Contador wins atop the Alpe d’Huez in the Critérium du Dauphiné on the Kéo Blades!

Alberto Contador of Astana won the Alpe d'Huez stage 6 after a tensely fought at the Criterium du Dauphine. He put in several attacks but could not shake race leader Janez Brajkovic (RadioShack). Brajkovic stayed with Contador to the finish. In the end Contador won the sprint. Both riders are on LOOK pedals.

“I am really happy to win here today. I still have some ways to go to be in my best shape, but the team worked really hard and I was able to win the stage,” Contador said. “I was thinking more about winning the stage today than the GC. My physical level right now didn’t allow me to win alone like I would like to, there was also a lot of wind and Brajkovic was also very strong.”

Stage 6: Crolles - Alpe-d’Huez 151.5km
1    Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana    4:31:01    
2    Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team Radioshack         
3    Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-Doimo    0:00:17   

General classification after stage 6
1    Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team Radioshack    24:26:05    
2    Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana    0:01:41    
3    Tejay Van Garderen (USA) Team HTC - Columbia    0:02:41    
4    Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto    0:03:46    
5    Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom    0:04:01