Vuelta a Espana: Contador conquers the Angliru
Froome finishes third to maintain overall lead
Alberto Contador (Trek-Segafredo) took an emotional win atop the Angliru, soloing in to win Stage 20 of the Vuelta a Espana. It was his first win of the season, and the last of his professional career, as he brings down the curtain on his racing life with the final stage of the Vuelta to Madrid on Sunday evening.
Team Sky's Wout Poels and Chris Froome followed him across the line 20 seconds down. Another strong performance by Froome saw him maintain his overall lead and set up his Tour de France-Vuelta a Espana double.
Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain-Merida) suffered after crashing on a descent but recovered enough and limited his losses to keep his second place overall at 2:15. Wilco Kelderman (Team Sunweb) dropped back on the closing climb to lose his podium place, with Ilnur Zakarin (Katusha-Alpecin) moving up to third at 2:51. Contador’s escape and win moved him up to fourth overall at 3:11. with Kelderman fifth going into the final stage now at 3:15.
“There couldn’t be a better finish, winning on the Angliru, the end of my career, no way for a better end,” Contador said after the stage. “I knew the Cordal has had a lot of history, lots of falls, and knew I had to go with Pantano on the descent to make the gap.”
A large escape group got away early on the stage but started falling apart as soon as the climbing of the Angliru started. Contador and all the other top favourites stayed together for much of the stage but that favourites’ group shrank mightily as the steep climb began to hurt.
Finally, near the bottom of the Cordal descent - the penultimate climb of the 117.5km stage, with the Angliru approaching Contador took off with teammate Jarlinson Pantano. The Spaniard was soon on his own, passing all those leftover from the lead group. His gap over the Froome group was never much above a minute, but it was enough to give him a special victory ahead of Poels and Froome.
"Absolute incredible feeling," Froome said at the finish.
"And what a way to end such a massive three weeks of racing, having completed the Tour/Vuelta double, that’s an amazing feeling. Thanks to everyone for all of the support for the last few weeks. It was such a tough climb. We did everything we could to try and catch Alberto, and my congratulations to him, to finish his career like this is beautiful."
The most feared stage of the Vuelta
Rain greeted the riders at the start of the most-feared Vuelta stage, which opened with an immediate unranked climb and some serious attacks as the overall contenders saved themselves for the final climb to the exposed Angliru.
After nine kilometres into the only 117km long stage, a large group got away, sparking a fast day of racing.
There were some very big names in the group: Julian Alaphilippe, Enric Mas (Quick-Step Floors), Nicolas Roche (BMC), Adam Yates, Simon Yates (Orica-Scott), Nelson Oliveira, Marc Soler (Movistar), Soren Kragh Andersen (Team Sunweb), Patrick Konrad (Bora-Hansgrohe), Romain Bardet (AG2R-La Mondiale), Rui Costa, Jan Polanc (UAE Team Emirates), Tomasz Marczynski (Lotto-Soudal), Tobias Ludvigsson (FDJ), Igor Antón (Dimension Data), Lluis Mas, Jaime Roson (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA), Stefan Denifl (Aqua Blue Sport).
However the peloton, and especially Trek-Segafredo, were reluctant to let this dangerous group go, and the gap was never more than 1:10. It was clear that Contador wanted to win. Fortunately, the rain had stopped, but the roads were still damp. Astana, seeing a chance to get Ilnur Zakarin on the final podium, joined in the lead work.
The gap rose to 1:30, but the break only had 1:20 with them as they started up the day’s first climb, the cat. 1 Alto de la Cobertoria. 8.1km long, the average gradient was 8.6 per cent, with sections of 18 per cent. The break shattered in the renewed rain as the climbing began. Behind them, the gap increased as Team Sky and Bahrain-Merida moved into the lead.
Marczynski led the way over the summit, with the field at 1:20. On the descent, he got away with Andersen and Soler, and they were soon joined by several others. Behind them, Vincenzo Nibali and his Bahrain-Merida teammates tried to get away from the by now greatly reduced field, but Team Sky quickly put an end to that idea.
