Degenkolb sprints to Vuelta stage win; Swift third

degenkolb, vuelta, 2012

Germany's John Degenkolb (Argos-Shimano) put in a late turn of speed to win today's stage of the Vuelta a Espana ahead of Australia's Allan Davis (Orica-GreenEdge) and Britain's Ben Swift (Sky).

Run in broiling heat on rolling roads (with one categorised climb) between Pamplona and Viana, the opening road stage had 'bunch sprint' stamped all over it.

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