
Chris Froome (Team Sky) battled back to take the stage over race leader
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Sylvain Chavanel in the day's breakaway
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Cobo maintained the race lead on the final summit finish.
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Cobo made it back up to Froome and challenged for the stage win
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Froome put in a strong attack that nearly succeeded in dropping Cobo
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Christopher Froome takes a big win
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Denis Menchov leads the group for race leader Cobo
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Mountains classification leader David Moncoutie
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The peloton heads to Puerto Lunada
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Marzio Bruseghin on the attack with Dan Martin.
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Christopher Froome (Sky) celebrates his Vuelta stage victory
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Chris Froome (Sky) battled back in the final meters to snatch the stage
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Stage winner Chris Froome (Sky) holds his trophy aloft.
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Juan Jose Cobo (Geox-TMC) looks set to win the overall Vuelta after holding
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Juan Jose Cobo (Geox-TMC) had to fight hard to retain the red jersey
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Froome took a gutsy stage victory over Cobo on stage 17 of the Vuelta
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Cobo crossed the line utterly exhausted.
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Chris Froome (Sky) put in a stinging attack on the final climb
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Juan Jose Cobo (Geox-TMC) was briefly distanced by Froome, but battled
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Chris Froome gets prime podium time at the Vuelta
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The Vacansoleil team leads the chase
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Chris Froome (Team Sky) takes the win on stage 17 and is now 13 seconds
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