Having reached the bottom of the descent, it was time to start going up again. This time it was the Alto del Cordal, with an average gradient of 8.6 per cent. Soler attacked out of the lead group with 25km to go but was soon joined again by Andersen, the Yates brothers, Marczynski, Bardet and Mas. They all struggled to stay together on the climb, with Bardet doing much of the lead work.
The favourites were only a minute behind, catching and passing those who had fallen out of the lead group. Zakarin had missed out on the group, and had to work his way up on the climb through the rain and team cars. The sun then put in another appearance, but the roads were still covered with water. Soler moved out to take the mountain points, but the leaders’ group was less than a minute back.
From the summit of the Cordal, there were only 21km left on the stage, but not one of them would be easy. The rain started again on the descent, and one race motorbike crashed into the guardrail. Soler sadly soon followed, as his front wheel slipped away. That left Marczynski in the lead.
Nibali also crashed on the descent too, and had to work his way back to the front, with the help of a teammate. David de la Cruz (Quick Step) also fell victim to the slick roads, and had to abandon the race, losing his chance of a top ten finish.
Once again the next climb started immediately, and this was no ordinary climb, but the much-feared Angliru. It was time for the final showdown.
Marczynski started the climb with about 18 seconds over Andersen. It would not be enough.
Contador's audacious attack
Behind Contador, Jarlinson Pantano and Enric Mas (Quick-Step Floors) took off from the favourite’s group, as Andersen dropped back to wait for Kelderman. The Contador group caught and passed the remains of the attackers and soon he was at the front of the race together with Mas, Soler, Marczynski, and Bardet, but the Froome group was only some 40 seconds back.
Marczynski was the next to drop back. Bahrain Merida moved to the head of the chase group of only some 12 riders, as the steep gradients started up.
Contador and Soler went into the “goat path” section of the Angliru together, but then Contador was suddenly alone at the head of things and facing the fight of his life.
He flew up the double-digit gradients of the climb, building up a lead of more than a minute on the Froome group. Steven Kruijswijk (LottoNL-Jumbo) was the first to go from the favourites’ group, and he rather easily pulled away. Nibali was there with teammate Franco Pellizotti but unable to attack Froome.
Contador continued to grind his way up the 20 per cent gradient in the final kilometres, almost hidden by the massive crowds cheering him on.
Nibali had trouble on the final two kilometres, falling back from the Froome group, which also contained Kelderman and Zakarin. Froome and Wout Poels then took off in pursuit of Contador he still had a minute. Kelderman was the next one to fall back.
Visibly suffering, Contador made his way up to the slightly flatter final kilometre, pushing his gear with the final drops of strength. Froome was only 34 seconds back and suddenly became a threat. Froome and Poels flew up the mountain, but with 30 seconds to close at the final km marker, and a flatter course, Contador had no problem maintaining his slim lead and crossed the line letting off his Pistolero celebration salute.
The two Team Sky riders came in 17 seconds down, with Zakarin fourth at 35 seconds. Nibali was almost a minute down, with Kelderman losing significant time. The last climb of the 2017 Vuelta a Espana had lived up to expectation. Now only the celebrations in Madrid remain.
Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
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1 | Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Trek-Segafredo | 3:31:33 |
2 | Wout Poels (Ned) Team Sky | 0:00:17 |
3 | Christopher Froome (GBr) Team Sky | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) Katusha-Alpecin | 0:00:35 |
5 | Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Bahrain-Merida | 0:00:51 |
6 | Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Bahrain-Merida | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Team Sunweb | 0:01:11 |
9 | Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:01:25 |
10 | Michael Woods (Can) Cannondale-Drapac | 0:01:36 |
11 | Richard Carapaz (Ecu) Movistar Team | 0:01:46 |
12 | Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Spa) Team Sky | 0:02:15 |
13 | Gianni Moscon (Ita) Team Sky | 0:03:16 |
14 | Tejay van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team | 0:03:43 |
15 | Louis Meintjes (RSA) UAE Team Emirates | 0:03:56 |
16 | Miguel Angel Lopez (Col) Astana Pro Team | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Enric Mas (Spa) Quick-Step Floors | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Marc Soler (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Diego Rosa (Ita) Team Sky | 0:04:12 |
20 | Simon Yates (GBr) Orica-Scott | 0:04:18 |
21 | Johan Esteban Chaves Rubio (Col) Orica-Scott | 0:04:48 |
22 | Luis Angel Maté Mardones (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 0:04:54 |
23 | Nicholas Schultz (Aus) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | 0:05:23 |
24 | Pello Bilbao (Spa) Astana Pro Team | 0:05:45 |
25 | Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:06:29 |
26 | Koen Bouwman (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo | 0:06:40 |
27 | Nicolas Roche (Irl) BMC Racing Team | 0:07:05 |
28 | Sergio Pardilla Bellon (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | 0:07:17 |
29 | Odd Christian Eiking (Nor) FDJ | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Pawel Poljanski (Pol) Bora-Hansgrohe | 0:07:33 |
31 | Rafal Majka (Pol) Bora-Hansgrohe | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Jan Polanc (Slo) UAE Team Emirates | 0:07:43 |
33 | Stefan Denifl (Aut) Aqua Blue Sport | 0:08:19 |
34 | Antwan Tolhoek (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo | 0:08:26 |
35 | Tomasz Marczynski (Pol) Lotto Soudal | 0:08:34 |
36 | Jaime Roson Garcia (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | 0:08:47 |
37 | Hector Sáez Benito (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | 0:09:16 |
38 | Jack Haig (Aus) Orica-Scott | 0:09:35 |
39 | Sander Armee (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Bart De Clercq (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 0:09:53 |
41 | Ricardo Vilela (Por) Manzana Postobon | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:09:54 |
43 | Jeremy Maison (Fra) FDJ | 0:10:17 |
44 | David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Team Sky | 0:10:54 |
45 | Darwin Atapuma (Col) UAE Team Emirates | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Peter Stetina (USA) Trek-Segafredo | 0:11:00 |
47 | Matej Mohoric (Slo) UAE Team Emirates | 0:11:23 |
48 | Hernán Aguirre (Col) Manzana Postobon | 0:11:28 |
49 | Francisco Ventoso (Spa) BMC Racing Team | 0:11:57 |
50 | Antonio Pedrero (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:11:58 |
51 | Chad Haga (USA) Team Sunweb | 0:12:52 |
52 | Adam Yates (GBr) Orica-Scott | 0:13:11 |
53 | Stéphane Rossetto (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 0:13:23 |
54 | Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Bahrain-Merida | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Christopher Juul Jensen (Den) Orica-Scott | 0:13:25 |
56 | Bernardo Suaza (Col) Manzana Postobon | 0:14:05 |
57 | Søren Kragh Andersen (Den) Team Sunweb | 0:14:17 |
58 | Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ | 0:14:56 |
59 | Luis León Sánchez (Spa) Astana Pro Team | 0:15:07 |
60 | Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro Team | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Anthony Perez (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Patrick Konrad (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe | 0:15:15 |
63 | Aldemar Reyes (Col) Manzana Postobon | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe) FDJ | 0:16:07 |
65 | Loic Vliegen (Bel) BMC Racing Team | 0:16:47 |
66 | Damiano Caruso (Ita) BMC Racing Team | 0:16:50 |
67 | Anthony Turgis (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 0:17:10 |
68 | Floris De Tier (Bel) Team LottoNL-Jumbo | 0:17:39 |
