Vuelta España Stage 14: Palas de Rei > Puerto de Ancares, 149kms

Tiago Machado is leading today's first attack, but they'll be caught after a few fast kilometres...

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Cameron Meyer is experiencing life at the back of a fast peloton today, and it's hurting him..!

The peloton is at full stretch as it crosses the famous bridge over the Rio Loio...

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Serge Pauwels and Dario Cataldo are leading a new-look escape - and they've pulled out a one-minute lead

Simon Clarke is in this escape for Green Edge, and he has fourteen others for company...

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Time for Christophe Riblon to get his legs stretched behind the peloton...

Saxo Bank are leading the chase and containing the advantage of the escape to about four minutes...

Alberto Losada leads the esacpe up the 1st-category Folqueiras de Aigas - there's fewer of them and with a lead of less than two-minutes now...

Bruno Pires leads the chase for Saxo Bank who have also lost four of their riders...

Losada has taken off alone at the foot of the last climb...

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David Moncoutié leads the others on a stage he was hoping to win...

Jesus Hernandez is setting a fast pace to reel in Losada and set up the next attack...

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Rafal Majka launches forth, and he has Contador waiting to go as well..!

Contador attacks, but he's still got Valverde and Rodriguez stuck to him like glue...

Valverde attacks now, as Losada and Moreno come up to support Rodriguez...

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Andrew Talansky makes a move as well, trying to cross the gap from Froome to Contador.. !

Froome has been left stranded by the attacks, but he's fighting on...

Contador attacks again, and he's pulling away this time..!

Rodriguez is kicking hard behind, both Valverde and Froome are struggling in his wake..!

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Contador looks as if he's flying away to a stage-win and time-gain against Rodriguez...

Incredibly, it is Joachim Rodriguez who wins atop the Puerto de Ancares after catching and passing Contador with 300-metres to go..!

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Froome finishes fourth, but hangs on to his 3rd-place overall..

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