Stage 0: Teams Presentation Full Results and Report
Stage 1: Porto Banus → Marbella, 7.4 km Full Results and Report
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Stage 1 was literally on the beach | 
The race organization opted for scenery and beach promotion over practicality but in the end, there were no serious incidents during the dodgy 7.4 km TTT | 
Orica GreenEdge was third today + 1s | 
Esteban Chaves | 
Kevin Reza | 
Dan Martin | 
Omar Fraile | 
Peter Sagan pushed Tinkoff Saxo hard and toke fastest time until finally pipped by BMC for 1 second | 
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BMC wins the controversial Stage 1 TTT | 
BMC | 
Peter Velits efforts would be rewarded with the leaders jersey | 
Samuel Sanchez | 
Star studded Astana took today easily | 
Team Sky took it very slow (only 2 of the 22 teams slower) knowing that the times were neutralised today | 
Chris Froome | 
Joaquim Rodriguez in the center of his Katusha mates | 
BMC wins Stage 1 | 
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BMC's Peter Velits is the first race leader | 
Peter Sagan Tinkoff Saxo takes his customary green jersey | 
Cameron Meier (Orica Green Edge) takes white jersey |
Stage 2: Alhaurin de la Torre → Caminito del Rey, 159 km Full Results and Report
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Starting the hilly Stage 2 route through Andalusia | 
Markel Irizar and Trek playing radios | 
Davide Villela leading the break | 
Patrick Gretsch at the front | 
The peloton and stereotypical Andalusia houses | 
Andalusia scenery | 
David Tanner before abandoning | 
Maxime Bouet is treated by a race doctor | 
Reservior amongst parched land | 
Windmill amongst parched land | 
Jose Goncalves at the front | 
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This part of Spain looks a lot like California | 
Race leader Peter Velits | 
Movistar chasing | 
Near the finish, the Caminito del Rey footbridge and path | 
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Estaban Chaves (Orica GreenEdge) leading the final attack followed by Tom Dumoulin on the 4.7 km @ 6.5 % cat 3 uphill finish at Caminito del Rey | 
Nairo Quintana's (Movistar) attack was successful but he did put time into the other GC contenders | 
Christopher Froome (Team Sky) 10s back followed by Valvarde and Moreno | 
Estaban Chaves (Orica GreenEdge) wins Stage 2 ahead of Tom Dumoulin (Giant) | 
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3rd Nicholas Roche (Sky) + 9s | 
4th Dan Martin, cousin of 3rd place Nico Roche, + 14s | 
5th Joaquim Rodriguez and 6th Nairo Quintana + 26s | 
7th Chris Froome, 8th Alejandro Valverde, 9th Daniel Moreno + 31s | 
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10th Fabio Aru (Astana) + 37s | 
14th Louis Meintjes (MTN Qhubeka) + 42 | 
15th Tejay Van Garderen + 45s | 
Vincenzo Nibali staged a great comeback after his crash thanks to team car pull that got him disqualified | 
Peter velits concedes the Red Jersey | 
Your Stage 2 winner, Estaban Chaves (Orica GreenEdge) with the biggest smile in the peloton | 
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Your new race leader, Estaban Chaves (Orica GreenEdge) | 
Peter Sagan | 
Looking back on the final climb and the congested exit back down the hill |
Stage 3: Mijas → Malaga, 158 km Full Results and Report
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Fabio Aru (Astana) took teammate Vincenzo Nibali's disqualification from the race in stride this morning prior to Stage 3 in Mijas | 
Estaban Chaves (Orica GreenEdge) was nervous during his first day in Red but it didn't show | 
Start scene for Stage 3 in Mijas | 
Plagued with injuries this season, Fabian Cancellara's (Trek Factory Racing) bad luck continues. He withdraw from the race today with stomach troubles. | 
Nacer Bouhanni (Cofidis) in his skin tight kit was 2nd today | 
With the hills and mountains in the first half race, today's stage finish in Malaga was destined to be a sprint finish | 
Degenkolb, Sagan and Bouhanni three abreast with 75m to go | 
Degenkolb drops out. It's down to Peter Sagan (Tinkoff - Saxo) vs Nacer Bouhanni (Cofidis) | 
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Peter Sagan (Tinkoff Saxo) makes a bike throw at the line to ensure his win | 
1st Peter Sagan (Tinkoff - Saxo), 2nd Nacer Bouhanni (Cofidis) and 3rd John Degenkolb (Giant) | 
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Peter Sagan (Tinkoff - Saxo) celebrates his first Grand Tour win in over 700 days | 
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Esteban Chaves survives his first day in Red | 
Your Stage 3 winner, Peter Sagan (Tinkoff - Saxo) | 
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Estaban Chaves (Orica GreenEdge) maintains his lead | 
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Omar Fraile (Caja Rural) leads the KOM competition | 
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Sky leads the teams competition |
Stage 4: Estepona → Vejer de la Frontera, 210 km Full Results and Report
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Dan Martin (Cannondale Garmin) at the Stage 4 start in Estepona. The Irishman is expected to leave Cannondale-Garmin but yet to sign with new team — cyclingnews
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Cousin Nicolas Roche (Sky) | 
Cousins Martin and Roche embracing on the sign in stage | 
Timing shot with Pierre Rolland (Europcar) | 
