to victory in russia. britain's simon yates has maintained his lead in the tour of spain, after wednesday's 17th stage. his lead was over 30 seconds heading into the basque country today. he lost eight seconds on his nearest rival alejandro valverde, but remains ahead in the general classification. four stages of the race remain. yates is aiming to become the second british rider to win it after chris froome's success in 2017. that was the accident that changed her life. germany's double olympic and world track sprint cycling champion kristina vogel has been speaking about the crash she had in training that's left her paralysed. she suffered serious spinal and chest injuries and says she knew very quickly afterwards she'd never walk again. nick parrott reports. with two olympic gold medals and in