Saxo Bank rider Contador , who also has three Tour de France titles and one Tour of Spain success to his name , proved the dominant rider in the race after taking the leader 's pink jersey on the ninth stage to Mount Etna . Alberto Contador clinches his second Giro d'Italia victory on Sunday . The Spaniard finishes third in the final time-trial won by David Millar . - Cyclingnews publishes a report that Lance Armstrong has been banned from cycling for life after being found guilty of doping offences at an arbitration hearing last month. Italian Marco Pantani was the last rider to achieve the double in 1998 .
Alberto Contador clinches his second Giro d'Italia victory on Sunday . The Spaniard finishes third in the final time-trial won by David Millar . - Cyclingnews publishes a report that Lance Armstrong has been banned from cycling for life after being found guilty of doping offences at an arbitration hearing last month. Italian Marco Pantani was the last rider to achieve the double in 1998 .