In a spectacular stage between Benidorm and Alto Aitana, 193 kilometers long, won by Frenchman Pierre Letour, Colombian cycling experienced an unforgettable day on Saturday, September 10, 2016, because a son of that land, Nairo Quintana, is the virtual champion of the Vuelta a España and only has to cover the 104 km of this Sunday's stage to be crowned in Madrid. Chris Froome, on the last climb, attacked him five times, but the boyacense showed that he is the best cyclist in the race, the strongest of a Vuelta that the country will never stop remembering. Not only is Quintana's first place exciting, but also the 'stage' of Esteban Chaves, who suicidally attacked 42 kilometers from the finish in search of the podium, pedaled with his soul and by 13 seconds achieved that third position in a sensational race. And to top it off, Darwin Atapuma from Nariño was second in this difficult day, which ended with a 21 km first category climb, which brought joy to Colombian cycling. The great figure of the day was Chaves, the Colombian who started one minute and 11 seconds behind the third place on the podium held by the Spaniard Contador, but he rebelled. The current runner-up of the Giro d'Italia did a time trial to the finish line, in search of getting on the podium, something he achieved thanks to having more strength in the reserve tank. His effort was so great that at one point he came close to second place with Froome, but due to the action of the group behind him he prevented him from doing so. Contador, at one point took the step, got to the front of the group, but he got away, he was alone, so the difference increased with each kilometer. When the climb began, Chaves had a good lead of 2 minutes over the group of Nairo, Froome and Contador, but the most difficult part was still to come: the last 21 kilometres to reach the finish line. Damien Howson was Chaves' golden angel, he led him for several kilometres, but on the climb he broke down and the man from Bogota had to defend himself alone. With 5 kilometres to go in the day, the difference was 2 minutes and in the group Movistar controlled any breakaway, but no one moved. Quintana kept a close eye on the Briton, while Alejandro Valverde acted as a gregarious, because he was the one who started to pull in the group, setting a strong pace so that no one could get away. Atapuma also had a good stage, he was involved in a breakaway almost from the beginning. The man from Nariño quickened his pace in the last kilometres and went for Sánchez, who was the leader of the day, he caught up with him, but at the end Latour was faster, who beat him. It was a great day for Colombian cycling, not only because of Nairo's performance, but also because Atapuma was the star and because Chaves, with a great effort and a long-distance attack, climbed onto the podium. Nairo Quintana, the Movistar team and all of Colombia are anxiously awaiting the 104 kilometres of Sunday's race, which will take place between Las Rozas and Madrid, where the day will end and the leader will climb onto the podium for the champion's jersey. General classification after stage 20 1. Nairo Quintana (MOV) 75h 18m 52s 2. Chris Froome (SKY) at 1:23 3. Esteban Chaves (ORI) at 4:08 4. Alberto Contador (THK) at 4:21 5. Andrew Talansky (CAN) at 7:43 6. Simon Yates (ORI) at 8:33 7. David de la Cruz (ET) at 11:18 8. Daniel Moreno (MOV) at 13:04 10. George Bennett (LOT) at 14:07