Vuelta a España stage 21: Alcala de Henares > Madrid, 99kms

"Refugees are welcome", the sign says - and so are the speeding cyclists of the Vuelta..!

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Carllos Verona leads a six-man escape after three laps of the circuit...

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Tour of Spain - Stage 21

Markel Irizar is protecting Danny Van Poppel with an hour's racing to go - the Trek sprinter fancies his chances today...

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Red bike, red jersey & shorts, and red socks too - Fabio Aru is the virtual winner of the 2015 Vuelta a España...

Tour of Spain - Stage 21

The peloton is now racing in the evening dusk, but the speed hasn't dropped one iota...

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Tour of Spain - Stage 21

Ben King leads the escape towards a 40-seconds lead...

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Tour of Spain - Stage 21

Frank Schleck leads the peloton - partly to keep out of trouble, partly to speed up the chase...

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The sprinters' teams of Jumbo, Giant, Lampre and Trek are lining up to chase now...

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Steve Cummings makes a solo effort to cross to, or reduce the escape's advantage with five laps to go...

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Tour of Spain - Stage 21

Jimmy Engoulvent is trying to solo across to the escape, or at least ruin their chances of success...

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Tour of Spain - Stage 21

Giant-Alpecin surge to the front with less than two laps to go...

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Tour of Spain - Stage 21

Iljo Keisse launches a last-lap attack with the escape already caught...

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Tour of Spain - Stage 21

King is the most aggressive rider in the escape, and they are maintaining a 30-seconds lead too...

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Tour of Spain - Stage 21

Degenkolb leads the sprint from Van Poppel, Impey and Drucker..

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Fabio Aru has his hands on the winner's trophy at last - it is the Italian's first grand tour success..!

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Tour of Spain - Stage 21

Alexandre Vinokourov shows his support for Astana's Vuelta campaign...

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Fabio Aru shares his success with runner-up Joaquin Rodriguez and Rafal Majka

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Tour of Spain - Stage 21

John Degenkolb wins stage twenty-one - watch out for him at the World Championships..!

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Tour of Spain - Stage 21

The Movistar team celebrate yet another team success in the Vuelta..!

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