Cycling-Road-Vuelta a Espana points classification after stage 11 (Reuters) Sept 2 (Infostrada Sports) - Points Classification Vuelta a Espana after Stage 11 on Wednesday 1. Esteban Chaves (Colombia / Orica) 79 2. Tom Dumoulin (Netherlands / Giant) 74 3. Alejandro Valverde (Spain / Movistar) 74 4. Joaquim Rodriguez (Spain / Katusha) 65 5. Fabio Aru (Italy / Astana) 61 6. Kristian Sbaragli … [Read more...]
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