Vuelta a España stage 14: Vitoria > Alto Campoo, 215kms

On a day when the stage finishes close to his native Asturias, Sammy Sanchez bids adios to the Vuelta - maybe his last-ever Vuelta...

The peloton is splitting and then re-grouping for the first hour...

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Alex Howes struggles to stay in contact as a major split occurs in front...

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Salvatore Puccio leads a five-man escape away after 50-kilometres of racing...

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A few hours later, Alessandro De Marchi leads the escape on to the first real climb with a nine-minute advantage..!

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The peloton is climbing at a regal pace on the Estacas de Trueba climb...

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Astana leads the peloton on the Puerto del Escudo, now ten minutes behind...

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Fabio Aru is able to hold his breath, such is the pace of the chase...

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Quintero and Rojas lead the escape towards the Alto de Campoo with 30-kilometrres left...

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Astana is still chasing with Andrey Zeits at the head...

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The peloton passes the massive Embalse del Ebro - the source of the river Ebro - with 25-kilometres left...

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The peloton starts the fog-shrouded climb to Alto de Campoo with a nine-minute lead...

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Movistar now leads the peloton with about 12-kilometres to go...

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Dario Cataldo leads Astana as the real climbing begins...

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Lawson Craddock and Tom Dumoulin are sitting and waiting for the real action to begin...

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Joe Dombrowski looks thirsty and weary as he too waits for the action to start...

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200 spectators' cars near the finish show the support the Vuelta has in this part of the world...

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Diego Rosa starts the final charge with five-kilometres to go...

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Fabio Aru has attacked at last..!

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Aru has opened a gap and goes on the attack even more..!

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Aru has just Majka and Quintana for company as he pulls away from his other rivals...

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Aru leads Quintana with 1500-metres to go, but their lead has been shortened...

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Esteban Chaves is clinging to the pace and will preserve his overall GC placing today...

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Alessandro De Marchi has won stage 14, but he's unable to mustre much emotion...