Tejay Van Garderen (Bmc) crashed today, but recovered and finished with most of the GC contenders | 
Race leader, Estaban Chaves (Orica GreenEdge) being filmed for the next backstage pass | 
Race leader, Estaban Chaves (Orica GreenEdge) after the sign in | 
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Nacer Bouhanni (Cofidis) bandaged up after crashing yesterday with 40 km to go | 
Depsite yesterday's crash, Nacer Bouhanni came second in yesterday's sprint | 
Samuel Sanchez (Bmc) attempted to slip away on the final downhill but was caught on the uphill finish | 
Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) rolls into Estepona | 
Chris Froome has kept quiet so far | 
2nd overall Tom Dumoulin | 
Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) preparing for stage 4 | 
Good advertising for Look and Diadora | 
Mikel Cherel likes Valvarde's pre-race routine too | 
Fabio Aru (Astana) strapping in for another wild ride today | 
Nairo Quintana | 
KOM leader Omar Fraile chatting with the race director during the roll out | 
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Race leader Esteban Chaves | 
Colombian discussion between Chaves and Quintana | 
Police spectator | 
You can paint your house any color here as long it's white | 
The steep section with just 200m to go | 
Vejer de la Frontera | 
The finish in the other direction at Vejer de la Frontera | 
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Cagey veteren Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) timed his kick perfectly and had the best line to the finish | 
The master at the lumpy, uphill finish that ends in a sprint | 
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Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) wins Stage 4 ahead of Peter Sagan (Tinkoff - Saxo) and Nicolas Roche (Sky) | 
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6th Joaquim Rodriguez | 
7th Julien Simon (Cofidis) | 
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9th and 10th Colombians Quintana and Chaves followed by Tom Dumoulin | 
14th and 15th Pozzovivo and Froome | 
Peter Sagan has a drink before heading to the podium for his Green Jersey | 
Samuel Sanchez (Bmc) post Stage 4 talking about his late attack | 
Nicolas Roche (Team Sky) showed good form again with his late move | 
The finish was too tough for John Degenkolb (Giant - Alpecin). The Stage 5 uphill sprint will suit him much better. | 
Your Stage 4 winner, Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) | 
Cold-cuts for the Movistar team bus | 
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Race leader, Estaban Chaves (Orica GreenEdge) still leads by 5s over Dumoulin | 
Chaves is leads combination classification | 
KOM leader Omar Fraile (Caja Rural) | 
Points leader Peter Sagan | 
Mikel Irizar (Trek) was most combative rider | 
Lotto-jumbo won the teams classification | 
Recycling at the Vuelta |
Stage 5: Rota → Alcalá de Guadáira, 167 km Full Results and Report
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You wouldn't know it, but Yaroslav Popovych (Trek Factory Racing) is still racing. Not to be demeaning, but he seems older than 35 years of age maybe because he did so well in his early 20s. | 
Tejay Van Garderen (Bmc): “Am I capable of beating Froome? Hopefully, down the line, I think so. In three weeks’ time? We’ll see. I don’t know.” said to velonews | 
Speaking of Christopher Froome (Team Sky), he gained on most of his rivals today (including Tejay Van Garderen) finishing 12th + 2s | 
The rollout from beautiful Rota on Stage 5 | 
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Today's break consisting of three riders escaped at km 19 | 
The peloton on rolling Stage 5 | 
Tsgabu Grmay (Lampre-Merida) started and leads the break followed by Antoine Duchesne (Europcar) and Iljo Keisse (Etixx-QuickStep) | 
Iljo Keisse (Etixx-QuickStep) complaining about Tsgabu Grmay's (Lampre-Merida) contribution late in the stage before his solo attack. Keisse was later caught with 10 km to go. | 
After a mostly flat stage, we ended with an uphill sprint finish in Alcala de Guadaira with Caleb Ewan (Orica GreenEdge) and John Degenkolb (Giant - Alpecin) appearing first. | 
Caleb Ewan (Orica GreenEdge) finished off a good team lead out coming around John Degenkolb (Giant - Alpecin) to win by two bike lengths | 
The finish perspective | 
Just 21 years-old, new kid on the block Caleb Ewan (Orica GreenEdge) celebrates his first Grand Tour win | 
"I thought it was going to very hard to beat those guys on a finish like that, but I was so perfectly placed I didn't have to make up any spaces going up through the peloton on the climb and they probably did. That extra effort would have really cost you energy." -- cyclingnews | 
As Caleb Ewan (Orica GreenEdge) celebrates, 3rd Peter Sagan checks the time gaps | 
3rd Peter Sagan (Tinkoff - Saxo) and 4th Jean-Pierre Drucker (BMC Racing). In the distance you can see Chris Froome (Sky) 12th + 2s | 
Your Stage 5 winner, 21 year old Caleb Ewan (Orica GreenEdge) | 
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It was somewhat of a mixed celebration for Orica GreenEdge because Caleb Ewan's teammate was gapped on the sprint finish and lost the Red Jersey... | 
Tom Dumoulin (Giant - Alpecin) takes over the race lead after he gaining 6s on Esteban Chaves (Orica GreenEDGE) during the uphill sprint finish | 
