Dumoulin back in the red at Vuelta

Just when it seemed like the Vuelta a Espana was slipping from his grasp, Dutch powerhouse Tom Dumoulin produced one of the performances of his career to retake the race lead with four days to go.

The World Championships time-trial bronze medallist from last year shredded the field on yesterday’s 17th stage of the race, a 38.7-kilometre individual time-trial which started and finished in the town of Burgos.

Having started the stage fourth overall, 1’51” seconds down on home favourite Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha), Dumoulin clocked a time of 46:01 for the test against the clock, over three minutes faster than the Spaniard who dropped to third overall.