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Chris Froome loses time to rivals on stage 17 but keeps Vuelta a España lead

Steep final climb of Alto de los Machucos causes problems for race leader Chris Froome as he is distanced by several key rivals - Stefan Denifl takes stage win for Aqua Blue SportChris Froome on stage 17 of the 2017 Vuelta a España. Photo: Yuzuru SunadaChris Froome (Team Sky) saw his overall lead in the Vuelta a España cut significantly on the tough final climb …Continue reading »

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Alberto Contador on retirement: ‘I’ll gain weight and you’ll make jokes about it’

Spanish star Alberto Contador says that he's enjoying racing the Vuelta a España his way in his last ever appearance as a professional cyclist – but warns that he will put on weight after retirementAlberto Contador on stage 15 of the 2017 Vuelta a España.Spanish star Alberto Contador says that he's enjoying racing the Vuelta a España his way in his last ever appearance as a professional cyclist

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Rivals ‘knew Froome would come back’ on Vuelta summit finish despite attacks, says Alberto Contador

Alberto Contador says he knew Chris Froome would be strong enough to get back to his and Vincenzo Nibali's attacks on the final climb of Vuelta a España stage 14Alberto Contador on stage 14 of the Vuelta a España (Sunada)Alberto Contador says he knew Chris Froome would be strong enough to get back to his and Vincenzo Nibali's attacks on the final climb of Vuelta a España stage 14

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Should power meters be banned from pro racing?

Pros give their take on the power meter debate as opinion is split in the professional peloton whether they should be used during racesPro give their take on the power meter debate as opinion is split in the professional peloton whether they should be used during races

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