Your new race leader by 1s, Tom Dumoulin (Giant - Alpecin), first Dutchman to lead the Vuelta in four years |
Stage 6: Cordoba → Cazorla, 200 km Full Results and Report
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Stage 5 winner, Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) after signing in Cordoba | 
Peter Sagan (Tinkoff - Saxo) has been a factor in every stage so far but he said today's heat was too much for him | 
Miguel Ángel Rubiano (Colombia) was today's most aggressive rider | 
Race leader Tom Dumoulin (Giant - Alpecin) about to spend his first and only? day in Red | 
Tom Dumoulin (Giant - Alpecin) in Cordoba | 
Everything Christopher Froome (Team Sky) does on a bike is noteworthy it seems | 
Christopher Froome (Team Sky) has been pacing himself in the first week at this year's Vuelta | 
Domenico Pozzovivo (Ag2r La Mondiale) and the smallest bike in the peloton | 
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It was a very hot day | 
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Race leader, Tom Dumoulin (Giant - Alpecin) | 
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Today's break | 
Giant - Alpecin chasing | 
Looking for help at the front | 
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Estaban Chaves (Orica GreenEdge) attacked with 2 km to go on the 15% section of the 3.3 km @ 6.3 % finishing climb | 
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Race leader, Tom Dumoulin (Giant - Alpecin) blurry in the distance chasing | 
Finish perspective, Estaban Chaves (Orica GreenEdge) wins Stage 6 | 
Same shot, different angle; Estaban Chaves (Orica GreenEdge) wins Stage 6 | 
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Once again Daniel Martin (Cannondale - Garmin) attacked today. 2nd + 5s followed by Tom Dumoulin (Giant - Alpecin) | 
4th Ruben Plaza (Lampre - Merida) + 11s leading the GC contenders in | 
Ruben Plaza (Lampre - Merida) and followed by Valvarde, Rodriguez, Froome, Majka and Quintana | 
BMC's Samuel Sanchez and Tejay Van Garderen (Bmc) were in this group too | 
Tom Dumoulin (Giant - Alpecin) lost his leader's jersey after just one day | 
Your Stage 6 winner, Estaban Chaves (Orica GreenEdge) | 
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Estaban Chaves (Orica GreenEdge) is back in Red again with a 10s lead now | 
Most aggressive rider, Miguel Angel Rubiano (Colombia) |
Stage 7: Jodar → Capilleira, 191 km Full Results and Report
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Nairo Quintana and race leader, Esteban Chaves prior to Stage 7 in Jodar | 
Today's break was given a big, earlier gap on another hot day in Spain | 
The peloton | 
Three riders Ilia Koshevoy (Lampre-Merida), Antoine Cousin (Europcar) and Bert-Jan Lindeman (LottoNL-Jumbo) at the front maintaining a good gap on the cat 1 finishing climb, Alto de Capileira. La Alpujarra 18.7 km @ 5 % max 14 % | 
1.5 Kms to Go: Jerome Cousin (Europcar) leading the way before he later touched wheels with Ilia Koshevoy (Lampre-Merida) and literally fell out of contention for the win with 500m to go | 
Bert Jan Lindeman (Lotto NL - Jumbo) before his final attack | 
Ilia Koshevoy (Lampre - Merida) struggling to catch back on | 
Daniel Martin (Cannondale - Garmin) and Rafal Majka (Tinkoff - Saxo) leading the GC contenders. Majka was the best rider from this group 5th + 36s. Interesting to notice that Sky leaders Mikel Nieve and Sergio Heneo didn't wait for their dropped team leader, Chris Froome. | 
Nairo Quintana (Movistar), Estaban Chaves (Orica GreenEdge), Alejandro Valverde (Orica GreenEdge) | 
Tejay Van Garderen (Bmc) was dropped from the GC again today finishing 28th + 1:25 for 16th overall + 2:05 | 
Surprisingly, Christopher Froome (Team Sky) was also dropped but passed Van Garderen to finish 17th + 1:03 | 
Christopher Froome (Team Sky) | 
Key moment in the race. With the three riders playing cat and mouse at the front of the race with 500m to go, Antoine Cousin (Europcar) touches the wheel of slowing Ilia Koshevoy (Lampre-Merida) and literally drops out of contention. Here's the video. | 
First successful break at this year's race. Bert Jan Lindeman (Lotto NL - Jumbo) wins Stage 7. | 
Complete bliss | 
Great winner's reaction | 
Estaban Chaves (Orica GreenEdge) finished at the front of the GC contenders and retains his lead | 
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Your Stage 7 winner, Bert Jan Lindeman (Lotto NL - Jumbo) | 
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Estaban Chaves (Orica GreenEdge) collects another leader's jersey | 
Recycling batteries for their motorized bikes at the Vuelta ;-) | 
The gruppetto still out in the hot sun on La Alpujarra |
Stage 8: Puebla de Don Fabrique → Murcia, 188 km Full Results and Report
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3rd overall, Daniel Martin (Cannondale - Garmin) about to start Stage 8 in Puebla de Don Fabrique which would turn out to be his final stage. He was one of several big name riders to crash out today. | 
KOM leader Omar Fraile (Caja Rural - Seguros RGA) | 
Already banged up, Nacer Bouhanni (Cofidis) crashed out today while Pello BILBAO (CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA) would finish 2nd in the depleted sprint | 
Race leader, Estaban Chaves (Orica GreenEdge) rolls into Puebla de Don Fabrique | 
Already sliding down the GC standings in recent days, Tejay Van Garderen (Bmc) crashed out today making this his second straight Grand Tour he's failed to complete | 
