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Stage 17, Wednesday, September 7: Castellón - Llucena/ Camins del Penyagolosa, 177.5 km

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Mathias Frank wins Vuelta stage 17

Rated Ascents:

• Km 20.0: Alto del Desierto de las Palmas, 7.3 km @ 5.1% - cat. 2
• Km 82.5: Alto de la Serratella, 14.5 km @ 3.6% - cat. 2
• Km 109.2: Alto de Benasal, 11.2 km @ 3% - cat. 3
• Km 177.5:  Llucena. Camins de Penyagolosa, 3.8 km @ 12.5% - cat. 1

The Race: Here's the organizer's explanation of the day's racing.

Swiss Mathias Frank soloed to victory in one of the demanding stages of this year's Vuelta, prevailing at top of the Alto Mas de la Costa at the end of the Camins del Penyagolosa. He earned his team their second victory in this edition after Jonas Van Genechten. The top guns neutralised themselves as Nairo Quintana, the red jersey holder, finished with Chris Froome, Esteban Chaves and Alberto Contador, who lit up the race in the final climb.

After several foiled attempts that involved polka dot jersey holder Kenny Elissonde (FDJ) and his main rival Omar Fraile (Dimension Data), a breakaway eventually took shape after 50 kilometres with the following 27 riders – Dario Cataldo (Astana), Imanol Erviti and José Herrada (Movistar), Michael Gogl (Tinkoff), Michal Golas and Leopold König (Sky), Silvan Dillier (BMC), Robert Gesink and Bram Tankink (LottoNL-Jumbo), Simon Gerrans and Magnus Cort Nielsen (Orica-BikeExchange), Mathieu Ladagnous (FDJ), Haimar Zubeldia (Trek-Segafredo), Axel Domont (Ag2r La Mondiale), Pavel Kochetkov (Katusha), Bart De Clercq (Lotto-Soudal), Kristian Sbaragli (Dimension Data), Mathias Frank, Marcel Wyss and Clement Chevrier (IAM Cycling), Kristijan Durasek (Lampre-Merida), Stéphane Rossetto (Cofidis), Christoph Pfingsten and Scott Thwaites (Bora-Argon 18), Pello Bilbao and Jaime Roson (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA) and Perrig Quemeneur (Direct Energie).

They had an advantage of 5 minutes with 110km left while Maxime Bouet (Etixx-Quick Step), who was chasing alone, joined them later. In the early action, Fraile was first at the top of the first climb of the day, the Alto del Desierto de las Palmas (2nd category), to reduce the gap with Elissonde down to three points. Two hard weeks of racing and the heat claimed the scalp of Tejay van Garderen (BMC), who abandoned after less than two hours of racing. The breakaway's lead rose up to 7:30 with 70km left when BMC started to pull at the front of the pack.

With 29km remaining, Cataldo and Frank attacked and when entering the Camins del Penyagolosa they were about 20 seconds ahead of the chasing group at the foot of the much-feared Alto Mas de la Costa –3.8km at 12.5 per cent with gradients reaching 21 pc. The peloton, led by Movistar, were some minutes off the pace. With 2.5km left, Frank was on his own and Cataldo hung on a dozen seconds behind before being caught by Gesink, Konig and Herrada.

Konig and Gesink chased Frank but the Swiss was too strong and finished 6 seconds ahead of Konig and beat Gesink, who won at top of the Col d'Aubisque, by 11 seconds. Further down the road, Contador attacked the group of favourites and was joined by Quintana and Chaves. They were joined by Froome, who struggled to respond to Contador's acceleration, and the four finished together.

