Vuelta a Espana 2014

The Vuelta a Espana once again delivered arguably the most enthralling Grand Tour of the season.

Stage 3: Monday, August 25 - Cadiz to Arcos de la Frontera - 197.8km | Report | Gallery Result 1 Michael Matthews (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge, 5:12:14
2 Dan Martin (Ire) Garmin-Sharp, same time
3 Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa) Katusha, st
4 Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Belkin, st
5 Paul Martens (Ger) Belkin, st
6 Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing, st
7 Lloyd Mondory (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale, st
8 Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) FDJ.fr, st
9 Daniel Moreno (Spa) Katusha, st
10 Chris Froome (GB) Team Sky, st General classification 1 Michael Matthews (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge, 9:27:53
2 Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar, +4sec
3 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar, +11
4 Rigoberto Uran (Col) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step, +15
5 Damiano Caruso (Ita) Cannondale, +17
6 Johan Esteban Chaves (Col) Orica-GreenEdge, same time
7 George Bennett (NZ) Cannondale, +20
8 Julian Arredondo (Col) Trek Factory Racing, st
9 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Trek Factory Racing, st
10 Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step, +22 Stage 4: Tuesday, August 26 - Mairena del Alcor to Cordoba - 164.7km | Report | Gallery Result 1 John Degenkolb (Ger) Giant-Shimano, 4:02:55
2 Vicente Reynes (Spa) IAM Cycling, same time
3 Michael Matthews (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge, st
4 Damiano Caruso (Ita) Cannondale, st
5 Dan Martin (Ire) Garmin-Sharp, st
6 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Katusha, st
7 Lloyd Mondory (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale, st
8 Valerio Conti (Ita) Lampre-Merida, st
9 Bob Jungels (Lux) Trek Factory Racing, st
10 Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana, st General classification 1 Michael Matthews (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge, 13:30:44
2 Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar, +8sec
3 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar, +15
4 Rigoberto Uran (Col) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step, +19
5 Damiano Caruso (Ita) Cannondale, +21
6 Johan Esteban Chaves (Col) Orica-GreenEdge, same time
7 George Bennett (NZ) Cannondale, +24
8 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Trek Factory Racing, st
9 Alberto Contador (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo, +27
10 Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Belkin, st Stage 5: Wednesday, August 27 - Priego de Cordoba to Ronda - 180km | Report | Gallery Result 1 John Degenkolb (Ger) Giant-Shimano, 4:04:21
2 Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) FDJ.fr, same time
3 Moreno Hofland (Ned) Belkin, st
4 Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek Factory Racing, st
5 Paul Martens (Ger) Belkin, st
6 Lloyd Mondory (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale, st
7 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing, st
8 Vicente Reynes (Spa) IAM Cycling, st
9 Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) MTN-Qhubeka, st
10 Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Lampre-Merida, st General classification 1 Michael Matthews (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge, 17:35:05
2 Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar, +13sec
3 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar, +20
4 Rigoberto Uran (Col) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step, +24
5 Damiano Caruso (Ita) Cannondale, +26
6 Johan Esteban Chaves (Col) Orica-GreenEdge, same time
7 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Trek Factory Racing, +29
8 Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Belkin, +32
9 Alberto Contador (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo,st
10 Robert Gesink (Ned) Belkin, st Stage 6: Thursday, August 28 - Benalmadena to La Zubia - 167.1km | Report | Gallery Result 1 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar, 4:35:27
2 Chris Froome (GB) Team Sky, same time
3 Alberto Contador (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo, st
4 Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa) Katusha, +8
5 Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar, +12
6 Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana, +18
