Vuelta a España 2008/21. stage

Result of the 21st stage
First		Matti Breschel	CSC	2:44:39
Second		Aljaksandr Ussau	ALM	equal time
Third		Davide Viganò	QST	equal time
Fourth		Koldo Fernández	EUS	equal time
fifth		Greg van Avermaet	SIL	equal time
Sixth		Mauro Santambrogio	LAM	equal time
seventh		Sebastian Lang	GST	equal time
Eighth		Sébastien Hinault	CA	equal time
Ninth		Lloyd Mondory	ALM	equal time
Tenth		Xavier Florencio	BTL	equal time
Final results after the 21st stage
Overall rating		Alberto Contador	AST	80:40:08 h
Second		Levi Leipheimer	AST	+ 0:46 min
Third		Carlos Sastre	CSC	+ 4:12 min
Scoring		Greg van Avermaet	SIL	158 P.
Second		Alberto Contador	AST	137 P.
Third		Alejandro Valverde	GCE	129 P.
Mountain scoring		David Moncoutié	COF	149 P.
Second		Christophe Kern	CA	106 P.
Third		Alberto Contador	AST	99 P.
Combination scoring		Alberto Contador	AST	6 p.
Second		Levi Leipheimer	AST	11 p.
Third		Alejandro Valverde	GCE	16 p.
Team evaluation		Caisse d'Epargne	GCE	241: 20: 38 h
Second		Team CSC-Saxo Bank	CSC	+ 38:27 min
Third		Euskaltel-Euskadi	EUS	+ 39:22 min

The 21st and final stage of the Vuelta a España 2008 on September 21st led over 102.2 kilometers from San Sebastián de los Reyes to Madrid . There were two sprint ratings on the program. Initially, the route led 60 kilometers to Madrid. In the end, a six-kilometer circuit had to be tackled there seven times.

After a leisurely start, the first sprint classification became a matter for the Silence Lotto team, which won the classification, especially the wearer of the points jersey: Greg van Avermaet . The race really started when we reached the circuit. The first attacks did not lead to success immediately, only at the end of the first lap were Valerio Agnoli , Emanuele Bindi and Jesus Rosendo able to break away a little more clearly. Cofidis and Crédit Agricole brought the field back up. CSC then took control and suppressed further attacks. This work was rewarded by Matti Breschel's victory of the day .

Sprint ratings

• 1st intermediate sprint in Torrejón de Ardoz (kilometer 23) (622 m above sea level)

First		Greg van Avermaet	SIL	4 p.
Second		Olivier Kaisen	SIL	2 p.
Third		Dominique Cornu	SIL	1 P.

• 2nd intermediate sprint in Madrid (72.2 km) (690 m above sea level)

First		Emanuele Bindi	LAM	4 p.
Second		Valerio Agnoli	LIQ	2 p.
Third		Jesus Rosendo	ACA	1 P.

• Arrival in Madrid (690 m above sea level)

First		Matti Breschel	CSC	25 p.
Second		Aljaksandr Ussau	ALM	20 p.
Third		Davide Viganò	QST	16 p.
Fourth		Koldo Fernández	EUS	14 p.
fifth		Greg van Avermaet	SIL	12 p.
Sixth		Mauro Santambrogio	LAM	10 p.
seventh		Sebastian Lang	GST	9 p.
Eighth		Sébastien Hinault	CA	8 p.
Ninth		Lloyd Mondory	ALM	7 p.
Tenth		Xavier Florencio	BTL	6 p.
11.		Claudio Corioni	LIQ	5 p.
12.		Theo Eltink	RAB	4 p.
13.		Pedro Horrillo	RAB	3 p.
14th		Leonardo Duque	COF	2 p.
15th		Erik Zabel	MRM	1 P.