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21st & Final stage, Sunday, September 10: Arroyomolinos - Madrid, 117.6 km

Stage 21 map & profile | Stage 21 photos

The final GC top three enjoy a toast. From left: Ilnur Zakarin (3rd), Chris Froome (1st) & Vincenzo Nibali (2nd)

The race: Here's the organizer's telling of the day's racing.

Matteo Trentin (Quick-Step Floors) once again displayed his raw power on the final stage of La Vuelta 2017, dominating the ultimate bunch gallop to claim a fourth stage win. The Italian sprinter was faster than Lorrenzo Manzin (FDJ) and Soren Kragh Andersen (Team Sunweb) in the streets of Madrid. 11th of the stage, Chris Froome (Team Sky) is the first British winner of La Vuelta and the third rider to win the Spanish Grand Tour and the Tour de France in the same year after Jacques Anquetil (1963) and Bernard Hinault (1978). He also claims the points classification ahead of Trentin. Alberto Contador (Trek-Segafredo) said farewell to his public.

158 riders tackled the last stage of La Vuelta 2017 from Arroyomolinos. The first part of the day was the opportunity for Chris Froome and Team Sky to celebrate the overall win. As a tribute to his career, Alberto Contador (Trek-Segafredo) was travelling slightly ahead of the bunch as the race entered Madrid in his last day as a professional rider. The battle was on as soon as the bunch crossed the line for the first time, with 45km to go.

Team Sky were the first in action, trying to take away the points from the intermediate sprint to ensure Chris Froome would also wear the Green Jersey on the final podium, in addition to the Red (overall winner) and the White (combined). The British rider went for the sprint but he couldn't match Matteo Trentin's (Quick-Step Floors) speed.

Alessandro De Marchi (BMC), Rui Costa (UAE Team Emirates) and Nicholas Schultz (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA) went on the move with 30km to go and opened a 15” gap with the bunch led by Quick-Step Floors, Aqua Blue Sport and LottoNL-Jumbo.

Schultz was caught with 8km to go and the last two attackers at the front were swallowed just ahead of the last lap. With a perfect lead-out from Quick-Step Floors, Matteo Trentin easily dominated the sprint. But with Chris Froome taking the 11th place, the Italian sprinter couldn't go past the British overall rider in the points classification.

Complete results:

Stage 21 photos

117.6 kilometers raced at an average speed of 37.851 km/hr

1	TRENTIN Matteo	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	3hr 6min 25sec
2	MANZIN Lorrenzo	FDJ	s.t.
3	KRAGH ANDERSEN Søren	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
4	VAN ASBROECK Tom	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
5	GARCIA CORTINA Ivan	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
6	NIELSEN Magnus Cort	ORICA-SCOTT	s.t.
7	VANBILSEN Kenneth	COFIDIS	s.t.
8	MODOLO Sacha	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
9	SCHWARZMANN Michael	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
10	HOELGAARD Daniel	FDJ	s.t.
11	FROOME Chris	SKY	s.t.
12	LOBATO Juan Jose	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
13	THEUNS Edward	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
14	VLIEGEN Loïc	BMC	s.t.
15	DUVAL Julien	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
16	KELDERMAN Wilco	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
17	VENTOSO Francisco Jose	BMC	s.t.
18	ZAKARIN Ilnur	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
19	MOLANO Juan Sebastian	MANZANA POSTOBON	s.t.
20	ROJAS Jose	MOVISTAR	s.t.
21	MOHORIC Matej	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
22	NIBALI Vincenzo	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
23	GATE Aaron	AQUA BLUE SPORT	s.t.
24	HALLER Marco	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
25	ALAPHILIPPE Julian	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 00' 07''
26	CONTADOR Alberto	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
27	TOLHOEK Antwan	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 00' 08''
28	TURGIS Anthony	COFIDIS	s.t.
29	OLIVEIRA Nelson	MOVISTAR	+ 00' 09''
30	ROUX Anthony	FDJ	+ 00' 11''
31	LUTSENKO Alexey	ASTANA	s.t.
32	WOODS Michael	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
33	DE VREESE Laurens	ASTANA	+ 00' 14''
34	BOUWMAN Koen	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
35	REYES ORTEGA Aldemar	MANZANA POSTOBON	s.t.
36	FERRARI Fabricio	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
37	OSORIO Juan Felipe	MANZANA POSTOBON	s.t.
38	AGUIRRE Hernan Ricardo	MANZANA POSTOBON	s.t.
39	BONNAFOND Guillaume	COFIDIS	s.t.
40	CARAPAZ Richard	MOVISTAR	s.t.
41	POELS Wout	SKY	s.t.
42	HAIG Jack	ORICA-SCOTT	s.t.
43	ROCHE Nicolas	BMC	s.t.
44	DE KORT Koen	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
45	MATE Luis Angel	COFIDIS	s.t.
46	SANCHEZ Luis León	ASTANA	s.t.
47	ARU Fabio	ASTANA	s.t.
48	ROSA Diego	SKY	s.t.
49	MAS BONET Luis Guillermo	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
50	YATES Simon	ORICA-SCOTT	s.t.
51	CHERNETSKI Sergei	ASTANA	s.t.
52	CHAVES Jhoan Esteban	ORICA-SCOTT	s.t.
53	BOHORQUEZ Hernando	MANZANA POSTOBON	s.t.
54	RUBIO Diego	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
55	STETINA Peter	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
56	DE CLERCQ Bart	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
57	HAMILTON Christopher	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
58	POLANC Jan	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
59	CLEMENT Stef	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
60	KRUIJSWIJK Steven	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
61	VILELA Ricardo	MANZANA POSTOBON	s.t.
62	ARMEE Sander	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
63	HANSEN Adam James	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
64	IRIZAR Markel	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
65	OLIVIER Daan	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
66	ATAPUMA Jhon Darwin	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
67	MORKOV Michael	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
68	BILBAO Pello	ASTANA	s.t.
69	MORENO Daniel	MOVISTAR	s.t.
70	SAEZ BENITO Hector	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
71	BOL Jetse	MANZANA POSTOBON	s.t.
72	ANTON HERNANDEZ Igor	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
73	LOPEZ GARCIA David	SKY	s.t.
74	MOSCON Gianni	SKY	s.t.
75	PARDILLA BELLON Sergio	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
76	VAN GARDEREN Tejay	BMC	s.t.
77	BARDET Romain	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
78	LAMPAERT Yves	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
79	CHEVRIER Clement	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
80	LOPEZ Miguel Angel	ASTANA	s.t.
81	HAGA Chad	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
82	POLJANSKI Pawel	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
83	MEINTJES Louis	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 00' 26''
84	ROSON GARCIA Jaime	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
85	BLYTHE Adam	AQUA BLUE SPORT	s.t.
86	NIEMIEC Przemyslaw	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 00' 29''
87	MERTZ Remy	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
88	PUCCIO Salvatore	SKY	s.t.
89	MAISON Jérémy	FDJ	+ 00' 34''
90	PANTANO GOMEZ Jarlinson	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
91	LOSADA ALGUACIL Alberto	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
92	SUAZA Bernardo Albeiro	MANZANA POSTOBON	s.t.
93	ORJUELA Fernando	MANZANA POSTOBON	s.t.
94	SCHILLINGER Andreas	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 00' 37''
95	HERNANDEZ Jesus	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 00' 41''
96	NIEVE ITURRALDE Mikel	SKY	+ 00' 44''
97	PEDRERO Antonio	MOVISTAR	s.t.
98	BEWLEY Sam	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 00' 46''
99	DE GENDT Thomas	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
100	YATES Adam	ORICA-SCOTT	s.t.
101	VERONA Carlos	ORICA-SCOTT	s.t.
102	ZURLO Federico	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
103	LUDVIGSSON Tobias	FDJ	+ 00' 50''
104	HANSEN Lasse Norman	AQUA BLUE SPORT	s.t.
105	STANNARD Ian	SKY	+ 00' 52''
106	HOULE Hugo	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
107	BERNARD Julien	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 00' 56''
108	AGNOLI Valerio	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
109	VISCONTI Giovanni	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
110	GOUGEARD Alexis	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 00' 58''
111	PELLIZOTTI Franco	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
112	CLARKE Simon	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
113	JUNGELS Bob	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
114	NAVARRO GARCIA Daniel	COFIDIS	s.t.
115	MAJKA Rafal	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
116	TERPSTRA Niki	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
117	ARROYO DURAN David	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
118	REIS Rafael	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
119	MORTON Lachlan	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
120	TAARAMÄE Rein	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 01' 03''
121	VILLELLA Davide	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
122	NIBALI Antonio	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 01' 05''
123	COURTEILLE Arnaud	FDJ	s.t.
124	CARUSO Damiano	BMC	s.t.
125	SOLER Marc	MOVISTAR	s.t.
126	NOVAK Domen	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
127	KNEES Christian	SKY	s.t.
128	CHRISTIAN Mark	AQUA BLUE SPORT	s.t.
129	STALNOV Nikita	ASTANA	s.t.
130	MARCZYNSKI Tomasz	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
131	WALLAYS Jelle	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
132	BELKOV Maxim	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
133	SCULLY Tom	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 01' 19''
134	CANTY Brendan	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 01' 22''
135	FRÖHLINGER Johannes	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
136	JANSE VAN RENSBURG Jacques	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
137	DOMBROWSKI Joseph Lloyd	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
138	BOARO Manuele	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 01' 25''
139	PEREZ Anthony	COFIDIS	+ 01' 28''
140	ROSSETTO Stéphane	COFIDIS	s.t.
141	LINDEMAN Bert-Jan	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 01' 36''
142	PFINGSTEN Christoph	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
143	KONRAD Patrick	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
144	BUCHMANN Emanuel	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
145	JUUL JENSEN Christopher	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 02' 01''
146	KREDER Michel	AQUA BLUE SPORT	+ 02' 05''
147	SCHULTZ Nicholas	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 02' 09''
148	CLARKE William	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
149	SKUJINS Toms	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
150	FARIA DA COSTA Rui Alberto	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 02' 15''
151	DUNNE Conor	AQUA BLUE SPORT	+ 02' 37''
152	DENIFL Stefan	AQUA BLUE SPORT	s.t.
153	DE TIER Floris	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 03' 08''
154	MAS NICOLAU Enric	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 04' 35''
155	DECLERCQ Tim	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
156	CAPECCHI Eros	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
157	KONING Peter	AQUA BLUE SPORT	s.t.
158	DE MARCHI Alessandro	BMC	+ 05' 05''