7 Johan Esteban Chaves (Col) Orica-GreenEdge, +25
8 Daniel Navarro (Spa) Cofidis, st
9 Mikel Nieve (Spa) Team Sky, +32
10 Robert Gesink (Ned) Belkin, +33 General classification 1 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar, 22:48:08
2 Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar, +15
3 Alberto Contador (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo, +18
4 Chris Froome (GB) Team Sky, +22
5 Johan Esteban Chaves (Col) Orica-GreenEdge, +41
6 Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa) Katusha, +45
7 Robert Gesink (Ned) Belkin, +55
8 Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana, +58
9 Warren Barguil (Fra) Giant-Shimano, +1:02
10 Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Belkin, +1:06 Stage 7: Friday, August 29 - Alhendin to Alcaudete - 169km | Report | Gallery Result 1 Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) Cannondale, 4:01:52
2 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Sharp, +1:35
3 Hubert Dupont (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale, same time
4 Johann Tschopp (Swi) IAM Cycling, st
5 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing, +2:17
6 Dan Martin (Ire) Garmin-Sharp, st
7 Chris Froome (GB) Team Sky, st
8 Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step, +2:20
9 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar, st
10 Alberto Contador (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo, st General classification 1 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar, 26:52:20
2 Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar, +15
3 Alberto Contador (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo, +18
4 Chris Froome (GB) Team Sky, +19
5 Johan Esteban Chaves (Col) Orica-GreenEdge, +44
6 Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa) +45
7 Robert Gesink (Ned) Belkin, +55
8 Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana, +58
9 Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Belkin, +1:09
10 Damiano Caruso (Ita) Cannondale, +1:12 Stage 8: Saturday, August 30 - Baeza to Albacete - 207km | Report | Gallery Result 1 Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) FDJ, 4:29:00
2 Michael Matthews (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge, same time
3 Peter Sagan (Svk) Cannondale, st
4 John Degenkolb (Ger) Giant-Shimano, st
5 Greg Henderson (NZ) Lotto Belisol, st
6 Robert Wagner (Ger) Belkin, st
7 Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) MTN-Qhubeka, st
8 Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Lampre-Merida, st
9 Tom Boonen (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step, st
10 Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek Factory Racing, st General classification 1 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar, 31:21:20
2 Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar, +15
3 Alberto Contador (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo, +18
4 Chris Froome (GB) Team Sky, +20
5 Johan Esteban Chaves (Col) Orica-GreenEdge, +41
6 Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa) +45
7 Robert Gesink (Ned) Belkin, +55
8 Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana, +58
9 Warren Barguil (Fra) Giant-Shimano, +1:02
10 Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Belkin, +1:06 Stage 9: Sunday, August 31 - Carboneras de Guadazon to Aramon Valdelinares - 185km | Report | Gallery Result 1 Winner Anacona (Col) Lampre-Merida, 4:34:14
2 Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Astana, +45
3 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Merida, +50
4 Javier Moreno (Spa) Movistar, +1:04
5 Pello Bilbao (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA, 1:12
6 Jerome Coppel (Fra) Cofidis, 1:21
7 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Sharp, +1:33
8 Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Belisol, +1:45
9 Bob Jungels (Lux) Trek Factory Racing, +1:49
10 Fabio Felline (Ita) Trek Factory Racing, +2:08 General classification 1 Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar, 35:58:05
2 Alberto Contador (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo, +3
3 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar, +8
4 Winner Anacona (Col) Lampre-Merida, +9
5 Chris Froome (GB) Team Sky, +28
6 Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa) Katusha, +30
7 Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana, +1:06
8 Robert Gesink (Ned) Belkin, +1:19
9 Rigoberto Uran (Col) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step, +1:26
10 Warren Barguil (Fra) Giant-Shimano, same time

