The pack rides on September 21, 2008 during the last stage of the Tour of Spain between San Sebastian de los Reyes and Madrid. Alberto Contador of Astana won la Vuelta and Danish Matti Breschel of CSC Team won the stage. AFP PHOTO/ Jaime REINA (Photo credit should read JAIME REINA/AFP/Getty Images)
Team CSC-Saxo Bank rider Matti Breschel of Denmark gestures as he wins the last stage of the Tour of Spain "La Vuelta" cycling race between San Sebastian de los Reyes and Madrid, September 21, 2008.
Alberto Contador (C) of Astana as winner of La Vuelta, Spain's Carlos Satre (2R) of CSC, US Levi Leipheimer of Astana (2L), French David Moncoutie (L) of Cofidis and Belgium Greg Van Avermaet of Silence-Lotto celebrate on the podium on September 21, 2008 during the last stage of the Tour of Spain between San Sebastian de los Reyes and Madrid.
Carlos Sastre of CSC Team celebrates at the podium as third-placed of La Vuelta
Levi Leipheimer of Astana celebrates at the podium as second clasificaded of La Vuelta
French David Moncoutie of Cofidis celebrates his jersey for his mountain clasification
Sept 21 - Provisional result and standings after the 102.2-km 21st and final stage of the Tour of Spain from San Sebastian de los Reyes to Madrid on Sunday
Stage result 1. Matti Breschel (Denmark / Team CSC ) 2h 44m 39s 2. Alexandre Usov (Belarus / AG2R ) same time 3. Davide Vigano (Italy / Quick-Step ) 4. Koldo Fernandez (Spain / Euskaltel ) 5. Greg Van Avermaet (Belgium / Silence - Lotto ) 6. Mauro Santambrogio (Italy / Lampre ) 7. Sebastian Lang (Germany / Gerolsteiner ) 8. Sebastien Hinault (France / Credit Agricole ) 9. Lloyd Mondory (France / AG2R ) 10. Xavier Florencio (Spain / Bouygues Telecom ) 11. Claudio Corioni (Italy / Liquigas ) 12. Theo Eltink (Netherlands / Rabobank ) 13. Pedro Horrillo (Spain / Rabobank ) 14. Leonardo Duque (Colombia / Cofidis ) 15. Erik Zabel (Germany / Milram ) 16. Matej Jurco (Slovakia / Milram ) 17. Daniel Moreno (Spain / Caisse d'Epargne ) 18. Vasil Kiryienka (Belarus / Tinkoff ) 19. Luis Pasamontes (Spain / Caisse d'Epargne ) 20. Pavel Brutt (Russia / Tinkoff )
Overall standings 1. Alberto Contador (Spain / Astana ) 80hrs 40mins 08secs 2. Levi Leipheimer (U.S. / Astana ) +46secs 3. Carlos Sastre (Spain / Team CSC ) +4:12 4. Ezequiel Mosquera (Spain / Xacobeo ) +5:19 5. Alejandro Valverde (Spain / Caisse d'Epargne ) +6:00 6. Joaquim Rodriguez (Spain / Caisse d'Epargne ) +6:50 7. Robert Gesink (Netherlands / Rabobank ) +6:55 8. David Moncoutie (France / Cofidis ) +10:10 9. Egoi Martinez (Spain / Euskaltel ) +10:57 10. Marzio Bruseghin (Italy / Lampre ) +11:56 11. Oliver Zaugg (Switzerland / Gerolsteiner ) +12:38 12. Daniel Moreno (Spain / Caisse d'Epargne ) +13:35 13. Nicolas Roche (Ireland / Credit Agricole ) +13:41 14. David Garcia (Spain / Xacobeo ) +15:59 15. Juan Manuel Garate (Spain / Quick-Step ) +17:53 16. Jurgen Van Goolen (Belgium / Team CSC ) +20:14 17. David Arroyo (Spain / Caisse d'Epargne ) +21:33 18. John Gadret (France / AG2R ) +22:34 19. Sandy Casar (France / Francaise des Jeux ) +24:57 20. Andreas Kloden (Germany / Astana ) +25:13