Brailsford: 'Froome doesn't want to come second again, it's all in for the win'

Having finished second overall at the Vuelta a España twice before, Chris Froome is going all out to win it this year

Chris Froome wins stage 11 of the 2016 Vuelta a España (Watson)

(Image credit: Watson)

Team Sky boss David Brailsford says that Chris Froome, winner of Wednesday's Peña Cabarga stage, does not want to finish second overall again in the Vuelta a España and that he is confident he can beat Nairo Quintana (Movistar).

Froome marked Quintana's attack in the final kilometre of the Peña Cabarga climb this afternoon and on his second acceleration, rode ahead to the stage victory with Quintana on his wheel.

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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.