Stage 7 winner, Bert Jan Lindeman (Lotto NL - Jumbo) about to sign-in in Puebla de Don Fabrique | 
Jose Rojas (Movistar) had a spectacular slid crash caught on film, but got up to finish 9th in the sprint finish | 
2nd overall Tom Dumoulin (Giant - Alpecin) | 
Christopher Froome (Team Sky) signs in this morning | 
Peter Sagan (Tinkoff - Saxo) rolls into Puebla de Don Fabrique | 
Stage 8 start scene in Puebla de Don Fabrique | 
Race director Javier Guillen has been kept busy | 
Today's break led by Ángel Madraz (Caja Rural - Seguros RGA) who was awarded most aggressive rider today | 
Although mostly a downhill stage, there was two passes of the cat 3 Alto de la Cresta del Gallo in the final 40 km |
JJ Rojas slids out on the descent | 
Peter Sagan taken out by a moto before the finish |
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After numerous crashes, there was a depleted sprint in Murcia | 
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Close-up: Some less familiar names at the front of the sprint today | 
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Jasper Stuyven (Trek Factory Racing) wins ahead of 2nd Pello BILBAO (CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA) and 3rd Kévin REZA (FDJ) | 
First Grand Tour win for Jasper Stuyven (Trek Factory Racing) who also crashed today | 
It was later discovered that winner Jasper Stuyven broke his scaphoid (wrist) in the earlier crash, but it certainly didn't affect his victory salute | 
Peter Sagan (Tinkoff - Saxo) limps home alone after a moto took him out in the final kms | 
Not happy | 
The damage |
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Your stage 8 winner, Jasper Stuyven (Trek Factory Racing) gives Trek something to cheer about | 
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Estaban Chaves (Orica GreenEdge) has been awarded all but two of the Red Jerseys so far | 
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Another proud Colombian | 
Estaban Chaves (Orica GreenEdge) also leads the White Jersey competition for combination classification, , the most complete rider, and... | 
Estaban Chaves (Orica GreenEdge) takes the lead in the points competition after Peter Sagan missed out on the Stage 8 finish | 
Ángel Madraz (Caja Rural - Seguros RGA) was awarded most aggressive rider | 
With 4th, 9th and 11th today, Movistar won the teams competition |
The Stage 8 winner, Jasper Stuyven (Trek Factory Racing) at dinner nursing his broken wrist |
Stage 9: Torrevieja → Cumbre del Sol, 168 km Full Results and Report
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We are in bull fighting country | 
View from the summit of Cumbre del Sol | 
Nice houses along the coast | 
Waiting for the race | 
Johann Bagot (Cofidis) at the front the 1st of two passes up Alto Puig Llorenca | 
KOM leader Omar Fraile (Caja Rural) attacked the break to extended his Mountains lead | 
Omar Fraile (Caja Rural) digging for the top | 
Johann Bagot (Cofidis) and Mattia Cattaneo (Lampre-Merida) were next | 
Peter Serry (EQS) getting dropped by the break at the end of the first pass | 
The peloton reaching the top of Alto Puig Llorenca several minutes later | 
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The peloton on Alto Puig Llorenca | 
Chris Froome had his best performance today | 
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Tom Dumoulin (Giant - Alpecin) attack on the second and final time up Alto Puig Llorenca | 
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A good perspective of Dumoulin on the 4.1 km @ 8.9 %, max 19 % finishing climb | 
Rafal Majka (Tinkoff - Saxo) | 
Christopher Froome (Team Sky) with his strongest performance of the race | 
Christopher Froome (Team Sky) | 
Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) followed by Quintana | 
Fabio Aru (Astana) pulling a suffer face followed by Valvarde | 
Race leader Estaban Chaves (Orica GreenEdge) in trouble with Louis Meintjes (Mtn - Qhubeka) | 
Chaves in trouble with lots of GC contenders up the road | 
Tom Dumoulin (Giant - Alpecin) put in several attacks, but catching and passing Chris Froome and Joaquim Rodriguez in the final 300m was very impressive | 
Tom Dumoulin (Giant - Alpecin) on his way to victory | 
Tom Dumoulin (Giant - Alpecin) wins Stage 9 ahead of Chris Froome (Sky) + 2s and Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) + 5s | 
Without question, his most impressive career win | 
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2nd Chris Froome (Sky) + 2s to move into the top 10, 8th + 1:18 | 
3rd Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) + 5s and now 2nd overall + 57s | 
4th Fabio ARU (ASTANA) + 16s | 
5th Rafal MAJKA (TINKOFF - SAXO) + 18s | 
6th Nairo QUINTANA (MOVISTAR) + 20s | 
7th Alejandro VALVERDE (MOVISTAR) + 28s | 
8th Nicolas ROCHE (SKY) + 31s | 
14th José GONÇALVES (CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA) and race leader 15th Esteban CHAVES (ORICA GreenEDGE) + 59s | 
Race leader no longer | 
17th Samuel SANCHEZ (BMC RACING) + 1:14 | 
Your Stage 9 winner, Tom Dumoulin (Giant - Alpecin) | 
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New race leader, Tom Dumoulin (Giant - Alpecin) by a healthy 57s | 
Also the new combination classification leader for most complete rider | 
Omar Fraile (Caja Rural) extended his mountains lead | 
