Elia Viviani won the final Vuelta a Espana stage, while Simon Yates took the overall title in Madrid today.
The Quick-Step Floors completed the 100.9km course, which started in Alcorcon, in a time of 2:21:28. Bora-Hansgrohe’s Peter Sagan placed second, with Trek-Segafredo’s Giacomo Nizzolo in third.
Mitchelton Scott’s Simon Yates won the Vuelta a Espana when it ended in Madrid today. Photo: Luis Ángel Gómez
Yates finished with a total time of 82:05:58 and became this year’s third British Grand Tour winner.
Quick-Step Floors’ Enric Mas placed second on the general classification, with Miguel Angel Lopez of Astana in third.
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Stage 21
1. Elia Viviani (Ita) Quick-Step Floors 2:21:28
2. Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe
3. Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Trek-Segafredo
4. Danny van Poppel (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo
5. Marc Sarreau (Fra) Groupama-FDJ
6. Jon Aberasturi Izaga (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias
7. Simone Consonni (Ita) UAE Team Emirates
8. Matteo Trentin (Ita) Mitchelton-Scott
9. Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale
10. Ryan Gibbons (RSA) Dimension Data
*Selected
10. Ryan Gibbons (RSA) Dimension Data
141. Johann Van Zyl (RSA) Dimension Data +0:00:58
153. Louis Meintjes (RSA) Dimension Data +0:01:32
General classification
1. Simon Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott 82:05:58
2. Enric Mas (Spa) Quick-Step Floors +0:01:46
3. Miguel Angel Lopez (Col) Astana Pro Team +0:02:04
4. Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo +0:02:54
5. Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team +0:04:28
6. Thibaut Pinot (Fra) Groupama-FDJ +0:05:57
7. Rigoberto Uran (Col) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale +0:06:07
8. Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team +0:06:51
9. Ion Izagirre (Spa) Bahrain-Merida +0:11:09
10. Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Team Sunweb +0:11:1
*Selected
58. Louis Meintjes (RSA) Dimension Data +2:06:00
82. Ryan Gibbons (RSA) Dimension Data +2:55:03
122. Johann Van Zyl (RSA) Dimension Data +4:22:54
