuelta
Britain's Steven Cummings won stage 13 of the Vuelta a Espana from Santiago de Compostela to Ferrol today, while Ireland's Stephen Roche remains seventh overall.
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Rodriguez extends his lead at the Vuelta
Joaquin Rodriguez landed a psychological blow on closest rival Alberto Contador as he won the 12th stage of the Vuelta a Espana to extend his lead.
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Contador closes in on Rodriguez
Joaquim Rodriguez saw his lead of the Vuelta a Espana cut to a single second after today's 11th stage time-trial in west Galicia.
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Degenkolb takes Vuelta stage in sprint finish
Germany's John Degenkolb won his fourth stage of this year's Vuelta a Espana.
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Stage win for Gilbert, Roche 32nd
Joaquim Rodriguez further extended his lead over Chris Froome at the top of the Vuelta a Espana general classification after finishing second behind Philippe Gilbert on stage nine today.
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Valverde wins stage eight; Roche remains seventh
Home rider Alejandro Valverde won the eighth stage of the Vuelta a Espana, while compatriot Joaquim Rodriguez kept the overall lead.
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Degenkolb takes his third win of 2012 Vuelta
Germany's John Degenkolb took his third win of the 2012 Vuelta a Espana with victory on the seventh stage on Friday.
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Rodriguez extends Vuelta lead; Roche up to seventh
Katusha's Joaquin Rodriguez extended his lead in the Vuelta a Espana to 10 seconds with victory on stage six.
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Roche Happy So Far
Nicolas Roche states he is very happy with his position in the Vuelta a Espana.
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Degenkolb wins Vuelta stage 5; Roche still eighth
John Degenkolb of Argos-Shimano clinched the fifth stage of the Vuelta a Espana on a photo finish.
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Roche Shines in Spain
Shane Stokes of velonation.com reports on Nicolas Roche's performance in today's stage in the Vuelta a Espana