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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. Nike Schuhe Schweiz . Cuban testified Thursday that he was upset when the companys CEO told him news that would reduce the value of his shares, for which hed paid $7.5 million. But he said he did nothing improper when he sold those shares over the next two days. Nike Free Run Schweiz Kaufen . Peter Holland and Brad Staubitz were sent to Toronto on Saturday as the Maple Leafs traded defenceman Jesse Blacker and draft picks to the Anaheim Ducks. http://www.nikefreeoutlet.ch/ . Darren Helm scored on Detroits sixth attempt in the shootout and then Jonas Gustavsson stopped Andrew Shaws shot, lifting the Detroit Red Wings to a 5-4 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday night. Nike Free Run Schweiz Sale . -- Golden State Warriors coach Mark Jackson asked his players a simple question during Fridays morning shootaround: How many of them had ever been on a team 14 games over . Nike Free Run Schweiz Shop . The Masters champion and winner of last weeks Australian PGA has a three-round total of 14-under 199 at Royal Melbourne. "Im in a really good position for tomorrow," Scott said.After visiting the Taj Mahal, Englands left-armer picks his six wonders of the WT20 so far and looks ahead to a possible seventh... Were two wins away from achieving something very special but for now our sole focus is on Wednesdays semi-final against New Zealand. So far weve shown glimpses of what we can do as a team without quite coming together as a collective unit yet, which is an exciting prospect. If we can put it all together against New Zealand, were going to be very difficult to beat. Kane Williamson has done a fantastic job leading them - theyve adapted to the conditions really well and, like us, have got across the line in some tight games.So this semi-final is going to be another exciting game in what has already been an emotionally and mentally exhausting tournament.The other day I was sat in bed watching the West Indies v South Africa game hoping the result would go our way and I even felt like I was playing in that game as well!Itd be a dream come true to reach the final, which would be our sixth game. Here are a few of the standout moments for me so far - in no particular order!First wicket - If it had been Chris Gayle, the result against West Indies might have been different! Still, not many people can say theyve taken a wicket at a World Cup so dismissing Johnson Charles in my first over was a special moment that Ill cherish for ever. Singing the national anthem before the game was right up there too. What a feeling! Shame it wasnt the chap in the photo... Stunning chase - Our tournament came alive with the win over South Africa. Our bowling disappeared around the park but to chase down such a massive score showed the character in the squad. On our day, the lads believe we can beat anyone in the world. Rootys knock was phenomenal but one of the strengths of our side is that weve got people who can contribute all the way down the order. Rooty talks Rob Key through his extraordinary innings Taj Mahal visit - It was a long old journey to get there - three hours there, four hours back to spend one hour at the Taj Mahal - but it was one I had to make even it if was an early start. It is one of the Seven Wonders of the World, after all and you never know when you might be back. Jos and Rooty marked the moment by recreating the Atherton-Fairbrother pose… Jos and Rooty do an Athers and Fairbrother... Exploring Delhi - I was lucky enough to play at the DLF Golf and Country Club - one of the most beautiful courses Ive played - but after four or five holes Id barely played a shot without losing a ball and it got to the stage where my caddie was bringing two balls to me and a few clubs for each shot I was playing, because it was an absolute debacle..dddddddddddd I was close to going to the driving range and getting some lessons. Jos and Morgs were with me at the time - I was that bad they didnt even bother saying anything. Hitting out against Afghanistan after building a platform... Afghanistan comeback - I was run out without facing a ball against South Africa so I hadnt had a lot of time in the middle before walking out to bat against Afghanistan with the score on 85-7! Mo and I thought wed try to rotate the strike as best as we could and hopefully give ourselves a bit of a platform to go for it in the last two or three overs of the innings. Mo and I catch up with Rob Key after our victory over Afghanistan... We managed to do that and get a large enough total to get across the line. The Afghan lads were really nice guys - passionate about playing cricket - and really relished playing in this competition.Sri Lanka success - Going into it, I was still exhausted from watching South Africa against West Indies the previous evening! With the group as it was after that result, we went to Delhi knowing the game was basically a quarter-final. We didnt talk about that a great deal, we just spoke about the game itself but in the back of everybodys mind we knew how important winning was. Stokesy gives an insight into bowling at the death Stokesy and Jordan bowled exceptionally well at the end of the match to get us across the line. It was another example of different players standing up and delivering for the team. Watch England take on New Zealand in the semi-final of the ICC World Twenty20 from 1.30pm on Wednesday, on Sky Sports 2. Or watch for £6.99 without a contract, on NOW TV. Also See: Buttler on big-hitting Key & Hussains pitch report Morgan on England rise Stokes relishing stage ' ' '