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Hola and welcome to live coverage of the final stage of the Vuelta a Espana - a 117.6km pan-flat ride from Arroyomolinos to Madrid, a largely processional affair which concludes with some competitive laps in the Spanish capital ahead of a final bunch sprint for spoils ahead of Chris Froome's crowning.

Vuelta a España
Stage 21 | Flat | Men | 10.09.2017
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ArroyomolinosMadrid
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Updated 10/09/2017 at 19:35 GMT


20:10
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Thanks for joining me, Felix Lowe, throughout this Vuelta a Espana. Feel free to follow me beyond three-week cycling tours in Spain on Twitter - @saddleblaze. And I leave you with a picture of the Vuelta green jersey winner with a slice of pizza... Adios, amigos!
20:05
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Trentin may have beaten the likes of Manzin, Kragh Andersen, Van Asbroeck and Garcia Cortina in the final sprint, but Froome's late surge saw him win the green jersey by two points. Davide Villella won the polka dot jersey, Froome the combined, and Astana - oddly enough - the team classification. And that's a wrap...
20:00
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So, here's the final top 20 as Froome is joined on the podium by Nibali and Zakarin.
19:30
19:28
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Confirmation that Froome's 11th place sees him finish on 158pts - that's two more than Matteo Trentin. Some will applaud that, others will think it's a bit much: the green jersey means nothing to him, but the world to the Italian. But there you go - he's hungry for success on every plane.
19:26
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We're on tenterhooks while we wait... and there it is: Froome finishes 11th - and wins the green jersey as well as the red.
19:24
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Chris Froome (Team Sky) wins the Vuelta a Espana. And he got involved in the final sprint - and it looks like he finished 13th, which may give him enough points to hold on to the green jersey...
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A fourth vctory for Matteo Trentin of Quick-Step Floors! And with it, the green jersey!
0.5km
Alaphilippe leads it out...
1km
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It's around the tight left-hander for the last time and under the flamme rouge...
2km
The pace is really high now as Quick-Step really wrest control of this final stage. Trentin has a rogue Cofidis rider in front of him.
3km
But Quick-Step are the only team with a proper train - with four riders leading out Trentin for now. Can the big Italian get a fourth win and secure the green jersey?
3.5km
Trek-Segafredo edge forward for Theuns - and there are riders for Ag2R-La Mondiale and Cannondale-Drapac as well.
4km
Bahrain Merida have two men on the front now, which is odd because they don't really have any sprinters.
5km
Orica-Scott move up now - they'll be working for their man Magnus Cort. And here come Aqua Blue Sport for Adam Blythe.
5.5km
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The bell rings for the last lap - and Costa and De Marchi have sat up. Game on.
6.5km
We're approaching the flamme rouge for the penultimate time and FDJ have come toward to help Quick-Step in the chase, as well as Bora-Hansgrohe.
7km
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Here's the moment Contador rode clear of the pack ahead of these laps... spine-tingling.
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Contador laps up applause of crowd on farewell ride

9km
Schultz has called it a day, so just two men out in front now - Costa and De Marchi.
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Yves Lampaert - the Stage 2 winner and second man to wear the red jersey - leads the chase with fellow Quick-Stepper Tim Declercq. They're closing in on the leaders...