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Stage 9, Sunday, August 28: Cistierna - Oviedo/ Alto del Naranco, 164.5 km

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David de la Cruz wins Vuelta stage 9

Rated ascents:

• Km 60.0: Alto de San Isidro, 11 km @ 3% - cat. 2
• Km 117.2: Alto de Sto. Emiliano, 6.2 km @ 4.7% - cat. 3
• Km 135.1: Alto de San Tirso, 5.1 km @ 3.9% - cat. 3
• Km 152.0: Alto de la Manzaneda, 3.6 km @ 6.9% - cat. 3
• Km 164.5: Oviedo. Alto del Naranco, 5.7 km @ 6.1% - cat. 2

The Race: The organizer provided this summary.

Boldness remains the key in this Vuelta, now led by David De La Cruz, who broke away with 11 other riders to give Spain its first stage win in this edition while taking the red jersey away from Nairo Quintana in Oviedo. The Catalan rider dropped his last breakaway companion, Belgian Dries Devenyns (IAM Cycling), in the last 600 metres to give his Etixx-Quick Step team their third stage victory in this Tour of Spain. Italy's Moreno Moser (Cannondale-Drapac) was third. The pack, led all day by Quintana's Movistar team-mates visibly content to let the red jersey slip away, crossed the line at the top of Alto del Naranco 2:55 after De La Cruz with another Etixx rider, Gianluca Brambilla, leading the way.

The peloton of 185 riders left Cistierna without Igor Anton (Dimension Data) and the fast start – 47 kph in the first hour – was merciless to Enrico Battaglin (Lotto NL-Jumbo), Yoann Bagot (Cofidis) and Tony Hurel (Direct Energie), who all called it quits rapidly. After 12 km, 12 riders parted with the main pack: Dylan Teuns (BMC), Luis Leon Sanchez (Astana), Alexandre Geniez (FDJ), Jan Bakelants (Ag2R-La Mondiale), Thomas De Gendt (Lotto-Soudal), David De La Cruz (Etixx-Quick Step), Moreno Moser and Simon Clarke (Cannondale-Drapac), Mathias Frank and Dries Devenyns (IAM Cycling), Bartosz Huzarski (Bora-Argon18) and Pello Bilbao (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA).With De La Cruz only 2:46 behind Nairo Quintana in the GC, Movistar took the chase in their own hands.

Among the 12 escapees, three at least were battling it out for KOM points. De Gendt was first at the top of the Puerto de San Isidro (2nd cat, km 60), ahead of Geniez and Clarke. Same result for the top two spots on the Alto de Santo Emiliano (km 117) as the breakaway group led the pack by five minutes. After picking the points and taking the polka-dot jersey away from Sergey Lagutin (Katusha), De Gendt went on on his own for a while but was quickly pulled back. He still collected three more points in the km 135 Alto de San Tirso (3rd cat) ahead of Clarke and Geniez.

Attacks by Devenyns and Bakelants shook the leading bunch in the last 25 km but the two Belgians were reeled in ten kilometers further down the road. Devenyns tried again, this time with De la Cruz after the Alto de la Manzaneda (Km 52), on which Geniez snatched the three points. 

At the foot of the Alto del Naranco, De Gendt surged to chase behind the two front riders, but too late. Devenyns, who will join Etixx-Quick Step next season, was unable to change gear when De La Cruz attacked and the Spaniard went all the way to his most prestigious victory to date.

Behind, the main pack climbed the Alto del Naranco together and finished within three minutes of the escapees, not enough however to avoid another change of leaders. De La Cruz now leads Quintana by 22 seconds and Alejandro Valverde by 41 seconds ahead of another crucial stage finishing at the Lagos de Covadonga.

Complete Results:

