Alberto Contador delivers at Tirreno-Adriatico

Spanish Grand Tour champion Alberto Contador back to pre-doping ban form at Tirreno-Adriatico

Alberto Contador on the podium after winning Stage 5 and taking the overall lead of the 2014 Tirreno Adriatico

(Image credit: Graham Watson)

Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) put on a demonstration in Tirreno-Adriatico today that followers have not seen since the days before his doping ban. He danced away solo on his pedals, won the stage, fired his imaginary pistol and just about locked the overall win.

Team Manager Bjarne Riis said, "He always had that pistol but maybe it was not loaded at times!"

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