Chris Froome says 93 riders outside the Vuelta time cut should have been eliminated

Froome says the riders who finished more than 22 minutes past the time cut on stage 15 should have been eliminated by the commissaires, including his teammates

Photo: Yuzuru Sunada

(Image credit: Yuzuru SUNADA)

Chris Froome says he thinks the 93 cyclists – including all of his Sky teammates – who missed the time cut in Sunday's stage 15 of the Vuelta a España, should have been eliminated from the race.

The short 118.5-kilometre stage exploded when favourites Alberto Contador (Tinkoff) and race leader Nairo Quintana (Movistar) attacked in the first 10 kilometres. As a result, speeds were high and many cyclists were left behind.

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