Vuelta a Espana 2010 Photos; Stage 21: San Sebastián de los Reyes → Madrid, 100 km
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Having some fun during the stage 21 rollout from San Sebastián de los Reyes. Katusha's Joaquim Rodriguez should have tried swapping with one of race motorcycles for the Stage 17 time trial instead.		share this photo
As the three flags indicate, the GC podium is already decided. The peloton on the finishing circuits in Madrid. Another gorgeous day in Spain to cap a race that was blessed with great weather for all but one or two days.		share this photo
Liquigas at the front one final time...		share this photo
... did you know Liquigas finished with all nine riders in all three Grand Tours this year? And now they've won two of them. Vincenzo Nibali, here in Red, following his eight 'mates.		share this photo
Everything seemed in line for another Mark Cavendish sprint finish win until Garmin's Tyler Farrar came around Astana's Allan Davis on the other side		share this photo
Tyler Farrar easily wins the final stage. Mark Cavendish said post-stage that he broke a spoke near the finish. "When Cavendish has lost out, it’s because something’s malfunctioned in his game plan", said British cycling writer Ned Boulting		share this photo
Amazing that a cyclist could look that beefy after three weeks of competitive racing in the heat of Spain		share this photo
Tyler Farrar suddenly looks small next to the prize for winning the final stage, his second win at this year's Vuelta. He's now the United States' big hope for the upcoming World Championships.		share this photo
Mark Cavendish didn't win today, but he made one last visit to the podium at this year's Vuelta to claim the prize(s) for winning the points competition. He won by seven points over Tyler Farrar, 156 to 149.		share this photo
Race winner Vincenzo Nibali swapping his green jersey for Red when it counts most		share this photo
Pure joy in making the 75th Vuelta anniversary your first Grand Tour win		share this photo
Your 2010 GC podium: 2nd Ezequiel Mosquera (Xacobeo Galicia), 1st Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Doimo) and 3rd Peter Velits (Team HTC-Columbia). Some more firsts of note: Mosquera's first podium finish after several years of high finishes at the Vuelta, Italy's first Vuelta win in 20 yrs and Slovakia's first Grand Tour podium...		share this photo
... so there was lots to celebrate		share this photo
They didn't win the general classification, but Katusha was still happy to win the team competiton... by just 33s over Caisse d'Epargne.		share this photo
Vuelta a Espana 2010 Photos; Stage 21: San Sebastián de los Reyes → Madrid, 100 km
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