Stage 10: Tuesday, September 2 - Real Monasterio de Santa Maria de Veruela to Borja - 34.5km individual time trial | Report | Gallery Result 1 Tony Martin (Ger) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step, 47:02
2 Rigoberto Uran (Col) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step, +15secs
3 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Trek Factory Racing, +18
4 Alberto Contador (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo, +39
5 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) BMC Racing, +48
6 Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing, +49
7 Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Team Sky, +58
8 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar, +1:01
9 Jesse Sergent (NZ) Trek Factory Racing, +1:13
10 Chris Froome (GB) Team Sky, +1:32 General classification 1 Alberto Contador (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo, 36:45:49
2 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar, +27secs
3 Rigoberto Uran (Col) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step, +59
4 Winner Anacona (Col) Lampre-Merida, +1:12
5 Chris Froome (GB) Team Sky, +1:18
6 Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa) Katusha, +1:37
7 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) BMC Racing, +1:41
8 Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana, +2:27
9 Robert Gesink (Ned) Belkin, +2:38
10 Damiano Caruso (Ita) Cannondale, +2:59 Stage 11: Wednesday, September 3 - Pamplona to Santuario de San Miguel de Aralar - 153.4km | Report | Gallery Result 1 Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana, 3:41:03
2 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar, +6
3 Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa) Katusha, same time
4 Alberto Contador (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo, st
5 Chris Froome (GB) Team Sky, +7
6 Rigoberto Uran (Col) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step, +13
7 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) BMC Racing, +15
8 Dan Martin (Ire) Garmin-Sharp, st
9 Daniel Navarro (Spa) Cofidis, +16
10 Robert Gesink (Ned) Belkin, +21 General classification 1 Alberto Contador (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo. 40:26:56
2 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar, +20sec
3 Rigoberto Uran (Col) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step, +1:08
4 Chris Froome (GB) Team Sky, +1:21
5 Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa) Katusha, +1:35
6 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) BMC Racing, +1:52
7 Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana, +2:13
8 Winner Anacona (Col) Lampre-Merida, +2:22
9 Robert Gesink (Ned) Belkin, +2:55
10 Damiano Caruso (Ita) Cannondale, +3:51 Stage 12: Thursday, September 4 - Logrono to Logrono - 166.4km | Report | Gallery Result 1 John Degenkolb (Ger) Giant-Shimano, 4:11:18
2 Tom Boonen (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step, same time
3 Jacopo Guarniei (Ita) Astana, st
4 Peter Sagan (Svk) Cannondale, st
5 Maximiliano Ariel Richeze (Arg) Lampre-Merida, st
6 Yannick Martinez (Fra) Europcar, st
7 Lloyd Mondory (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale, st
8 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Trek Factory Racing, st
9 Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek Factory Racing, st
10 Guillaume Boivin (Can) Cannondale, st General classification 1 Alberto Contador (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo, 44:38:14
2 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar, +20sec
3 Rigoberto Uran (Col) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step, +1:08
4 Chris Froome (GB) Team Sky, +1:20
5 Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa) Katusha, +1:35
6 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) BMC Racing, +1:52
7 Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana, +2:13
8 Winner Anacona (Col) Lampre-Merida, +2:22
9 Robert Gesink (Ned) Belkin, +2:55
10 Damiano Caruso (Ita) Cannondale, +3:51 Stage 13: Friday, September 5 - Belorado to Obregon (Parque de Cabarceno) - 188.7km | Report | Gallery Result 1 Daniel Navarro (Spa) Cofidis, 4:21:04
2 Daniel Moreno (Spa) Katusha, +2sec
3 Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Belkin, same time
4 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar, +5
5 Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) FDJ.fr, st
6 Damiano Caruso (Ita) Cannondale, st
7 Alberto Contador (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo, st
8 Robert Gesink (Ned) Belkin, st
9 Dan Martin (Ire) Garmin-Sharp, st
10 Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step, st General classification 1 Alberto Contador (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo, 48:59:23
2 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar, +20sec
3 Rigoberto Uran (Col) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step, +1:08
4 Chris Froome (GB) Team Sky, +1:20
5 Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa) Katusha, +1:35
6 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) BMC Racing, +1:52
7 Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana, +2:13
8 Winner Anacona (Col) Lampre-Merida, +2:37
