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Froome, meanwhile, admitted that he had “hoped for better” but warned that the race is still long. But if Sky were way off their hopes of a top-three finish with a 27 second time loss and eleventh place, Garmin-Sharp’s 18th place represented an unexpected setback for Dan Martin and Ryder Hesjedal in a discipline where traditionally the American squad have shone far more brightly.
psst . . . Spartacus is racing.
Movistar rider quits on stage 11Nairo Quintana has abandoned the Vuelta a Espana on stage 11 after suffering his second crash in as many days. The Movistar rider crashed heavily on stage 10 during the individual time trial and dropped out of the top ten as a result. Quintana started today’s stage saying that his ankle and hip were hurting him but climbed off after approximately 20km of racing after being involved in another crash. He has been taken to hospital for checks. The Giro d'Italia winner was lying 11th overall, 3:25 behind race leader Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) after the time trial stage. Alejandro Valverde is now Movistar's sole team leader for the Vuelta a Espana.For complete live coverage from today's stage, click here.
Brambilla, Rovny ejected from Vuelta a España for fightingBy: Cycling News Published: September 08, 2014, 17:42 BST, Updated: September 08, 2014, 17:42 BST Race: Vuelta a España, Stage 16 Slap-fight mars stage 16The Vuelta a España became more than just a fight with the legs when Omega Pharma-Quickstep rider Gianluca Brambilla and Ivan Rovny (Tinkoff-Saxo) engaged in a prolonged slapping match while in the day's breakaway on stage 16 from San Martín del Rey Aurelio to La Farrapona. Lago de Somiedo on Monday.The two were climbing the penultimate climb of the stage with about 37km to go when they were caught by the cameras exchanging blows - but they were also seen mid-fight by the race official, who was following just behind the breakaway.Brambilla then went off the front of the breakaway and was leading the race together with teammate Wout Poels and Alessandro De Marchi (Cannondale) when the officials came up to him some 25km later to inform him he had been disqualified.Rovny, too was ejected from the race after helping his team leader Alberto Contador return to the lead group after a mechanical.