Seven -time Tour de France champion Tour de France wins Alberto Contador . Spanish cyclist , stripped of last year 's titles , follows up his 2008 success . Valverde won the Vuelta in 2009 , but has like Contador just returned from a two-year suspension after being involved in the Operacion Puerto blood doping scandal . Compatriot Spaniard Joaquin Rodriguez , also back after a ban this year , finishes sixth . Valverde denies fellow Spaniard Joaquin Rodriguez the points jersey .
Seven -time Tour de France champion Tour de France wins Alberto Contador . Spanish cyclist , stripped of last year 's titles , follows up his 2008 success . Compatriot Spaniard Joaquin Rodriguez , also back after a ban this year , finishes sixth . Valverde denies fellow Spaniard Joaquin Rodriguez the points jersey .