Vuelta a Espana: Alberto Contador beat Chris Froome

In wet conditions on Sunday he lost 27 seconds to Briton Chris Froome.But it was enough for Spaniard Contador to take his third Vuelta title, finishing one minute and 10 seconds ahead of the Team Sky rider overall."It's a dream for me to win three Vueltas," said 31-year-old Contador. "I really was not expecting it."Malori clocked 11 minutes and 12 seconds around the 9.7km course to beat New Zealand's Sergent (Trek Factory Racing) by eight seconds with Australian Dennis (BMC) a further second back.Tinkoff-Saxo rider Contador had won stage 20 on Saturday to extend his overall lead from Britain's Froome to one minute and 37 seconds and all but secure the title and add to his wins in 2008 and 2012.It was an amazing recovery not only by Contador, 31, who broke his leg less than two months ago in a crash that forced him out of the Tour de France, but also by Froome, who broke his hand and wrist in a crash that ended his Tour defence."These past two months I have had a lot of ups and downs and the support of the fans has been crucial," said Contador."I am extremely pleased and just want to thank the team as without them this win would have been impossible."General Classification1. Alberto Contador (Spa/Tinkoff-Saxo) 81 hours 25 minutes 05 seconds2. Chris Froome (GB/Team Sky) +1:10"3. Alejandro Valverde (Spa/Movistar) +1:50"4. Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa/Katusha) +3:25"5. Fabio Aru (Ita/Astana) +4:48"6. Samuel Sanchez (Spa/BMC Racing) +9:30"7. Daniel Martin (Ire/Garmin) +10:38"8. Warren Barguil (Fra/Giant) +11:50"9. Damiano Caruso (Ita/Cannondale) +12:50"10. Daniel Navarro (Spa/Cofidis) +13:02"(BBC)Bakudaily.Az