Chris Froome seems certain not to race again this season but could end it with a seventh Grand Tour title all the same. That could elevate Froome to a second Vuelta win, and make him the first British Grand Tour winner, some 10 months before Bradley Wiggins won the 2012 Tour de France. Froome was riding the Dauphine during the final stages of his preparation for the Tour, where he was looking for a record-equalling fifth victory. However, Froome appears likely to end the year with a seventh Grand Tour win all the same with Cobo facing a fight to retain his 2011 Vuelta crown. Cobo, riding for Geox-TMC, beat Froome by 13 seconds, with fellow Team Sky rider Sir Bradley Wiggins third, one minute and 39 seconds down.

Source: The Irish Times June 14, 2019 06:00 UTC