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MARKINA, Spain -- Alberto Contador won the Tour of Basque Country for a third time on Saturday, confirming the Spaniards strong return to form with his second title of the year as he prepares for the Tour de France. The Tinkoff-Saxo cyclist defended the lead he established on the opening day during the races sixth and final stage, an individual time trial in which he finished second behind winner Tony Martin. After going a year without a multistage race title, Contador has now won the Tour of Basque Country and last months Tirreno-Adriatico, along with runner-up finishes at the Tour of Algarve and the Volta a Catalunya. The five-time Grand Tour winner previously had won this race in northern Spain in 2008 and 2009. He took control of this edition, the 54th, during the first stage when he broke away from Alejandro Valverde on an uphill climb. "Of course when you win, it boosts your confidence but you still have to keep working," Contador said. "It couldnt have gone better for me at the start of this season. I hope to be 100 per cent for the Tour (de France)." Michal Kwiatkowski of Poland finished the race in second place, 49 seconds behind Contador. Jean-Christophe Peraud of France completed the podium, 1:04 behind Contador. Valverde entered the day in second place at only 12 seconds behind Contador, but the Movistar cyclist fell to fifth in the final standings, 1:07 back. Martin, the three-time world time trial champion, won the 26-kilometre (16-mile) leg around Markina in 38 minutes, 33 seconds to claim his second stage win of this years race after also winning the second leg. "It feels good," said the Omega Pharma-Quick Step rider. "I lost some (time trials) before this and my morale was down. So to come in here and win a stage and the (time trial) is really good for me and for my team." Cheap Shoes Black Friday .The third-seeded Murray, who won here in 2009, will face seventh-seeded Kevin Anderson of South Africa next on the indoor hard court. Discount Shoes Black Friday . Pierre last November, only to watch St. Pierre leave the UFC octagon with his welterweight title belt and a split-decision victory. https://www.cheapshoesblackfriday.com/ . Just as the meeting was beginning, Major League Baseball unveiled Rule 7.13, an experimental rule for the 2014 season aimed at eliminating what the league calls “egregious” runner/catcher collisions at home plate. Wholesale Shoes Black Friday Free Shipping . - Rookie Kyle Larson will start from the pole position Saturday night in the NASCAR race at Richmond International Raceway after a thunderstorm arrived just in time to wash out qualifying. Shoes Black Friday Deals 2020 . Louis Blues are reportedly taking restricted free agent forward Vladimir Sobotka to arbitration.SHENZHEN, China - Christine Sinclair scored twice to help Canada defeat host China 2-1 on Thursday and win the BaoAn Cup womens soccer tournament for the first time.Sinclair, from Burnaby, B.C., led the Canadian team with three goals at the four-nation competition. She also earned tournament most valuable player honours.The Canadian captain scored on a penalty kick in the 63rd minute and added the winning goal a minute later. Gu Yasha scored Chinas lone goal in the 31st minute.The round-robin finale at the Shenzhen Baoan Sports Center served as a preview for the opening game of the 2015 womens World Cup. Canada and CChina will kick off that tournament June 6 at Edmontons Commonwealth Stadium.ddddddddddddIts nice to build some momentum with the huge year ahead of us, Sinclair said.Canada swept its three games in the competition, posting 2-1 victories over South Korea and Mexico over the last week.Its just nice to win something, coach John Herdman said. I think Canada has been at this tournament five times and tried before to win it and this is the first time weve done it. So its nice to win things and get that winning feeling across the team.Canada previously played in the tournament in 2004, 2008, 2011 and 2013. ' ' '