Cycling-Vuelta victory gives Quintana 復讐 over Froome
MADRID, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Colombian Nairo Quintana 完全にするd his maiden Vuelta victory on Sunday when he 安全に rolled in to Madrid at the end of a three-week 戦う／戦い with Chris Froome.
After 存在 outclassed by Briton Froome at the 小旅行する de フラン, the 26-year-old struck 支援する to become his country's first Vuelta 勝利者 since Lucho Herrera in 1987.
Quintana, who led from 行う／開催する／段階 10 onwards, 追加するs the victory to his 勝利，勝つ in the Giro two years ago, which was also the last time his team Movistar won a three-week 小旅行する.
Magnus Cort Nielsen of Orica-BikeExchange won the final bunch sprint in Madrid ahead of Daniele Bennati and Gianni Meersman, but this was Quintana's day.
元気づけるd on by many of his compatriots lining the Madrid streets, Quintana said it had been a "dream" victory.
"It felt like half of Colombia were here," he said. "It was みごたえのある. I've been fighting so many times to 勝利，勝つ La Vuelta and now finally we've done it.
"This morning in my 長，率いる I was a 勝利者 but I knew I had to cross the line and until you cross it you can't say you are 支持する／優勝者."
Froome, 31, 拍手喝采する Quintana over the line on Saturday after he had 首尾よく fought off his attacks in the final and 決定的な day in the mountains around Benidorm.
Sunday's 行う／開催する／段階 was processional and even saw Froome and Quintana 株 a glass of シャンペン酒.
< p>Froome's chances of becoming the first rider to 勝利，勝つ the 小旅行する de フラン and Vuelta 支援する-to-支援する for the first time in 38 years took a 大打撃を与える blow on 行う／開催する／段階 15 last Sunday when he 行方不明になるd a break and Quintana grabbed two minutes 43 seconds to 追加する to the lead he had already 設立するd.It was a rare 割れ目 in the Team Sky machine as Froome's team mates, for once, failed to help him. Michal Kwiatkowski abandoned the race in the first week and Froome's seven remaining team mates were all の中で the riders permitted to continue after 行方不明の the time 限界.
Although he clawed 支援する more than two minutes in Friday's individual time 裁判，公判 the 損失 had been done.
Froome finished second for the third time, one minute 23 seconds behind Quintana.
While victory tasted 甘い for Quintana the goal, he said, was now （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域ing Froome at next year's 小旅行する de フラン.
"Froome is 堅固に 保護するd but we have to try to take advantage of all 肉親，親類d of different 状況／情勢s," he said. "Above all, winning here has given us the 信用／信任 to try."
"He is the greatest 競争相手 there is at the moment. He made me 苦しむ at the 小旅行する and here I have won."
Having made the podium three times in the 小旅行する de フラン, this victory will 許す Quintana to believe he can finally 追い出す Froome next year, although Team Sky will be much stronger after their disappointing showing here. (Editing by Martyn Herman)
