Alberto Contador make a successful break to win the stage and take over the GC from Purito. Contador had looked like a shadow of his former self after the months off the bike for his doping suspension. No matter how hard he tried, he seemed unable to shake off his competitors and ride away like he has so many times before. Contador won his third Vuelta stage which just about ensures he will ride into Madrid wearing red.
With Valverde and Froome both several minutes behind Purito, Contador had looked the most likely to truly threaten the Katusha rider for the. After the Queen stage to Cuiti Negro where Contador just could not shake Purito and Valverde, Contador appeared resigned to a second placing. Amazingly the Spainard now seems on track for another GC win at a Grand Tour to continue his winning from. After his results were annulled from July 2010 to February 2012, Contador's Grand Tour results read five Grand Starts and four GC wins. His first appearance in a Grand Tour was in 2005 at Le Tour de France in which he finished 30th. Contador had finished fifth at the 2011 Tour de France which would have been only the second time he had raced a Grand Tour and not walked away as the winner. Baring disaster, Contador will finish in Madrid with his second Vuelta GC win.
KOM
Simon Clarke (Orica-GreenEdge) 38 points
Combination Classification
Joaquim Rodríguez (Katusha) 6 points
Team Classification
Movistar 204:11:00
With Valverde and Froome both several minutes behind Purito, Contador had looked the most likely to truly threaten the Katusha rider for the. After the Queen stage to Cuiti Negro where Contador just could not shake Purito and Valverde, Contador appeared resigned to a second placing. Amazingly the Spainard now seems on track for another GC win at a Grand Tour to continue his winning from. After his results were annulled from July 2010 to February 2012, Contador's Grand Tour results read five Grand Starts and four GC wins. His first appearance in a Grand Tour was in 2005 at Le Tour de France in which he finished 30th. Contador had finished fifth at the 2011 Tour de France which would have been only the second time he had raced a Grand Tour and not walked away as the winner. Baring disaster, Contador will finish in Madrid with his second Vuelta GC win.
Stage 17 Results
Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank) 4:29:00
Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) + 6'
Sergio Henao (Sky) + 6'
Gorka Verduga (Euskaltel-Euskadi) + 6'
Rinaldo Nocentini (Ag2r-La Mondiale) + 19'
General Classification
Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank) 68:07:54
Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) + 1:52
Joaquim Rodríguez (Katusha) + 2:28
Chris Froome (Sky) + 9:40
Daniel Moreno (Katusha) + 11:36
Points Classification
Joaquim Rodríguez (Katusha) 170 points
Simon Clarke (Orica-GreenEdge) 38 points
Combination Classification
Joaquim Rodríguez (Katusha) 6 points
Team Classification
Movistar 204:11:00
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