Vuelta a Espana - Stage 15
There's been a sensational start to the day - Alberto Contador has attacked..!
Jonathan Castroviejo is also in the escape - with the race-leader, Nairo Quintana..!
Chris Froome is in desperate trouble with no teamates near him to help chase...
Movistar are speeding up around FRoome to make sure his Sky teamates cannot get up to him..
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Froome is calling on Simon Yates to get Orica-Green Edge to chase for the sake of Chave's overall placing...
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Sam Bewley duly starts chasing for Orica and Sky...
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Rory Sutherland reacts by going even faster with Valverde on his wheel - an act that ensures Sky riders won't re-join their leader today...
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Yates tries to chase for Chaves and Froome, but the gap has grown to almost two-minutes now..!
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Ian Boswell and four Sky teamates are chasing gamely at over three-minutes, but their day is effectively over...
Nairo Quintana and Contador are enjoying themselves as their break starts to seal Froome's fate...
Salvatore Puccio is a lonely figure between Froome's group and the other Sky riders, accompanied by a policeman, a TV camera, and a commissaire..
Astana chases on stage 15 of the 2016 Vuelta a España
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Ruben Fernandez is another Movistar asset in the escape - just as the hills start...
Kenny Elissonde is in the escape too, and wearing the best climber's jersey today...
The Froome group starts the second ascent of the day with a three-minute gap...
Quintana stands to gain enormously if Froome ends a few minutes down, he might even win the Vuelta..!
Damien Howson has started to chase for Chaves, with the serious climbing about to begin - Froome can only watch and hope...
Astana chases again with 20-kilometres to go, but their assistance is sporadic to say the least...
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Quintana is taking longer turns at the front as the gap shrinks to about two-minutes...
Froome is also on the front of his group, but getting no help from no one...
Andrew Talansky is trying to make an attack from Froome's group, but he'll be marked by Valverde all the way...
Froome makes a move, but Valverde is right on his wheel to thwart any hopes of him succeeding...
Quintana leads a smaller escape into the last four-kilometres - and he gets news that Froome has cracked behind him..!
Quintana is suddenly looking like a virtual race-winner of the Vuelta..!
Luca Brambilla wins after jumping away from Quintana in the last-kilometre..!
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Esteban Chaves has gained more time over Froome by attacking in the last few kilometres..!
Chris Froome arrives 2' 40" after the stage-winner - but he's still in 2nd place overall..!