Final GC after Stage 21:

• GC winner: Chris Froome (Sky)
• Mountains classification winner: Davide Villella (Cannondale-Drapac)
• Points classification winner: Chris Froome (Sky)
• Combination classification winner: Chris Froome (Sky)
• Team classification winner: Astana

3,324.1 kilometers raced at an average speed of 40.29 km/hr

1	FROOME Chris	SKY	82hr 30min 2sec
2	NIBALI Vincenzo	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	@ 2min 15sec
3	ZAKARIN Ilnur	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 02' 51''
4	KELDERMAN Wilco	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 03' 15''
5	CONTADOR Alberto	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 03' 18''
6	POELS Wout	SKY	+ 06' 59''
7	WOODS Michael	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 08' 27''
8	LOPEZ Miguel Angel	ASTANA	+ 09' 13''
9	KRUIJSWIJK Steven	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 11' 18''
10	VAN GARDEREN Tejay	BMC	+ 15' 50''
11	CHAVES Jhoan Esteban	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 16' 46''
12	MEINTJES Louis	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 17' 41''
13	ARU Fabio	ASTANA	+ 21' 41''
14	ROCHE Nicolas	BMC	+ 22' 00''
15	PARDILLA Sergio	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 22' 59''
16	NIEVE Mikel	SKY	+ 28' 00''
17	BARDET Romain	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 31' 21''
18	MORENO Daniel	MOVISTAR	+ 42' 16''
19	ARMEE Sander	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 59' 01''
20	ATAPUMA Jhon Darwin	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 01h 02' 58''
21	HAIG Jack	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 01h 04' 48''
22	ROJAS Jose	MOVISTAR	+ 01h 05' 02''
23	BILBAO Pello	ASTANA	+ 01h 06' 22''
24	MATE Luis Angel	COFIDIS	+ 01h 13' 27''
25	PELLIZOTTI Franco	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 01h 13' 36''
26	ROSON GARCIA Jaime	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 01h 17' 12''
27	MOSCON Gianni	SKY	+ 01h 21' 17''
28	TOLHOEK Antwan	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 01h 21' 46''
29	CLEMENT Stef	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 01h 26' 13''
30	MOHORIC Matej	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 01h 31' 24''
31	STETINA Peter	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 01h 36' 35''
32	SANCHEZ Luis León	ASTANA	+ 01h 36' 50''
33	PANTANO Jarlinson	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 01h 39' 27''
34	YATES Adam	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 01h 39' 51''
35	ANTON Igor	DIMENSION DATA	+ 01h 42' 33''
36	CARAPAZ Richard	MOVISTAR	+ 01h 43' 59''
37	AGUIRRE Hernan Ricardo	MANZANA POSTOBON	+ 01h 49' 26''
38	POLANC Jan	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 01h 52' 14''
39	MAJKA Rafal	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 01h 53' 59''
40	DE CLERCQ Bart	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 01h 54' 19''
41	BOUWMAN Koen	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 01h 55' 00''
42	JUNGELS Bob	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 01h 58' 17''
43	FARIA DA COSTA Rui Alberto	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 01h 58' 46''
44	YATES Simon	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 02h 02' 43''
45	REYES ORTEGA Aldemar	MANZANA POSTOBON	+ 02h 03' 25''
46	VISCONTI Giovanni	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 02h 11' 10''
47	OLIVEIRA Nelson	MOVISTAR	+ 02h 16' 03''
48	SOLER Marc	MOVISTAR	+ 02h 19' 27''
49	SUAZA Bernardo Albeiro	MANZANA POSTOBON	+ 02h 23' 21''
50	VILELA Ricardo	MANZANA POSTOBON	+ 02h 25' 21''
51	PEDRERO Antonio	MOVISTAR	+ 02h 27' 03''
52	ROUX Anthony	FDJ	+ 02h 28' 01''
53	ROSA Diego	SKY	+ 02h 31' 16''
54	ROSSETTO Stéphane	COFIDIS	+ 02h 33' 53''
55	MARCZYNSKI Tomasz	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 02h 34' 33''
56	FERRARI Fabricio	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 02h 39' 52''
57	DE GENDT Thomas	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 02h 39' 53''
58	DENIFL Stefan	AQUA BLUE SPORT	+ 02h 41' 15''
59	LUDVIGSSON Tobias	FDJ	+ 02h 42' 20''
60	OLIVIER Daan	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 02h 42' 35''
61	CHEVRIER Clement	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 02h 42' 41''
62	DE TIER Floris	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 02h 44' 41''
63	MAISON Jérémy	FDJ	+ 02h 45' 01''
64	HERNANDEZ Jesus	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 02h 45' 39''
65	BUCHMANN Emanuel	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 02h 57' 29''
66	LOPEZ GARCIA David	SKY	+ 02h 58' 17''
67	POLJANSKI Pawel	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 02h 58' 35''
68	ALAPHILIPPE Julian	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 02h 59' 11''
69	BOL Jetse	MANZANA POSTOBON	+ 02h 59' 17''
70	DE MARCHI Alessandro	BMC	+ 03h 00' 15''
71	MAS NICOLAU Enric	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 03h 02' 34''
72	LOSADA Alberto	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 03h 06' 59''
73	VERONA Carlos	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 03h 07' 12''
74	CLARKE Simon	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 03h 07' 58''
75	LUTSENKO Alexey	ASTANA	+ 03h 08' 08''
76	SAEZ BENITO Hector	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 03h 09' 06''
77	DE KORT Koen	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 03h 09' 17''
78	PUCCIO Salvatore	SKY	+ 03h 09' 44''
79	AGNOLI Valerio	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 03h 09' 53''
80	PEREZ Anthony	COFIDIS	+ 03h 13' 46''
81	NAVARRO GARCIA Daniel	COFIDIS	+ 03h 17' 49''
82	JANSE VAN RENSBURG Jacques	DIMENSION DATA	+ 03h 18' 23''
83	MAS BONET Luis Guillermo	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 03h 18' 29''
84	TRENTIN Matteo	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 03h 18' 41''
85	BERNARD Julien	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 03h 22' 16''
86	NIEMIEC Przemyslaw	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 03h 25' 48''
87	OSORIO Juan Felipe	MANZANA POSTOBON	+ 03h 27' 41''
88	BONNAFOND Guillaume	COFIDIS	+ 03h 28' 17''
89	ARROYO DURAN David	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 03h 32' 34''
90	MORTON Lachlan	DIMENSION DATA	+ 03h 32' 57''
91	THEUNS Edward	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 03h 33' 03''
92	VENTOSO Francisco Jose	BMC	+ 03h 33' 37''
93	BOHORQUEZ Hernando	MANZANA POSTOBON	+ 03h 33' 54''
94	CHERNETSKI Sergei	ASTANA	+ 03h 35' 00''
95	HANSEN Adam James	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 03h 37' 11''
96	KONRAD Patrick	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 03h 37' 18''
97	VILLELLA Davide	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 03h 37' 57''
98	HAGA Chad	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 03h 44' 08''
99	GOUGEARD Alexis	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 03h 46' 38''
100	GARCIA CORTINA Ivan	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 03h 47' 27''
101	DOMBROWSKI Joseph Lloyd	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 03h 47' 58''
102	NIBALI Antonio	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 03h 50' 02''
103	COURTEILLE Arnaud	FDJ	+ 03h 50' 13''
104	CAPECCHI Eros	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 03h 52' 20''
105	NOVAK Domen	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 03h 52' 56''
106	KRAGH ANDERSEN Søren	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 03h 52' 58''
107	JUUL JENSEN Christopher	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 03h 53' 31''
108	DUVAL Julien	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 03h 54' 03''
109	CARUSO Damiano	BMC	+ 03h 54' 23''
110	LINDEMAN Bert-Jan	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 03h 55' 09''
111	SCHULTZ Nicholas	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 03h 55' 40''
112	VLIEGEN Loïc	BMC	+ 03h 56' 01''
113	CANTY Brendan	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 03h 57' 55''
114	LOBATO Juan Jose	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 04h 02' 01''
115	HOULE Hugo	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 04h 03' 18''
116	BOARO Manuele	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 04h 03' 24''
117	TURGIS Anthony	COFIDIS	+ 04h 06' 21''
118	HALLER Marco	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 04h 06' 31''
119	IRIZAR Markel	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 04h 07' 16''
120	FRÖHLINGER Johannes	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 04h 08' 43''
121	HAMILTON Christopher	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 04h 12' 42''
122	DE VREESE Laurens	ASTANA	+ 04h 12' 46''
123	SKUJINS Toms	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 04h 13' 16''
124	KNEES Christian	SKY	+ 04h 13' 46''
125	HOELGAARD Daniel	FDJ	+ 04h 17' 04''
126	NIELSEN Magnus Cort	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 04h 17' 37''
127	RUBIO Diego	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 04h 19' 46''
128	KREDER Michel	AQUA BLUE SPORT	+ 04h 21' 18''
129	DECLERCQ Tim	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 04h 21' 20''
130	TERPSTRA Niki	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 04h 23' 54''
131	MODOLO Sacha	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 04h 27' 08''
132	REIS Rafael	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 04h 27' 14''
133	VAN ASBROECK Tom	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 04h 29' 59''
134	BELKOV Maxim	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 04h 30' 01''
135	ORJUELA Fernando	MANZANA POSTOBON	+ 04h 31' 44''
136	LAMPAERT Yves	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 04h 32' 02''
137	MORKOV Michael	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 04h 33' 01''
138	CHRISTIAN Mark	AQUA BLUE SPORT	+ 04h 36' 26''
139	HANSEN Lasse Norman	AQUA BLUE SPORT	+ 04h 38' 56''
140	GATE Aaron	AQUA BLUE SPORT	+ 04h 40' 07''
141	KONING Peter	AQUA BLUE SPORT	+ 04h 41' 00''
142	PFINGSTEN Christoph	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 04h 41' 29''
143	BEWLEY Sam	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 04h 43' 27''
144	SCHILLINGER Andreas	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 04h 44' 03''
145	STALNOV Nikita	ASTANA	+ 04h 44' 07''
146	VANBILSEN Kenneth	COFIDIS	+ 04h 44' 33''
147	TAARAMÄE Rein	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 04h 46' 21''
148	STANNARD Ian	SKY	+ 04h 47' 00''
149	ZURLO Federico	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 04h 47' 04''
150	MERTZ Remy	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 04h 49' 50''
151	WALLAYS Jelle	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 04h 53' 38''
152	MOLANO Juan Sebastian	MANZANA POSTOBON	+ 04h 54' 27''
153	SCULLY Tom	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 04h 56' 59''
154	SCHWARZMANN Michael	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 04h 57' 10''
155	BLYTHE Adam	AQUA BLUE SPORT	+ 04h 58' 28''
156	MANZIN Lorrenzo	FDJ	+ 05h 01' 29''
157	CLARKE William	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 05h 03' 10''
158	DUNNE Conor	AQUA BLUE SPORT	+ 05h 16' 23''

Stage 21 map & profile:

Vuelta stage 21 map

Stage 21 profile

Stage 21 photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:

Zooming through Madrid late in the day

Alberto Contador's found his form in the last week.