Omar Fraile (Caja Rural) was also most aggressive rider |
Stage 10: Valencia → Castellon, 147 km Full Results and Report
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Mikel Landa (Astana) is looking ahead to the high mountains starting the day after the rest day with Stage 11 | 
Nicolas Roche (Team Sky) on his way to signing in for Stage 10 in Valencia. He later crashed but finished. | 
Carlos Quintero obliging the strong Colombian fan contingent prior to Stage 10 | 
Fabio Aru (Astana) while race leader Tom Dumoulin is interviewed on stage | 
Tom Dumoulin (Giant - Alpecin) while Chris Froome partakes in a fan photo op | 
Domenico Pozzovivo (Ag2r La Mondiale) finding his way to the start in Valencia | 
Stage 10 scenery with cat 3 and cat 2 climbs enstore | 
Positioning for the sprint finish in Castellon | 
Kristian SBARAGLI (MTN - QHUBEKA) wins the Stage 10 sprint ahead of 2nd John DEGENKOLB (GIANT - ALPECIN), 3rd Jose ROJAS (MOVISTAR), 4th Tosh VAN DER SANDE (LOTTO SOUDAL) | 
As race leader, Tom Dumoulin (Giant - Alpecin) said post race, John Degenkolb suffered from a lack of lead out since Giant - Alpecin burnt all their matches chasing down breaks to maintain the race lead | 
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MTN - QHUBEKA follows up their strong Tour de France with a Vuelta a Espana win | 
Your Stage 10 winner, Kristian Sbaragli (Mtn - Qhubeka) | 
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No changes at the top of GC; race leader, Tom Dumoulin (Giant - Alpecin) | 
Points leader, Esteban Chaves (Orica-GreenEdge) is just as photogenic in Green as he was in Red |
Stage 11: Andorra → Els Cortals de Encamp, 138 km Full Results and Report
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Sergio Paulinho (Tinkoff Saxo) before making it another Tinkoff Saxo rider to get run off the road by moto while the main break at this year Vuelta. | 
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KOM leader Omar Fraile score some more points early in the break | 
The view at the base of Collada de Beixalis, the first of six big climbs | 
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Joe Dombrowski had an early crash... | 
So did Chris Froome and he never rejoined the peloton | 
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Lone break survivor, Mikel Landa (Astana) | 
Mikel Landa (Astana) | 
Mikel Landa (Astana) adds brutal Stage 11 at the Vuelta to his two big wins at the Giro this year | 
He couldn't help flexing his muscles | 
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Teammate Fabio Aru attacked off the peloton | 
2nd Fabio ARU (ASTANA) + 1:22 and now first overall + 27s | 
Fabio ARU (ASTANA) with more good facial expressions | 
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Daniel Moreno pulling Joaquim Rodriguez | 
Impressive ride by 3rd Ian BOSWELL (SKY) + 1:40 | 
5th Joaquim RODRIGUEZ (KATUSHA) + 1:59 behind 4th Daniel MORENO (KATUSHA) + 1:57. Rodriguez was looking to win this stage. | 
Mikel NIEVE (SKY) leading Rafal MAJKA (TINKOFF - SAXO) | 
But, Rafal MAJKA (TINKOFF - SAXO) crossed ahead of Mikel NIEVE (SKY) for 6th | 
Estaban Chaves leading race leader, Tom Dumoulin | 
Race leader, Tom Dumoulin, had a good showing leading the chase most of the way up the final climb, but is now 3rd overall + 30 and the only time trialist left in contention | 
8th Estaban Chaves + 2:59 dropping him down to 5th overall + 1:29 | 
12th Alejandro VALVERDE (MOVISTAR) + 3:04 | 
14th Nairo QUINTANA (MOVISTAR) + 4:19 | 
17th Louis MEINTJES (MTN - QHUBEKA) + 4:19 | 
Chris Froome limping to the finish | 
32nd Christopher FROOME (SKY) + 8:41 and probably out of the race with a foot injury | 
Your Stage 11 winner, Mikel Landa (Astana) | 
'I needed a win so I took my day,' says Mikel Landa. The winner of this year's toughest Vuelta stage says he seized his own chance without team orders -- cycling news | 
Mikel Landa (Astana) celebrates before joining Team Sky next year | 
Your new race leader, Fabio Aru (Astana) | 
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Tom Dumoulin (Giant Alpecin) is now longer in red, but he leads the combination classification for what's that worth | 
Points leader Esteban Chaves | 
KOM leader Omar Fraile | 
He's pretty proud of the polka dots | 
The grupetto on the final climb |
Stage 12: Andorra → Lleida, 173 km Full Results and Report
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Yesterday's Stage 11 winner, Mikel Landa (Astana) rolling into Escaldes Engordany for Stage 12, a mostly downhill run out of Andorra | 
Crash survivor Nicolas Roche (Team Sky) carries on | 
Fabio Aru (Astana) after signing in for his first day in Red | 
Race leader photo op | 
Fabio Aru (Astana) | 
Race director Javier Guillen and UCI president Brian Cookson have much to discuss | 
They could talk all day... is our sport safe in the hands of these guys?. Bugno appeals to UCI to 'stop this bloodbath' — cyclingnews
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Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) and Nairo Quintana (Movistar) have some explaining to do too after Stage 11 saw them slide down the GC. Nobody who raced the Tour de France had a good day yesterday. | 
Stage 11 start scene with Movistar front and center | 
Leaving Andorra | 
Today's ill-fated break was caught in the final km | 
Sprint finish as expected in Lleida, but it was almost left too late | 
