Stage 15: Oviedo > Lagos de Covadonga, 152kms
Another crash strikes the peloton before Gijon, it's been a nercvous start to the day..!
Anthony Roux is out of the Vuelta with shoulder and rib injuries, though his condition is not serious...
Sinkeldam of Giant-Shimano is fish-taling at the back of a fast-travelling peloton - there's no let up in the crazy pace...
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Simon Clarke and Adam Yates share a joke amid the peaceful minutes, who's saying what is an unknown...
Orica-Green Edge can relax because Cameron Meyer is in the escape...
Andrej Amador is leading a series of accelerations by Movistar on a nasty climb called the Puerto del Tomo...
Joaquin Rodriguez needs a new wheel from teamate Losado...
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Up on the climb to Lagos de Covadonga, Meyer and Niemiec are away and four minutes in front...
Dani Moreno leads a counter-attack with Barguil and Caruso...
Alberto Contador makes his first big attack now..!
Contador looks frustrated that he still has Valverde, Rodriguez and Aru for company...
Contador is about to make another attack with three-kilometres to go...
Contador is dancing away, but has failed to shift Valverde and Rodrigiez...
Contador tries again, but his face shows both fatigue and frustration...
Contador is still fighting, but he'll be beaten by Valverde and Rodriguez, and by five-seconds too..!
Fabio Aru fights to take 5th place today, about 10-seconds down on his rivals...
Paolo Tiralongo will lose nearly nine-minutes today, but he survived a collision with a Covadonga cow..!
Contador attacks again, he know Chris Froome has been dropped..!
