Contador: I'm not the big boss

TERMOLI, Italy - Spain's controversial three-time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador rejected claims he was the 'big boss' of the Giro d'Italia despite having taken the overall leader's pink jersey after Sunday's stage.

The 28-year-old - bidding for his second win in the race after the 2008 edition - was speaking on the first rest day of the Tour after a superb performance on Sunday; winning the stage on Mount Etna to take the lead.

However, Contador was sanguine about his prospects of staying in front until the finish of the race on May 29 in Milan.