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Vuelta a Espana: Chris Horner all but secures title as Kenny Elissonde wins stage 20

Image: Chris Horner fought out a magnificent battle with Vincenzo Nibali

Chris Horner effectively sealed overall victory at the Vuelta a Espana after extending his lead over Vincenzo Nibali in an epic battle on the climb to stage 20's summit finish on the fabled Alto de L'Angliru.

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Stage 20 result 1 Kenny Elissonde (Fra) FDJ, 3:55:36
2 Chris Horner (USA) RadioShack-Leopard, +26secs
3 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar, +54
4 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana, +54
5 Andre Cardoso (Por) Caja Rural, +54
6 Dominik Nerz (Ger) BMC Racing, +54
7 Jose Mendes (Por) NetApp-Endura, +1:15
8 Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa) Katusha, +1:45
9 Serge Pauwels (Bel) Omega Pharma-QuickStep, +1:52
10 Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ, +1:59 General classification 1 Chris Horner (USA) RadioShack-Leopard, 81:52:01
2 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana, +37secs
3 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar, +1:36
4 Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa) Katusha, +3:22
5 Nicolas Roche (Irl) Saxo-Tinkoff, +7:11
6 Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Ag2r-La Mondiale, +8:00
7 Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ, +8:41
8 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi, +9:51
9 Leopold Konig (Cze) NetApp-Endura, +10:11
10 Daniel Moreno (Spa) Katusha, +13:11

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