Colombian cyclist Miguel Angel Lopez celebrtaes his second stage victory in the 2017 Tour of Spain cycling race at the top of the Sierra Nevada, Andalusia.
“I’m thrilled to have won here and Callo Alto. This is the reward of the team’s work, which has been very active,” Lopez said.
“I went out into the wheel of Contador which placed a nice attack from afar. I had good legs and it went very well. There are many hard stages to go. The Vuelta is not over and we will go forward step by step.” he added.
While red jersey Chris Froome controlled his rivals before the second day of rest on Monday. He claimed the battle was tough.
Large offensives were expected in this short 15th stage (129km), which ended at an altitude of more than 2,500 meters, but Froome and his Sky team canceled all attempts. Spanish Alberto Contador, left with Lopez before cornering, and the ephemeral acceleration of the Italian Vicenzo Nibali.
“I just have a huge, huge thank you for my team-mates. There was a lot of big attacks today and the team stayed with me. They controlled with the correct speed. It was just a fantastic day for the team.” Froome said after the race.
“We have seen everything at this Vuelta crashes attacks. I can expect everything over the remaining week.” he added.
The final week of the race will stay in the north before its finish in Madrid on this September 10. (Source:www.bleacherreport.com)
If Contador was on the virtual podium of this Vuelta, it was the Russian cyclist Ilnur Zakarin who moved to third place provisionally aftter remaining in the wheels all the stage before leaving with opportunism in the last kilometer.
One thing is certain, when the road rised, one of the most fir men in this race is the Colombian Lopez, who will have to follow closely in the third and last week.
On the other hand, in the wheelof Contador, he took over most of the escapes, including the Frenchman Romain Bardet. And after spanning the Spaniard, the Colombian took the lead man, Briton Adam Yates, and imposed himself in Solo.