Stage 9 photos

164.5 kilometers raced at an average speed of 43.3 km/hr

1	DE LA CRUZ David	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	3hr 47min 56sec
2	DEVENYNS Dries	IAM CYCLING	@ 27sec
3	MOSER Moreno	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 00' 33''
4	SANCHEZ Luis-Leon	ASTANA	+ 00' 51''
5	FRANK Mathias	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
6	GENIEZ Alexandre	FDJ	+ 00' 53''
7	HUZARSKI Bartosz	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 00' 58''
8	DE GENDT Thomas	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 01' 04''
9	BILBAO Pello	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
10	TEUNS Dylan	BMC	+ 01' 10''
11	BAKELANTS Jan	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 01' 26''
12	BRAMBILLA Gianluca	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 02' 55''
13	VALVERDE Alejandro	MOVISTAR	+ 02' 56''
14	SANCHEZ Samuel	BMC	s.t.
15	FROOME Christopher	SKY	s.t.
16	QUINTANA Nairo	MOVISTAR	s.t.
17	CHAVES Johan Esteban	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
18	CONTADOR Alberto	TINKOFF	s.t.
19	SCARPONI Michele	ASTANA	s.t.
20	KONIG Leopold	SKY	s.t.
21	YATES Simon	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
22	LATOUR Pierre-Roger	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
23	TALANSKY Andrew	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
24	ATAPUMA Darwin	BMC	+ 03' 04''
25	PÉRAUD Jean-Christophe	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
26	MEINTJES Louis	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
27	MORENO Daniel	MOVISTAR	s.t.
28	BENNETT George	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
29	FORMOLO Davide	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
30	ELISSONDE KENNY	FDJ	s.t.
31	FELLINE Fabio	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
32	FRAILE Omar	DIMENSION DATA	+ 03' 09''
33	ROSON Jaime	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
34	HARDY Romain	COFIDIS	s.t.
35	PARDILLA Sergio	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
36	KENNAUGH Peter	SKY	+ 03' 14''
37	MONFORT Maxime	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
38	SILIN Egor	KATUSHA	s.t.
39	CARTHY Hugh	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 03' 17''
40	MOLARD Rudy	COFIDIS	s.t.
41	WYSS Marcel	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
42	SICARD Romain	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
43	MATE Luis Angel	COFIDIS	s.t.
44	FERNANDEZ Ruben	MOVISTAR	s.t.
45	HERMANS Ben	BMC	+ 03' 25''
46	GESINK Robert	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
47	WARBASSE Larry	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
48	MENDES José	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
49	DOMBROWSKI Joe	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
50	HERNANDEZ Jesus Alberto	TINKOFF	+ 03' 29''
51	BOUET Maxime	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 03' 35''
52	ARMEE Sander	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 03' 42''
53	LOSADA Alberto	KATUSHA	+ 03' 52''
54	EIKING Odd Christian	FDJ	+ 04' 02''
55	ZEITS Andrey	ASTANA	+ 04' 02''
56	MADRAZO Angel	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 04' 12''
57	LUDVIGSSON Tobias	GIANT ALPECIN	+ 04' 19''
58	CHEVRIER Clément	IAM CYCLING	+ 04' 23''
59	BOSWELL Ian	SKY	s.t.
60	BOUWMAN Koen	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 04' 28''
61	MAMYKIN Matvey	KATUSHA	+ 04' 38''
62	ROLLAND Pierre	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 04' 44''
63	ZUBELDIA Haimar	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 04' 47''
64	WYSS Danilo	BMC	s.t.
65	DE KORT Koen	GIANT ALPECIN	+ 04' 52''
66	GRMAY Tsgabu	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
67	CALMEJANE Lilian	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
68	BENEDETTI Cesare	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 04' 55''
69	BIDARD François	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
70	JEANDESBOZ Fabrice	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 05' 05''
71	TROFIMOV Yury	TINKOFF	s.t.
72	VILLELLA Davide	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 05' 24''
73	HOWSON Damien	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 05' 28''
74	VANOTTI Alessandro	ASTANA	s.t.
75	PELLAUD Simon	IAM CYCLING	+ 06' 06''
76	ROJAS José Joaquin	MOVISTAR	+ 06' 11''
77	LOPEZ GARCIA David	SKY	s.t.
78	KOCHETKOV Pavel	KATUSHA	+ 06' 14''
79	MALACARNE Davide	ASTANA	+ 06' 23''
80	JAUREGUI Quentin	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 06' 36''
81	KEUKELEIRE Jens	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
82	DILLIER Silvan	BMC	+ 06' 48''
83	BERNARD Julien	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
84	MACHADO Tiago	KATUSHA	+ 06' 59''
85	FRÖHLINGER Johannes	GIANT ALPECIN	+ 07' 36''
86	TANKINK Bram	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
87	DURASEK Kristijan	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
88	GILBERT Philippe	BMC	+ 08' 14''
89	GERRANS Simon	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
90	KING Benjamin	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
91	DOMONT Axel	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
