Jalabert Wins Tour Of Spain

Laurent Jalabert of France won the 50th Tour of Spain, finishing the 2,325-mile race under sunny skies in front of cheering crowds in the country’s capital.

Riding down the Paseo de la Castellana, Madrid’s main thoroughfare, Jalabert of the ONCE team completed the 21-stage race in 95 hours, 30 minutes, 33 seconds.

Marcel Wust of Germany won the final stage, a 106-mile leg that began in Alcala de Henares, just west of Madrid. Wust’s time was 4:14:59.