9 Robert Gesink (Ned) Belkin, +2:55
10 Damiano Caruso (Ita) Cannondale, +3:51 Stage 14: Saturday, September 6 - Santander to La Camperona (Valle de Sabero) - 200.8km | Report | Gallery Result 1 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Sharp, 5:18:10
2 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Tinkoff-Saxo, +10secs
3 Imanol Erviti (Spa) Movistar, +30
4 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Katusha, +39
5 Louis Meintjes (RSA) MTN-Qhubeka, +42
6 Bart de Clerq (Bel) Lotto Belisol, +52
7 Romain Sicard (Fra) Europcar, +1:44
8 David Arroyo (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA, +2:02
9 Carlos Verona (Spa) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step, +2:15
10 Chris Froome (GB) Team Sky, +2:36 General classification 1 Alberto Contador (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo, 54:20:16
2 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar, +42
3 Chris Froome (GB) Team Sky, +1:13
4 Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa) Katusha, +1:29
5 Rigoberto Uran (Col) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step, +2:07
6 Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana, +2:15
7 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) BMC Racing, +3:26
8 Robert Gesink (Ned) Belkin, +4:14
9 Winner Anacona (Col) Lampre-Merida, +4:36
10 Dan Martin (Ire) Garmin-Sharp, +4:37 Stage 15: Sunday, September 7 - Oviedo to Lagos de Covadonga - 152.2km | Report | Gallery Result 1 Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Lampre-Merida, 4:11:09
2 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar, +5ecs
3 Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa) Katusha, same time
4 Alberto Contador (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo, +10
5 Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana, +17
6 Chris Froome (GB) Team Sky, +17
7 Dan Martin (Ire) Garmin-Sharp, +28
8 Warren Barguil (Fra) Giant-Shimano, +44
9 Rigoberto Uran (Col) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step, +1:00
10 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Cannondale, st General classification 1 Alberto Contador (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo, 58:31:35
2 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar, +31ecs
3 Chris Froome (GB) Team Sky, +1:20
4 Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa) Katusha, same time
5 Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana, +2:22
6 Rigoberto Uran (Col) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step, +2:57
7 Dan Martin (Ire) Garmin-Sharp, +4:55
8 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) BMC Racing, +5:02
9 Robert Gesink (Ned) Belkin, +5:11
10 Warren Barguil (Fra) Giant-Shimano, +6:36 Stage 16: Monday, September 8 - San Martin del Rey Aurelio to La Farrapona (Lagos de Somiedo) - 160.5km | Report | Gallery Result 1 Alberto Contador (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo 4:53:35
2 Chris Froome (GB) Team Sky, +15secs
3 Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) Cannondale, +50
4 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar, +55
5 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Katusha. +59
6 Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana, +1:06
7 Dan Martin (Ire) Garmin-Sharp, +1:12
8 Robert Gesink (Ned) Belkin, +1:22
9 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) BMC Racing, +1:43
10 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Sharp, +1:48 General classification 1 Alberto Contador (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo, 63:25:00
2 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar, +1:36
3 Chris Froome (GB) Team Sky, +1:39
4 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Katusha, +2:29
5 Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana, +3:38
6 Dan Martin (Ire) Garmin-Sharp, +6:17
7 Robert Gesink (Ned) Belkin, +6:43
8 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) BMC Racing, +6:55
9 Warren Barguil (Fra) Giant-Shimano, +8:37
10 Damiano Caruso (Ita) Cannondale, +9:10 Stage 17: Wednesday, September 10 - Ortigueira to A Coruna - 190.7km | Report | Gallery Result 1 John Degenkolb (Ger) Giant-Shimano, 4:26:07
2 Michael Matthews (Aus) Orica GreenEdge, same time
3 Fabian Cancellara (Sui) Trek Factory Racing, st
4 Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek Factory Racing, st
5 Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Lampre-Merida, st
6 Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Garmin-Sharp, st
7 Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) Cofidis, st
8 Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing, st
9 Damiano Caruso (Ita) Cannondale, st
10 Vicente Reynes (Spa) IAM Cycling, st General classification 1 Alberto Contador (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo, 67:51:07
2 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar, +1:36
3 Chris Froome (GB) Team Sky, +1:39
4 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Katusha, +2:29
5 Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana, +3:38
6 Dan Martin (Ire) Garmin-Sharp, +6:17
7 Robert Gesink (Ned) Belkin, +6:43
8 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) BMC Racing, +6:55