69 | Ivan Garcia Cortina (Spa) Bahrain-Merida | 0:17:44 |
70 | Carlos Verona Quintanilla (Spa) Orica-Scott | 0:17:52 |
71 | Sam Bewley (NZl) Orica-Scott | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Christian Knees (Ger) Team Sky | 0:17:59 |
73 | Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Soudal | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Lasse Norman Hansen (Den) Aqua Blue Sport | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Dimension Data | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Jetse Bol (Ned) Manzana Postobon | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Jarlinson Pantano (Col) Trek-Segafredo | 0:18:33 |
78 | Jesus Hernandez Blazquez (Spa) Trek-Segafredo | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Daan Olivier (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Peter Koning (Ned) Aqua Blue Sport | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
81 | Nelson Oliveira (Por) Movistar Team | 0:18:35 |
82 | Rui Alberto Faria da Costa (Por) UAE Team Emirates | 0:19:06 |
83 | Chris Hamilton (Aus) Team Sunweb | 0:19:23 |
84 | Julien Bernard (Fra) Trek-Segafredo | 0:19:26 |
85 | Bob Jungels (Lux) Quick-Step Floors | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
86 | Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
87 | Fernando Orjuela (Col) Manzana Postobon | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
88 | Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) UAE Team Emirates | 0:19:44 |
89 | Clement Chevrier (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
90 | Fabricio Ferrari (Uru) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | 0:20:01 |
91 | Sergei Chernetckii (Rus) Astana Pro Team | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
92 | Diego Rubio (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | 0:20:32 |
93 | Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe | 0:20:38 |
94 | Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Katusha-Alpecin | 0:20:48 |
95 | Stef Clement (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo | 0:20:58 |
96 | Manuele Boaro (Ita) Bahrain-Merida | 0:21:01 |
97 | Jacques Janse van Rensburg (RSA) Dimension Data | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
98 | Jelle Wallays (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 0:21:29 |
99 | Mark Christian (GBr) Aqua Blue Sport | 0:21:37 |
100 | Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | 0:21:41 |
101 | Lluís Guillermo Mas Bonet (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
102 | Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 0:21:52 |
103 | Koen de Kort (Ned) Trek-Segafredo | 0:21:56 |
104 | Daniel Hoelgaard (Nor) FDJ | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
105 | Salvatore Puccio (Ita) Team Sky | 0:22:05 |
106 | Eros Capecchi (Ita) Quick-Step Floors | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
107 | Bert-Jan Lindeman (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
108 | Remy Mertz (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 0:22:11 |
109 | Alexis Gougeard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:22:41 |
110 | Rafael Reis (Por) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | 0:22:43 |
111 | Julien Duval (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
112 | Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Quick-Step Floors | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
113 | Arnaud Courteille (Fra) FDJ | 0:22:46 |
114 | Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) BMC Racing Team | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
115 | Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 114 - Cell 2 |
116 | Niki Terpstra (Ned) Quick-Step Floors | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
117 | Federico Zurlo (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | Row 116 - Cell 2 |
118 | Marco Haller (Aut) Katusha-Alpecin | 0:22:57 |
119 | Juan Felipe Osorio (Col) Manzana Postobon | Row 118 - Cell 2 |
120 | Michael Schwarzmann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe | 0:23:01 |
121 | Sacha Modolo (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | Row 120 - Cell 2 |
122 | Domen Novak (Slo) Bahrain-Merida | 0:23:27 |
123 | Antonio Nibali (Ita) Bahrain-Merida | Row 122 - Cell 2 |
124 | Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Sunweb | 0:23:31 |
125 | Christoph Pfingsten (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe | 0:24:01 |
126 | Toms Skujins (Lat) Cannondale-Drapac | 0:24:50 |
127 | Simon Clarke (Aus) Cannondale-Drapac | Row 126 - Cell 2 |
128 | Hugo Houle (Can) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:25:06 |
