Chris Froome: 'We were put on the back foot and just never recovered'

Froome says the team had no response to the early move of Nairo Quintana and Alberto Contador on stage 15 of the Vuelta a España

FROOME Christopher (GBR) Sky
Photo : Yuzuru SUNADA

(Image credit: Yuzuru SUNADA)

Team Sky's Chris Froome says that he found himself on the back foot and had no response when the Vuelta a España exploded on Sunday afternoon in the Pyrenees due to early attacks from rivals Nairo Quintana (Movistar) and Alberto Contador (Tinkoff).

Contador and Quintana took turns attacking the Tour de France champion already six kilometres into the short 118.5-kilometre stage 15 into the Spanish Pyrenees. Froome found himself isolated and went backwards as the stage raced to the Aramón Formigal ski station.

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Gregor Brown

Gregor Brown is an experienced cycling journalist, based in Florence, Italy. He has covered races all over the world for over a decade - following the Giro, Tour de France, and every major race since 2006. His love of cycling began with freestyle and BMX, before the 1998 Tour de France led him to a deep appreciation of the road racing season.