Danny Van Poppel (Trek Factory Racing) at the front | 
Danny Van Poppel (Trek Factory Racing) recovered from a late puncture to win Stage 12 by over a bike length | 
Danny Van Poppel (Trek Factory Racing) wins ahead of Daryl Impey (Orica GreenEdge), Tosh Van Der Sande (Lotto Soudal), Nikolas Maes (Etixx - Quick Step) and John Degenkolb (Giant - Alpecin) | 
The victory and 4th runner-up salutes | 
Biggest win of Danny Van Poppel's career | 
Fabio Aru (Astana) survived his first day in Red | 
Your Stage 12 winner, Danny Van Poppel (Trek Factory Racing) | 
Danny Van Poppel (Trek Factory Racing) | 
Race leader, Fabio Aru (Astana) | 
Points leader, Chaves | 
Combination classification leader, Dumoulin | 
KOM leader, Omar Fraile | 
Winner's of today's team classification, Astana | 
Fabio Aru (Astana), Andrey Zeits (Astana), Alessandro Vanotti (Astana) |
Stage 13: Catalayud → Tarazona, 177 km Full Results and Report
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On the rise, 12th overall Louis Meintjes (Mtn - Qhubeka) + 4:15 after signing-in in Calatayud | 
His teammate and Stage 10 winner, Kristian Sbaragli (Mtn - Qhubeka) | 
Yesterday's winner, Danny Van Poppel (Trek Factory Racing) | 
Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) and Valvarde | 
Stage 13 start scene in Calatayud | 
Scenery from the Zaragoza province | 
Three categorized climbs on the day with Astana allowing the break to get away | 
The break misjudged a long distance attack by Nelson Oliveira (Lampre - Merida) who soloed in from 30 km out on the final climb | 
Portugese TT champion Nelson Oliveira (Lampre - Merida) wins Stage 13 in Tarazona | 
Nelson Oliveira (Lampre - Merida) stopping his computer | 
Julien Simon (Cofidis) wins the bunch sprint from the break ahead of Nicolas Roche (Team Sky) for 2nd + 1:00 | 
Your Stage 13 winner, Nelson Oliveira (Lampre - Merida) | 
Nelson Oliveira (Lampre - Merida) | 
Some riders in the break gained time, but nobody in the Top 10 to start the day. Fabio Aru (Astana) retains the race lead | 
Combination classification leader Tom Dumoulin commented it was tough day despite appearances |
Stage 14: Vitoria → Fuente del Chivo, 215 km Full Results and Report
Stage 15: Comillas → Jitu de Escarandi, 176 km Full Results and Report
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Astana leading the chase on one of the earlier climbs | 
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Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) attack on the finishing climb, the cat 1 Sotres (12.7 km @ 7.9 %, max 13.3 %) | 
Fabio Aru (Astana) chasing on Sostres Cabrales | 
Rafal Majka (Tinkoff - Saxo) next | 
Nairo Quintana (Movistar) was 4th today + 15s | 
200m to go: Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) out front | 
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Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) wins Stage 15 at Sostres Cabrale (Asturias) and is now just 1s out of the race | 
Fabio Aru (Astana) (3rd + 14s) battling to keep the leader's jersey was passed by 2nd Rafal Majka (Tinkoff - Saxo) + 12s before the finish | 
9th Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) + 29s | 
10th Domenico Pozzovivo (Ag2r La Mondiale) + 41s followed by Louis MEINTJES (MTN - QHUBEKA) who is 10th + 5:07 | 
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12th Tom Dumoulin (Giant - Alpecin) + 51s for 4th overall + 1:25 to well within striking range of the overall win with the TT coming up on Wednesday | 
Your Stage 15 Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) and winner's Asturias hat | 
Fabio Aru (Astana) barely hangs on for the race lead by just 1s | 
On the upswing, new points leader Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) and tomorrow maybe he'll be in Red too |
Stage 16: Luarca → Ermita del Alba, 185 km Full Results and Report
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The break led by Frank Schleck | 
KOM leader Omar Fraile (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA) was in the break and scooped up max KOM points on the first of four of six categorized climbs on the day to extend his healthy KOM lead | 
Asturias scenery | 
Astana with race leader Fabio Aru leading the chase, but they gave the break a hugely gap which was never reeled back | 
Frank Schleck successfully attacked Rodolfo Torres, his last breakmate, on the final climb the HC Ermita de Alba (6.8 km @ 11.1 %, max 21.5 %) | 
The GC contenders 10 minutes back | 
Last Km with Frank Schleck (Trek Factory Racing) on one of the very steep ramps that maxed out at 22% | 
18:16:58 Frank Schleck (Trek Factory Racing) | 
Steep to the end,Frank Schleck (Trek Factory Racing) on the 15% section with 200m to go | 
Frank Schleck (Trek Factory Racing) wins Stage 16 | 
First Grand Tour win by Frank Schleck (Trek Factory Racing) since 2009 | 
2nd Rodolfo Torres (Colombia) + 1:10 | 
3rd Moreno Moser (Cannondale - Garmin) + 1:48 | 
4th George Bennett (Lotto NL - Jumbo) + 2:42 | 
George Bennett (Lotto NL - Jumbo) looking for 5th Pierre Rolland who was 7s back | 
First GC contender to appear, Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) | 
Another finish made for Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) as he rides into the Red Jersey | 
Race leader Fabio Aru (Astana) battling to keep the lead | 
Rafal Majka (Tinkoff - Saxo) followed by the two Basque Mikel riders | 
