Home Races Road Vuelta a Espana: Degenkolb wins final stage in Madrid By Cycling News published 13 September 2015 Aru celebrates first Grand Tour overall win (opens in new tab) (opens in new tab) (opens in new tab) Race Home Stages Stage 1 7.4km | Porto Banus - Marbella Stage 2 158.7km | Alhaurin de la Torre - Caminito del Rey Stage 3 158.4km | Mijas - Málaga Stage 4 209.6km | Estepona - Vejer de la Frontera Stage 5 167.3km | Rota - Alcalá de Guadáira Stage 6 200.3km | Cordoba - Cazorla Stage 7 191.1km | Jodar - La Alpujarra Stage 8 182.5km | Puebla de Don Fabrique - Murcia Stage 9 168.3km | Torrevieja - Cumbre del Sol Stage 10 146.6km | Valencia - Castellón Rest Day 1 138km | - Andorra Stage 11 138km | Andorra la Vella - Cortals d'Encamp Stage 12 173km | Escaldes-Engordany. Andorra - Lleida Stage 13 178km | Catalayud - Tarazona Stage 14 215km | Vitoria/ Alto Campoo - Fuente del Chivo Stage 15 175.8km | Comillas - Sostres. Cabrales Stage 16 185km | Luarca - Ermita del Alba. Quirós Rest Day 2 - Burgos Stage 17 38.7km | Burgos - Burgos Stage 18 204km | Roa - Riaza Stage 19 185.8km | Medina del Campo - Ávila Stage 20 175.8km | San Lorenzo de El Escorial - Cercedilla Stage 21 98.8km | Alcalá de Henares - Madrid View all Stages Preview Start list Image 1 of 102The final Vuelta overall podium. Fabio Aru ready for the start of the Vuelta's final stage. (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)A beaming Rafa Majka on the podium (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Refugees welcome in Madrid (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)The Astana team celebrates Fabio Aru's overall victory (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Joaquim Rodríguez (Katusha) in the green jersey which he would lose to Alejandro Valverde by stage end (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Amaël Moinard (BMC) (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Orica-GreenEdge leading on one of the circuits (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Combination classification winner Joaquim Rodríguez (Katusha) (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Rodriguez, Aru, Valverde and Fraile on the final Vuelta podium in Madrid. (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Mountains jersey winner Omar Fraile (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Astana boss Alexander Vinoukourov at the 2015 Vuelta a Espana. (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)The 2015 Vuelta a Espana final podium in Madrid. (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)The 2015 Vuelta a Espana podium: (from left) Joaquim Rodriguez, Fabio Aru and Rafal Majka. (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)The top three from the 2015 Vuelta a Esapna toast their success. (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)2015 Vuelta winner Fabio Aru celebrates on the final podium in Madrid. (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)2015 Vuelta a Espana winner Fabio Aru (Astana) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)2015 Vuelta a Espana winner Fabio Aru (Astana) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Alejandro Valverde on the final 2015 Vuelta podium. (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Tom Dumoulin on the final 2015 Vuelta podium (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Fabio Aru on the final podium of the 2015 Vuelta a Espana. (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Movistar took the team prize at the 2015 Vuelta. (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)The 2015 Vuelta a Espana podium: (from left) Joaquim Rodriguez, Fabio Aru and Rafal Majka. (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)The 2015 Vuelta a Espana podium: (from left) Joaquim Rodriguez, Fabio Aru and Rafal Majka. (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)2015 Vuelta a Espana winner Fabio Aru (Astana) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)The 2015 Vuelta a Espana podium: (from left) Joaquim Rodriguez, Fabio Aru and Rafal Majka. (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Fabio Aru inspects the 2015 Vuelta hardware. (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Joaquim Rodriguez on the final Vuelta podium. (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Joaquim Rodriguez and rafal Majka on the final Vuelta podium. 2015 Vuelta winner Fabio Aru congratulates runner-up Joaquim Rodriguez 2015 Vuelta winner Fabio Aru congratulates Rafal Majka, third overall Fabio Aru crosses the finish line in Madrid to win the 2015 Vuelta a Espana. Movistar took the top team prize at the 2015 Vuelta. Tom Dumoulin (Giant-Alpecin) on the final Vuelta podium. Omar Fraile on the final Vuelta podium. John Degenkolb wins the final stage at the 2015 Vuelta a Espana. 2015 Vuelta winner Fabio Aru Pavel Kochetkov (Katusha) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Fabio Aru in Madrid during stage 21 (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com) Jean Pierre Drucker in the peloton during stage 21 of the 2015 Vuelta. (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)The Vuelta mascot (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Fabio Aru in the peloton during stage 21. (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)2015 Vuelta winner Fabio Aru The peloton on the circuits in Madrid. (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Alessandro De Marchi (BMC) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Joaquim rodriguez on the final Vuelta podium. (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)John Degenkolb (Giant-Alpecin) wins the final stage of the 2015 Vuelta a Espana. (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)John Degenkolb holds off Danny van Poppel for the stage 21 win. (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)John Degenkolb holds off Danny van Poppel for the stage 21 win. (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Fabio Aru salutes his first Grand Tour win. (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Astana celebrate as they near the finish of the 2015 Vuelta a Espana. (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)A very happy Fabio Aru following stage 21 in Madrid. (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Rafal Majka after stage 21 in Madrid. (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Astana celebrate following Fabio Aru's overall victory at the Vuelta. (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)John Degenkolb (Giant-Alpecin) wins the final stage of the 2015 Vuelta a Espana. (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)An Etixx-QuickStep riders puts in a late bid in Madrid. (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Riders compete during stage 21 at the Vuelta in downtown Madrid. (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)John Degenkolb (Giant-Alpecin) wins the final stage of the 2015 Vuelta a Espana. (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)John Degenkolb on the stage 21 podium of the 2015 Vuelta a Espana. (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)John Degenkolb on the stage 21 podium of the 2015 Vuelta a Espana. (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com) Omar Fraile in the final Vuleta mountains jersey. (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)John Degenkolb on the Vuelta's final podium. (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Fabio Aru won his first Grand Tour at the 2015 Vuelta (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Fabio Aru on the final Vuelta podium in Madrid. (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Movistar took the teams classification. (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Joaquim Rodriguez on the final Vuelta podium in Madrid. (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)John degenkolb on the final Vuelta podium in Madrid. (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)The peloton in action during stage 21. (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)The peloton in action during stage 21. (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Fabio Aru and Alexander Vinokourov. (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Fabio Aru and Alexander Vinokourov. (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Riders compete during stage 21 at the Vuelta in downtown Madrid. (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Joaquim Rodriguez in action during the Vuelta's final stage in Madrid. (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Fabio Aru on the final Vuelta podium in Madrid. (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)The peloton in action in Madrid during the Vuelta's final stage. (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)A happy Fabio Aru following the Vuelta's final stage. (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)Fabio Aru salutes his overall win before crossing the Vuelta's stage 21 finish. (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)John degenkolb (Giant-Alpecin) wins the 2015 Vuelta a Espana's final stage. (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Juan Antonio Fleche working on other side of the camera at the 2015 Vuelta. (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)A Vuelta to remember. (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)The Vuelta mascot takes a dip in a vase. (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Tom Dumoulin in action during the final Vuelta stage in Madrid. (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Fabio Aru in action during the final Vuelta stage in Madrid. (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Tinkoff-Saxo before the stage 21 start. (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)The peloton in action during stage 21 at the Vuelta. (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)Fabio Aru in action during stage 21 at the Vuelta. (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)
