(Reuters) - Chris Froome edged closer to winning the Vuelta a Espana as he increased his overall advantage over Vincenzo Nibali to 61 seconds after surviving another punishing mountain stage on Sunday. The Briton came fifth in stage 15's mountain finish in the Sierra Nevada after a triple whammy of climbs, 47 seconds behind Colombian stage winner Miguel Angel Lopez. Froome crossed the line six seconds ahead of Nibali, who finished seventh. Russian Ilnur Zakarin placed second, 36 seconds behind Lopez, to move up to third in the general classification. The stage, which finished at the Sierra Nevada ski station, featured two first category and one 'outside category' climbs in the final 70 kilometres.

Source: thestar September 03, 2017 16:18 UTC