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Kwiatkowski and Ryan have a gap of a few seconds.
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The riders have spent most of the day going gradually uphill, and have just reached what is the highest point of the stage prior to the final climb. They will now descend for a little while.
150KM TO GO
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For an idea of what it’s been like during this first hour of racing, here’s one of the many attempted moves, the pain on the riders’ faces illustrating just how relentless a start it’s been as attackers keep trying, and failing, to form a break.
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More moves coming thick and fast, but nobody can make anything stick.
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Here’s the group featuring Stefan Küng that tried to go clear earlier.
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No, they won’t – they’ve been brought back by the peloton.
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A couple of riders have a bit of a gap – can they succeed where others have failed?
160KM TO GO
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The riders are passing through the feed zone, the race still not having settled down.
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While we wait for a break to form, here’s what Matteo Jorgenson had to say about his Visma-Lease a Bike’s strategy at this Vuelta, and how they are waiting until the second and third weeks to strike.
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They’ve been racing for over half an hour, but still no sign of a break forming.
170KM TO GO
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Still the race remains together, no attacks succeeding in going clear since that 4man move.
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All those attackers are bruoght back, and the race is as you were.
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Three more riders are chasing behind trying to join them.
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We now have 4 riders up the road – Kung, Labrosse, Segaert and Slot. They’ve only got a lead of about 10 seconds though.
180KM TO GO
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Three riders have a small gap, but the peloton is bearing down on them.
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Still no break has formed. The road is going uphill, so the terrain is conducive to moves going away, but none have managed to so far.
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The race is still all together.
190KM TO GO
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Now we have some action, with some riders trying to go clear, but they’ve been brought back.
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No sign yet of a break going clear. It’s been a surprisingly subdued start so far.
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It’s a warm day out there, with the temperature at 28 degrees.
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And they’re off!
OFFICIAL START
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We’re just a few minutes away from the official start. Some riders will be bracing themselves to make an early move, in what could be a competitive battle to get into the day’s break.
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The scene at the start.
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In fact, with the exception of the finish, there isn’t a single categorised climb all day.
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While the stage finishes with a long category one climb, the roads before it are undulating rather than hilly, meaning non-climbers could get into the day’s break.
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The riders are on the move now, making their way through the neutralised zone.
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For more about today’s parcours and its finish at Valdezcaray, be sure to read our stage preview.
Vuelta a España 2025 stage 9 preview – Summit finish favours breakaway
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Here’s a reminder of what happened yesterday, if you missed it:
Vuelta a España stage 8: Jasper Philipsen claims second stage victory in chaotic sprint
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On the cards today is another summit finish.
Could this be the end of Torstein Træen’s time in red? With the nine riders behind him only separated by a handful of seconds, we’re certainly expecting some kind of GC action today.
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Welcome!
Hello and welcome to Cyclingnews’ live coverage of stage 9 of the Vuelta a España! We’ll be keeping you across everything that happens during the stage.