MADRID nike vapormax 2018 scontate , Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- Chris Froome is on the verge of making cycling history after the penultimate stage of the Vuelta de Espana (Tour of Spain) cycle race on Saturday.
The Team Sky rider, who won the Tour de France in July ended the stage with a lead of 2 minutes and 15 seconds over the Italian Vincenzo Nibali, who is in second place in the overall classification, with Russian climber Ilnur Zakarin in third.
Froome now needs to merely finish in the main peloton in Sunday's short 117 kilometer stage into Madrid to become the first man to win the Tour de France and the Vuelta de Espana in the same year since the date of the Vuelta was changed from April to late August 22 years ago.
Sunday's stage is a virtual procession into Madrid before several circuits of the capital nike air vapormax 2018 saldi , that are likely to produce a sprint finish and no changes to the overall positions
Only two other riders in history, Bernard Hinault in 1978 and Jaques Anquetil in 1963 have managed a Tour-Vuelta double, but the two French riders achieved their feat when the Vuelta was raced in the spring.
Saturday's penultimate stage ended on the almost mythical Alto del L'Angliru, a brutal 14-kilometer climb with sections approaching a gradient of 25 percent.
It was won by Alberto Contador who broke away on his penultimate day as a professional cyclist nike air max 2018 donne , but Froome finished in third place after receiving the help of Sky team-mate Wout Pools, who finished in second place in the stage.
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Didi Chuxing in a statement said it has authorized franchisee operator LEDI Technology Co to conduct market research and explore community partnerships in Taiwan.
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Didi's investors include Apple Inc , SoftBank Group Corp and Alibaba Group Holding Ltd . It was valued at over $50 billion earlier this year, making it the second most-valuable venture-backed private firm behind Uber.
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Reuters earlier this month reported that Didi planned to expand into Mexico next year.
Legal scrutiny and local opposition from drivers have given ride-hailing firms a bumpy ride in markets across Asia. Uber in February halted operations in Taiwan after high fines imposed by the government, before announcing a resumption in April.
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