2017 Vuelta a España Stage 16 Results & Recap
Stage 16 of the 2017 Vuelta a España is in the books. The final results and standings are below, followed by our recap of how the race unfolded.
Race Recap
Froome wins time trial in Longrono
Chris Froome put more time into his closest competitors today in the individual time trial, crushing the 40.2km course and coming away with the win.
The Sky rider’s time of 47 minutes was 29 seconds better than Wilco Kelderman, who finished second. Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain - Merida) put in a good ride to finish in third, 57 seconds back.
“I was just riding at the speed that I thought best. I wasn't really getting that many time checks from the car so I didn't really know where I was,” Froome told reporters after the stage. “I presumed it was probably not good news so I was a bit worried half-way through but only coming in the last 6-7km I found out I was on track to fight for the stage. It's a big relief and obviously I'm super happy to be in this position. That's an amazing feeling to extend my lead and to be in this position. The race is not over. I'm gonna have to fight every day. Tomorrow is gonna be brutal. Los Machucos will be a war. But for today I just want to say a massive thank you to the support structure of Team Sky. It's a huge part of what I'm able to do.”
Froome now sits in the lead of the Vuelta a Espana 1’58” ahead of Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain - Merida). Kelderman’s performance in the time trial has moved him up into third place overall, 2’40” down.
Early on in the time trial, Daniel Oss (BMC) would be the first rider to set a time that stood for a while, until Sunweb’s Lennard Kämna bettered the Italian’s time with 48’40”. The next rider to come along with a faster finish would be Tobias Ludvigsson (FDJ), whose time of 48’08” would remain at the top until the GC competitors took to the course. The Swede would end the day in sixth place.
It was a battle between Kelderman and Froome, but in the end, last year’s winner of the TT would be the victor. Froome was never in any danger of losing time on today’s stage and handily won the race against the clock by 29 seconds ahead of the Dutchman. \n
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