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Alberto Contador winner of Tour of Spain 2012

Alberto Contador won his second Spanish Vuelta title on Sunday, capturing a fifth triumph at cycling's major races just over a month after his doping ban ended.
Vuelta a España 2012 (Tour of Spain) stage 21 is the final race from Cercedilla to Madrid. This final stage is a distance of 115 km on a mostly flat and downhill run into Madrid. After entering Madrid racers will do 10 laps of a 5.7km finishing circuit based in the Plaza de Cibeles on the Paseo del Prado.
Alberto Contador, who returned from a two-year doping ban last month, won cycling's Vuelta a Espana for a second time today.
The 29-year-old Spaniard, who rides for the Saxo-Bank team, finished ahead of countrymen Alejandro Valverde and Joaquim Rodriguez in the three-week event, which he also won in 2008. Having missed out on this year's Tour as he served his ban, Contador marked his return to major competition with a fearless display that showcased all the characteristics that led to him being called the best rider of his generation.
Contador is one of only five riders to have won the Tour, Giro and Vuelta. Bernard Hinault, Eddy Merckx, Jacques Anquetil and Felice Gimondi have also won all three of cycling's major races.
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  • Denis Menchov during the signature control at the last step of the Vuelta de EspaÒa
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  • Joaquin Rodriguez .at the last step of the Vuelta de EspaÒa
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  • Simon Clarke during the signature control at the last step of the Vuelta de EspaÒa
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  • Alejandro Valverde during the signature control at the last step of the Vuelta de EspaÒa
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  • Alberto Contador arriving for at the last step of the Vuelta de EspaÒa for the signature control.
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  • Alberto Contador during the signature control at the last step of the Vuelta de EspaÒa 2012
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  • Alberto Contador during the signature control at the last step of the Vuelta de EspaÒa 2012
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  • Alberto Contador during the signature control at the last step of the Vuelta de EspaÒa 2012
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  • Simon Clarke and Alberto Contador at the starting line of the Vuelta de EspaÒa 2012 for the last step
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  • Simon Clarke and Alberto Contador at the starting line of the Vuelta de EspaÒa 2012 for the last step
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  • The cyclists at the starting line of the Vuelta de EspaÒa 2012 for the last step
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  • Simon Clarke and Alberto Contador at the starting line of the Vuelta de EspaÒa 2012 for the last step
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  • Simon Clarke and Alberto Contador at the starting line of the Vuelta de EspaÒa 2012 for the last step
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  • The cyclists at the starting line of the Vuelta de EspaÒa 2012 for the last step
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  • The cyclists at the starting line of the Vuelta de EspaÒa 2012 for the last step
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  • Alberto Contador praying during the departure  of the last step of the Vuelta de EspaÒa 2012 at Cercedilla
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  • Alberto Contador praying during the departure  of the last step of the Vuelta de EspaÒa 2012 at Cercedilla
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  • Joaquim "Purito" RodrÌguez during the departure  of the last step of the Vuelta de EspaÒa 2012 at Cercedilla
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  • Departure  of the last step of the Vuelta de EspaÒa 2012 at Cercedilla
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  • Joaquin Valverde during the departure  of the last step of the Vuelta de EspaÒa 2012 at Cercedilla
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  • Departure  of the last step of the Vuelta de EspaÒa 2012 at Cercedilla
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  • Departure  of the last step of the Vuelta de EspaÒa 2012 at Cercedilla
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  • Departure  of the last step of the Vuelta de EspaÒa 2012 at Cercedilla
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