92	KUDUS Merhawi	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
93	TERPSTRA Niki	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
94	STYBAR Zdenek	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
95	REZA Kévin	FDJ	+ 09' 13''
96	KNEES Christian	SKY	+ 09' 40''
97	LAGUTIN Sergey	KATUSHA	s.t.
98	VERVAEKE Louis	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
99	HANSEN Adam	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
100	GOGL Michael	TINKOFF	+ 09' 55''
101	CLARKE Simon	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
102	BEWLEY Sam	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 10' 43''
103	HERRADA Jose	MOVISTAR	+ 11' 05''
104	BENNATI Daniele	TINKOFF	s.t.
105	ROVNY Ivan	TINKOFF	s.t.
106	PAULINHO Sergio Miguel	TINKOFF	s.t.
107	GOLAS Michal	SKY	s.t.
108	PUCCIO Salvatore	SKY	s.t.
109	CASTROVIEJO Jonathan	MOVISTAR	s.t.
110	ARASHIRO Yukiya	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 12' 20''
111	BEPPU Fumiyuki	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
112	ROSSETTO Stéphane	COFIDIS	s.t.
113	LE BON Johan	FDJ	s.t.
114	HERKLOTZ Silvio	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
115	ANDERSON Ryan	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
116	QUEMENEUR Perrig	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
117	SKJOESTAD LUNKE Sindre	GIANT ALPECIN	s.t.
118	PFINGSTEN Christoph	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
119	LADAGNOUS Matthieu	FDJ	s.t.
120	BEVIN Patrick	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
121	VAN GARDEREN Tejay	BMC	s.t.
122	VELITS Martin	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
123	SBARAGLI Kristan	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
124	CATALDO Dario	ASTANA	s.t.
125	IRIZAR Markel	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
126	MEERSMAN Gianni	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
127	HAGA Chad	GIANT ALPECIN	s.t.
128	DOCKX Gert	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
129	REIJNEN Kiel	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
130	VAN DER SANDE Tosh	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
131	VAN EMDEN Jos	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
132	BOARO Manuele	TINKOFF	s.t.
133	WALLAYS Jelle	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
134	STAMSNIJDER Tom	GIANT ALPECIN	s.t.
135	CAMPENAERTS Victor	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
136	MUHLBERGER Gregor	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
137	ZOIDL Riccardo	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
138	ERVITI Imanol	MOVISTAR	s.t.
139	SERRY Pieter	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
140	GRUZDEV Dmitriy	ASTANA	s.t.
141	COUSIN Jérome	COFIDIS	s.t.
142	HAIG Jack	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 14' 05''
143	NIELSEN Magnus Cort	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
144	DIDIER Laurent	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 14' 20''
145	DRUCKER Jean-Pierre	BMC	s.t.
146	VAN RENSBURG Jacques	DIMENSION DATA	+ 16' 21''
147	HAAS Nathan	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
148	NAULEAU Bryan	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
149	KEIZER Martijn	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
150	LAMPAERT Yves	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
151	ARROYO David	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
152	FARIA Mario Jorge	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
153	CATTANEO Mattia	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
154	THWAITES Scott	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
155	DOUGALL Nick	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
156	LAENGEN Vegard Stake	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
157	SMUKULIS Gatis	ASTANA	s.t.
158	VANBILSEN KENNETH	COFIDIS	+ 18' 21''
159	BAGDONAS Gediminas	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
160	VENTER Jacobus	DIMENSION DATA	+ 19' 13''
161	SUTHERLAND Rory	MOVISTAR	s.t.
162	FARRAR Tyler	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
163	TUFT Svein	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
164	PRADES Eduard	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
165	RIBLON Christophe	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
166	CHETOUT LOÏC	COFIDIS	s.t.
167	SENECHAL Florian	COFIDIS	s.t.
168	VAN GENECHTEN Jonas	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
169	DE CLERCQ Bart	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
170	WAEYTENS ZICO	GIANT ALPECIN	s.t.
171	CONTI Valerio	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
172	MORICE Julien	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
173	MANZIN Lorenzo	FDJ	s.t.
174	KOSHEVOY Ilia	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
175	BYSTRÖM Sven Erik	KATUSHA	s.t.
176	RESTREPO Jhonatan	KATUSHA	s.t.
177	GONCALVES José	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
178	SCHWARZMANN Michael	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
179	SELIG Rüdiger	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
180	CARDIS Romain	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
181	PICHON Laurent	FDJ	s.t.
182	ARNDT Nikias	GIANT ALPECIN	+ 24' 09''