Red jersey, frame, shoes, helmet & bar tape. Chris Froome is dressed for this stage.

Team Quick-Step wanted this stage.

And Matteo Trentin delivered.

Stage winner Matteo Trentin

Mountains classification winner Davide Villella

Astana won the team classification

The final podium, from left: Vincenzo Nibali (2nd), Chris Froome & Ilnur Zakarin (3rd)

Chris Froome has done the rare Tour-Vuelta double. Before Froome, only Jacques Anqueil and Bernard Hinault have won the those two Grand Tours in the same year.

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Stage 20, Saturday, September 9: Corvera de Asturias - Alto de l'Angliru, 117.5 km

Stage 20 map & profile | Stage 20 photos

Alberto Contador wins stage twenty.

Rated ascents:

• Km 79.5: Alto de la Cobertoria, 8.1 km @ 8.6% - cat. 1
• Km 96.4: Alto del Cordal, 5.7 km @ 8.6% - cat. 1
• Km 117.5: Alto de L'Angliru, 12.5 km @ 9.8% - cat. H

The race: Here's the organizer's telling of the day's racing.

Alberto Contador (Trek-Segafredo) had one last shot and he used it on the Alto de l'Angliru, winning stage 20 of La Vuelta 2017 on the mythical climb where he secured his first overall win on the Spanish event, in 2008. The Spanish climber attacked ahead of the Angliru and held off a power duo from Team Sky, Wout Poels and Chris Froome, to bring his country a first stage victory in this 72nd edition. Froome all but secured the rest jersey on the eve of the final stage at Madrid. He is set to become the first British winner of La Vuelta ahead of Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain-Merida) and Ilnur Zakarin (Katusha-Alpecin).

160 riders tackled one of the most dreaded stages of La Vuelta 2017. Many riders were interested in getting ahead of the peloton on the way to the mighty Alto de l'Angliru. It took 25km of hard racing for a group of 18 riders to establish an early breakaway: Julian Alaphilippe, Enric Mas (Quick-Step Floors), Nicolas Roche (BMC), Adam Yates, Simon Yates (Orica-Scott), Nelson Oliveira, Marc Soler (Movistar), Soren Kragh Andersen (Team Sunweb), Patrick Konrad (Bora-Hansgrohe), Romain Bardet (AG2R-La Mondiale), Rui Costa, Jan Polanc (UAE Team Emirates), Tomasz Marczynski (Lotto-Soudal), Tobias Ludvigsson (FDJ), Igor Anton (Dimension Data), Lluis Mas, Jaime Roson (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA), Stefan Denifl (Aqua Blue Sport).

They couldn't enjoy much of a lead as Alberto Contador's Trek Segafredo immediately led the chase in the peloton and stabilised the gap around 1'10” on the way to the first climb of the day, the Alto de la Cobertoria. Enric Mas set the pace in the climb and the gap with the peloton was up to 1'40” at the summit, with 38km to go, while Luis Angel Mate (Cofidis) and Bernardo Suaza (Manza Postobon) were chasing in between.

Vincenzo Nibali's Bahrain-Merida accelerated in the downhill and the peloton split. Ilnur Zakarin (Katusha-Alpecin) and David De La Cruz (Quick-Step Floors) quickly got back but Astana's Miguel Angel Lopez and Fabio Aru were not able to do so. Marc Soler accelerated in the alto del Cordal but he crashed in the downhill and let Tomasz Marcznyski lead the way to the Angliru. David De La Cruz (Quick-Step Floors) suffered a nasty crash in the same downhill.

Alberto Contador jumped ahead of the bunch ahead of the Angliru and steadily got back to the early attackers. He caught Marczynski 7.5km away from the summit and set a pace only Marc Soler was able to match. Contador eventually soloed away from everyone with 5.4km to go. Wout Poels and Chris Froome (Team Sky) accelerated together in the final 2.5km to definitely secure Froome's overall victory while Ilnur Zakarin was climbing on the third spot of the podium ahead of Wilco Kelderman.

Complete results:

Stage 20 photos

117.5 kilometers raced at an average speed of 33.325 km/hr

1	CONTADOR Alberto	TREK-SEGAFREDO	3hr 31min 33sec
2	POELS Wout	SKY	@ 17sec
3	FROOME Christopher	SKY	s.t.
4	ZAKARIN Ilnur	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 00' 35''
5	PELLIZOTTI Franco	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 00' 51''
6	NIBALI Vincenzo	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
7	KRUIJSWIJK Steven	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
8	KELDERMAN Wilco	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 01' 11''
9	BARDET Romain	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	+ 01' 25''
10	WOODS Michael	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 01' 36''
11	CARAPAZ RICHARD ANTONIO	MOVISTAR	+ 01' 46''
12	NIEVE Mikel	SKY	+ 02' 15''
13	MOSCON Gianni	SKY	+ 03' 16''
14	VAN GARDEREN Tejay	BMC	+ 03' 43''
15	MEINTJES Louis	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 03' 56''
16	LOPEZ Miguel Angel	ASTANA	s.t.
17	MAS NICOLAU Enric	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
18	SOLER GIMENEZ Marc	MOVISTAR	s.t.
19	ROSA Diego	SKY	+ 04' 12''
20	YATES Simon	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 04' 18''
21	CHAVES Johan Esteban	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 04' 48''
22	MATE Luis Angel	COFIDIS	+ 04' 54''
23	SCHULTZ Nicholas	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 05' 23''
24	BILBAO Pello	ASTANA	+ 05' 45''
25	ROJAS José Joaquin	MOVISTAR	+ 06' 29''
26	BOUWMAN Koen	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 06' 40''
27	ROCHE Nicolas	BMC	+ 07' 05''
28	PARDILLA Sergio	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 07' 17''
29	EIKING Odd Christian	FDJ	s.t.
30	POLJANSKI Pawel	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 07' 33''
31	MAJKA Rafal	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
32	POLANC Jan	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 07' 43''
33	DENIFL Stefan	AQUA BLUE SPORT	+ 08' 19''
34	TOLHOEK Antwan	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 08' 26''
35	MARCZYNSKI Tomasz	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 08' 34''
36	ROSON GARCIA Jaime	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 08' 47''
37	SAEZ BENITO Hector	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 09' 16''
38	HAIG Jack	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 09' 35''
39	ARMEE Sander	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
40	DE CLERCQ Bart	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 09' 53''
41	VILELA Ricardo	MANZANA POSTOBON	s.t.
42	MORENO Daniel	MOVISTAR	+ 09' 54''
43	MAISON Jérémy	FDJ	+ 10' 17''
44	LOPEZ GARCIA David	SKY	+ 10' 54''
45	ATAPUMA Jhon Darwin	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 10' 54''
46	STETINA Peter	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 11' 00''
47	MOHORIC Matej	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 11' 23''
48	AGUIRRE Hernan Ricardo	MANZANA POSTOBON	+ 11' 28''
49	VENTOSO Francisco Jose	BMC	+ 11' 57''
50	PEDRERO Antonio	MOVISTAR	+ 11' 58''
51	HAGA Chad	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 12' 52''
52	YATES Adam	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 13' 11''
53	ROSSETTO Stéphane	COFIDIS	+ 13' 23''
54	VISCONTI Giovanni	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
55	JUUL-JENSEN Christopher	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 13' 25''
56	SUAZA Bernardo Albeiro	MANZANA POSTOBON	+ 14' 05''
57	ANDERSEN Søren Kragh	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 14' 17''
58	ROUX Anthony	FDJ	+ 14' 56''
59	SANCHEZ Luis León	ASTANA	+ 15' 07''
60	ARU Fabio	ASTANA	s.t.
61	PEREZ Anthony	COFIDIS	s.t.
62	KONRAD Patrick	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 15' 15''
63	REYES ORTEGA Aldemar	MANZANA POSTOBON	s.t.
64	LUDVIGSSON Tobias	FDJ	+ 16' 07''
65	VLIEGEN Loic	BMC	+ 16' 47''
66	CARUSO Damiano	BMC	+ 16' 50''
67	TURGIS Anthony	COFIDIS	+ 17' 10''
68	DE TIER Floris	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 17' 39''
69	GARCIA CORTINA Ivan	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 17' 44''
70	VERONA Carlos	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 17' 52''
71	BEWLEY Sam	ORICA-SCOTT	s.t.
72	KNEES Christian	SKY	+ 17' 59''
73	HANSEN Adam James	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
74	HANSEN Lasse Norman	AQUA BLUE SPORT	s.t.
75	ANTON HERNANDEZ Igor	TEAM DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
76	BOL Jetse	MANZANA POSTOBON	s.t.
77	PANTANO Jarlinson	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 18' 33''
78	HERNANDEZ Jesus Alberto	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
79	OLIVIER Daan	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
80	KONING Peter	AQUA BLUE SPORT	s.t.
81	OLIVEIRA Nelson	MOVISTAR	+ 18' 35''
82	FARIA DA COSTA Rui Alberto	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 19' 06''
83	HAMILTON Christopher	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 19' 23''
84	BERNARD Julien	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 19' 26''
85	JUNGELS Bob	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
86	NAVARRO Daniel	COFIDIS	s.t.
87	BOHORQUEZ Hernando	MANZANA POSTOBON	s.t.
88	NIEMIEC Przemyslaw	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 19' 44''
89	CHEVRIER Clément	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	s.t.
90	FERRARI BARCELO Fabricio	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 20' 01''
91	CHERNETSKI Sergei	ASTANA	s.t.
92	RUBIO HERNANDEZ Diego	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 20' 32''
93	BUCHMANN Emanuel	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 20' 38''
94	LOSADA Alberto	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 20' 48''
95	CLEMENT Stef	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 20' 58''
96	BOARO Manuele	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 21' 01''
97	JANSE VAN RENSBURG Jacques	TEAM DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
98	WALLAYS Jelle	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 21' 29''
99	CHRISTIAN Mark	AQUA BLUE SPORT	+ 21' 37''
100	LUTSENKO Alexey	ASTANA	+ 21' 41''
101	MAS BONET Luis Guillermo	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
102	BONNAFOND Guillaume	COFIDIS	+ 21' 52''
103	DE KORT Koen	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 21' 56''
104	HOELGAARD Daniel	FDJ	s.t.
105	PUCCIO Salvatore	SKY	+ 22' 05''
106	CAPECCHI Eros	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
107	LINDEMAN Bert Jan	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
108	MERTZ Rémy	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 22' 11''
109	GOUGEARD Alexis	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	+ 22' 41''
110	REIS Rafael	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 22' 43''
111	DUVAL Julien	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	s.t.
112	ALAPHILIPPE Julian	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
113	COURTEILLE ARNAUD	FDJ	+ 22' 46''
114	DE MARCHI Alessandro	BMC	s.t.
115	DE GENDT Thomas	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
116	TERPSTRA Niki	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
117	ZURLO Federico	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
118	HALLER Marco	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 22' 57''
119	OSORIO Juan Felipe	MANZANA POSTOBON	s.t.
120	SCHWARZMANN Michael	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 23' 01''
121	MODOLO Sacha	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
122	NOVAK Domen	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 23' 27''
123	NIBALI Antonio	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
124	FRÖHLINGER Johannes	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 23' 31''
125	PFINGSTEN Christoph	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 24' 01''
126	SKUJINS TOMS	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 24' 50''
127	CLARKE Simon	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
128	HOULE Hugo	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	+ 25' 06''
129	LAMPAERT Yves	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 25' 13''
130	THEUNS Edward	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
131	DECLERCQ Tim	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
132	IRIZAR Markel	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 25' 17''
133	CLARKE William	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 25' 32''
134	CANTY Brendan	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 25' 33''
135	VILLELLA Davide	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
136	GATE Aaron	AQUA BLUE SPORT	+ 25' 42''
137	SCULLY Tom	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 25' 56''
138	VAN ASBROECK Tom	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
139	MANZIN Lorrenzo	FDJ	s.t.
140	NIELSEN Magnus Cort	ORICA-SCOTT	s.t.
141	ORJUELA Fernando	MANZANA POSTOBON	s.t.
142	SCHILLINGER Andreas	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 26' 09''
143	MORTON Lachlan David	TEAM DIMENSION DATA	+ 26' 27''
144	DUNNE Conor	AQUA BLUE SPORT	s.t.
145	TAARAMÄE Rein	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
146	STANNARD Ian	SKY	+ 26' 29''
147	MORKOV Michael	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 26' 40''
148	BELKOV Maxim	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
149	DE VREESE LAURENS	ASTANA	s.t.
150	TRENTIN Matteo	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
151	MOLANO Juan Sebastian	MANZANA POSTOBON	s.t.
152	AGNOLI Valerio	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
153	VANBILSEN KENNETH	COFIDIS	s.t.
154	LOBATO Juan José	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
155	ARROYO DURAN David	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
156	DOMBROWSKI Joseph Lloyd	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 26' 44''
157	KREDER Michel	AQUA BLUE SPORT	+ 26' 48''
158	BLYTHE Adam	AQUA BLUE SPORT	s.t.
159	STALNOV Nikita	ASTANA	+ 27' 24''

GC after Stage 20:

• GC leader: Chris Froome (Sky)
• Mountains classification leader: Davide Villella (Cannondale-Drapac)
• Points classification leader: Chris Froome (Sky)
• Combination classification leader: Chris Froome (Sky)
• Team classification leader: Astana

