Vuelta a Espana: Bauke Mollema takes surprise win as Vincenzo Nibali survives split in pack

Bauke Mollema won stage 17 of the Vuelta a Espana after launching a surprise late attack as Vincenzo Nibali survived a huge split in the peloton to retain his overall lead.

Stage 17 result 1 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Belkin, 4:44:28
2 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Team Sky, same time
3 Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Lampre-Merida, st
4 Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-Sharp, st
5 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) RadioShack-Nissan, st
6 Grega Bole (Slo) Vacansoleil-DCM, st
7 Luca Paolini (Ita) Katusha, st
8 Paul Voss (Ger) NetApp-Endura, st
9 Jose Herrada (Spa) Movistar, st
10 Nicolas Roche (Ire) Saxo-Tinkoff, st
Selected others
14 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana, st
15 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar, st
17 Chris Horner (USA) RadioShack-Leopard, st
26 Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa) Katusha, st
37 Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ, +1:31
39 Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Ag2r-La Mondiale, st General classification 1 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana, 68:50:29
2 Chris Horner (USA) RadioShack-Leopard, +28secs
3 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar, +1:14
4 Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa) Katusha, +2:29
5 Nicolas Roche (Irl) Saxo-Tinkoff, +3:43
6 Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Ag2r-La Mondiale, +5:09
7 Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ, +6:08
8 Leopold Konig (Cze) NetApp-Endura, +6:17
9 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi, +7:33
10 Tanel Kangert (Est) Astana, +10:52 Other jerseys - Green (points classification): Alejandro Valverde (Movistar)
- Blue polka dot (mountains classification): Nicolas Edet (Cofidis)