Ventoso WINS stage 2 Castilla-Contador 14

SALAMANCA, Spain (AP) — Fran Spanish Ventoso won a second straight stage of the Vuelta de Castilla and Leon on Thursday and Alberto Contador placed 14th to move into ninth overall after two legs.Ventoso covered stands 132 miles in 5 hours, 6 minutes 23 seconds to edge Ribeiro of Portugal and Russell Downing of Britain in a sprint finish.Tour de France champion Contador finished in the same time to remain in contention for a fourth title in the race. Ventoso holds the overall lead in the five-stage race with a time of 9: 19: 20. Contador, defending champion, probably will initiate the manufacture mountain. the arbitral tribunal of sport is set to revise the Spanish cycling Federation decision to not punish Contador despite a failed doping test for Tour de France.