 On the tough stage fifteen which ended on the Alto de l'Angliru, stage winner Juan José Cobo () took the overall lead.Froome finished in fourth place, forty-eight seconds behind Cobo, and retained his second place in the overall strandings.On stage seventeen, Froome attacked Cobo from the summit finish, but Cobo fought back, catching Froome in the final 300 metres, only for Froome to attack again to win the stage and arrive one second in front of Cobo.