CONTADOR TAKES OVER IN CASTILLA Y LEON

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Paris-Nice and early season ProTour leader Alberto Contador (Discovery Channel) impressed yet again on Thursday, winning the tough mountain finish at the Castilla y Leon stage race.

Contador out sprinted Koldo Gil (Saunier Duval) at the 1800 metre summit of the Alto de Navacerrada climb after attacks splintered the main field. Thanks to winning the stage, Contador also took the race lead from Russia?s Vladimir Karpets (Caisse d?Epargne), who finished two and half minutes back. The uphill finish was a key test of form for many riders. Ivan Basso (Discovery Channel) was 11th at 1-04, while team mates Levi Leipheimer and Tom Danielson were 15th and 16th at 1-24.

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