Martin secures seventh as Contador claims Vuelta

Ireland’s Dan Martin finished a career best in a Grand Tour yesterday when he finished seventh overall at the Vuelta A Espana.

The Garmin-SHARP rider was well down in 122nd on the final stage yesterday — a 9.7 kilometre time trial in Santiago de Compostela, won by Adriano Malori (Movistar) from Jesse Sergeant (Trek Factory Racing) and Rohan Dennis (BMC Racing)

Martin will now turn his attention to the UCI World Championships in Ponferrada on Sunday week.