CYCLING : CHRIS FROOME TAKES FIRST VUELTA A ESPANA TITLE ; MAKES HISTORIC VUELTA-TOUR DOUBLE !

CYCLING : CHRIS FROOME TAKES FIRST VUELTA A ESPANA TITLE ; MAKES HISTORIC VUELTA-TOUR DOUBLE !

What an achievement by Chris Froome. He becomes just the third rider to win the Vuelta and the Tour de France in the same year #froome #cycling #bbccycling #vuelta
A post shared by BBC SPORT (@bbcsport) on Sep 10, 2017 at 11:47am PDT

Leyendas. Legends. #LV2017 📸@photogomezsport
A post shared by La Vuelta (@lavueltaaespana) on Sep 9, 2017 at 3:55pm PDT

Definitely the hardest Grand Tour I've done 👊 Thanks for the amazing support over the past 3 weeks. It's been emotional! #LV2017 #lavuelta pic.twitter.com/T4dAhVuUSn
— Chris Froome (@chrisfroome) September 9, 2017

Happy riders. Happy Sport Directors 👍🏼✌🏼These guys have been heroes during #LV2017🇪🇸 pic.twitter.com/TBWTYVkkFa
— Team Sky 🚲 (@TeamSky) September 9, 2017

Definitely the hardest Grand Tour I've done 👊 Thanks for the amazing support over the past 3 weeks. It's been emotional! #LV2017 #lavuelta 📸 @cyclingimages
A post shared by Chris Froome (@chrisfroome) on Sep 9, 2017 at 10:34am PDT

Chris Froome is virtually assured of being the first British rider to win the #VueltaAEspana.
➡️ https://t.co/tMt09vRM9e pic.twitter.com/18L7TY69KY
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) September 9, 2017

All of the emotion for Chris Froome as he all but secures the Tour/Vuelta double 🙌 #LV2017 pic.twitter.com/LYz7uWckAk
— Eurosport UK (@Eurosport_UK) September 9, 2017

Chris Froome set to write more history with La Vuelta victory https://t.co/SkAIfSnRWn pic.twitter.com/D1iv92fmMl
— ITV Cycling (@itvcycling) September 9, 2017

Britain's Chris Froome on verge Vuelta a Espana victory https://t.co/fJarJQMDev pic.twitter.com/dGCndS6RtE
— euronews (@euronews) September 9, 2017

Chris Froome deserves a knighthood after Tour-Vuelta double, says Sean Kelly https://t.co/eCMzyeQflM #LV2017 pic.twitter.com/pnzBx5KzoA
— Eurosport UK (@Eurosport_UK) September 9, 2017

Team Sky cyclist Chris Froome has effectively won the Vuelta a Espana after maintaining his lead going into tomorrow's final stage
— Sky News Newsdesk (@SkyNewsBreak) September 9, 2017

Chris Froome extends Vuelta a Espana lead to put himself on verge of history https://t.co/geeKYGQR1X
— Indy Sport (@IndySport) September 9, 2017

Chris Froome on verge of capturing first Vuelta-Tour double since 1978 https://t.co/LlZLsu3sXu
— Guardian news (@guardiannews) September 9, 2017

Sobran las palabras 😶
No words needed 😶
📸 @PhotoGomezSport pic.twitter.com/4RjWMRGbnp
— La Vuelta (@lavuelta) September 9, 2017

Big day ahead #LV2017 #lavuelta #lavuelta2017
📸 @therussellellis pic.twitter.com/frUhlrfO9P
— Chris Froome (@chrisfroome) September 9, 2017

That was a brutal stage! #happybunny 🎥 @therussellellis pic.twitter.com/TT1CLgmCAl
— Wout Poels (@WoutPoels) September 9, 2017

"An absolutely savage way to finish" @chrisfroome on an almost assured Vuelta a Espana win#LV2017 pic.twitter.com/HDcGKzcSYP
— BBC 5 live Sport (@5liveSport) September 9, 2017

Chris Froome locks up first Spanish Vuelta title https://t.co/oaGyL7hwB4
— Toronto Star Sports (@StarSports) September 9, 2017

El fan del día de hoy

Fan of the Day #LV2017 pic.twitter.com/sfDiBa1Gux
— La Vuelta (@lavuelta) September 9, 2017

"A Pause" . . Wow, honoured to have come to the Vuelta to spend a few days with the team and this legend .. Tour and Vuelta back to back .. amazing 🤘🏻 . . Chris here at the end of Stage 20 just having a seconds quiet time. . . @teamsky @chrisfroome @sonyalpha . . #chrisfroome #froomey #teamsky #goteamsky #sony #sonyalpha #portrait #vuelta #vuelta2017 #russellisphotography #cyclingimages
A post shared by by Russ Ellis : (@cyclingimages) on Sep 9, 2017 at 1:00pm PDT