Mas wins Vuelta a Espana for maiden Grand Tour victory

GRANADA, Sept 13 : Movistar's Enric Mas won the Vuelta a Espana on Sunday to claim his maiden Grand Tour victory, becoming the first Spanish rider to win the race since Alberto Contador in 2014, while Tobias Johannessen of Uno-X Mobility won the final stage.

Mas all but secured the win when he survived Saturday's brutal penultimate stage in the Sierra Nevada mountains, where he established a lead of over two minutes ahead of Sunday's ceremonial final stage in Granada.