Mikel Landa (Astana) gc paced set for much of the final climb | 
Nairo Quintana (Movistar) couldn't match the other top GC contenders but he's still the top rider from the Tour de France | 
The man the pure climbers were worried about, Tom Dumoulin (Giant - Alpecin), refused to crumble | 
20th today Estaban Chaves (Orica GreenEdge). His Vuelta has slipped away since the first week | 
Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) was dropped too | 
Final Km for Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) | 
Fabio Aru (Astana) throwing his bike all over the road as he closes the gap to Rodriguez | 
Fabio Aru (Astana) finished 2nd among the GC contenders + 2s, but loses the lead and is now 1s back while Rafia Makia was next | 
Tom Dumoulin (Giant - Alpecin) ceded only 27s to Rodriguez and will have to make up 1:51 in Wednesday TT which is very doable given his TT prowess | 
Daniel Moreno (Katusha) | 
Domenico Pozzovivo (Ag2r La Mondiale) | 
Gianluca Brambilla (Etixx - Quick Step) wins the award for most effort | 
Joe Dombrowski (Cannondale - Garmin) 29th + 13:27 was looking to do better today | 
The Asturias hat suits Frank Schleck (Trek Factory Racing), your Stage 16 winner | 
New race leader, Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) heading into Wednesday's TT | 
Will the TT be his achilles heel once again as he looks for his first Grand Tour overall win | 
Points leader | 
Combination leader | 
KOM leader Omar Fraile (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA) was in the break and scooped up max KOM points on the first of four of six categorized climbs on the day to extend his healthy KOM lead | 
Despite Quintana and Valvarde getting dropped, Movistar had the three best combined times today |
Stage 17: Burgos, 39 km Full Results and Report
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Tom DUMOULIN (GIANT - ALPECIN) won the 39 km Burgos individual time-trial as expected | 
1st Tom DUMOULIN (GIANT - ALPECIN), 39 km in 46:01 and back in Red | 
3rd Alejandro VALVERDE (MOVISTAR) + 1:08 | 
6th Nairo QUINTANA (MOVISTAR) + 1:33 | 
8th Nelson OLIVEIRA (LAMPRE - MERIDA) + 1:38 | 
A better performance than expected? 10th Fabio ARU (ASTANA) + 1:53 | 
Fabio ARU (ASTANA) is still second overall, but he now trails Dumoulin by 3s | 
17th Rafal MAJKA (TINKOFF - SAXO) + 2:38 | 
30th for the morning's race leader, Joaquim RODRIGUEZ (KATUSHA) + 3:06 | 
Dropping from 1st to 3rd overall, Joaquim RODRIGUEZ (KATUSHA) + 1:15 | 
Your Stage 17 winner, Tom DUMOULIN (GIANT - ALPECIN) | 
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Back in Red, Tom DUMOULIN (GIANT - ALPECIN) | 
But he only leads Fabio Aru by 3s |
Stage 18: Roa de Duero → Riaza, 204 km Full Results and Report
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Nicolas Roche (Team Sky) rolling into Riaza. We'll see him again later. | 
Tom Dumoulin's (Giant - Alpecin) star has shone brightly at this year's Vuelta | 
Tom Dumoulin (Giant - Alpecin) signing in again | 
2nd overall Fabio Aru (Astana) | 
Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) only spent one day in Red | 
Early attacks | 
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Near the final categorized climb, the Puerto de la Quesera with 20 km to go | 
Astana now pace setting for Fabio Aru (and Tom Dumoulin) | 
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Fabio Aru's (Astana) attack was followed by Tom Dumoulin (Giant - Alpecin) | 
Fabio Aru (Astana) was unsuccessful in dropping Tom Dumoulin (Giant - Alpecin) on the cat 1 Puerto de la Quesera | 
The GC contenders came back together | 
Estaban Chaves (Orica GreenEdge) attack was follow by Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) | 
Meanwhile, up the climb were break survivors Nicolas Roche (Team Sky) and Haimar Zubeldia (Trek Factory Racing) | 
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After the descent, Nicolas Roche (Team Sky) leading out the two man sprint against Haimar Zubeldia (Trek Factory Racing) in Riaza | 
Close up | 
Nicolas Roche (Team Sky) wins the duel against Haimar Zubeldia (Trek Factory Racing) | 
After several seconds at this year's Vuelta, Nicolas Roche (Team Sky) comes through with the win | 
3rd Jose Goncalves (Caja Rural - Seguros RGA) + 18s | 
4th Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) leads in the GC contenders + 38s | 
Your stage 18 winner, Nicolas Roche (Team Sky) | 
The ideal winner for the media of this race because Nicolas Roche is fluent in English, French and Spanish | 
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Tom Dumoulin (Giant - Alpecin) survived the late attacks | 
Tom Dumoulin (Giant - Alpecin) maintains his slim 3s lead over Fabio Aru |
Stage 19: Medina del Campo → Avila, 186 km Full Results and Report
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Race leader, Tom Dumoulin (Giant - Alpecin) rolls into Medina del Campo | 
Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) | 
Fabio Aru (Astana) | 
12:36:42 Tom Dumoulin (Giant - Alpecin) Medina del Campo 123642_PIC557849205.jpg | 
IAM Cycling pre-race pep talk | 
Avila castle | 
Large break with big gap... | 
15 minutes later the GC led by Giant - Alpecin rolls through with Tom Dumoulin | 
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Alexis Gougeard (Ag2r La Mondiale) wins from the break in Avila | 
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Alexis Gougeard (Ag2r La Mondiale) celebrates the biggest win of his young career | 