GC after Stage 9:

• GC leader: David de la Cruz (Etixx-Quick Step)
• Points classification leader: Gianni Meersman (Etixx-Quick Step)
• Mountains classification leader: Thomas de Gendt (Lotto-Soudal)
• Combination classification leader: David de la Cruz (Etixx-Quick Step)
• Team classification leader: Etixx-Quick Step

1,367.5 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 40.89 km/hr

1	DE LA CRUZ David	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	33hr 46min 24sec
2	QUINTANA Nairo	MOVISTAR	@ 22sec
3	VALVERDE Alejandro	MOVISTAR	+ 00' 41''
4	FROOME Christopher	SKY	+ 00' 49''
5	CHAVES Johan Esteban	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 01' 19''
6	KONIG Leopold	SKY	+ 01' 38''
7	CONTADOR Alberto	TINKOFF	+ 02' 01''
8	ATAPUMA Darwin	BMC	+ 02' 06''
9	BRAMBILLA Gianluca	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 02' 07''
10	SANCHEZ Samuel	BMC	+ 02' 08''
11	YATES Simon	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 02' 09''
12	MORENO Daniel	MOVISTAR	+ 02' 14''
13	TALANSKY Andrew	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 02' 46''
14	SCARPONI Michele	ASTANA	+ 02' 58''
15	KENNAUGH Peter	SKY	+ 03' 09''
16	FORMOLO Davide	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 03' 28''
17	PARDILLA Sergio	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 03' 52''
18	ELISSONDE KENNY	FDJ	+ 03' 57''
19	BENNETT George	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 04' 07''
20	LATOUR Pierre-Roger	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 04' 10''
21	HERMANS Ben	BMC	+ 04' 21''
22	MEINTJES Louis	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 04' 34''
23	WYSS Marcel	IAM CYCLING	+ 04' 47''
24	PÉRAUD Jean-Christophe	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
25	HARDY Romain	COFIDIS	+ 04' 49''
26	FRANK Mathias	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
27	FELLINE Fabio	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 04' 53''
28	MOLARD Rudy	COFIDIS	+ 05' 06''
29	MENDES José	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 05' 16''
30	SICARD Romain	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 05' 20''
31	MONFORT Maxime	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 05' 55''
32	BOUET Maxime	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 06' 38''
33	FERNANDEZ Ruben	MOVISTAR	+ 06' 44''
34	HUZARSKI Bartosz	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 06' 48''
35	LOSADA Alberto	KATUSHA	+ 07' 10''
36	ZUBELDIA Haimar	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 08' 13''
37	WARBASSE Larry	IAM CYCLING	+ 08' 49''
38	SILIN Egor	KATUSHA	+ 08' 58''
39	SANCHEZ Luis-Leon	ASTANA	+ 09' 11''
40	BAKELANTS Jan	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 14' 36''
41	HERNANDEZ Jesus Alberto	TINKOFF	+ 16' 24''
42	KUDUS Merhawi	DIMENSION DATA	+ 16' 46''
43	ZEITS Andrey	ASTANA	+ 18' 29''
44	TROFIMOV Yury	TINKOFF	+ 20' 06''
45	MAMYKIN Matvey	KATUSHA	+ 20' 43''
46	HOWSON Damien	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 22' 14''
47	DOMONT Axel	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 23' 53''
48	KING Benjamin	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 24' 41''
49	ROJAS José Joaquin	MOVISTAR	+ 25' 03''
50	MATE Luis Angel	COFIDIS	+ 26' 01''
51	CHEVRIER Clément	IAM CYCLING	+ 26' 52''
52	ZOIDL Riccardo	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 28' 47''
53	ROSSETTO Stéphane	COFIDIS	+ 30' 10''
54	GRMAY Tsgabu	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 31' 34''
55	CALMEJANE Lilian	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 31' 46''
56	JEANDESBOZ Fabrice	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 32' 08''
57	CASTROVIEJO Jonathan	MOVISTAR	+ 34' 30''
58	GILBERT Philippe	BMC	+ 35' 06''
59	GESINK Robert	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 35' 14''
60	MADRAZO Angel	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 37' 44''
61	STYBAR Zdenek	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 38' 35''
62	DOMBROWSKI Joe	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 38' 36''
63	VAN RENSBURG Jacques	DIMENSION DATA	+ 38' 45''
64	CLARKE Simon	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 38' 51''
65	DE CLERCQ Bart	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 40' 32''
