Chris Froome admits he's still 'finding his legs' in Volta a Catalunya

Tour de France champion Chris Froome couldn't match the pace of his rivals in Wednesday's mountain finale

Chris Froome stage three of the 2016 Volta a Catalunya

(Image credit: Watson)

After Team Sky set the pace into the final climb in Wednesday's Volta a Catalunya stage, many were expecting the British squad's Chris Froome to go for the stage win.

However, the 2015 Tour de France champion looked off the pace of some of his rivals and lost time to general classification hopefuls Alberto Contador (Tinkoff), Romain Bardet (Ag2r), Nairo Quintana (Movistar), Richie Porte (BMC) and stage winner Dan Martin (Etixx-QuickStep) in the finale to La Molina.

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Nigel Wynn worked as associate editor on CyclingWeekly.com, he worked almost single-handedly on the Cycling Weekly website in its early days. His passion for cycling, his writing and his creativity, as well as his hard work and dedication, were the original driving force behind the website’s success. Without him, CyclingWeekly.com would certainly not exist on the size and scale that it enjoys today. Nigel sadly passed away, following a brave battle with a cancer-related illness, in 2018. He was a highly valued colleague, and more importantly, an exceptional person to work with - his presence is sorely missed.