The Spanish rider won all three of the Grand Tour events.

He also won the Tour de France three times.

Contador won the 2007 Tour de France in front Cadel Evans of Australia and Levi Leipheimer of the USA.

Contador also won the 2009 Tour de France in front of Andy Schleck of Luxembourg and Lance Armstrong of the USA.

In addition, Contador won the 2010 Tour de France in front of Andy Schleck of Luxembourg and Denis Menchov of Russia.

Contador won the 2008 Giro d'Italia in front of Riccardo Ricco of Italy and Marzio Bruseghin of Italy.

Contador also won the 2008 Vuelta a Espana over Levi Leipheimer of the USA and Carlos Sastre of Spain.

Contador is only the third rider to win the Giro d’Italia – Vuelta a Espana double in a single year. He joins Eddy Merckx of Belgium in 1973 and Giovanni Battaglin of Italy in 1981 as the only riders to accomplish this feat.

Contador is also only the fifth rider to win all three Grand Tours and joins a prestigious group of riders who have do so. They are Jacques Anquetil of France, Felice Gimondi of Italy, Eddy Merckx of Belgium, and Bernard Hinault of France.