Spaniard utilises 11-32t cassette to tame Vuelta's steep climbs
Images from the Bola del Mundo by Stefano Sirotti
Contador all-but crowned 2012 Vuelta champion
Images from the 178.4km stage from Peñafiel to La Lastrilla
Contador stays in red, but Valverde and Rodriguez claw back time
Action from stage 18 courtesy of Stefano Sirotti
Brit forced to settle for second in photo finish
Spaniard wins after daring attack more than 50km from finish
Rodriguez counters Contador's onslaught; Froome loses more time
Contador fails to break Rodriguez, while Valverde hangs tough; Froome suffers
'Purito' survives attacks from Contador and Froome to triumph
Athens silver medalist adds to 2012 Grand Tour tally for British riders
Joaquim Rodriguez's second stage win in pictures
Froome fifth on stage and remains third overall
Pictures of today's time trial action from Stefano Sirotti
Purito leads by one second; Contador and Froome swap positions
Stunning images from UCI WorldTour photographer, Stefano Sirotti
No change in GC; Froome remains second
Gaudi's Sagrada Família and the Vuelta, courtesy of Stefano Sirotti