9 Warren Barguil (Fra) Giant-Shimano, +8:37
10 Damiano Caruso (Ita) Cannondale, +9:10 Stage 18: Thursday, September 11 - A Estrada to Mont Castrove (Meis) - 157km | Report | Gallery Result 1 Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana, 3:47:17
2 Chris Froome (GB) Team Sky, +1sec
3 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar, +13
4 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Katusha, same time
5 Alberto Contador (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo, st
6 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) BMC Racing, +17
7 Daniel Navarro (Spa) Cofidis, +33
8 Daniel Moreno (Spa) Katusha, +48
9 Damiano Caruso (Ita) Cannondale, st
10 Warren Barguil (Fra) Giant-Shimano, st General classification 1 Alberto Contador (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo, 71:38:37
2 Chris Froome (GB) Team Sky, +1:19
3 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar, +1:32
4 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Katusha, +2:29
5 Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana, +3:15
6 Dan Martin (Ire) Garmin-Sharp, +6:52
7 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) BMC Racing, +6:59
8 Warren Barguil (Fra) Giant-Shimano, +9:12
10 Damiano Caruso (Ita) Cannondale, +9:45 Stage 19: Friday, September 12 - Salvaterra do Mino to Cangas do Morrazo - 180.5km | Report | Gallery Result 1 Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Belisol, 4:21:58
2 John Degenkolb (Ger) Giant-Shimano, +5sec
3 Filippo Pozzato (Ita), same time
4 Yannick Martinez (Fra) Europcar, st
5 Michael Matthews (Aus) Orica GreenEdge, st
Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) FDJ.fr, st
7 Paul Martens (Ger) Belkin, st
8 Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek Factory Racing, st
9 Romain Hardy (Fra) Cofidis, st
10 Damiano Caruso (Ita) Cannondale, st General classification 1 Alberto Contador (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo, 76:00:40
2 Chris Froome (GB) Team Sky, +1:19
3 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar, +1:32
4 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Katusha, +2:29
5 Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana, +3:15
6 Dan Martin (Ire) Garmin-Sharp, +6:52
7 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) BMC Racing, +6:59
8 Warren Barguil (Fra) Giant-Shimano, +9:12
9 Daniel Navarro (Spa) Cofidis, +9:44
10 Damiano Caruso (Ita) Cannondale, +9:45 Stage 20: Saturday, September 13 - Santo Estevo de Ribas de Sil to Puerto de Ancares - 185.7m | Report | Gallery Result 1 Alberto Contador (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo, 5:11:34
2 Chris Froome (GB) Team Sky, +16sec
3 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar, +57
4 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Katusha, +1:18
5 Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana, +1:21
6 Warren Barguil (Fra) Giant-Shimano, +2:51
7 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Katusha, +2:55
8 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) BMC Racing, +2:58
9 Daniel Navarro (Spa) Cofidis, +3:15
10 Damiano Caruso (Ita) Cannondale, +3:20 General classification 1 Alberto Contador (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo
2 Chris Froome (GB) Team Sky, +1:37
3 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar, +2:35
4 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Katusha, +3:57
5 Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana, +4:46
6 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) BMC Racing, +10:07
7 Dan Martin (Ire) Garmin-Sharp, +10:24
8 Warren Barguil (Fra) Giant-Shimano, +12:13
9 Daniel Navarro (Spa) Cofidis, +13:09
10 Damiano Caruso (Ita) Cannondale, +13:15 Stage 21: Sunday, September 14 - Santiago de Compostela to Santiago de Compostela - 9.7km individual time trial | | Report | Gallery Result 1 Adriano Malori (Ita) Movistar, 11:12
2 Jesse Sergent (NZ) Trek Factory Racing, +8secs
3 Rohan Dennis (Aus) BMC Racing, +9
4 Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Team Sky, +17
5 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Europcar, same time
6 Sergei Chernetckii (Rus) Katusha, +18
7 Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Cannondale, st
8 Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Astana, st
9 Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek Factory Racing, st
10 Damien Gaudin (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale, st
Selected others
32 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar, +55
63 Chris Froome (GB) Team Sky, +1:13
101 Alberto Contador (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo, +1:40 General classification 1 Alberto Contador (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo, 81:25:05
2 Chris Froome (GB) Team Sky, +1:10
3 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar, +1:50
4 Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa) Katusha, +3:25
5 Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana, +4:48
6 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) BMC Racing, +9:30
7 Dan Martin (Ire) Garmin-Sharp, +10:38
8 Warren Barguil (Fra) Giant-Shimano, +11:50
9 Damiano Caruso (Ita) 12:50
10 Daniel Navarro (Spa) Cofidis, +13:02

