Froome seeks lift with Vuelta win


  • Cycling
  • Thursday, 21 Aug 2014

Team Sky rider Christopher Froome of Britain rides in his torn cycling costume after falling in the 5th stage of the Tour de France cycle race between Ypres in Belgium and Arenberg Porte du Hainaut in France, July 9, 2014. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

BARCELONA August 21 (Reuters) - Chris Froome aims to put his Tour de France misery behind him with victory in the Vuelta a Espana but he faces stiff competition from a strong field led by Nairo Quintana.

The Vuelta has become an ideal opportunity for cyclists who under-performed in the Tour de France to bounce back and it is the case for Froome who failed in his bid to win cycling's flagship event for a second successive year.

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