Sky’s British cyclist Christopher Froome crosses the finish line of the 17th stage of the 72nd edition of “La Vuelta” Tour of Spain cycling race, a 180.5 km route from Villadiego to Los Machucos in Arredondo, on Thursday. AFP PHOTO
LOS MACHUCOS, Spain: Chris Froome’s Vuelta a Espana lead was cut by 42 seconds to 1min 16sec over Vincenzo Nibali as Austrian Stefan Denifl claimed a memorable win on Wednesday’s (Thursday in Manila) 17th stage.