Chris Froome awarded 2011 Vuelta a España title after Cobo doping ban

17 July 2019 11:37
Team Sky rider originally finished second to Spanish riderFroome is now the first British winner of a Grand TourChris Froome has officially been named as the winner of the 2011 Vuelta a España following a doping case involving Juan José Cobo, who originally finished in first place.It is Froome’s seventh Grand Tour title and first chronologically. Bradley Wiggins did not win the Tour de France until the following July, so Froome’s retrospective victory also makes him Britain’s first Grand Tour winner. Related: Dave Brailsford keen to ‘twist knife’ into Team Ineos’s Tour rivals Continue readingread full article

Source: TheGuardian