Quintana wraps up Vuelta Asturias overall title

Two days after taking his first win in four years on stage 2 of the 2.1-ranked Vuelta Asturias, veteran Nairo Quintana sealed overall victory in the final day, fending off an aggressive Adrià Pericas, the 19-year-old hoping to secure a third-consecutive title for UAE Team Emirates-XRG.

First across the line in Oviedo was 25-year-old Mexican Edgar David Cadena who took back-to-back stage wins and the points classification. Quintana was joined on the GC podium by young Spaniard Pericas, and Movistar teammate Diego Pescador. The older Colombian was the oldest rider on the podium by 15 years.

Final GC top 5

1. Nairo Quintana (Movistar)
2. Adrià Pericas (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) +0:25
3. Diego Pescador (Movistar) +1:33
4. Txomin Juaristi (Euskaltel-Euskadi) +1:34
5. Samuel Fernández (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA) +1:39