Inside insight

Team Sky sports director Dario Cioni gives his analysis of the route... First week
It's very important that in the first week that you don't make any mistakes. There are quite a few stages that could make you lose a bit of time. We actually think we might have two or three days of wind - so why not try to take advantage? Like with the team time trial, the goal would be to give Chris Froome some seconds' advantage before we hit the mountains. Second week
For the GC, the first week will be don't make mistakes where you could lose time, but the second week is where you need to be really good. You have got the individual time trial and then three consecutive mountain-top finishes. In the second week, the GC is going to be decided. It is probably the hardest block of all these three weeks. Third week
The final week, up in Galicia, again you still need good legs for the last mountain-top finish on the Saturday, but the other stages will be more about breakaways. If someone is struggling, they will look to the Saturday to gain some time back, but if everyone is happy with where they are at, it could be a quite controlled last few days of racing. Stage one's team time trial
With the team time trial straight away, we have an opportunity to give Chris a head start. We have got a strong team here, so why not aim to have a fast start and get a good result for the team? And a good result is going to be to try and win the stage. The stage 10 individual time trial
It's not a pure time trial, but you can divide it into three sectors. The first sector is 12km uphill and that is where Quintana, Rodriguez and Uran will try not to lose too much time. Then there's a more rolling, technical sector, where Chris can make a big difference. The last part is really fast going in - and that's another sector in favour of Chris. So overall, Chris must have the goal of putting in some time between himself and the others. How much that time is going to be is hard to say because it depends on how he's climbing and how the others are climbing. But, for sure, it's one of the stages where we look at gaining time on the opponents. Dario Cioni was speaking to Peter Smith

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Chris Froome (Team Sky)
Peter Kennaugh (Team Sky)
David Millar (Garmin-Sharp)
Luke Rowe (Team Sky)
Adam Yates (Orica-GreenEdge)

Key stages

Stage 10: The longest of the two individual time trials has plenty of potential to create significant gaps between the general classification contenders.
Stage 14: Although not the first summit finish of the race, the climb to La Camperona is the hardest so far and could well eliminate from contention any rider not in peak condition.
Stage 16: The last of three successive summit finishes has a tough final few kilometres and could well decide who wears the red jersey heading into the final week.

Previous winners

2013: Chris Horner (USA)
2012: Alberto Contador (Spa)
2011: Juan Jose Cobo (Spa)
2010: Vincenzo Nibali (Ita)
2009: Alejandro Valverde (Spa)
2008: Alberto Contador (Spa)
2007: Denis Menchov (Rus)
2006: Alexandre Vinokourov (Spa)
2005: Roberto Heras (Spa)
2004: Roberto Heras (Spa)

The jerseys

- Red: General classification.
- Green: Points classification
- Blue and white polka dots: King of the mountains.
- White: Combination classification.

Time bonuses

- 10, 6 and 4 bonus seconds will be awarded to the first three finishers on each stage.
- 3, 2 and 1 second will be awarded to the first three riders over the line at intermediate sprints.

