As the Vuelta a Espaņa draws closer, young British climber James Knox (Deceuninck-QuickStep) is hoping that he will get a second chance to test himself at a Grand Tour this year. `Fingers crossed,` Knox told Cyclingnews at the start of the final stage of the Tour of Pologne last week, where - after finishing with the main group of favourites for a second straight day of serious climbing - he finished 10th overall. Knox rode the Giro d`Italia in May, but abandoned mid-race after an eight-day battle against crash injuries. However, he has ridden strongly this summer, taking third overall in at the Adriatico Ionica Race before taking his top-10 finish in Poland.ADVERTISEMENT Now, having also done some altitude training in Livigno, Italy, Knox says the signs of him going to Spain later this month are still good. `I spent a long time away from racing after crashing out of the Giro, but the Adriatico Ionica went well,` Knox said. `I was hoping for the same here, but there`s a big difference in level between the Ionica and this race. So I`m never taking things for granted, but I`m happy where I am.` Stage six of the Tour de Pologne - the first day in the foothills of the Tatras mountains - was the toughest of the entire week, but Knox came through it well, albeit with some reservations.
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