Froome’s all but over line

CHRIS Froome tightened his grip on the Vuelta a Espana yesterday with an eye-catching second to Colombia’s Miguel Angel Lopez in the mountainous 11th stage.

Astana rider Lopez secured the biggest win of his career when he burst away from a breakaway group in the closing two kilometres of the challenging 187.5km ride from Lorca to the summit finish in Calar Alto.

Froome, hoping to add this to his triumph in this season’s Tour de France, crossed in second.