Teams and riders

AG2R-LA MONDIALE
Country: France. Status: WorldTour
A general classification team who will be supporting Colombian climber Carlos Betancur.
Team: Carlos Betancur (Col), Maxime Bouet (Fra), Hubert Dupont (Fra), Damien Gaudin (Fra), Patrick Gretsch (Ger), Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr), Lloyd Mondory (Fra), Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita), Sebastien Turgot (Fra). ASTANA
Country: Kazakhstan. Status: WorldTour
The Kazakh squad will look to challenge in the general classification with Fabio Aru and in the sprints with Andrea Guardini.
Team: Fabio Aru (Ita), Daniil Fominykh (Ita), Andrea Guardini (Ita), Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita), Tanel Kangert (Est), Mikel Landa (Spa), Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz), Paolo Tiralongo (Ita), Andrey Zeits (Kaz). BELKIN
Country: Netherlands. Status: WorldTour
Another general classification team, who will back the ambitions of Wilco Kelderman.
Team: Stef Clement (Ned), Robert Gesink (Ned), Moreno Hofland (Ned), Martijn Keizer (Ned), Wilco Kelderman (Ned), Paul Martens (Ger), Laurens Ten Dam (Ned), Maarten Tjallinggii (Ned), Robert Wagner (Ger). BMC RACING
Country: USA. Status: WorldTour
The general classification with Cadel Evans and the time trials with Rohan Dennis will be BMC's main targets.
Team: Rohan Dennis (Aus), Cadel Evans (Aus), Philippe Gilbert (Bel), Steve Morabito (Swi), Dominik Nerz (Ger), Manuel Quinziato (Ita), Samuel Sánchez (Spa), Larry Warbasse (USA), Danilo Wyss (Swi). CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA
Country: Spain. Status: Pro Continental
A second-tier team but a regular fixture at the Vuelta, they will look to get in as many breakaways as possible and try to snatch a stage win.
Team: Javier Aramendia (Spa), David Arroyo (Spa), Pello Bilbao (Spa), Karol Domagalski (Pol), Francesco Lasca (Ita), Luis Guillermo Mas (Spa), Antonio Piedra (Spa), Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa), Amets Txurruka (Spa). CANNONDALE
Country: Italy. Status: WorldTour
On flatter days they will work for sprinter Peter Sagan, while on hillier days they will focus on breakaways and snatching stage wins.
Team: George Bennett (NZ), Maciej Bodnar (Pol), Guillaume Boivin (Can), Damiano Caruso (Ita), Alessandro De Marchi (Ita), Oscar Gatto (Ita), Matthias Krizek (Aut), Paolo Longo (Ita), Peter Sagan (Svk). COFIDIS
Country: France. Status: Pro Continental
A second-tier team, they will look to get in as many breakaways as possible and also back Daniel Navarro's general classification challenge.
Team: Yoann Bagot (Fra), Jerome Coppel (Fra), Romain Hardy (Fra), Gert Joeaar (Est), Christophe Le Mevel (Fra), Guillaume Levarlet (Fra), Luis Angel Mate (Spa), Daniel Navarro (Spa), Romain Zingle (Bel). EUROPCAR
Country: France. Status: WorldTour
The French team like to go on the attack and this year's race will be no different, with infiltrating breakaways and sneaking stage wins high on their list of priorities.
Team: Natnael Berhane (Eri), Jerome Cousin (Fra), Dan Craven (Nam), Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra), Vincent Jerome (Fra), Yannick Martinez (Fra), Maxime Mederel (Fra), Bryan Nauleau (Fra), Romain Sicard (Fra). FDJ
Country: France. Status: WorldTour
One of the more versatile teams in the peloton, FDJ will look to challenge in the general classification with Thibaut Pinot and in the sprints with Nacer Bouhanni.
Team: Nacer Bouhanni (Fra), Kenny Elissonde (Fra), Murilo Fischer (Bra), Alexandre Geniez (Fra), Johan Le Bon (Fra), Cedric Pineau (Fra), Thibaut Pinot (Fra), Anthony Roux (Fra), Geoffrey Soupe (Fra). GARMIN-SHARP
Country: USA. Status: WorldTour
Attacking has become a trademark for the American team and that will no doubt continue at the Vuelta. However, in Dan Martin, Andrew Talansky and Ryder Hesjedal, they also have riders with general classification hopes to look out for.
Team: Nathan Brown (USA), Andre Cardoso (Por), Koldo Fernandez (Spa), Nathan Haas (Aus), Ryder Hesjedal (Can), Dan Martin (Ire), David Millar (GB), Andrew Talansky (USA), Johan Vansummeren (Bel). GIANT-SHIMANO
Country: Netherlands. Status: WorldTour
Will target sprint wins with John Degenkolb and mountain stage wins with Warren Barguil.
Team: Nikias Arndt (Ger), Warren Barguil (Fra), Lawson Craddock (USA), John Degenkolb (Ger), Koen de Kort (Ned), Johannes Frohlinger (Ger), Chad Haga (USA), Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe), Ramon Sinkledam (Ned). IAM CYCLING