66	GENIEZ Alexandre	FDJ	+ 41' 43''
67	BOSWELL Ian	SKY	+ 41' 43''
68	CATALDO Dario	ASTANA	+ 42' 00''
69	EIKING Odd Christian	FDJ	+ 43' 33''
70	DURASEK Kristijan	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 43' 52''
71	MACHADO Tiago	KATUSHA	+ 45' 59''
72	ROSON Jaime	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 46' 01''
73	DIDIER Laurent	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 46' 20''
74	VAN DER SANDE Tosh	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 46' 47''
75	ROLLAND Pierre	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 46' 58''
76	FRÖHLINGER Johannes	GIANT ALPECIN	+ 47' 06''
77	GERRANS Simon	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 47' 28''
78	KEUKELEIRE Jens	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 47' 52''
79	PELLAUD Simon	IAM CYCLING	+ 48' 09''
80	SBARAGLI Kristan	DIMENSION DATA	+ 48' 30''
81	HAAS Nathan	DIMENSION DATA	+ 49' 00''
82	WYSS Danilo	BMC	+ 49' 05''
83	SERRY Pieter	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 49' 49''
84	LUDVIGSSON Tobias	GIANT ALPECIN	+ 50' 52''
85	DE GENDT Thomas	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 51' 13''
86	THWAITES Scott	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 52' 27''
87	BIDARD François	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 52' 28''
88	DE KORT Koen	GIANT ALPECIN	+ 53' 39''
89	LAGUTIN Sergey	KATUSHA	+ 53' 49''
90	PUCCIO Salvatore	SKY	+ 54' 43''
91	BILBAO Pello	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 54' 44''
92	LOPEZ GARCIA David	SKY	+ 55' 02''
93	VILLELLA Davide	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 55' 18''
94	BERNARD Julien	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 55' 32''
95	HANSEN Adam	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 58' 01''
96	LADAGNOUS Matthieu	FDJ	+ 58' 53''
97	HERRADA Jose	MOVISTAR	+ 59' 42''
98	ARMEE Sander	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 01h 01' 18''
99	BENNATI Daniele	TINKOFF	+ 01h 01' 25''
100	JAUREGUI Quentin	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 01h 01' 32''
101	BENEDETTI Cesare	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 01h 01' 35''
102	VERVAEKE Louis	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 01h 02' 02''
103	BEPPU Fumiyuki	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 01h 02' 24''
104	CONTI Valerio	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 01h 03' 34''
105	GONCALVES José	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 01h 04' 17''
106	WALLAYS Jelle	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 01h 04' 57''
107	VANOTTI Alessandro	ASTANA	+ 01h 05' 50''
108	TANKINK Bram	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 01h 06' 09''
109	KOCHETKOV Pavel	KATUSHA	+ 01h 06' 11''
110	HAGA Chad	GIANT ALPECIN	+ 01h 06' 20''
111	SMUKULIS Gatis	ASTANA	+ 01h 06' 30''
112	REIJNEN Kiel	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 01h 06' 34''
113	WAEYTENS ZICO	GIANT ALPECIN	+ 01h 06' 59''
114	ERVITI Imanol	MOVISTAR	+ 01h 07' 20''
115	GOGL Michael	TINKOFF	+ 01h 07' 46''
116	ARASHIRO Yukiya	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 01h 08' 09''
117	DEVENYNS Dries	IAM CYCLING	+ 01h 08' 38''
118	PFINGSTEN Christoph	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 01h 08' 40''
119	QUEMENEUR Perrig	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 01h 09' 06''
120	GRUZDEV Dmitriy	ASTANA	+ 01h 09' 11''
121	MEERSMAN Gianni	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 01h 09' 35''
122	MUHLBERGER Gregor	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 01h 10' 19''
123	GOLAS Michal	SKY	+ 01h 10' 41''
124	CATTANEO Mattia	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 01h 11' 13''
125	MOSER Moreno	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 01h 11' 13''
126	DOCKX Gert	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 01h 12' 39''
127	KNEES Christian	SKY	+ 01h 12' 56''
128	ROVNY Ivan	TINKOFF	+ 01h 12' 59''
129	HERKLOTZ Silvio	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 01h 13' 15''
130	IRIZAR Markel	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 01h 13' 22''
131	HAIG Jack	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 01h 14' 15''
132	LAMPAERT Yves	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 01h 14' 32''
