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PENA CABARGA, Spain -- Chris Froome won a thrilling uphill duel against climbing rival Nairo Quintana by a bike length to win the 11th stage of the Spanish Vuelta on Wednesday.Quintana defended his race lead and is now 54 seconds ahead of Froome, who overtook Alejandro Valverde to move second overall.Valverde finished six seconds behind, dropping to third overall and 1:05 behind Quintana.Froome, who clinched his third Tour de France title in July, got his first stage win at a major race on this same Pena Cabarga peak in 2011 -- the year the British rider finished as the Vuelta runner-up.Froome and Quintana, who have had some memorable climbing contests on the Tour, tested one another on the category-one ascent, trading attacks before Froome edged the Colombian at the line.I have some special memories from 2011 here, but today, to add to that, is just an incredible feeling, Froome said.Froome pumped his fist in the air after completing the 168.6-kilometer (104.7-mile) ride starting in Colunga near the Atlantic coast in 3 hours, 44 minutes, 47 seconds.The stages dramatic finish promises another two weeks of Quintana and Froome going head-to-head for the title.Quintana, who has twice finished runner-up at the Tour behind Froome, said he expects to fight a war with the Sky leader until the end.We arrived together, but (Froome) was faster at the end, Quintana said. He is strong and we cant drop our guard. There are many hard stages ahead and they will be a war.Esteban Chaves trails by 2:34 in fourth place after he faded near the end of the stages 5.6-kilometer (3.5.mile) ascent.Alberto Contador, whose Tinkoff team lead the peloton back to catch an early breakaway of 23 riders, could only manage to cross the line just behind Valverde and Leopold Konig at six seconds behind Froome and Quintana. The three-time Vuelta winner remained in fifth place at 3:06 of Quintanas pace.Thursdays 12th stage is a mountainous 193.2-kilometer (120-mile) route from Los Corrales de Buelna to Bilbao in the Basque Country.The race ends in Madrid on Sept. 11.Brenden Dillon Sharks Jersey . The Clippers were angry about blowing a big lead; the Kings didnt like being in that kind of hole and nearly digging themselves out only to lose. Aaron Dell Sharks Jersey . Barcelona also left injured defenders Carles Puyol, Javier Mascherano and Jordi Alba out of its squad for the trip to Glasgow. That means that Marc Bartra will probably start again in the centre of the defence alongside Gerard Pique. http://www.officialsharksnhlshop.com/brent-burns-jersey/ . -- Aldon Smith believes he is on the path to being sober for good. Tim Heed Jersey . -- Devin Hester is done returning kicks in Chicago. Marcus Sorensen Sharks Jersey . Tomas Berdych and Radek Stepanek defeated Nenad Zimonjic and Ilija Bozoljac 6-2, 6-4, 7-6 (4) on the indoor hard-court at Belgrade Arena. The victory improved the Czech pairs impressive cup doubles record to 14-1.Green Bay Packers running back Eddie Lacy needs surgery on his left ankle, a source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter, and he was?placed on injured reserve by the team Thursday.A source told ESPNs Rob Demovsky that the expectation is that Lacy will be able to return late in the season, assuming surgery goes as expected, so the Packers likely will use the designated-to-return classification on him when the time is right.It thats the case, it would mean the Packers couldnt bring back cornerback Sam Shields, who also was placed on injured reserve this week.Lacy, who is averaging 5.1 yards per carry in 2016, is scheduled to be an unrestricted free agent after this season.He was the only active halfback for the Packers in their 30-16 loss too the Cowboys on Sunday.dddddddddddd He was playing with a sprained left ankle and was held to just 65 yards on 17 carries.Lacy was one of seven players ruled out of Thursdays game against the Chicago Bears. With backup running back?James Starks?also unavailable after having?knee surgery earlier this week, the Packers traded a conditional late-round pick to the Kansas City Chiefs?for running back Knile Davis?on Tuesday.The Packers promoted rookie running back Don Jackson from the practice squad for Thursday nights game so they would not be left with just one natural halfback, as they were against the Cowboys. ' ' '