Malori wins final time trial in Santiago de Compostela
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Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) mobbed by the press after winning the 2014 Vuelta a España (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Hubert Dupont (Ag2r-La Mondiale) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Louis Meintjes (MTN-Qhubeka) was impressive at his first grand tour (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Luis Leon Sanchez (Caja Rural) secured the mountain classification jersery (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Team owner Oleg Tinkov was very happy with Alberto Contador's win as was Saxo Bank owner Lars Seier (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Oleg Tinkov with Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) on the podium alongiwth Saxo Bank's Lars Seier (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
The legs of the 2014 podium (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Alejandro Valverde (Movistar), Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) and Chris Froome (Team Sky) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Chris Froome (Team Sky) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) was all in red for the podium (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) on the top step of the podium (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) added another podium to his palmares (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) checks to see his name inscribed three times on the winners trophy (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Katusha riders joke around on the podium (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Belgian national champion Kristof Vandewalle (Trek) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
John Degenkolb (Giant-Shimano) won four stages and the green sprinters jersey (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Chris Froome (Team Sky) was happy with second place (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) also won the combination classification award (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Luis Leon Sanchez (Caja Rural) collects his mountains jersey (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Samu Sanchez (BMC) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Dan Martin (Garmin-Sharp) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Dani Navarro (Cofidis) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Damiano Caruso (Cannondale) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Dani Moreno (Katusha) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Bart De Clercq (Lott0-Belisol) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Cadel Evans (BMC) is what is likely to be his last ever grand tour time trial (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Adam Hansen (Lotto-Belisol) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Viva la Vuelta... (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
It was a night time podium presentation in 2014 (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Alejandro Valderde (Movistar) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Adam Yates (Orica-GreenEdge) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Vasil Kiryienka (Team Sky) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Alberto Contador (Tinkoff Saxo) at the Santiago De Compostela (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Warren Barguil (Giant-Shimano) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Wout Poels (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
A fan jumps for joy while Philippe Gilbert (BMC) cracks a smile (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Yaroslav Popovych (Trek) about to start the final time trial (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Jimmy Engoulvent (Europcar) grabs his team car for some support (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Fabio Aru (Astana) going full gas (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Fabio Aru (Astana) clinched fifth place overall (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) in the last of the day's light (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) took no risks on the time trial (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) soaks in his third Vuelta win (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Katusha claimed the best prize award (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Chris Froome (Team Sky) waves from the podium (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) decked out in the traditional pilgrims cape, hat and staff on the podium (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
The final 2014 Vuelta podium (l-to-r): Alejandro Valverde (Movistar), Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) and Chris Froome (Team Sky) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) with the pilgrams, cape, hat and staff (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) didn't need the staff for his knee (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Adriano Malori (Movistar) won the final day time trial (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) gets into it as he sprays the Cava (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Bang! Bang! Bang! Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) makes it three Vuelta titles (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) keeps on firing that pistol (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Katusha enjoy its moment on the podium as the best team (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) in front of the Santiago De Compostela church (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Estonian champion Gert Jõeäär (Cofidis) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) with children on the podium (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) after winning at the Vuelta (Image credit: AFP)
Chris Froome (Team Sky) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) in Santiago De Compostela (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) celebrates Vuelta win number three in Santiago De Compostela (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Joaquim Rodríguez (Katusha) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) in the combination classification jersey (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) did enough to secure third place overall (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Joaquim Rodríguez (Katusha) secured fourth place overall (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Joaquim Rodríguez (Katusha) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Joaquim Rodríguez (Katusha) in the dying afternoon light (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) celebrates his third Vuelta victory (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Chris Froome (Team Sky) secured second place ovearll (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Chris Froome (Team Sky) took time on Alberto Contador but it wasn't enough to claim the win (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Jose Herrada (Movistar) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Romain Sicard (Europcar) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Romain Sicard (Europcar) finished in 13th place on GC (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Giampaolo Caruso (Katusha) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Giampaolo Caruso (Katusha) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Wilco Kelderman (Belkin) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Wilco Kelderman (Belkin) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Sergio Pardilla (MTN-Qhubeka) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Wilco Kelderman (Belkin) during the final time trial (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Sergio Pardilla (MTN-Qhubeka) during the time trial (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Dominik Nerz (BMC) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)