Giro contenders struggle with Contador's dominance

Alberto Contador attacks, Giro d'Italia 2011, stage nine

Alberto Contador is leaving little left for his rivals at the Giro d'Italia. Today, the Spaniard of team Saxo Bank added another minute and a half into his rivals on the Grossglockner climb in Austria.

"No, the race is not over," Carlos Sastre told Cycling Weekly, "but it's going to be very hard."

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Gregor Brown

Gregor Brown is an experienced cycling journalist, based in Florence, Italy. He has covered races all over the world for over a decade - following the Giro, Tour de France, and every major race since 2006. His love of cycling began with freestyle and BMX, before the 1998 Tour de France led him to a deep appreciation of the road racing season.