Chris Froome wins Ruta del Sol 2015 as J-J Lobato takes final stage

-Froome seals victory after finishing in the main bunch on Sunday's final stage -Juan José Lobato takes his second stage win of the race Photos by Graham Watson

Alberto Contador, Chris Froome and Benat Intxausti on the final podium of the 2015 Tour of Andalucia Ruta Del Sol (Watson)

(Image credit: Watson)

Chris Froome (Team Sky) sealed overall victory at the Ruta Del Sol by finishing safely in the bunch on the final stage on Sunday.

Juan José Lobato (Movistar) won the bunch sprint which, although uphill, was neither steep nor long enough to encourage Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) to attack and make up the two seconds needed to take victory away from Froome.

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Stephen Puddicombe is a freelance journalist for Cycling Weekly, who regularly contributes to our World Tour racing coverage with race reports, news stories, interviews and features. Outside of cycling, he also enjoys writing about film and TV - but you won't find much of that content embedded into his CW articles.