The first summit finish of La Vuelta promised to provide a showdown for the favourites for the final podium, and it did not let us down. Alejandro Valverde set a fierce pace all the way up and had enough left in tank to take the stage win and the red jersey.
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John Degenkolb made it back-to-back victories in a difficult uphill sprint at the end of another blisteringly hot afternoon’s racing in which Michael Matthews extended his overall advantage and Chris Froome made a cameo appearance as a sprinter.
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The Tour de France has packed up for another year but, as always, its conclusion marks the beginning of cycling’s transfer tussles and contract clashes. With the rumour mill grinding, this regular column will try to sort the wheat from the chaff and work out who’ll be where next year. Continue reading