Vuelta España Stage 12: Vilagarcia de Arousa > Mirador de Ezaro, 190kms

A massively fast pace is taking its toll on the weaker men - this quartet will lose 33 minutes today..!

Travis Meyer and Arnold Jeannesson are in trouble as well, but they'll get back on eventually...

Aaagh, relief at last - the peloton has let an escape go, albeit after almost 80-kilometres of racing..!

Kevin DeWeert leads a quartet of Moinard, Meyer and Astarloza...

Cameron Meyer has his eyes on this stage, like he had in Andorra last weekened...

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Winner yesterday, Federik Kessiakoff is back to water-work for his teamates today...

No sprinting for Daniele Bennati today - there are more important things to do..!

The peloton is now strung out along the stunning Galician coast...

Max Iglinsky is leading a mighty chase for Katusha - but they have a seven-minute gap to close...

Richie Porte is lending his support for Team Sky, the gap starts to come down...

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The peloton speeds through Serres with about 35-kilometres to go...

Xavier Zandio has crashed on a corner in Serres - he's battered and bruised and will end his race in an ambulance...

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Meyer is forcing the pace to try and fulfill his ambition of winning today...

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Movistar and Katusha have joined forces into a strong headwind - the gap is down to less than two-minutes with 10-kilometres to go...

A never-seen-before sign at the foot of the Mirador de Ezaro..!

Astarloza has attacked from the escape on the lower slopes...

Meyer hasn't given up hope - he's chasing Astarloza down...

Ian Stannard is leading Chris Froome and his rivals up the climb...

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Rabobank re-shuffles the cards, putting Mollema and Garate at the front...

Igor Anton has come alive, he's attacked..!

Joachim Rodriguez has attacked on those 30-percent slopes, taking only Contador with him...

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Contador sees the chance to profit and increases the pace in front...but it's hurting him!

Valverde has pulled away from Froome but cannot close the gap to Contador and Rodriguez...

Joachim Rodriguez wins stage twelve and increases his overall lead in the Vuelta..!

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Robert Gesink takes fourth-place...

Froome takes fifth, and has lost significant time today..!

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