When is the vuelta 2011

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BBC chief sports writer Tom Fordyce. Juan Jose Cobo was always a surprise winner of a Grand Tour, an average rider who achieved little of note before the Vuelta and almost nothing afterwards. It was one of the reasons why there were whispers at the time and rumours ever since, and the surprise at the UCI's announcement now has more to do with the time that elapsed between offence and punishment rather than at the crime itself.

Cobo is long gone from the sport, now reportedly making a living as a milkman and surf instructor in northern Spain. For Froome, who continues to aim for another Tour de France win as he recovers from his devastating crash last month, it is both a timely boost and a source of regret, a winning moment he was denied at the time and can never get back.

Yet there will be satisfaction in becoming Britain's first Grand Tour winner, an honour he inadvertently takes from former Sky team-mate and rival Bradley Wiggins. Wiggins got the glory of becoming the first British rider to ride down the Champs-Elysees in yellow when he won the Tour in Froome now owns the history if not the iconic image. Tap into a heart-to-heart between Kevin and Stacey about persistence in the face of difficulties. Eight players battle on The Tournament in nail-biting tug-of-war quiz matches, hosted by Alex Scott.

Better late than never! In , he won what was then his first Vuelta. With the declassification, Wout Poels Ineos has won a grand tour stage — and a big one. Cobo lost his Angliru stage title.

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