Vuelta España Stage 15: Andorra > Peyragudes, 225kms

Bartosz Huzarski is leading a mighty 29-man escape about one hour into the race...

Astana has been riding at about two minutes behind the escape, there are too many uncontrollable factors in it for their liking...

Alexandre Geniez gets a quartet away from the escape at the start of the Puerto de la Bonaigua...

Nicholas Edet and Andre Cordoso are sensing this is the real move - and they'll soon get across to it...

The peloton is re-grouping as Astana let's this new escape make progress in front...

Fabian Cancellara takes the quiter moments to get some grit out of his eye...

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The peloton climbs the Col de Bonaigua with a deficit to the six leaders of six-minutes...

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Vuelta España - Stage 15

The sun is out in France as Francis De Greef and Edet take the escape towards the Port de Bales...

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Astana is out in force still as it starts the Bales climb...

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Cardoso and Edet lead the escape, but it's starting to break up...

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Michele Scarponi is now chasing the escape seeing as Astana never caught the original escape of 29-riders...

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Geniez and Cardoso lead the Vuelta up the Bales ascent - they have two minutes over Scarponi and five over Astana...

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Chris-Anker Sorensen suddenly brings Roche to the front of the chase - Saxo-Tinkoff has hatched a cunning plan...

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There are just 30-riders in the Saxo-led group now...

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Roche has attacked from the Nibali group, but it's a very ambitious move so far from the finish...

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Thibout Pinot attacks now, but is it for himself or to stop Roche catching Geniez in front..?

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Roche has found Zaugg and Mendes up ahead on the Col de la Peyresourde - the Saxo plan is working..!

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Joaquin Rodriguez leads Nibali and Horner as they too encounter the Peyresourde...

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Vuelta España - Stage 15

Pinot attacks from the Nibali group - is he jealous of Geniez, or seriously thinking he can close the three-minute gap and win himself..?

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Sammy Sanchez brings it back together again - but surely, he too wants a stage-win..?

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Horner leads Nibali as the Peyresourde's steepness kicks in - they seem to be the only two in contention for the overall...

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Robert Kiserlovski takes over the chase as the final ascent to Peyragudes begins...

Nibali has moved to the front in the last-kilometre, his strength is there for everyone to see...!

Alexandre Geniez celebrates a great stage-win in France, and by a Frenchman..!