HELPING THE OTHERS REALIZE THE ADVANTAGES OF CONTADOR

His Vuelta started off effectively as his staff, Tinkoff–Saxo, finished seventh in the opening group time demo, 19 seconds behind the Movistar Workforce, the staff which fielded fellow All round contenders, Quintana and Valverde. Around the race's first mountain phase to La Zubia, he was in a position to stick with the general contenders as he ev