Greig Leach

Chapeau, Alberto Contador (Tinkoff Saxo)! Contador has held the Maglia Rosa for thirteen stage of the 98th Giro d'Italia and had paid honor to the Giro everyday. These last two days the Astana duo of Aru and Landa, have sorely tested Contador. Today, he came very close to actually cracking on the penultimate climb, but as he so often does, manage to recover. He climbed within himself on the Colle Delle Finestre once he had been dropped, and did not take any unnecessary risks on the following descent. He never panic, remembering that he had a very sizable time gap on those further up the road. As he crossed the line over two minutes after the victorious Aru, he allowed himself a celebratory fist pumb, knowing that he had secured his second Grand Tour victory in a row. Tomorrow he need only arrive safely with the peloton. He can let the sprinters have their day, but he will be the one having the glory (and the prosecco).