Complete Results:

Stage 17 photos

177.5 kilometers raced at an average speed of 38.779 km/hr

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

GC after Stage 17:

• GC leader: Nairo Quintana (Movistar)
• Points classification leader: Alejandro Valverde (Movistar)
• Mountains classification leader: Kenny Elissonde (FDJ)
• Combination classification leader: Nairo Quintana (Movistar)
• Team classification leader: BMC

2,779.9 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 39.946 km/hr

1	QUINTANA Nairo	MOVISTAR	69hr 35min 32sec
2	FROOME Christopher	SKY	@ 3min 37sec
3	CHAVES Johan Esteban	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 03' 57''
4	CONTADOR Alberto	TINKOFF	+ 04' 02''
5	YATES Simon	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 06' 03''
6	TALANSKY Andrew	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 07' 34''
7	SANCHEZ Samuel	BMC	+ 08' 12''
8	FORMOLO Davide	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 08' 13''
9	SCARPONI Michele	ASTANA	+ 08' 28''
10	DE LA CRUZ David	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 08' 52''
11	MORENO Daniel	MOVISTAR	+ 09' 03''
12	BENNETT George	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 11' 02''
13	PARDILLA Sergio	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 11' 13''
14	PÉRAUD Jean-Christophe	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 11' 44''
15	HERMANS Ben	BMC	+ 12' 32''
16	VALVERDE Alejandro	MOVISTAR	+ 13' 48''
17	SILIN Egor	KATUSHA	+ 15' 56''
18	MONFORT Maxime	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 20' 11''
19	BAKELANTS Jan	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 24' 50''
20	WYSS Marcel	IAM CYCLING	+ 29' 36''
21	ZUBELDIA Haimar	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 30' 33''
22	ELISSONDE KENNY	FDJ	+ 32' 16''
23	HARDY Romain	COFIDIS	+ 34' 46''
24	BRAMBILLA Gianluca	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 47' 04''
25	MAMYKIN Matvey	KATUSHA	+ 47' 39''
26	ZEITS Andrey	ASTANA	+ 49' 28''
27	MATE Luis Angel	COFIDIS	+ 50' 03''
28	KONIG Leopold	SKY	+ 56' 44''
29	SANCHEZ Luis-Leon	ASTANA	+ 59' 27''
30	MEINTJES Louis	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 01h 05' 26''
31	FELLINE Fabio	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 01h 06' 23''
32	FERNANDEZ Ruben	MOVISTAR	+ 01h 06' 47''
33	LATOUR Pierre-Roger	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 01h 07' 56''
34	MOLARD Rudy	COFIDIS	+ 01h 08' 24''
35	KUDUS Merhawi	DIMENSION DATA	+ 01h 08' 27''
36	TROFIMOV Yury	TINKOFF	+ 01h 16' 29''
37	KENNAUGH Peter	SKY	+ 01h 18' 42''
38	CASTROVIEJO Jonathan	MOVISTAR	+ 01h 19' 37''
39	BOUET Maxime	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 01h 19' 44''
40	ATAPUMA Darwin	BMC	+ 01h 19' 49''
41	ROJAS José Joaquin	MOVISTAR	+ 01h 22' 27''
42	HOWSON Damien	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 01h 24' 00''
43	DOMONT Axel	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 01h 24' 19''
44	ROLLAND Pierre	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 01h 25' 17''
45	HERNANDEZ Jesus Alberto	TINKOFF	+ 01h 29' 02''
46	FRANK Mathias	IAM CYCLING	+ 01h 29' 20''
47	WYSS Danilo	BMC	+ 01h 30' 08''
48	CHEVRIER Clément	IAM CYCLING	+ 01h 30' 32''
49	WARBASSE Larry	IAM CYCLING	+ 01h 30' 41''
50	MENDES José	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 01h 31' 23''
51	KOCHETKOV Pavel	KATUSHA	+ 01h 33' 24''
52	GESINK Robert	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 01h 33' 25''
53	CATALDO Dario	ASTANA	+ 01h 34' 21''
54	SICARD Romain	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 01h 35' 50''
55	LUDVIGSSON Tobias	TEAM GIANT ALPECIN	+ 01h 39' 10''
56	KING Benjamin	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 01h 43' 21''
57	BERNARD Julien	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 01h 51' 13''
58	GRMAY Tsgabu	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 01h 58' 30''
59	LOSADA Alberto	KATUSHA	+ 01h 59' 06''
60	DE CLERCQ Bart	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 01h 59' 40''
61	ZOIDL Riccardo	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 02h 00' 20''