2nd Nelson Oliveira (Lampre - Merida) + 40s | 
Nelson Oliveira (Lampre - Merida) almost won his second stage of this year's race | 
Maxime Monfort (Lotto Soudal) won the bunch sprint for 3rd +44s | 
Tom Dumoulin (Giant - Alpecin) attacked the GC group on the finishing power sprint finish and put precious seconds into Fabio Aru | 
Dumoulin checks the gap beyond Daniel Moreno | 
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Dumoulin doubled his lead to 6s | 
Fabio Aru (Astana) is now 6s back of Dumoulin, still a very small margin this late in a Grand Tour | 
Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) was next | 
Your Stage 19 winner, 22 year-old Frenchman Alexis Gougeard (Ag2r La Mondiale) | 
Alexis Gougeard (Ag2r La Mondiale) | 
Tom Dumoulin (Giant - Alpecin) in Red | 
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One more stage and it could be Tom Dumoulin Rouge for good. (Credit to @MrFiestina and @InigoZugasti for the graphic and clever play on words) | 
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Once again Movistar won the stage team competition and now leads the overall team competition by over 22 min | 
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Stage 20: San Lorenzo de El Escorial → Cercedilla, 176 km Full Results and Report
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10th overall Louis Meintjes (Mtn - Qhubeka) arriving in San Lorenzo de El Escorial | 
Race leader Tom Dumoulin (Giant - Alpecin) arriving in San Lorenzo de El Escorial for the final test | 
Nothing to indicate there would be a problem later on | 
Points leader Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) | 
Fabio Aru (Astana) looking to make up 6s | 
Two hours into the race (approx km 57), big break up the road and Giant - Alpecin at the front of the GC group on Puerto de la Mortuera, the second of 4 cat 1 climbs | 
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The scene at the top of Puerto de la Mortuera the first time around | 
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Break of 10 riders | 
The break climbing Puerto de la Mortuera for the second time | 
Fabio Aru (Astana) attacks with teammate Mikel Landa on Puerto de la Mortuera, the penultimate climb | 
Race leader, Tom Dumoulin (Giant - Alpecin) struggling to bring back the move | 
Mikel Landa (Astana) attacks again | 
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Back together | 
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Fabio Aru (Astana) attacks again on Puerto de la Mortuera and this time it sticks | 
Race leader, Tom Dumoulin (Giant - Alpecin) blurry in the distance | 
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With an hour of racing still left, Tom Dumoulin (Giant - Alpecin) is in trouble and without any teammates | 
Fabio Aru (Astana) leading the GC attack of the leader on the final climb Puerto de Cotos | 
Fabio Aru (Astana) stretching out the gap thanks to his teammates including Luis Leon Sanchez who dropped back from the break | 
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Nairo Quintana (Movistar) attack is marked by Rafal Majka (Tinkoff - Saxo) on Puerto de Cotos | 
Nearing the top of Puerto de Cotos | 
Meanwhile Ruben Plaza (Lampre - Merida) has been on a 100 km solo move off the front of the race | 
Ruben Plaza (Lampre - Merida) solos into Cercedilla | 
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If not for the dramatic GC battle today, the story would most certainly be Ruben Plaza's long successful solo win | 
2nd Jose Goncalves (Caja Rural - Seguros RGA) + 1:07, another good result | 
3rd Alessandro Marchi (Bmc) + 1:08 | 
12th Nelson Oliveira (Lampre - Merida) and 13th Rafal Majka (Tinkoff - Saxo) + 2:42 | 
14th Nairo Alexander Quintana (Movistar) and 15th George Bennett (Lotto NL - Jumbo) + 2:44 | 
22nd Estaban Chaves (Orica GreenEdge) + 3:35 | 
23rd Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) + 3:37 while a celebration goes on behind him | 
Fabio Aru (Astana) helps/congratulates teammate Luis Leon Sanchez (Astana) at the finish | 
Fabio Aru celebrates a successful day for Astana which looked fresh and dominated the stage | 
No stage wins, but Fabio Aru is your overall winner thanks to consistent performances and the strongest team in the race. He didn't have a single bad day. | 
Luis Leon Sanchez (Astana) showing what pain combined with joy looks like | 
Mikel Landa and Fabio Aru (Astana) celebrate | 
Another Fabio Aru (Astana) facial expression for your collection | 
Tom Dumoulin (Giant - Alpecin) rolls in for 35th + 7:30 with no teammates | 
A sad ending for Tom Dumoulin (Giant - Alpecin); a remarkable Grand Tour that fell one day short | 
He dropped from 1st to 6th | 
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Your worthy stage 20 winner, Ruben Plaza (Lampre - Merida) to go along with his Grand Tour win at the Tour de France this past July | 
Fabio Aru (Astana) hits the stage | 
Back in Red when it counts most, your overall winner, Fabio Aru (Astana) | 
Flowers for his girlfriend | 
First Grand Tour win by a Sardinian | 
Omar Fraile wins the KOM jersey | 
Fabio Aru (Astana) at the post race press conference | 
Fabio Aru (Astana) hasn't stopped smiling since he crossed the line |
Stage 21: Alcalá de Henares → Madrid, 98 km Full Results and Report
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