He darted ahead of Nieve in the final kilometres, holding off a late attack from nearest challenger Esteban Chaves while leaving Spaniard Alberto Contador behind, 12 seconds adrift. I was determined that they weren't going to catch me," Froome told reporters. "I’m really, really happy to get the victory. The team did a brilliant job on that final climb and set such a good tempo. I’ve been to the Vuelta so many times, trying to target this race, and so far it feels like everything is going really well."

Source: The Star August 27, 2017 16:40 UTC