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Froome concedes ground on hard day out at Vuelta

Chris Froome endured a close Tour de France, and the same is happening at La Vuelta.

Tomasz Marczynski picked up a second stage win in this year's Spanish Vuelta by coasting to victory in stage 12 with a gap of 52 seconds, while Chris Froome saw his overall lead reduced by 20 seconds after enduring a hapless finale.

Wooldridge a cyclist who gave everything

Stephen Wooldridge at the Athens Veledrome in 2004.

Stephen Wooldridge was the sort of teammate who kept everyone else honest. Not the most talented, not a high-profile star, but Wooldridge was a coach's dream for his work ethic and honesty.