3,206.5 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 40.39 km/hr

1	FROOME Christopher	SKY	79hr 23min 37sec
2	NIBALI Vincenzo	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	@ 2min 15sec
3	ZAKARIN Ilnur	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 02' 51''
4	CONTADOR Alberto	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 03' 11''
5	KELDERMAN Wilco	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 03' 15''
6	POELS Wout	SKY	+ 06' 45''
7	WOODS Michael	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 08' 16''
8	LOPEZ Miguel Angel	ASTANA	+ 08' 59''
9	KRUIJSWIJK Steven	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 11' 04''
10	VAN GARDEREN Tejay	BMC	+ 15' 36''
11	CHAVES Johan Esteban	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 16' 32''
12	MEINTJES Louis	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 17' 15''
13	ARU Fabio	ASTANA	+ 21' 27''
14	ROCHE Nicolas	BMC	+ 21' 46''
15	PARDILLA Sergio	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 22' 45''
16	NIEVE Mikel	SKY	+ 27' 16''
17	BARDET Romain	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	+ 31' 07''
18	MORENO Daniel	MOVISTAR	+ 42' 02''
19	ARMEE Sander	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 58' 47''
20	ATAPUMA Jhon Darwin	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 01h 02' 44''
21	HAIG Jack	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 01h 04' 34''
22	ROJAS José Joaquin	MOVISTAR	+ 01h 05' 02''
23	BILBAO Pello	ASTANA	+ 01h 06' 08''
24	PELLIZOTTI Franco	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 01h 12' 38''
25	MATE Luis Angel	COFIDIS	+ 01h 13' 13''
26	ROSON GARCIA Jaime	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 01h 16' 46''
27	MOSCON Gianni	SKY	+ 01h 21' 04''
28	TOLHOEK Antwan	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 01h 21' 38''
29	CLEMENT Stef	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 01h 25' 59''
30	MOHORIC Matej	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 01h 31' 24''
31	STETINA Peter	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 01h 36' 21''
32	SANCHEZ Luis León	ASTANA	+ 01h 36' 36''
33	PANTANO Jarlinson	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 01h 38' 53''
34	YATES Adam	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 01h 39' 05''
35	ANTON Igor	TEAM DIMENSION DATA	+ 01h 42' 19''
36	CARAPAZ RICHARD ANTONIO	MOVISTAR	+ 01h 43' 45''
37	AGUIRRE Hernan Ricardo	MANZANA POSTOBON	+ 01h 49' 12''
38	POLANC Jan	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 01h 52' 00''
39	MAJKA Rafal	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 01h 53' 01''
40	DE CLERCQ Bart	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 01h 54' 05''
41	BOUWMAN Koen	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 01h 54' 46''
42	FARIA DA COSTA Rui Alberto	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 01h 56' 31''
43	JUNGELS Bob	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 01h 57' 19''
44	YATES Simon	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 02h 02' 29''
45	REYES ORTEGA Aldemar	MANZANA POSTOBON	+ 02h 03' 11''
46	VISCONTI Giovanni	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 02h 10' 14''
47	OLIVEIRA Nelson	MOVISTAR	+ 02h 15' 54''
48	EIKING Odd Christian	FDJ	+ 02h 16' 49''
49	SOLER GIMENEZ Marc	MOVISTAR	+ 02h 18' 22''
50	SUAZA Bernardo Albeiro	MANZANA POSTOBON	+ 02h 22' 47''
51	VILELA Ricardo	MANZANA POSTOBON	+ 02h 25' 07''
52	PEDRERO Antonio	MOVISTAR	+ 02h 26' 19''
53	ROUX Anthony	FDJ	+ 02h 27' 50''
54	ROSA Diego	SKY	+ 02h 31' 02''
55	ROSSETTO Stéphane	COFIDIS	+ 02h 32' 25''
56	MARCZYNSKI Tomasz	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 02h 33' 28''
57	DENIFL Stefan	AQUA BLUE SPORT	+ 02h 38' 38''
58	DE GENDT Thomas	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 02h 39' 07''
59	FERRARI Fabricio	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 02h 39' 38''
60	LUDVIGSSON Tobias	FDJ	+ 02h 41' 30''
61	DE TIER Floris	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 02h 41' 33''
62	OLIVIER Daan	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 02h 42' 21''
63	CHEVRIER Clément	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	+ 02h 42' 27''
64	MAISON Jérémy	FDJ	+ 02h 44' 27''
65	HERNANDEZ Jesus Alberto	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 02h 44' 58''
66	DE MARCHI Alessandro	BMC	+ 02h 55' 10''
67	BUCHMANN Emanuel	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 02h 55' 53''
68	MAS NICOLAU Enric	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 02h 57' 59''
69	LOPEZ GARCIA David	SKY	+ 02h 58' 03''
70	POLJANSKI Pawel	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 02h 58' 21''
71	BOL Jetse	MANZANA POSTOBON	+ 02h 59' 03''
72	ALAPHILIPPE Julian	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 02h 59' 06''
73	LOSADA Alberto	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 03h 06' 25''
74	VERONA Carlos	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 03h 06' 26''
75	CLARKE Simon	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 03h 07' 00''
76	LUTSENKO Alexey	ASTANA	+ 03h 07' 57''
77	SAEZ BENITO Hector	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 03h 08' 52''
78	AGNOLI Valerio	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 03h 08' 57''
79	DE KORT Koen	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 03h 09' 03''
80	PUCCIO Salvatore	SKY	+ 03h 09' 15''
81	PEREZ Anthony	COFIDIS	+ 03h 12' 18''
82	NAVARRO Daniel	COFIDIS	+ 03h 16' 51''
83	JANSE VAN RENSBURG Jacques	TEAM DIMENSION DATA	+ 03h 17' 01''
84	MAS BONET Luis Guillermo	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 03h 18' 15''
85	TRENTIN Matteo	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 03h 18' 54''
86	BERNARD Julien	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 03h 21' 20''
87	NIEMIEC Przemyslaw	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 03h 25' 19''
88	OSORIO Juan Felipe	MANZANA POSTOBON	+ 03h 27' 27''
89	BONNAFOND Guillaume	COFIDIS	+ 03h 28' 03''
90	ARROYO DURAN David	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 03h 31' 36''
91	MORTON Lachlan David	TEAM DIMENSION DATA	+ 03h 31' 59''
92	THEUNS Edward	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 03h 33' 03''
93	VENTOSO Francisco Jose	BMC	+ 03h 33' 37''
94	BOHORQUEZ Hernando	MANZANA POSTOBON	+ 03h 33' 40''
95	CHERNETSKI Sergei	ASTANA	+ 03h 34' 46''
96	KONRAD Patrick	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 03h 35' 42''
97	VILLELLA Davide	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 03h 36' 54''
98	HANSEN Adam James	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 03h 36' 57''
99	HAGA Chad	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 03h 43' 54''
100	GOUGEARD Alexis	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	+ 03h 45' 40''
101	DOMBROWSKI Joseph Lloyd	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 03h 46' 36''
102	GARCIA CORTINA Ivan	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 03h 47' 27''
103	CAPECCHI Eros	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 03h 47' 45''
104	NIBALI Antonio	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 03h 48' 57''
105	COURTEILLE ARNAUD	FDJ	+ 03h 49' 08''
106	JUUL-JENSEN Christopher	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 03h 51' 30''
107	NOVAK Domen	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 03h 51' 51''
108	ANDERSEN Søren Kragh	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 03h 53' 02''
109	CARUSO Damiano	BMC	+ 03h 53' 18''
110	SCHULTZ Nicholas	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 03h 53' 31''
111	LINDEMAN Bert Jan	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 03h 53' 33''
112	DUVAL Julien	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	+ 03h 54' 03''
113	VLIEGEN Loic	BMC	+ 03h 56' 01''
114	CANTY Brendan	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 03h 56' 33''
115	BOARO Manuele	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 04h 01' 59''
116	LOBATO Juan José	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 04h 02' 01''
117	HOULE Hugo	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	+ 04h 02' 26''
118	TURGIS Anthony	COFIDIS	+ 04h 06' 13''
119	HALLER Marco	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 04h 06' 31''
120	IRIZAR Markel	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 04h 07' 02''
121	FRÖHLINGER Johannes	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 04h 07' 21''
122	SKUJINS TOMS	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 04h 11' 07''
123	HAMILTON Christopher	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 04h 12' 28''
124	DE VREESE LAURENS	ASTANA	+ 04h 12' 32''
125	KNEES Christian	SKY	+ 04h 12' 41''
126	DECLERCQ Tim	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 04h 16' 45''
127	HOELGAARD Daniel	FDJ	+ 04h 17' 04''
128	NIELSEN Magnus Cort	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 04h 17' 37''
129	KREDER Michel	AQUA BLUE SPORT	+ 04h 19' 13''
130	RUBIO Diego	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 04h 19' 32''
131	TERPSTRA Niki	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 04h 22' 56''
132	REIS Rafael	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 04h 26' 16''
133	MODOLO Sacha	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 04h 27' 08''
134	BELKOV Maxim	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 04h 28' 56''
135	VAN ASBROECK Tom	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 04h 29' 59''
136	ORJUELA Fernando	MANZANA POSTOBON	+ 04h 31' 10''
137	LAMPAERT Yves	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 04h 31' 48''
138	MORKOV Michael	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 04h 32' 47''
139	CHRISTIAN Mark	AQUA BLUE SPORT	+ 04h 35' 21''
140	KONING Peter	AQUA BLUE SPORT	+ 04h 36' 25''
141	HANSEN Lasse Norman	AQUA BLUE SPORT	+ 04h 38' 06''
142	PFINGSTEN Christoph	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 04h 39' 53''
143	GATE Aaron	AQUA BLUE SPORT	+ 04h 40' 07''
144	BEWLEY Sam	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 04h 42' 41''
145	STALNOV Nikita	ASTANA	+ 04h 43' 02''
146	SCHILLINGER Andreas	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 04h 43' 26''
147	VANBILSEN KENNETH	COFIDIS	+ 04h 44' 33''
148	TAARAMÄE Rein	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 04h 45' 18''
149	STANNARD Ian	SKY	+ 04h 46' 08''
150	ZURLO Federico	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 04h 46' 18''
151	MERTZ Rémy	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 04h 49' 21''
152	WALLAYS Jelle	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 04h 52' 33''
153	MOLANO Juan Sebastian	MANZANA POSTOBON	+ 04h 54' 27''
154	SCULLY Tom	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 04h 55' 40''
155	SCHWARZMANN Michael	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 04h 57' 10''
156	BLYTHE Adam	AQUA BLUE SPORT	+ 04h 58' 02''
157	CLARKE William	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 05h 01' 01''
158	MANZIN Lorrenzo	FDJ	+ 05h 01' 35''
159	DUNNE Conor	AQUA BLUE SPORT	+ 05h 13' 46''

Stage 20 map & profile:

Vuelta stage 20 map

Stage 20 profile

Stage 20 photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:

The Angliru is one of cycling's toughest climbs

He's gone. Alberto Contador climbs the Angliru to the finish.

Chris Froome and Wout Poels are only a few seconds behind Contador.

Michael Woods is about a minute and a half back.

Alberto Contador wins the penultimate stage of his cycling career.

Wout Poels looks back at Chris Froome after finishing the Angliru ascent.

Teammates Wout Poels and Chris Froome just after crossing the finish line.

Froome is quickly surrounded

Barring misfortune in Sunday's stage, he knows he's just won the 2017 Vuelta.

Contador enjoys his stage win.

One more stage to go.

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Stage 19, Friday, September 8: Caso - Gijón, 149.7 km

Complete stage 19 results, stage story, photos, stage map & profile

Thomas de Gendt leads the front group across the line.

Results:

1	DE GENDT Thomas	LOTTO-SOUDAL	3hr 35min 46sec
2	PANTANO Jarlinson	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
3	GARCIA CORTINA Ivan	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
4	FARIA DA COSTA Rui Alberto	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
5	DE TIER Floris	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
6	JUNGELS Bob	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
7	BARDET Romain	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	s.t.
8	ROCHE Nicolas	BMC	s.t.
9	NAVARRO Daniel	COFIDIS	s.t.
10	BOUWMAN Koen	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	@ 45sec

GC after Stage 19:

• GC leader: Chris Froome (Sky)
• Mountains classification leader: Davide Villella (Cannondale-Drapac)
• Points classification leader:Chris Froome (Sky)
• Combination classification leader: Chris Froome (Sky)
• Team classification leader: Astana

1	FROOME Christopher	SKY	75hr 51min 51sec
2	NIBALI Vincenzo	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	@ 1min 37sec
3	KELDERMAN Wilco	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 02' 17''
4	ZAKARIN Ilnur	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 02' 29''
5	CONTADOR Alberto	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 03' 34''
6	LOPEZ Miguel Angel	ASTANA	+ 05' 16''
7	WOODS Michael	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 06' 33''
8	ARU Fabio	ASTANA	s.t.
9	POELS Wout	SKY	+ 06' 47''
10	KRUIJSWIJK Steven	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 10' 26''

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Stage 18, Thursday, September 7: Suances - Santo Toribio de Liébana, 169 km

Complete stage 18 results, photos, story, stage map & profile

Sander Armee wins stage eighteen.

Results:

1	ARMEE Sander	LOTTO-SOUDAL	4hr 9min 39sec
2	LUTSENKO Alexey	ASTANA	@ 31sec
3	VISCONTI Giovanni	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 00' 46''
4	GOUGEARD Alexis	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 01' 02''
5	ROJAS José Joaquin	MOVISTAR	+ 01' 06''
6	DE MARCHI Alessandro	BMC	+ 01' 19''
7	TRENTIN Matteo	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 01' 21''
8	PARDILLA BELLON Sergio	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
9	TOLHOEK Antwan	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 01' 38''
10	ROUX Anthony	FDJ	+ 01' 42''

GC after stage 18:

• GC Leader: Chris Froome (Sky)
• Mountains classification leader: Davide Villella (Cannondale-Drapac)
• Points classification leader: Chris Froome (Sky)
• Combination classification leader: Chris Froome (Sky)
• Team classification leader: Astana

1	FROOME Christopher	SKY	72hr 3min 50sec
2	NIBALI Vincenzo	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	@ 1min 37sec
3	KELDERMAN Wilco	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 02' 17''
4	ZAKARIN Ilnur	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 02' 29''
5	CONTADOR Alberto	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 03' 34''
6	LOPEZ MORENO Miguel Angel	ASTANA	+ 05' 16''
7	WOODS Michael	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 06' 33''
8	ARU Fabio	ASTANA	+ 06' 33''
9	POELS Wout	SKY	+ 06' 47''
10	KRUIJSWIJK Steven	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 10' 26''

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Stage 17, Wednesday, September 6: Villadiego - Los Machucos, 180.5 km

Complete stage 17 results, story, map and profile

Stefan Denifl wins stage seventeen.

