The Spaniard is set to take his third title on Sunday - becoming the ninth rider to have won three or more Tours. "This year there were times when I wasn't exactly on top form. The race was particularly Air Jordan Sale hard," Contador said. "You feel the pressure from outside and from within yourself. You can't imagine how relieved I am." Contador, 27, is set to follow Lance Armstrong (seven victories), Jacques Anquetil, Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault, Miguel Indurain (all five), Philippe Thys, Louison Bobet and Greg Lemond (all three) in becoming a triple Tour champion. The Astana rider came under some early pressure in Saturday's decisive time trial as Schleck closed the overall gap to two seconds. But Contador composed himself to extend his lead from eight seconds at the start of the stage to Air Jordan 2010 39 overall, which barring disaster will allow him a processional stage into Paris on Sunday. Schleck, the 25-year-old from Luxembourg, finished four minutes, 11 seconds adrift of Contador when taking the runner-up spot a year ago. But the man from Pinto, just to the south of Madrid, in Spain hinted that it was his own fragility rather than Schleck's improvement that made the difference. "I know Andy well, and he's a great rider," said Contador. "He's going to be a major rival for a long time. "But I would not say that Andy is stronger than last year. It's just than I was not as good. "I have had bad days on this Tour. I wasn't exactly at my best. A few days before the Tour I was on antibiotics, and I think this affected my form for the first week. "From a mental point of view it was very complicated. I had to stay focused all the time, especially on the climbing stages. "Our team perhaps wasn't the strongest but we really supported each other. If you think about the efforts I had to make and the riders I had to follow on the climbs...this was the Michael Jordan Shoes real key to my victory. "I think it's the dream of any rider when you're small and you start cycling and you get on your bike. "From that moment you want to win the Tour. It's the most beautiful race in the world but what goes with that is permanent tension and pressure." Schleck, who takes the white jersey as the best young rider for the third year in a row, matched Contador in the mountain climbs and won two of the most prestigious stages finishing in Morzine-Avoriaz and Col du Tourmalet. "I don't compare myself to [Contador] actually but I believe we're equal in the mountains now," said the Luxembourger, who enjoyed a 31-second lead before his chain came off on stage 15 and Contador exploited the incident to take command of the race. His Saxo Bank team-mate Fabian Cancellara, who won Saturday's time trial to add to his victory in the Air Jordan 1 opening prologue, believes Schleck can win the yellow jersey. "He has not won, but he has gained the confidence that he was close to winning the Tour," said the Swiss rider. "He already has so much experience. He will be up there one day. "To lose only 30 seconds on Contador in a time trial is like a victory. It should give him extra motivation for next year." Air Jordan 2 Air Jordan 3 Air Jordan 4 Air Jordan 5 Air Jordan 6