Degenkolb Wins Final Stage, Contador Wins Second Vuelta a España

Alberto Contador won his second Vuelta while John Degenkolb won his fifth stage of this year’s race.
Degenkolb Wins Final Stage, Contador Wins Second Vuelta a España
John Degenkolb of Argos-Shimano won his fifth sprint stage of the 2012 Vuelta. Jaime Reina/AFP/GettyImages
Chris Jasurek
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A Spanish Podium: winner Alberto Contador (C), second-placed Alejandro Valverde (L) and third-placed Joaquim Rodriguez (R) celebrate on the podium after their home Grand Tour, the Vuelta a España. (Jaime Reina/AFP/GettyImages)

John Degenkolb won Stage 21 of the 2012 Vuelta a España, his fifth sprint win, while Alberto Contador won the general Classification, his second overall Vuelta win.

The final stage, 115 km from Cercedilla to Madrid, ended with ten laps of the city’s downtown and a bunch sprint. Degenkolb’s Argos Shimano teammates led him out perfectly, and the powerful German did what he had done in four previous sprints.

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