Chris Froome (Team Sky) sealed the Tour de France - Vuelta a Espana double, finishing the final stage of the Spanish Grand Tour safely in the back.
The stage was won by Matteo Trentin (Quick-Step Floors), who held off late challenges from Lorrenzo Manzin (FDJ) and Søren Kragh Andersen (Team Sunweb) to take the spoils in Madrid. Froome finished 11th on the stage, doing enough to also secure the points jersey ahead of Trentin.
In wining, Froome becomes the first rider since Bernard Hinault to win the Tour and the Vuelta, and the first British rider to win the Spanish Grand Tour. The Team Sky leader has now won five Grand Tours in a remarkable five-year spell.
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The stage in Madrid also marked Alberto Contador's (Trek Segafredo) final outing. The winner on the Angliru stage led the race into Madrid to take the applause from the home crowd before sitting up and crossing the line behind the main field. A small gap saw Contador drop from fourth to fifth on GC, with Wilco Kelderman (Team Sunweb) the beneficiary.
Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain Merida) and Ilnur Zakarin (Team Katusha) rounded out the final podium.
"It's an amazing feeling," Froome said immediately after the finish. "The team has just been incredible over the last few months.
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