Chris Froome won Tuesday's individual time trial to increase his Spanish Vuelta lead and remain in position to win the race for the first time. In the overall standings, the British rider's lead over Nibali increased to one minute 58 seconds following the 16th-stage time trial. He was 3:40 off the stage lead Tuesday, settling for a 37th-place finish. Froome is trying to become the third rider to complete the Tour-Vuelta double in the same season. Three-time Vuelta winner Alberto Contador, who is retiring from cycling after this year's Vuelta, finished fifth in the time trial to move to fifth overall, nearly five minutes behind Froome.

Source: CBC News September 05, 2017 17:03 UTC