Tour of Spain Stage 8: Talaveira de la Reina > San Lorenzo de El Escorial, 177.3kms

The road rises up straight away and the attacks begin...

Tyler Farrar's injuries mean he cannot keep in touch for long - he'll abandon before te main climbs of the day...

Albasini and Kangert are one of many riders trying to get away...

Heinrich Haussler and Matteo Montaguti have got away - right at the foot of the Puerto de Mijares...

Julian Fouchard and Adrian Palomares are chasing at two minutes...

Koen De Kort is chasing at over three minutes...

SKILVUELTA

The peloton is now climbing the Mijares, with views back across the Castilla y Leon plains...

On a clear day... The Puerto de Mijares has never looked so beautiful..!

SCENERYVUELTA

The two pairs have joined to make a four-man escape after the long descent - but De Kort has been caught (sorry...)

AG2RVUELTA

Carlos Sastre makes one of his signature attacks on the next big climb - forgetting he's not so young anymore..!

Katusha quickly gobbles Sastre up, and the gap to the four escapers is coming down too...

Could this be the day when Sylvain Chavanel finally loses his red leader's jersey..?

QUICKSTEPVUELTA

Haussler leads the quartet towards the penultimate ascent - they still have almost four minutes lead...

GARMINVUELTA

Palomares and Montaguti are just ahead of the peloton as the climb to El Escorial begins...

Rein Taaramae is now ahead, with Angel Madrazo closing in...

COFIDISVUELTA

Madrazo has gone ahead on the dangerous descent - can he win..?

Taaramae is chasing hard, he has Bakelandts and Moncoutié with him....

Joachim Rodriguez wins stage eight above El Escorial after attacking all his rivals on the steep finish ascent...

KATUSHAVUELTA

Sprinters like Degenkolb and Wagner have found the finish climb is not to their liking..!

LEOPARDVUELTACLIMBING

'Purito' Rodriguez has won the stage and taken the race-lead..!

KATUSHAVUELTA