the race was won by spain's alberto contador of , who took the lead after winning his second successive stage on the fifth stage – following on from a win in the race's queen stage to cittareale – and held the lead until the finish in san benedetto del tronto, to become the first spanish rider to win the race since óscar freire in 2005. contador won the general classification by two minutes and five seconds over runner-up nairo quintana of the , while contador's teammate roman kreuziger completed the podium, nine seconds behind quintana and two minutes and fourteen seconds down on contador.