Rodriguez Rockets Past Contador to Win Vuelta Stage 14

Katusha’s Joaquim Rodriguez rode perhaps the best climb of his career to win Stage 14 of the Vuelta a España.
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Rodriguez Rockets Past Contador to Win Vuelta Stage 14
Alberto Contador of Saxo-Tinkoff crosses the finish line after not catching Joaquim Rodriguez in the final few hundred meters of Stage 14. (Jaime Reina/AFP/GettyImages)
Chris Jasurek
9/1/2012
Updated:
9/3/2012
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Alberto Contador of Saxo-Tinkoff crosses the finish line after not catching Joaquim Rodriguez in the final few hundred meters of Stage 14. (Jaime Reina/AFP/GettyImages)