Victory is celebrated by Froome, Thomas, and Valls. Of the Czechs, there is a maximum of eleven Štybar

Just two seconds to the good of Alberto Contador, Chris Froome brought him to the final stage of “Ruty del Sol” in Andalusia. Although it ran slightly up the hill, Brit checked the top and the red jersey of the leader. He cut the sixth goal, three places in front of Contador.

The second stage primacy of this year’s event was played by Juan Jose Lobato of Movistar as he overwhelmed John Degenkolb, king of sprinters at Vuelta.

“I did not have an idea of ​​the size of the form at the moment,” Froome said. “I came here mainly to test my feet.I did not expect to wear the jersey to the final stage. “

His Sky team has four bikers in the top eight: Froom, Nieve, Kennaugh and Sivcow!

Alberto Contador lost the leadership he had made in Andalusia on Saturday. “When I won the royal stage on Friday, people said about me: He is so strong! In fact, I was a bit better in the previous season at this time.But I have my plan: a slower start to the summit of the season, “the Spaniard said.

: Who would have been waiting for it? The winner is Rafael Valls

The final flat stage of the race Oman was Matthias Brändl of Austria. Former co-driver Leopold König and Jan Bárta at the NetApp stable, in the colors of his current IAM team, scored his fourth professional career victory after leaping in with three other riders.

The spurt of the peloton, in which both Czech cyclists were, took Peter Sagan in fifth place.

Overall, Spaniard Rafael Valls has reached the biggest triumph of his career in Oman.After a surprising Friday’s victory at the decisive stage on Green Mountain, cyclist Lampre was no longer in the first position, defending the 9-point lead over Tejay van Garderen. Roman Kreuziger remained twelve, Leopold König twenty-four. Among them, in the 20th place, was the Tour de France champion Vincenzo Nibali.

“It was a good week for us to prepare for another race,” said König Sport Director Nicolas Portal.

Roman Kreuziger, one of the most experienced drivers in the Tinkoff-Saxo, has not been satisfied with his own performance. “I had a good winter,” he said in an interview for cyclingnews.com. “Of course, I was not able to fight the best, but I was here to help Rafal Majka.Before the next races, it’s perfect in my position. “