62	ROSSETTO Stéphane	COFIDIS	+ 02h 01' 57''
63	VILLELLA Davide	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 02h 03' 22''
64	STYBAR Zdenek	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 02h 09' 06''
65	KEUKELEIRE Jens	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 02h 11' 03''
66	DURASEK Kristijan	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 02h 12' 24''
67	DE GENDT Thomas	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 02h 13' 51''
68	GOGL Michael	TINKOFF	+ 02h 16' 42''
69	LOPEZ David	SKY	+ 02h 16' 48''
70	FRAILE Omar	DIMENSION DATA	+ 02h 16' 53''
71	CONTI Valerio	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 02h 28' 45''
72	ROSON Jaime	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 02h 29' 28''
73	BOSWELL Ian	SKY	+ 02h 36' 09''
74	LAGUTIN Sergey	KATUSHA	+ 02h 36' 41''
75	QUEMENEUR Perrig	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 02h 37' 42''
76	HAGA Chad	TEAM GIANT ALPECIN	+ 02h 39' 05''
77	PFINGSTEN Christoph	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 02h 39' 47''
78	BILBAO Pello	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 02h 41' 06''
79	VERVAEKE Louis	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 02h 41' 41''
80	SBARAGLI Kristan	DIMENSION DATA	+ 02h 42' 16''
81	DOMBROWSKI Joe	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 02h 42' 50''
82	EIKING Odd Christian	FDJ	+ 02h 43' 27''
83	JAUREGUI Quentin	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 02h 44' 44''
84	CALMEJANE Lilian	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 02h 44' 56''
85	BENEDETTI Cesare	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 02h 45' 35''
86	HERRADA Jose	MOVISTAR	+ 02h 46' 47''
87	SMUKULIS Gatis	ASTANA	+ 02h 47' 24''
88	DILLIER Silvan	BMC	+ 02h 47' 26''
89	ERVITI Imanol	MOVISTAR	+ 02h 47' 55''
90	FRÖHLINGER Johannes	TEAM GIANT ALPECIN	+ 02h 48' 39''
91	LAENGEN Vegard Stake	IAM CYCLING	+ 02h 49' 05''
92	GERRANS Simon	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 02h 49' 45''
93	MACHADO Tiago	KATUSHA	+ 02h 51' 52''
94	MOSER Moreno	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 02h 51' 56''
95	BIDARD François	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 02h 52' 02''
96	VANOTTI Alessandro	ASTANA	+ 02h 52' 10''
97	WALLAYS Jelle	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 02h 52' 16''
98	ARMEE Sander	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 02h 53' 18''
99	DE KORT Koen	TEAM GIANT ALPECIN	+ 02h 56' 06''
100	CATTANEO Mattia	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 02h 56' 06''
101	TEUNS Dylan	BMC	+ 02h 56' 32''
102	ROVNY Ivan	TINKOFF	+ 02h 56' 41''
103	LADAGNOUS Matthieu	FDJ	+ 02h 58' 37''
104	DEVENYNS Dries	IAM CYCLING	+ 02h 59' 19''
105	DIDIER Laurent	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 03h 01' 34''
106	GENIEZ Alexandre	FDJ	+ 03h 05' 07''
107	TANKINK Bram	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 03h 06' 29''
108	BENNATI Daniele	TINKOFF	+ 03h 07' 02''
109	PELLAUD Simon	IAM CYCLING	+ 03h 07' 12''
110	ARASHIRO Yukiya	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 03h 07' 12''
111	HANSEN Adam	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 03h 10' 08''
112	VAN DER SANDE Tosh	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 03h 10' 13''
113	SERRY Pieter	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 03h 12' 27''
114	HAIG Jack	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 03h 14' 09''
115	MEERSMAN Gianni	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 03h 17' 47''
116	PAULINHO Sergio Miguel	TINKOFF	+ 03h 19' 18''
117	MUHLBERGER Gregor	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 03h 19' 51''
118	THWAITES Scott	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 03h 21' 05''
119	BEPPU Fumiyuki	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 03h 22' 13''
120	LAMPAERT Yves	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 03h 24' 14''
121	GOLAS Michal	SKY	+ 03h 26' 15''
122	GRUZDEV Dmitriy	ASTANA	+ 03h 28' 19''
