Chris Froome: Rivals 'got carried away and paid the price' on brutal Vuelta climb

Team Sky leader looked to be in trouble on final ascent before bursting past to put valuable time into his principal rivals

Alejandro Valverde, Chris Froome and Estaban Chaves battle their way to the finish of stage three in the Vuelta a España (Sunada)

(Image credit: Yuzuru SUNADA)

Chris Froome (Team Sky) turned around what looked likely to be a deficit on stage three of the Vuelta a España, and instead gained crucial time on his rivals on an exceptionally difficult finish.

Nairo Quintana's Movistar team looked keen to establish an early advantage and attacked at the base of the Mirador de Ézaro climb – but Froome says they "got carried away... and paid the price".

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