Stage 7 of the 2012 Vuelta a Espana was won by John Degenkolb, cementing his position as the strongest sprinter of the race; Joaquim Rodriguez maintains overall Vuelta a Espana lead ahead of Christopher Froome and Alberto Contador

John Degenkolb sprints to stage 5 victory for Team Argos-Shimano in 2012 Vuelta a Espana ahead of Team RadioShack-Nissan's Daniele Bennati and Gianni Meersman of Lotto Belisol; Team Katusha's Joaquim Rodriguez keeps overall Vuelta a Espana lead.

John Degenkolb of Germany won the second stage of the 2012 Vuelta a Espana, while local favorite Jonathan Castroviejo kept the red leader's jersey for the Movistar team.

John Degenkolb (Argos-Shimano) has won Stage 2 of the Vuelta a Espana. The German took a bunch sprint to win the flat, 181.4-km run from Pamplona to Viana. Allan Davis (Orica-GreenEdge) finished second, and Ben Swift (Sky) took third. Jonathan Castroviejo (Movistar) remains the red jersey.