In all honesty, I'm neither a Contador hater nor a Schleck fanboy (and I'm not even sure how LA floated into the discussion, but the haters do seem to be everywhere). I just wanted to start a discussion on whether you think Contador's win is tarnished, or at least controversial, if he wins by 39 seconds or less. For you mathematically challenged folks, AS was up by 31 seconds heading into stage 15, and AC gained 39 seconds on him, which gives him his current 8 second margin. Hence the 39 seconds. In all likelihood, Contador will win by more than 39 seconds, but with an 8 second margin and an ITT on the horizon, you just never know what might happen. Yes, the quips about AC being the 2010 TdF winner are funny, but they don't really contribute to the discussion.
I've only been following the Tour since the mid-90s, so I was hoping to get some historical perspective on other controversial wins.