Results:

1	DENIFL Stefan	AQUA BLUE SPORT	4hr 48min 52sec
2	CONTADOR Alberto	TREK-SEGAFREDO	@ 28sec
3	LOPEZ MORENO Miguel Angel	ASTANA	+ 01' 04''
4	NIBALI Vincenzo	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
5	ZAKARIN Ilnur	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
6	MAJKA Rafal	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
7	WOODS Michael	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 01' 13''
8	MORENO FERNANDEZ Daniel	MOVISTAR	+ 01' 17''
9	KELDERMAN Wilco	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 01' 19''
10	DE LA CRUZ MELGAREJO David	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 01' 42''

GC after stage 17:

• GC leader: Chris Froome (Sky)
• Mountains classification leader: Davide Villella (Cannondale-Drapac)
• Points classification leader: Chris Froome (Sky)
• Combination classification leader: Chris Froome (Sky)
• Team classification leader: Astana

1	FROOME Christopher	SKY	67hr 44min 3sec
2	NIBALI Vincenzo	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	@ 1min 16sec
3	KELDERMAN Wilco	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 02' 13''
4	ZAKARIN Ilnur	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 02' 25''
5	CONTADOR Alberto	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 03' 34''
6	LOPEZ MORENO Miguel Angel	ASTANA	+ 04' 39''
7	WOODS Michael	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 06' 33''
8	POELS Wout	SKY	+ 06' 40''
9	ARU Fabio	ASTANA	+ 06' 45''
10	DE LA CRUZ MELGAREJO David	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 10' 10''

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Stage 16, Tuesday September 5: Circuito de Navarra - Logroño 40.2 km individual time trial

Stage 16 complete results, stage story, photos, stage map & profile

Chris Froome won the stage and extended his lead.

Results:

1	FROOME Christopher	SKY	47min 0sec
2	KELDERMAN Wilco	TEAM SUNWEB	@ 29sec
3	NIBALI Vincenzo	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 00' 57''
4	ZAKARIN Ilnur	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 00' 59''
5	CONTADOR Alberto	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
6	LUDVIGSSON Tobias	FDJ	+ 01' 07''
7	POELS Wout	SKY	+ 01' 11''
8	KäMNA Lennard	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 01' 30''
9	JUNGELS Bob	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 01' 41''
10	OSS Daniel	BMC	+ 01' 49''

GC after Stage 16:

• GC leader: Chris Froome (Sky)
• Mountains classification leader: Davide Villella (Cannondale-Drapac)
• Points classification leader: Chris Froome (Sky)
• Combination classification leader: Chris Froome (Sky)
• Team classification leader: Astana

1	FROOME Christopher	SKY	62hr 53min 25sec
2	NIBALI Vincenzo	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	@ 1min 58sec
3	KELDERMAN Wilco	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 02' 40''
4	ZAKARIN Ilnur	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 03' 07''
5	CONTADOR Alberto	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 04' 58''
6	LOPEZ MORENO Miguel Angel	ASTANA	+ 05' 25''
7	ARU Fabio	ASTANA	+ 06' 27''
8	POELS Wout	SKY	+ 06' 33''
9	CHAVES RUBIO Johan Esteban	ORICA - SCOTT	+ 06' 40''
10	WOODS Michael	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 07' 06''

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Rest day 2, Monday, September 4: Logroño 

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Stage 15, Sunday, September 3: Alcalá la Real - Sierra Nevada. Alto Hoya de la Mora. Monachil, 129.4 km

Stage 15 complete results, stage story, photos, stage map & profile

Miguel Angel Lopez wins Vuelta stage fifteen.

Results:

1	LOPEZ Miguel Angel	ASTANA	3hr 34min 51sec
2	ZAKARIN Ilnur	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	@ 36sec
3	KELDERMAN Wilco	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 00' 45''
4	CHAVES Johan Esteban	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 00' 47''
5	FROOME Christopher	SKY	s.t.
6	WOODS Michael	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 00' 50''
7	NIBALI Vincenzo	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 00' 53''
8	POELS Wout	SKY	s.t.
9	MEINTJES Louis	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
10	BILBAO Pello	ASTANA	+ 01' 02''

GC after stage 15:

• GC leader: Chris Froome (Sky)
• Mountains classification leader: Davide Villella (Cannondale-Drapac)
• Points classification leader: Chris Froome (Sky)
• Combination classification leader: Chris Froome (Sky)
• Team classification leader: Astana

1	FROOME Christopher	SKY	62hr 6min 25sec
2	NIBALI Vincenzo	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	@ 1min 1sec
3	ZAKARIN Ilnur	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 02' 08''
4	KELDERMAN Wilco	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 02' 11''
5	CHAVES Johan Esteban	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 02' 39''
6	LOPEZ Miguel Angel	ASTANA	+ 02' 51''
7	ARU Fabio	ASTANA	+ 03' 24''
8	WOODS Michael	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 03' 26''
9	CONTADOR Alberto	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 03' 59''
10	POELS Wout	SKY	+ 05' 22''

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Stage 14, Saturday, September 2: Écija - Sierra de La Pandera, 175 km

Complete stage 14 results, stage story, map & profile

Rafal Majka wins Vuelta stage fourteen.

Results:

1	MAJKA Rafal	BORA-HANSGROHE	4hr 42min 10sec
2	LOPEZ Miguel Angel	ASTANA	@ 27sec
3	NIBALI Vincenzo	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 00' 31''
4	FROOME Christopher	SKY	s.t.
5	ZAKARIN Ilnur	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
6	KELDERMAN Wilco	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
7	CONTADOR Alberto	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 00' 37''
8	POELS Wout	SKY	+ 00' 46''
9	CHAVES Johan Esteban	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 00' 57''
10	ARU Fabio	ASTANA	+ 01' 03''

GC after Stage 14:

• GC leader: Chris Froome (Sky)
• Mountains classification leader: Davide Villella (Cannondale-Drapac)
• Points classification leader: Matteo Trentin (Quick-Step Floors)
• Combination classification leader: Chris Froome (Sky)
• Team classification leader: Astana

1	FROOME Christopher	SKY	58hr 30min 47sec
2	NIBALI Vincenzo	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	@ 55sec
3	KELDERMAN Wilco	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 02' 17''
4	ZAKARIN Ilnur	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 02' 25''
5	CHAVESJohan Esteban	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 02' 39''
6	ARU Fabio	ASTANA	+ 03' 09''
7	DE LA CRUZ David	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 03' 11''
8	CONTADOR Alberto	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 03' 19''
9	WOODS Michael	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 03' 23''
10	LOPEZ Miguel Angel	ASTANA	+ 03' 48''

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Stage 13, Friday, September 1: Coín - Tomares, 198.4 km

Complete stage 13 results, stage story, photos, stage map & profile

Matteo Trentin wins stage thirteen.

Results:

1	TRENTIN Matteo	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	4hr 25min 13sec
2	MOSCON Gianni	SKY	s.t.
3	ANDERSEN Søren Kragh	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
4	SCHWARZMANN Michael	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
5	VAN ASBROECK Tom	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
6	NIBALI Vincenzo	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
7	FROOME Christopher	SKY	s.t.
8	KELDERMAN Wilco	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
9	CONTADOR Alberto	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
10	ROCHE Nicolas	BMC	s.t.

GC after Stage 13:

• GC leader: Chris Froome (Sky)
• Mountains classification leader: Davide Villella (Cannondale-Drapac)
• Points classification leader: Matteo Trentin (Quick-Step Floors)
• Combination classification leader: Chris Froome (Sky)
• Team classification leader: Astana

1	FROOME Christopher	SKY	53hr 48min 6sec
2	NIBALI Vincenzo	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	@ 59sec
3	CHAVES Johan Esteban	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 02' 13''
4	KELDERMAN Wilco	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 02' 17''
5	DE LA CRUZ David	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 02' 23''
6	ZAKARIN Ilnur	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 02' 25''
7	ARU Fabio	ASTANA	+ 02' 37''
8	WOODS Michael	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 02' 41''
9	CONTADOR Alberto	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 03' 13''
10	LOPEZ Miguel Angel	ASTANA	+ 03' 58''

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Stage 12, Thursday, August 31: Motril - Antequera, 160.1 km

Complete stage 12 results, stage story, photos stage map & profile

Tomasz Marczynski wins stage 12 in style

Results:

1	MARCZYNSKI Tomasz	LOTTO-SOUDAL	3hr 56min 45sec
2	FRAILE Omar	DIMENSION DATA	@ 52sec
3	ROJAS José Joaquin	MOVISTAR	s.t.
4	POLJANSKI Pawel	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
5	CLEMENT Stef	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
6	CANTY Brendan	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	@ 1min 42sec
7	PEREZ Anthony	COFIDIS	+ 02' 50''
8	POLANC Jan	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
9	SCHILLINGER Andreas	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
10	ARROYO DURAN David	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 03' 00''

GC after Stage 12:

• GC leader: Chris Froome (Sky)
• Mountains classification leader: Davide Villella (Cannondale-Drapac)
• Points classification leader: Matteo Trentin (Quick-Step Floors)
• Combination classification leader: Chris Froome (Sky)
• Team classification leader: Movistar

1	FROOME Christopher	SKY	49hr 22min 53sec
2	NIBALI Vincenzo	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	@ 59sec
3	CHAVES Johan Esteban	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 02' 13''
4	DE LA CRUZ David	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 02' 16''
5	KELDERMAN Wilco	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 02' 17''
6	ZAKARIN Ilnur	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 02' 18''
7	ARU Fabio	ASTANA	+ 02' 37''
8	WOODS Michael	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 02' 41''
9	CONTADOR Alberto	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 03' 13''
10	LOPEZ Miguel Angel	ASTANA	+ 03' 51''

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Stage 11, Wednesday, August 30: Lorca - Observatorio Astronómico de Calar Alto, 187.5 km

Complete stage 11 results, stage story, photos, stage map & profile

Miguel Angel Lopez wins Vuelta stage eleven.

