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Stage 21: CercedillaMadrid
Date: Sunday, September 9
Distance: 112 km


Stage 21 start time: Sunday 14:23 CEST (12:23:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Cercedilla, Spain
Earliest live video: 16:00 CEST (2:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:40 CEST (3:40:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Madrid, Spain


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Stage 21 preview: Cercedilla → Madrid, 112 km (flat)


As usual, this year's Vuelta wraps up in Madrid. (photo credit: steephill.tv/sirotti)

September 8 update: The general classification is all but wrapped up and Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank) is ready to become the 2012 winner. Just one last sprint finish coming up in Madrid on a largely ceremonial day.


This is the final race of David Moncoutié's 16 year pro career, all for one team, Cofidis. He was an enigmatic, clean rider who won many prestigious major mountain stages while competing in the doping era. — Steve