Vuelta a Espana: Injury Rules Chris Froome's Chance

Briton Chris Froome's hopes of winning the Vuelta a Espana look to be over after he finished Wednesday's stage more than seven minutes behind the general classification leader.

Froome had been hoping to become the third man to win the Tour de France and Vuelta a Espana in the same year but he crashed early on stage 11.

It was won by Spain's Mikel Landa from the Astana Pro Team. Italian team-mate Fabio Aru took the overall classification lead.

Vuelta a Espana; Tom Dumoulin Leads But Chris Froome Impresses

Chris Froome produced a sensational climb to Sunday's summit finish as Tom Dumoulin won stage nine on another intriguing day at the Vuelta a Espana.

Briton Froome looked set to win the stage after riding clear of his general classification rivals on a 3.5km ascent that featured gradients of 19%.

However, he was caught in the final 50 metres by Dumoulin, who regained the overall race lead from Esteban Chaves. Team Sky's Froome is now eighth overall, 78 seconds behind Dumoulin.