Vuelta a España - Stage 9: Cisterna > Oviedo. Alto del Naranco, 164.5kms

Vuelta a España - Stage 9

Vuelta a Espana - Stage 9

Silvan Dillier is the first attacker of the day..!

Vuelta a España - Stage 9

Dries Devenyns attacks in turn - but for IAM..!

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Vuelta a Espana - Stage 9

Moreno Moser is now leading an eleven-man escape away...

Vuelta a España - Stage 9

Whoops..Trek have missed the move and are now chasing desperately 35-seconds down...

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Vuelta a España - Stage 9

The peloton passes a massive reservoir forty-kilometres into the stage...

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Vuelta a España - Stage 9

Movistar are already chasing at four minutes, because of the threats to their overall race-leader...

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Vuelta a España - Stage 9

Nairo Quintana is the new race-leader...

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Vuelta a España - Stage 9

David de la Cruz leads the escape up a 2nd-category ascent - he is the biggest threat to Quintana...

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Vuelta a España - Stage 9

The peloton heads into the hills as well, and with a fixed deficit of about four miinutes...

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Vuelta a España - Stage 9

Chris Froome tackles a wet descent after banks of fog shrouded the summit of the climb...

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Vuelta a España - Stage 9

Alberto Contador has been riding well despite the clumsiness of his arm and leg bandages...

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Vuelta a España - Stage 9

Bakelandts and Huzarski take the escape into the final hills in Asturias, and still with a four-minute lead...

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Vuelta a Espana - Stage 9

Thomas de Gendt has ridden away from the escape and built a 45-seconds lead, but he'll be caught before long...

Vuelta a España - Stage 9

The peloton heads on to the penultimate ascent of the day - and still with a four-minute lead..

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Vuelta a España - Stage 9

Quintana is well at the head of affairs, and probably not worried of the day's outcome...

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Vuelta a Espana - Stage 9

Bakelandts has attacked with two other Belgians - Devenyns and Dylan Teuns...

Vuelta a España - Stage 9

De la Cruz and Devenyns start the final ascent with a 25-seconds lead over their nearest chasers...

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Vuelta a Espana - Stage 9

De la Cruz has the chance to take the race-lead if he can stay away to the end...

Vuelta a España - Stage 9

David de la Cruz wins stage nine after Devenyns suffered a mechanical in the last kilometre...

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David de la Cruz is the new race-leader, by 22-seconds over Quintana...

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