There's an escape developing after 40-kilometres, with Tom Boonen leading it..!
Ivan Rovny is chasing for Tinkoff, even though they have two riders in the escape...
Boonen and his teamate Carlos Verona are establishing a five-minute lead in front...
The Vuelta is in Asturias today, and clmbing the Collada de la Hoz...
The peloton is enjoying the descent more than the ascent on such a beautiful day...
Up front, Luis Leon Sanchez has attacked with teamate David Arroyo, splitting the escape up...
Adam Hansen is trying to create a chase of the two Caja Rural riders, but it's a disjointed effort...
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Ryder Hesjedal is doing better because of his more natural climbing ability, but the two Caja Rural boys will cross the San Glorio summit first...
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Brambilla and Poels have attacked from the peloton, inciting a series of other attacks...
Alberto Contador responds easily to the Omega threat, for now...
The peloton nears the summit of the Puerto de San Glorio, having taken four minutes out of the eight-minute gap..!
Andrew Talansky is tucked in at the back of this group, he's gradually finding his strength again...
Rigoberto Uran is benefitting from Omega's efforts, but Contador look too strong to be troubled...
The escape is pulling away again, they are now six-minutes ahead with 40-kilometres to go...
Boonen has dropped back from the escape to help Omega in their efforts for Uran, but the stage has been lost...
The scenery in this part of the world is getting better and better...
Phillip Deignan is leading the Sky train towards the foot of the last climb - is Chris Froome readying himself for action..?
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Alejandro Valverde makes the first attack as the steep ascent begins..!
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Contador joines Valverde, as does Rodriquez, Moreno and Aru - Froome has been dropped!
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Contador makes his big attack, shredding his companions...
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Contador looks to have made his big effort to win the Vuelta, but the gaps aren't so big...
Contador starts to struggle on the gradient, just as Rodriguez comes back to him...
Froome has suddenly got back to his rivals and now launches his own attacks in the last kilometre..!
Froome kicks away from Contador, but his gain will be less than 10-seconds by the end...
Valverde will lose valuable time today, he's paying for his earlier efforts..!
Uran will lose even more time than Valverde..!
Ryder Hesjedal celebrates winning the stage after passing Oliver Zaugg in the last 200-metres!