Adriano Malori (Movistar) is fast becoming a time trial contender to be feared, with the Italian winning two races against the clock since joining the Spanish team from Lampre-Merida this season.
Malori beat off competition including Sir Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky), Fabian Cancellara (Trek Factory Racing) and world champion Tony Martin (Omega Pharma-Quickstep) to win the final stage of this year’s Tirreno-Adriatico – the first WorldTour time trial of the season.
The chief celebrations belonged to Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) as he avoided any trouble to comfortably retain his huge overall lead to seal the blue jersey.
El Pistolero becomes the proud new owner of a giant trident trophy as a result of his efforts and the statement his form in the ‘Race of the Two Seas’ gives to his rivals is equally spectacular.
Relive the final stage in the gallery of Stefano Sirotti’s photos below.
