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Stage 20, Saturday, September 10: Benidorm - Alto Aitana/ Escuadrón E. Aire, 193.2 km

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Pierre-Roger Latour wins stage 20

Stage 20 rated ascents:

• Km 31.0:  Coll de Rates, 13 km @ 3% - cat. 2
• Km 62.0: Alto de Vall de Ebo, 8 km @ 5.4% - cat. 2
• Km 82.6: Alto de Tollos, 4.1 km @ 5.9% - cat. 2
• Km 148.4: Pto. de Tudons, 7.1 km @ 5.3% - cat. 2
• Km 193.2: Alto de Aitana, 21 km @ 5.9% - cat. H

The Race: Here's the organizer's race summary:

Nairo Quintana (Movistar) was poised to win the Vuelta a España after holding off Chris Froome (Sky) in the final mountain stage won by Pierre Latour (ag2r-La Mondiale). The Briton attacked repeatedly in the finale of the last climb to the Alto de Aitana but he could never drop the red jersey, who, barring a crash, will win his second Grand Tour after the 2014 Giro d'Italia on Sunday. Esteban Chaves jumped away from the favourites' group in the penultimate climb to leapfrog Alberto Contador into third overall. Omar Fraile (Dimension Data) will win the polka dot jersey by a single point after he leapfrogged Kenny Elissonde by being first at top of the opening climb. Fabio Felline (Trek-Segafredo) is now leading the points classification after taking third place in the stage.

Samuel Sanchez (BMC) did not take the start, having suffered a dislocated shoulder and bruises on his hip and knee in a crash in Friday's time trial. The stage got a off to a nervous start with Kenny Elissonde (FDJ) jumping away from a big group of breakaway riders hoping to take the KOM points at top of the first climb, the 2nd category Coll de Rates. The Frenchman cracked, however, and Omar Fraile (Dimension Data) went atop first to virtually take the polka dot jersey.

The break was reined in and more attacks followed, including one in the descent involving Froome, Andrew Talansky, Esteban Chaves, Alejandro Valverde and Quintana. Tinkoff brought them back. Movistar reined in another breakaway that featured Sky riders before two men, Rudy Molard (Cofidis) and Luis Leon Sanchez (Astana).

A big chasing group took shape some 110 kilometres from the finish, with the following 15 riders: Jose Joaquin Rojas (Movistar), Yuri Trofimov (Tinkoff), David Lopez (Team Sky), Darwin Atapuma (BMC), Robert Gesink (Lotto NL Jumbo), Damien Howson (Orica - BikeExchange), Fabio Felline (Trek - Segafredo), Pierre Latour (ag2r-La Mondiale), Pavel Kochetkov (Katusha), Bart De Clercq (Lotto Soudal), Ben King (Cannondale - Drapac), Mathias Frank and Clément Chevrier (IAM Cycling), Valerio Conti (Lampre - Merida) and Lilian Calmejane (Direct Energie).

Elissonde went solo from the peloton and joined the group 100 kilometres from the line. They were 2:30 behind the leading duo while the pack was almost eight minutes off the pace.

Rojas crashed in a descent, went under a crash barrier and suffered tibia and fibula fractures.

The gap between Sanchez/Molard and the peloton rose up to 13 minutes, when Orica-Bike Exchange took the reins, setting up Chaves for an attack in the Puerto de Tudons that prompted Contador to lead the chase.

In the descent, Chaves was awaited by his team mate Hawson and both opened a one-minute lead over the red jersey group, which was led by Trofimov, who had dropped from the chasing group to help Contador.

They were two minutes ahead at the bottom of the final ascent, a 21.2-km effort at an average gradient of 5.9 per cent. Further up the road, the leading duo had a 1:40-advantage over the chasing group. Sanchez made his move 12 kilometres from the finish, dropping Molard with a brutal acceleration. Atapuma accelerated to catch and drop Sanchez with Latour and Frank.

Froome launched his first attack with about 6 kilometres left and only Quintana could follow his accelerations.

Latour and Atapuma were on their own up front, with the Colombian attacking 400 metres from the line and opening a gap, but the Frenchman came back and sprinted to victory.

Quintana comfortably stayed in Froome's wheel until the final straight, when he powered away from the Briton to add two seconds to his overall lead.

Complete Results:

Stage 20 photos

193.2 kilometers raced at an average speed of 36.261 km/hr

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

GC after Stage 20:

• GC leader: Nairo Quintana (Movistar)
• Points classification leader: Fabio Felline (Trek-Segafredo)
• Mountains classification leader: Omar Fraile (Dimension Data)
• Combination classification leader: Nairo Quintana (Movistar)
• Team classification leader: BMC

3,210.7 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 39.781 km/hr

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

Stage 20 map and profile

Vuelta stage 20 map. Racers take red route

Vuelta stage 20 profile

Vuelta stage 20 photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:

This has been a brutal Vuelta. I think this photo of Omar Fraile tells a lot about what the riders have endured.

Pierre Roger Latour wins the stage

Darwin Atapuma was second

Fabio Felline finished third

Mathias Frank was fourth across the line

Bart de Clercq finished sixth

Quintana attacks Froome shortly before the line

And gains another two seconds

Chris Froome finishes the stage

Nairo Quintana just has to stay upright tomorrow to win the 2016 Vuelta

Luis Leon Sanchez heads to the barn after the stage

Alberto Contador lost his place on the podium to Johan Esteban Chaves

Stage winner Pierre-Roger Latour

One more day for Quintana

Organizer's stage 20 preview: The decisive day and final opportunity for those hoping to win the Vuelta. Tough route, ideal for ambushes between Benidorm and the Alto de Aitana, that includes the mountain passes of Rates, Ebo, Tollos and Tudons, all of them 2nd category climbs, before the long descent previous to the final climb at Aitana, a special category climb, 21km long with almost 1300 metres of slopes that could be a decisive one.

The peloton will arrive at the epilogue of the race with just enough energy after the ITT at Calp and it will be a very risky day for the favourites. From the organisation's point of view, we would love to arrive at this stage with three or four riders fighting for the general classification, as that would be tremendous. The rider who wears the red jersey at the Alto de Aitana will have obtained the final triumph.

Nairo Quintana (Movistar) still leads the overall classification but with a lead down to 1'21 over Chris Froome (Team Sky) after yesterday's time-trial. "This is going to be an explosive stage", the British rider announced yesterday, claiming "the Vuelta is not over. We've seen many surprises and there could be another one".

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