Vuelta a España stage 16: Luarca > Ermita de Alba, 185kms

The peloton leaves the start above Luarca with views of the Atlantic Ocean to enjoy...

Luarca has a lot to offer, aside from the Vuelta and its pretty sea-view church...

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More than anything, Luarca has Luarca..!

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Tour of Spain - Stage 16

Frank Schleck leads a five-man escape on the very first climb of the day..

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Moreno Moser is soloing across to make it six...

Cyril Lemoine is trying to add three more to the escape...

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George Bennett leads the definitive nine-man escape on the second ascent of the day

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Riccardo Zoidl is all smiles at the new Schleck's escape is ten-minutes ahead..!

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Koen DeKort is having a few issues with his shoe today...

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Katusha is chasing, but at a massive 21-minutes..!

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Invisible in this Vuelta, Simon Gerrans still needs to eat if he's going to be ready for the Worlds...

A different kind of Asturias for the peloton as it passes a coal-fired power plant...

Lemoine leads the escape up the Alto del Cordal with their lead still over thirteen minutes - one of them will win this stage!

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Astana sets the pace on the Alto de la Cobertoria in preparation for the final showdown today...

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Fabio Aru looks regal in red, but he has a slender one-second lead as a buffer...

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Schleck is starting to dance on the pedals, he has just Bennett and Torres with him now...

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Torres and Schleck have pulled away on the Cobertoria...

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Bennett is fighting to get back, but he'll have to settle for a fine 4th-place today...

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Diego Rosa carries Astana towards the summit of the penultimate ascent...

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Pawel Poljanski leads the favourites group on the final climb...

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Rafal Majka is at the front, ahead of Rodriguez and Nieve...

Tom Dumoulin is ahead of his main rivals with three-kilometres to go...

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Mikel Nieve leads Majka, Rodriguez, Aru and Quintana in the final kilometre...

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Tour of Spain - Stage 16

Aru is at his limits, and about to lose the lead to Rodriguez who'll sprint away to the finish...

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Dumoulin has had a good day - he'll lose 30-seconds to Rodriguez but stay within reach of overall victory...

Domenica Pozzovivo will stay out of the top-ten overall after losing almost one-minute to Rodriguez...

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Esteban Chaves will lose almost one-minute to Rodriguez and slip to 6th place overall...

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Tour of Spain - Stage 16

Joaquin Rodriguez has become the new race-leader of the Vuelta, but by just one-second over Aru...

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