129 | Yves Lampaert (Bel) Quick-Step Floors | 0:25:13 |
130 | Edward Theuns (Bel) Trek-Segafredo | Row 129 - Cell 2 |
131 | Tim Declercq (Bel) Quick-Step Floors | Row 130 - Cell 2 |
132 | Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Trek-Segafredo | 0:25:17 |
133 | William Clarke (Aus) Cannondale-Drapac | 0:25:32 |
134 | Brendan Canty (Aus) Cannondale-Drapac | 0:25:33 |
135 | Davide Villella (Ita) Cannondale-Drapac | Row 134 - Cell 2 |
136 | Aaron Gate (NZl) Aqua Blue Sport | 0:25:42 |
137 | Thomas Scully (NZl) Cannondale-Drapac | 0:25:56 |
138 | Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) Cannondale-Drapac | Row 137 - Cell 2 |
139 | Lorrenzo Manzin (Fra) FDJ | Row 138 - Cell 2 |
140 | Magnus Cort (Den) Orica-Scott | Row 139 - Cell 2 |
141 | Hernando Bohórquez (Col) Manzana Postobon | Row 140 - Cell 2 |
142 | Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe | 0:26:09 |
143 | Lachlan Morton (Aus) Dimension Data | 0:26:27 |
144 | Conor Dunne (Irl) Aqua Blue Sport | Row 143 - Cell 2 |
145 | Rein Taaramäe (Est) Katusha-Alpecin | Row 144 - Cell 2 |
146 | Ian Stannard (GBr) Team Sky | 0:26:29 |
147 | Michael Mørkøv (Den) Katusha-Alpecin | 0:26:40 |
148 | Maxim Belkov (Rus) Katusha-Alpecin | Row 147 - Cell 2 |
149 | Laurens De Vreese (Bel) Astana Pro Team | Row 148 - Cell 2 |
150 | Matteo Trentin (Ita) Quick-Step Floors | Row 149 - Cell 2 |
151 | Sebastián Molano (Col) Manzana Postobon | Row 150 - Cell 2 |
152 | Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Bahrain-Merida | Row 151 - Cell 2 |
153 | Kenneth Van Bilsen (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 152 - Cell 2 |
154 | Juan José Lobato (Spa) Team LottoNL-Jumbo | Row 153 - Cell 2 |
155 | David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | Row 154 - Cell 2 |
156 | Joe Dombrowski (USA) Cannondale-Drapac | 0:26:44 |
157 | Michel Kreder (Ned) Aqua Blue Sport | 0:26:48 |
158 | Adam Blythe (GBr) Aqua Blue Sport | Row 157 - Cell 2 |
159 | Nikita Stalnov (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | 0:27:24 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Søren Kragh Andersen (Den) Team Sunweb | 4 | pts |
2 | Marc Soler (Spa) Movistar Team | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Tomasz Marczynski (Pol) Lotto Soudal | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Trek-Segafredo | 25 | pts |
2 | Wout Poels (Ned) Team Sky | 20 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Christopher Froome (GBr) Team Sky | 16 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) Katusha-Alpecin | 14 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Bahrain-Merida | 12 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Bahrain-Merida | 10 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo | 9 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Team Sunweb | 8 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 7 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Michael Woods (Can) Cannondale-Drapac | 6 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Richard Carapaz (Ecu) Movistar Team | 5 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Spa) Team Sky | 4 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | Gianni Moscon (Ita) Team Sky | 3 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | Tejay van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team | 2 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
15 | Louis Meintjes (RSA) UAE Team Emirates | 1 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Tomasz Marczynski (Pol) Lotto Soudal | 10 | pts |
2 | Jan Polanc (Slo) UAE Team Emirates | 6 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Enric Mas (Spa) Quick-Step Floors | 4 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Stefan Denifl (Aut) Aqua Blue Sport | 2 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Patrick Konrad (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe | 1 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Marc Soler (Spa) Movistar Team | 10 | pts |
2 | Tomasz Marczynski (Pol) Lotto Soudal | 6 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Adam Yates (GBr) Orica-Scott | 4 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Søren Kragh Andersen (Den) Team Sunweb | 2 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 1 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Trek-Segafredo | 15 | pts |
2 | Wout Poels (Ned) Team Sky | 10 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Christopher Froome (GBr) Team Sky | 6 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) Katusha-Alpecin | 4 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |