Chris Froome has taken delivery of his Vuelta 2011 winner's jersey some eight years after the event concluded.
The then second-year Team Sky rider was the declared runner-up in that 2011 Vuelta.
However, he has recently been awarded the victory as the declared winner at the time, Juan Jose Cobo, has since had the victory taken away because of doping.
"This title, this red jersey, really does mean a lot
to me," Froome said in a video interview, below, published by Team Ineos.
“That race in 2011 was incredibly special for me. The
race was where I first started to believe in myself as a Grand Tour contender.
“It was the race where I had my first professional
victory. I’ve got some really special memories from that race.
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"To be named the winner eight years on feels strange
on one hand. But at the same time it's a really special one to add to my
palmares.
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"It would have been so different had I actually won
it back then, being able to stand on podium in Madrid and really soak up
feeling the winner of my first Grand Tour.
“And being the first British rider to ever win a Grand
Tour; that would have been an amazing feeling.
"It's still a special event to me. Even though it's
been handed to me in hindsight it really is still something I'll treasure for
the rest of my life."
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