Country: Switzerland. Status: Pro Continental
One of the newest teams in the sport, they will hope to make their presence felt on all terrains, but most prominently in sprints with Matteo Pelucchi..
Team: Marcel Aregger (Swi), Pirmin Lang (Swi), Jonathan Fumeaux (Swi), Sebastien Hinault (Fra), Matteo Pelucchi (Ita), Vicente Reynes (Spa), Aleksejs Saramotins (Lat), Patrick Schelling (Swi), Johann Tschopp (Swi). KATUSHA
Country: Russia. Status: WorldTour
A general classification team who will throw all their weight behind Joaquim Rodriguez's bid for the red jersey.
Team: Giampaolo Caruso (Ita), Sergei Chernetckii (Rus), Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus), Dmitriy Kozontchuk (Rus), Alberto Losada (Spa), DanielMoreno (Spa), Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa), Yuri Trofimov (Rus), Eduard Vorganov (Rus). LAMPRE-MERIDA
Country: Italy. Status: WorldTour
Despite being forced to withdraw Chris Horner from their line-up, Lampre will target the general classification with Przemyslaw Niemiec, Winner Anacona and Damiano Cunego.
Team: Winner Anacona (Col), Valerio Conti (Ita), Damiano Cunego (Ita), Elia Favilli (Ita), Roberto Ferrari (Ita), Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol), Filippo Pozzato (Ita), Ariel Maximiliano Richeze (Arg), Jose Serpa (Col). LOTTO BELISOL
Country: Belgium. Status: WorldTour
A general classification team who will support the hopes of Jurgen van den Broeck.
Team: Sander Armee (Bel), Vegard Breen (Nor), Jens Debusschere (Bel), Bart de Clerq (Bel), Adam Hansen (Aus), Greg Henderson (NZ), Pim Ligthart (Ned), Maxime Monfort (Bel), Jurgen van den Broeck (Bel). MOVISTAR
Country: Spain. Status: WorldTour
A team packed with talent, they will target the general classification with Nairo Quintana and the time trials with Adriano Malori.
Team: Andrey Amador (Cos), Jonathan Castroviejo (Spa), Imanol Erviti (Spa), Jose Herrada (Spa), Gorka Izagirre (Spa), Adriano Malori (Spa), Javier Moreno (Spa), Nairo Quintana (Col), Alejandro Valverde (Spa). MTN-Qhubeka
Country: South Africa. Status: Pro Continental
A second-tier team making their Vuelta debut, MTN-Qhubeka will pursue the general classification ambitions of team leader Sergio Pardilla and target sprints with Gerald Ciolek.
Team: Gerald Ciolek (Ger), Jacques Janse van Rensburg (RSA), Merhawi Kudus (Eri), Louis Meintjes (RSA), Sergio Pardilla (Spa), Kristian Sbaragli (Ita), Jay Robert Thomson (RSA), Daniel Teklehaimanot (Eri), Jaco Venter (RSA). OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP
Country: Belgium. Status: WorldTour
Arguably the most complete and powerful team in the sport, they will target the general classification with Rigoberto Uran and time trials with Tony Martin.
Team: Tom Boonen (Bel), Gianluca Brambilla (Ita), Nikolas Maes (Bel), Tony Martin (Ger), Wout Poels (Ned), Pieter Serry (Bel), Rugoberto Uran (Col), Martin Velits (Svk), Carlos Verona (Spa). ORICA-GREENEDGE
Country: Australia. Status: WorldTour
Stage wins on all terrains are the primary target for the Australian outfit, but they will also support Johan Esteban Chaves in the general classification.
Team: Adam Yates (GB), Brett Lancaster (Aus), Cameron Meyer (Aus), Johan Esteban Chaves (Col), Ivan Santaromita (Ita), Michael Matthews (Aus), Mitchell Docker (Aus), Sam Bewley (NZ), Simon Clarke (Aus). TEAM SKY
Country: Britain. Status: WorldTour
A powerful general classification team who will back Chris Froome's bid for overall victory.
Team: Chris Froome (GB), Peter Kennaugh (GB), Luke Rowe (GB), Philip Deignan (Ire), Mikel Nieve (Spa), Vasil Kiryienka (Blr), Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr), Christian Knees (Ger), Dario Cataldo (Ita). TINKOFF-SAXO
Country: Russia. Status: WorldTour
Will throw all their weight behind helping Alberto Contador's bid for a third Vuelta victory.
Team: Daniele Bennati (Ita), Alberto Contador (Spa), Jesus Hernandez (Spa), Sergio Paulinho (Por), Ivan Rovny (Rus), Chris Anker Sorensen (Den), Matteo Tosatto (Ita), Michael Valgren (Den), Oliver Zaugg (Swi)> TREK FACTORY RACING
Country: USA. Status: WorldTour
A versatile team who will look to Julian Arredondo in the mountains and Fabian Cancellara in the time trials.
Team: Julian Arredondo (Col), Fabian Cancellara (Swi), Fabio Felline (Ita), Bob Jungels (Lux), Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr), Jesse Sergent (NZ), Jasper Stuyven (Bel), Kristof Vandewalle (Bel), Haimar Zubeldia (Spa).