Filed under: CyclingPAUILLAC, France (AP) -- Wiping away tears, Alberto Contador is ready for the champagne to flow.
After three daunting weeks of crashes, biting cold, fog and searing heat, he is set to become the Tour de France champion again.
The Spaniard all but captured his third title in four years Saturday by holding off a full-bore challenge from his main rival, Andy Schleck of Luxembourg, in a 32-mile individual time trial in the next-to-last stage. Sunday's ride into Paris is a mostly ceremonial affair.
"I am very moved ... It was a difficult Tour and I'm very happy," a tearful Contador said.
He took a deep breath and his hand trembled as he fired an index finger -- the trademark gesture by the rider nicknamed "El Pistolero" -- to fans after donning the yellow jersey one more time.
"I think it's the first Tour that has given me so much emotion, you can't imagine," he said.Surfer
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