133	CARTHY Hugh	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 01h 14' 35''
134	REZA Kévin	FDJ	+ 01h 14' 50''
135	RESTREPO Jhonatan	KATUSHA	+ 01h 15' 23''
136	LAENGEN Vegard Stake	IAM CYCLING	+ 01h 15' 48''
137	BOUWMAN Koen	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 01h 16' 30''
138	TERPSTRA Niki	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 01h 16' 45''
139	BEVIN Patrick	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 01h 16' 51''
140	VAN GARDEREN Tejay	BMC	+ 01h 16' 59''
141	PRADES Eduard	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 01h 17' 04''
142	KEIZER Martijn	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 01h 17' 28''
143	FRAILE Omar	DIMENSION DATA	+ 01h 18' 02''
144	BAGDONAS Gediminas	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 01h 18' 30''
145	PAULINHO Sergio Miguel	TINKOFF	+ 01h 18' 47''
146	VAN GENECHTEN Jonas	IAM CYCLING	+ 01h 19' 19''
147	COUSIN Jérome	COFIDIS	+ 01h 19' 29''
148	MALACARNE Davide	ASTANA	+ 01h 20' 22''
149	DILLIER Silvan	BMC	+ 01h 20' 56''
150	TEUNS Dylan	BMC	+ 01h 21' 46''
151	CHETOUT LOÏC	COFIDIS	+ 01h 22' 04''
152	MANZIN Lorenzo	FDJ	+ 01h 23' 29''
153	BEWLEY Sam	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 01h 24' 37''
154	ANDERSON Ryan	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 01h 26' 23''
155	SENECHAL Florian	COFIDIS	+ 01h 26' 47''
156	VENTER Jacobus	DIMENSION DATA	+ 01h 27' 31''
157	NIELSEN Magnus Cort	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 01h 28' 50''
158	BOARO Manuele	TINKOFF	+ 01h 29' 05''
159	SKJOESTAD LUNKE Sindre	GIANT ALPECIN	+ 01h 29' 09''
160	KOSHEVOY Ilia	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 01h 30' 05''
161	FARIA Mario Jorge	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 01h 30' 18''
162	SUTHERLAND Rory	MOVISTAR	+ 01h 30' 53''
163	BYSTRÖM Sven Erik	KATUSHA	+ 01h 31' 30''
164	VAN EMDEN Jos	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 01h 31' 31''
165	NAULEAU Bryan	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 01h 32' 26''
166	VANBILSEN KENNETH	COFIDIS	+ 01h 32' 28''
167	DRUCKER Jean-Pierre	BMC	+ 01h 33' 44''
168	CAMPENAERTS Victor	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 01h 34' 40''
169	ARROYO David	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 01h 35' 28''
170	VELITS Martin	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 01h 35' 40''
171	LE BON Johan	FDJ	+ 01h 35' 45''
172	STAMSNIJDER Tom	GIANT ALPECIN	+ 01h 36' 19''
173	FARRAR Tyler	DIMENSION DATA	+ 01h 37' 01''
174	DOUGALL Nick	DIMENSION DATA	+ 01h 38' 30''
175	SELIG Rüdiger	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 01h 40' 49''
176	ARNDT Nikias	GIANT ALPECIN	+ 01h 41' 22''
177	TUFT Svein	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 01h 42' 14''
178	PICHON Laurent	FDJ	+ 01h 44' 41''
179	MORICE Julien	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 01h 45' 22''
180	SCHWARZMANN Michael	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 01h 46' 14''
181	RIBLON Christophe	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 01h 50' 48''
182	CARDIS Romain	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 02h 04' 05''

Stage 9 map and profile:

Vuelta stage 9 map. Racers will follow route in red.

Vuelta stage 9 profile

Stage 9 photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:

The summit of Alto del Naranco

Samuel Sanchez leads the day's break up the Alto del Naranco

Teun Dylans

Jan Bakelandts

Peio Bilbao

Mathias Frank

Moreno Moser

David de la Cruz has left the others behind

And gets the stage win and the GC lead.

Another shot of de la Cruz crossing the line.

De la Cruz will start stage 10 in red.

Organizer's stage preview: The 9th stage will re-visit another old acquaintance of the Vuelta: the Alto del Naranco, ideal witness of the beautiful city of Oviedo. The stage will not make much of a difference to the general classification but it could be a barometer used to measure the riders' energy levels the day before returning to the Lagos de Covadonga. 164.5km in a stage that promises to be both beautiful and exciting where, besides the Naranco, the peloton will also have to complete four other climbs (three 3rd category and one 2nd category).

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