Results:

1	LOPEZ Miguel Angel	ASTANA	5hr 5min 9sec
2	FROOME Christopher	SKY	@ 14sec
3	NIBALI Vincenzo	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
4	KELDERMAN Wilco	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
5	BARDET Romain	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	+ 00' 31''
6	CONTADOR Alberto	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
7	ZAKARIN Ilnur	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
8	NIEVE Mikel	SKY	s.t.
9	ATAPUMA Jhon Darwin	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 01' 02''
10	DE LA CRUZ David	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 01' 14''

GC after Stage 11:

• GC leader: Chris Froome (Sky)
• Mountains classification leader: Davide Villella (Cannondale-Drapac)
• Points classification leader: Matteo Trentin (Quick-Step Floors)
• Combination classification leader: Chris Froome (Sky)
• Team classification leader: Movistar

1	FROOME Christopher	SKY	45hr 18min 1sec
2	NIBALI Vincenzo	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	@ 1min 19sec
3	CHAVES Johan Esteban	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 02' 33''
4	DE LA CRUZ David	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 02' 36''
5	KELDERMAN Wilco	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 02' 37''
6	ZAKARIN Ilnur	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 02' 38''
7	ARU Fabio	ASTANA	+ 02' 57''
8	WOODS Michael	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 03' 01''
9	CONTADOR Alberto	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 03' 55''
10	LOPEZ Miguel Angel	ASTANA	+ 04' 11''

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Stage 10, Tuesday, August 29: Caravaca Jubilar - ElPozo Alimentación, 164.8

Complete stage 10 results, stage story, photos, stage map & profile

Matteo Trentin is the clear winner of Vuelta stage ten

Results:

1	TRENTIN Matteo	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	3hr 34min 56sec
2	ROJAS José Joaquin	MOVISTAR	@ 1sec
3	ROSON GARCIA Jaime	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 00' 19''
4	JANSE VAN RENSBURG Jacques	DIMENSION DATA	+ 00' 21''
5	GENIEZ Alexandre	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	+ 00' 56''
6	SOLER GIMENEZ Marc	MOVISTAR	+ 00' 59''
7	SANCHEZ Luis León	ASTANA	+ 02' 22''
8	DE MARCHI Alessandro	BMC	s.t.
9	COURTEILLE ARNAUD	FDJ	+ 02' 40''
10	REIS Rafael	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 03' 05''

GC after Stage 10:

• GC leader: Chris Froome (Sky)
• Mountains classification leader: Davide Villella (Canondale-Drapac)
• Points classification leader: Matteo Trentin (Quick-Step Floors)
• Combination classification leader: Chris Froome (Sky)
• Team classification leader: Movistar

1	FROOME Christopher	SKY	40hr 12min 44sec
2	CHAVES RUBIO Johan Esteban	ORICA-SCOTT	@ 36sec
3	ROCHE Nicolas	BMC	+ 00' 36''
4	NIBALI Vincenzo	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 01' 17''
5	VAN GARDEREN Tejay	BMC	+ 01' 27''
6	DE LA CRUZ MELGAREJO David	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 01' 30''
7	ARU Fabio	ASTANA	+ 01' 33''
8	WOODS Michael	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 01' 52''
9	YATES Adam	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 01' 55''
10	ZAKARIN Ilnur	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 02' 15''

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Rest day one, Monday, August 28: Provincia de Alicante 

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Stage 9, Sunday, August 27: Orihuela - Cumbre del Sol, 174 km

Complete stage 9 results, photos, story, stage map & profile

Chris Froome wins stage nine.

Results:

1	FROOME Christopher	SKY	4hr 7min 13sec
2	CHAVES Johan Esteban	ORICA-SCOTT	@ 4sec
3	WOODS Michael	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 00' 05''
4	KELDERMAN Wilco	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 00' 08''
5	ZAKARIN Ilnur	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
6	CONTADOR Alberto	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 00' 12''
7	DE LA CRUZ David	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
8	OOMEN Sam	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
9	ROCHE Nicolas	BMC	+ 00' 14''
10	NIBALI Vincenzo	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.

GC after Stage 9:

• GC leader: Chris Froome (Sky)
• Mountains classification leader: Davide Villella (Cannondale-Drapac)
• Points classification leader: Chris Froome (Sky)
• Combination classification leader: Chris Froome (Sky)
• Team classification leader: Movistar

1	FROOME Christopher	SKY	36hr 33min 16sec
2	CHAVES Johan Esteban	ORICA-SCOTT	@ 36sec
3	ROCHE Nicolas	BMC	+ 01' 05''
4	NIBALI Vincenzo	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 01' 17''
5	VAN GARDEREN Tejay	BMC	+ 01' 27''
6	DE LA CRUZ David	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 01' 30''
7	ARU Fabio	ASTANA	+ 01' 33''
8	WOODS Michael	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 01' 52''
9	YATES Adam	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 01' 55''
10	ZAKARIN Ilnur	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 02' 15''

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Stage 8, Saturday, August 26: Hellín - Xorret de Catí, 199.5 km

Complete stage 8 results, stage story, photos, stage map & profile

Julian Alaphilippe wins stage eight

Results:

1	ALAPHILIPPE Julian	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	4hr 37min 55sec
2	POLANC Jan	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	@ 2sec
3	MAJKA Rafal	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
4	PAUWELS Serge	DIMENSION DATA	+ 00' 26''
5	OLIVEIRA Nelson	MOVISTAR	+ 00' 28''
6	KREDER Michel	AQUA BLUE SPORT	+ 00' 32''
7	MONFORT Maxime	LOTTO-SOUDAL	s.t.
8	DE CLERCQ Bart	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 00' 34''
9	LOSADA Alberto	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 00' 37''
10	BUCHMANN Emanuel	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 01' 04''

GC after Stage 8:

• GC leader: Chris Froome (Sky)
• Mountains classification leader: Davide Villella (Canondale-Drapac)
• Points classification leader: Matteo Trentin (Quick-Step Floors)
• Combination classification leader: Chris Froome (Sky)
• Team classification leader: Movistar

1	FROOME Christopher	SKY	32hr 26min 13sec
2	CHAVES Johan Esteban	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 00' 28''
3	ROCHE Nicolas	BMC	+ 00' 41''
4	NIBALI Vincenzo	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 00' 53''
5	VAN GARDEREN Tejay	BMC	+ 00' 58''
6	ARU Fabio	ASTANA	+ 01' 06''
7	DE LA CRUZ David	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 01' 08''
8	YATES Adam	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 01' 18''
9	WOODS Michael	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 01' 41''
10	ZAKARIN Ilnur	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 01' 57''

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Stage 7, Friday, August 25: Llíria - Cuenca. 207 km

Complete stage 7 results, photos, story, stage map & profile

Matej Mohoric wins Vuelta stage seven.

Results:

1	MOHORIC Matej	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	4hr 43min 35sec
2	POLJANSKI Pawel	BORA-HANSGROHE	@ 16sec
3	ROJAS José Joaquin	MOVISTAR	s.t.
4	DE GENDT Thomas	LOTTO-SOUDAL	s.t.
5	DE MARCHI Alessandro	BMC	+ 00' 27''
6	DE TIER Floris	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
7	BOL Jetse	MANZANA POSTOBON	+ 00' 29''
8	MATE Luis Angel	COFIDIS	+ 01' 21''
9	PEREZ Anthony	COFIDIS	+ 01' 32''
10	COURTEILLE ARNAUD	FDJ	s.t.

GC after Stage 7:

• GC leader: Chris Froome (Sky)
• Mountain classification leader: Davide Villella (Cannondale-Drapac)
• Points classification leader: Matteo Trentin (Quick-Step Floors)
• Combination classification leader: Chris Froome (Sky)
• Team classification leader: Movistar

1	FROOME Christopher	SKY	27hr 46min 51sec
2	CHAVES Johan Esteban	ORICA-SCOTT	@ 11sec
3	ROCHE Nicolas	BMC	+ 00' 13''
4	VAN GARDEREN Tejay	BMC	+ 00' 30''
5	NIBALI Vincenzo	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 00' 36''
6	DE LA CRUZ David	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 00' 40''
7	BOL Jetse	MANZANA POSTOBON	+ 00' 46''
8	ARU Fabio	ASTANA	+ 00' 49''
9	YATES Adam	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 00' 50''
10	WOODS Michael	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 01' 13''

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Stage 6, Thursday, August 24: Vila-real - Sagunt, 204.4 km

Complete stage 6 results, photos, story, stage map and profile

Tomasz Marczynski wins stage 6.

Results:

1	MARCZYNSKI Tomasz	LOTTO-SOUDAL	4hr 47min 2sec
2	POLJANSKI Pawel	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
3	MAS NICOLAU Enric	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
4	SANCHEZ Luis León	ASTANA	@ 8sec
5	POLANC Jan	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
6	BARGUIL WARREN	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 00' 26''
7	VISCONTI Giovanni	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
8	FROOME Christopher	SKY	s.t.
9	ARU Fabio	ASTANA	s.t.
10	HAIG Jack	ORICA-SCOTT	s.t.

