Chris Froome and Nairo Quintana finally deliver full-on battle we've been waiting for

On-form Nairo Quintana got the better of Tour de France winner Chris Froome on the 2016 Vuelta a España's first mountain test

Chris Froome and Nairo Quintana

(Image credit: Graham Watson)

It failed to materialise in the Tour de France, but in the Vuelta a España's Lagos de Covadonga summit finish on Monday, fans finally saw the full-on battle they had been waiting for between grand tour stars Chris Froome and Colombian Nairo Quintana.

Team Sky’s Froome showed a moment of weakness and Movistar’s Quintana, showing a riding style that was smooth as silk, powered away. Once Froome rebounded, it became an individual pursuit over the remaining six kilometres to the lake at top.

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