Vuelta a España 2014
Ten weeks after breaking his leg, Contador rides back to red
- 23 August – 14 September 2014
- Spain
- 21 stages
- 3,242 km
- 49,424 m climbed
- Won by Alberto Contador
The overall
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alberto Contador | Tinkoff - Saxo | 81:25:05 |
| 2 | Chris Froome | Team Sky | +1:10 |
| 3 | Alejandro Valverde | Movistar Team | +1:50 |
- Points
- John DegenkolbGiant–Shimano
- Mountains
- Luis León SánchezCaja Rural–Seguros RGA
21 stages
- Stage 1: Stage 1Castroviejo first across, again12.9 km47 mJonathan Castroviejo
- Stage 2: Stage 2Bouhanni's tenth win of the year174 km1,212 mNacer Bouhanni
- Stage 3: Stage 3Four technical kilometres in Arcos197 km2,910 mMichael Matthews
- Stage 4: Stage 4Degenkolb in Córdoba164 km1,472 mJohn Degenkolb
- Stage 5: Stage 5An argument in Ronda182 km2,144 mJohn Degenkolb
- Stage 6: Stage 6Rodríguez at 700 metres167 km2,955 mAlejandro Valverde
- Stage 7: Stage 7De Marchi's biggest day171 km2,744 mAlessandro De Marchi
- Stage 8: Stage 8Bouhanni by a wheel207 km1,660 mNacer Bouhanni
- Stage 9: Stage 9Anacona wins, Quintana takes red185 km3,078 mWinner Anacona
- Stage 10: Stage 10Martin wins, Contador takes over36.9 km444 mTony Martin
- Stage 11: Stage 11Aru picks his moment153 km2,424 mFabio Aru
- Stage 12: Stage 12A crash on the final bend168 km1,069 mJohn Degenkolb
- Stage 13: Stage 13The favourites watch each other189 km3,236 mDaniel Navarro
- Stage 14: Stage 14Froome from nowhere201 km4,163 mRyder Hesjedal
- Stage 15: Stage 15Niemiec survives at the Lagos151 km2,976 mPrzemysław Niemiec
- Stage 16: Stage 16Contador wins the queen stage160 km4,908 mAlberto Contador
- Stage 17: Stage 17Degenkolb, fastest man standing191 km2,740 mJohn Degenkolb
- Stage 18: Stage 18Aru comes round at the summit157 km2,384 mFabio Aru
- Stage 19: Stage 19Nobody wants to chase180 km2,290 mAdam Hansen
- Stage 20: Stage 20Five hundred metres from the Vuelta185 km4,447 mAlberto Contador
- Stage 21: Stage 21Malori bookends Movistar's Vuelta9.8 km121 mAdriano Malori
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