GC after stage 6:

• GC leader: Chris Froome (Sky)
• Mountains classification leader: Davide Villella (Cannondale-Drapac)
• Points classification leader: Matteo Trentin (Quick-Step Floors)
• Combination classification leader: Chris Froome (Sky)
• Team classification leader: Astana

1	FROOME Christopher	SKY	22hr 54min 38sec
2	CHAVES Johan Esteban	ORICA-SCOTT	@ 11sec
3	ROCHE Nicolas	BMC	+ 00' 13''
4	VAN GARDEREN Tejay	BMC	+ 00' 30''
5	NIBALI Vincenzo	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 00' 36''
6	DE LA CRUZ David	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 00' 40''
7	ARU Fabio	ASTANA	+ 00' 49''
8	YATES Adam	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 00' 50''
9	WOODS Michael	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 01' 13''
10	YATES Simon	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 01' 26''

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Stage 5, Wednesday, August 23: Benicàssim - Alcossebre, 175.7 km

Stage 5 complete results, photos, stage story, map and profile

Alexey Lutsenko wins Vuelta stage five

Results:

1	LUTSENKO Alexey	ASTANA	4hr 24min 58sec
2	KUDUS GHEBREMEDHIN Merhawi	DIMENSION DATA	@ 42sec
3	SOLER GIMENEZ Marc	MOVISTAR	+ 00' 56''
4	MOHORIC Matej	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 01' 11''
5	GOUGEARD Alexis	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	+ 01' 24''
6	HALLER Marco	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 01' 37''
7	ALAPHILIPPE Julian	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 01' 40''
8	BOL Jetse	MANZANA POSTOBON	+ 02' 04''
9	MAMYKIN Matvey	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 02' 18''
10	MAISON Jérémy	FDJ	+ 02' 31''

GC after stage 5:

• GC leader: Chris Froome (Sky)
• Mountains classification leader: Davide Villella (Cannondale-Drapac)
• Points classification leader: Matteo Trentin (Quick-Step Floors)
• Combination classification leader: Chris Froome (Sky)
• Team classification leader: Astana

1	FROOME Christopher	SKY	18hr 7min 10sec
2	VAN GARDEREN Tejay	BMC	@ 10sec
3	CHAVES Johan Esteban	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 00' 11''
4	ROCHE Nicolas	BMC	+ 00' 13''
5	DE LA CRUZ David	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 00' 23''
6	NIBALI Vincenzo	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 00' 36''
7	ARU Fabio	ASTANA	+ 00' 49''
8	YATES Adam	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 00' 50''
9	YATES Simon	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 01' 09''
10	WOODS Michael	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 01' 13''

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Stage 4, Tuesday, August 22: Escaldes-Engordany - Tarragona, 198.2 km

Stage 4 complete results, photos, stage story, map & profile

Matteo Trentin wins Vuelta stage four

Results:

1	TRENTIN Matteo	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	4hr 43min 57sec
2	LOBATO Juan José	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
3	VAN ASBROECK Tom	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
4	THEUNS Edward	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
5	DEBUSSCHERE Jens	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
6	MODOLO Sacha	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
7	MANZIN Lorrenzo	FDJ	s.t.
8	ANDERSEN Søren Kragh	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
9	REGUIGUI Youcef	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
10	BOL Jetse	MANZANA POSTOBON	s.t.

GC after stage 4:

• GC leader: Chris Froome (Sky)
• Mountains classification leader: Davide Villella (Cannondale-Drapac)
• Points classification leader: Matteo Trentin (Quick-Step Floors)
• Combination classification leader: Chris Froome (Sky)
• Team classification leader: Orica-Scott

1	FROOME Christopher	SKY	13hr 37min 41sec
2	DE LA CRUZ MELGAREJO David	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	@ 2sec
3	ROCHE Nicolas	BMC	s.t.
4	VAN GARDEREN Tejay	BMC	+ 00' 02''
5	NIBALI Vincenzo	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 00' 10''
6	CHAVES RUBIO Johan Esteban	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 00' 11''
7	ARU Fabio	ASTANA	+ 00' 38''
8	YATES Adam	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 00' 39''
9	BARDET Romain	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	+ 00' 48''
10	YATES Simon	ORICA-SCOTT	s.t.

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Stage 3, Monday, August 21: Prades Conflent Canigó - Andorra la Vella, 158.5 km

Stage 3 complete results, stage story, photos, map & profile

Vincenzo Nibali wins stage three.

Results:

1	NIBALI Vincenzo	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	4hr 1min 22sec
2	DE LA CRUZ David	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
3	FROOME Christopher	SKY	s.t.
4	BARDET Romain	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	s.t.
5	CHAVES Johan Esteban	ORICA-SCOTT	s.t.
6	ARU Fabio	ASTANA	s.t.
7	ROCHE Nicolas	BMC	s.t.
8	VAN GARDEREN Tejay	BMC	s.t.
9	POZZOVIVO Domenico	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	s.t.
10	WOODS Michael	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	@ 25sec

GC after Stage 3:

• GC leader: Chris Froome (Team Sky)
• Mountains classification leader: Davide Villella (Cannondale-Drapac)
• Points classification leader: Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain-Merida)
• Combination classification leader: Chris Froome (Team Sky)
• Team classification leader: Orica-Scott

1	FROOME Christopher	SKY	8hr 53min 44sec
2	DE LA CRUZ David	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 00' 02''
3	ROCHE Nicolas	BMC	s.t.
4	VAN GARDEREN Tejay	BMC	s.t.
5	NIBALI Vincenzo	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 00' 10''
6	CHAVES Johan Esteban	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 00' 11''
7	ARU Fabio	ASTANA	+ 00' 38''
8	YATES Adam	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 00' 39''
9	POZZOVIVO Domenico	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	+ 00' 43''
10	BARDET Romain	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	+ 00' 48''

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Stage 2, Sunday, August 20: Nîmes - Gruissan. Grand Narbonne, 203.4 km

Stage 2 complete results, stage story, map & profile

Yves Lampaert wins the stage and takes over the GC as well.

Results:

1	LAMPAERT Yves	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	4hr 36min 13sec
2	TRENTIN Matteo	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
3	BLYTHE Adam	AQUA BLUE SPORT	s.t.
4	THEUNS Edward	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
5	MODOLO Sacha	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
6	SCHWARZMANN Michael	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
7	VAN ASBROECK Tom	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
8	OSS Daniel	BMC	s.t.
9	KONRAD Patrick	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
10	NIBALI Vincenzo	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.

GC after Stage 2:

• GC leader: Yves Lampaert (Quick-Step Floors)
• Mountains classification leader: Nicolas Roche (BMC)
• Points classification leader: Yves Lampaert (Quick-Step Floors)
• Combination classification leader: Daniel Oss (BMC)
• Team classification leader: Quick-Step Floors

1	LAMPAERT Yves	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	4hr 52min 7sec
2	TRENTIN Matteo	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	@ 1sec
3	OSS Daniel	BMC	+ 00' 03''
4	VAN GARDEREN Tejay	BMC	+ 00' 17''
5	ROCHE Nicolas	BMC	s.t.
6	DENNIS Rohan	BMC	s.t.
7	ALAPHILIPPE Julian	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 00' 18''
8	KELDERMAN Wilco	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
9	FROOME Christopher	SKY	+ 00' 21''
10	POELS Wout	SKY	s.t.

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Stage 1, Saturday, August 19: Team Time Trial, Nîmes - Nîmes, 13.8 km

Complete stage 1 results, photos, stage story map & profile

Team BMC winning the stage

Results:

1	BMC RACING TEAM	15min 58sec
2	QUICK - STEP FLOORS	@ 6sec
3	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
4	TEAM SKY	@ 9sec
5	ORICA - SCOTT	@ 17sec
6	BORA - HANSGROHE	@ 21sec
7	LOTTO SOUDAL	@ 24sec
8	MOVISTAR TEAM	s.t.
9	BAHRAIN - MERIDA	@ 31sec
10	TEAM KATUSHA ALPECIN	@ 33sec

GC after Stage 1:

• GC leader: Rohan Dennis (BMC)
• Mountain classification leader: Nicolas Roche (BMC)
• Combination classification leader: Daniel Oss (BMC)
• Team classification leader: BMC

1	DENNIS Rohan	BMC	15min 58sec
2	OSS Daniel	BMC	s.t.
3	ROCHE Nicolas	BMC	s.t.
4	DE MARCHI Alessandro	BMC	s.t.
5	CARUSO Damiano	BMC	s.t.
6	VAN GARDEREN Tejay	BMC	s.t.
7	LAMPAERT Yves	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	@ 6sec
8	DE LA CRUZ David	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
9	JUNGELS Bob	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
10	ALAPHILIPPE Julian	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.

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The Route:

Running from Saturday August 19th to Sunday September 10th 2017, the Vuelta will be made up of 21 stages and will cover a total distance of 3,297.7 kilometres.

• 5 flat stages and 1 flat with high-altitude finales stage
• 8 hill stages
• 5 mountain stages
• 1 individual time trial stage
• 1 team time trial stage
  

Distinctive aspects of the race:

• 13.8 km individual time trial
• 42 km team time trial
• 50 summits
• 2 rest days

NOT JUST SPAIN
The 72nd edition of the Vuelta will depart, for the third time in its history, from another country. The tour will take off from the French city of Nîmes, and two stages will take place entirely on Gaul territory. We will also ride through Andorra, which will host a finale and a departure.

BONUSES
The race continues to have the same bonus points system that awards 10, 6 and 4 seconds to the first three riders in each stage, respectively, and 3, 2 and 1 seconds to the first three riders to complete each intermediate sprint.

POINTS
In the Vuelta, not only the general classification is at stake, riders also fight to be first in the points classification, or to become King of the Mountain in each edition. Points are obtained through the following system: 25 points are given to the stage winner, 20 to the rider that takes second place, 16 to the rider that comes third, 14 to 4th place, 12 to 5th place and then from 10 to 1 point between 6th and 15th place, respectively. Intermediate sprints award 4, 2 and 1 points to the first three riders to complete each one.

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Editor's note: As of mid-November, this is all we know about the 2017 Vuelta. The race will finish in Madrid. The 2016 Vuelta route was revealed in early January of 2016:

The director of Unipublic, Javier Guillén and Julien Plantier, the Nimes Council Sports Managing Director, have taken the opportunity of the Spanish tour's imminent arrival in France to officially present the Grand Departure of the 2017 Vuelta.

The Village of the 13th stage was the setting for the official announcement that the 72nd edition of the Vuelta will start in Nimes the following 19th of August and end in Madrid on the 10th of September. Christian Prudhomme, director of the Tour de France, as well as an ample delegation of the city of Nimes, were in attendance.

“For us it is a privilege, a source of great pride and further proof that the Vuelta is able to cross borders”, said Javier Guillén. The director of the Vuelta attended a bull fight featuring José Tomás during a private trip and ended up falling in love with a city that he, himself, describes as “extraordinary, with many aesthetic resources, tradition, heritage and a public that loves cycling, Spain and all things Spanish”, he added.

Julien Plantier pointed out that the Nimes authorities will do all they can to ensure that the event is “a success, in every aspect: sports, tourism and economically” and that the route that is being established is “simply spectacular”.

The first stage of the 2017 Vuelta will be a team time trial that will take place entirely within Nimes, highlighting the modern and traditional aspects of the city. “The Roman Amphitheatre – a candidate to become a UNESCO World Heritage Site – is the great icon that we would like to showcase”, explained Guillén. They also revealed that at least one more stage would take place on French soil. The rest is a surprise.