Two-time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador wins Tour of Spain . Spanish cyclist , stripped of last year 's titles , follows up his 2008 success . The field lacked many of the top names from July 's Tour de France , which was won by Bradley Wiggins , but his Team Sky colleague Chris Froome did take part and finished fourth overall -- more than 10 minutes behind Contador . Compatriot Alejandro Valverde , also back after a ban this year , finishes second . - The Giro d'Italia is won by Italian rider Vincenzo Nibali, who becomes the first non-British winner since Lance Armstrong in 1998.
Two-time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador wins Tour of Spain . Spanish cyclist , stripped of last year 's titles , follows up his 2008 success . Compatriot Alejandro Valverde , also back after a ban this year , finishes second . - The Giro d'Italia is won by Italian rider Vincenzo Nibali, who becomes the first non-British winner since Lance Armstrong in 1998.