123	BOUWMAN Koen	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 03h 28' 56''
124	ARROYO David	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 03h 29' 01''
125	CARTHY Hugh	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 03h 30' 11''
126	PUCCIO Salvatore	SKY	+ 03h 33' 56''
127	KNEES Christian	SKY	+ 03h 37' 28''
128	SUTHERLAND Rory	MOVISTAR	+ 03h 39' 06''
129	DOCKX Gert	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 03h 39' 43''
130	STAMSNIJDER Tom	TEAM GIANT ALPECIN	+ 03h 40' 51''
131	PRADES Eduard	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 03h 41' 53''
132	COUSIN Jérome	COFIDIS	+ 03h 42' 16''
133	RESTREPO Jhonatan	KATUSHA	+ 03h 42' 44''
134	SKJOESTAD LUNKE Sindre	TEAM GIANT ALPECIN	+ 03h 43' 23''
135	REIJNEN Kiel	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 03h 48' 36''
136	NIELSEN Magnus Cort	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 03h 49' 56''
137	KEIZER Martijn	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 03h 51' 53''
138	BAGDONAS Gediminas	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 03h 54' 16''
139	ANDERSON Ryan	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 03h 55' 18''
140	CHETOUT LOÏC	COFIDIS	+ 03h 57' 18''
141	BEWLEY Sam	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 03h 58' 53''
142	TERPSTRA Niki	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 04h 02' 08''
143	VAN GENECHTEN Jonas	IAM CYCLING	+ 04h 06' 36''
144	CAMPENAERTS Victor	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 04h 07' 23''
145	DRUCKER Jean-Pierre	BMC	+ 04h 08' 29''
146	BYSTRÖM Sven Erik	KATUSHA	+ 04h 08' 37''
147	VENTER Jacobus	DIMENSION DATA	+ 04h 10' 13''
148	NAULEAU Bryan	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 04h 15' 16''
149	CARDIS Romain	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 04h 15' 32''
150	KOSHEVOY Ilia	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 04h 16' 51''
151	BOARO Manuele	TINKOFF	+ 04h 17' 41''
152	VELITS Martin	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 04h 19' 28''
153	MANZIN Lorenzo	FDJ	+ 04h 20' 59''
154	FARRAR Tyler	DIMENSION DATA	+ 04h 22' 29''
155	DOUGALL Nick	DIMENSION DATA	+ 04h 22' 29''
156	RIBLON Christophe	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 04h 22' 33''
157	SELIG Rüdiger	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 04h 23' 52''
158	MORICE Julien	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 04h 25' 03''
159	SCHWARZMANN Michael	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 04h 28' 01''
160	TUFT Svein	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 04h 30' 41''
161	ARNDT Nikias	TEAM GIANT ALPECIN	+ 04h 31' 43'

Stage 17 map and profile:

Vuelta stage 17 map. Riders will follow red route

Vuelta stage 17 profile

Stage 17 photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:

Pello Bilbao on the final ascent. Behind him in light blue Astana should be Dario Cataldo.

Matthieu Ladagnous

Johan Esteban Chaves leads Nairo Quintana and probably Alberto Contador

Axel Dumont finished 7th

Robert Gesink with Leopold Konig on his wheel

Leopold Konig on his way to 2nd place in the stage

Mathias Frank on his way to the finish

Mathias Frank wins Vuelta stage 17

And Nairo Quintana remains the leader with no substantial change in the overall standings among the top contenders.

Organizer's stage 17 preview: Following a rest day, we have a 177.5-kilometre stage with another high-altitude finish in the unprecedented Mas de la Costa, in Llucena. It is a short mountain pass, just 4km long, with an average inclination of 13% but with peaks of up to 22% that may cause serious problems for more than one.

It will be a great innovation for the 2016 Vuelta. The race, true to its style, discovers yet another mountain pass that will, undoubtedly, become a global reference after its inclusion in this year's edition of the Spanish tour. The battle among the top classified riders will commence from the beginning of the climb and could put an end to the hopes and dreams of some of the favourites.

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