Alberto Contador and can boast of having the three major

Yesterday was the virtual winner of Tour of Spain 2008. Today it is official now. Alberto Contador won the Spanish round with 1.01 minutes ahead of teammate Levi Leipheimer.

2008 Giro d'Italia, Tour de France 2007 and Tour of Spain 2008. It has three large in your pocket, with only 25. Now it's up to fatten his resume. Alberto Contador has become a landmark in the sport Spanish to be the first to achieve the three major Tours. They did in their day Hinault, Anquetil, Merckx and Gimondi, but no Spanish what could be achieved (only he could do Indurain and never could do with the Vuelta).

It was a Tour that will be marked by some interesting features, among which are the following:

1. The unfairness of the subsidies. Some see it as well, although there were bonuses for everyone from the start of the race. In the last step, removing the subsidies, Levi Leipheimer time had come tied with Alberto Contador.

2. The Astana. There are many who think that Levi Leipheimer had won the Tour of Spain if he had not run for Astana, as he looked stronger than Contador, but had to be his gregarious. And do they have the stripes.

3. The slit of Carlos Sastre against Bjarne Riis. Although he did not say his name, everything points to it. Carlos Sastre of the CSC will head up to be Tour de France, and leaving things clear, though, indeed, to throw the stone and hide the hand, better not say anything. Grand Tour for him, who finished third overall.

4. The dismissal of Alejandro Valverde. Again, Alejandro Valverde loses big in a day. Neither had won, certainly, but losing a stage to take a jersey for shelter from the rain as possible is unforgivable for a runner in his class (he has won the UCI Pro Tour). That itself is the most comprehensive broker cycling today.

5. Spanish supremacy in cycling. Tour de France, Giro d'Italia and Tour of Spain. The big three for Spain. Only once previously had been achieved. Besides, Olympic gold.