5 Km of goal Nairo Quintana stays! The Colombian suffered and is cut from the main group after hardening the pace Astana.
6 Km of goal Astana hardens the rhythm also in the platoon. They see that victory is ahead and they try to work for Superman López.
7 Km of goal Change the rhythm Fulgsang! I could only follow Brambilla. Teamwork.
9 Km of goal Luis León Sánchez changes the rhythm, part of the group of escapees. They are followed by Knox, Geoghegan, Brambilla and their partner Fulgsang.
10 km of goal There are 14 cyclists who still resist in the lead. They have 8 minutes of advantage with the group.
12 km of goal Pending continued, no attacks. Some more on the getaway, but for the moment little action. In the group only Roglic seems to have legs, and obviously, he doesn't attack.
It looks like the Movistar is going to talk, preparing the strategy for sure.
16 Km of goal They are again 20 in the lead. The hard ramps of the beginning have allowed that union. The rent does not fall too much. The Jumbo, with Tony Martin, keeps pulling.
19 Km of goal The ascent to the last port of the day begins! The getaways have nine minutes of rent, it seems enough, but in such a long port you never know. They are now leading ten cyclists (Knox, Fuglsang, Luis León Sáchez, Geoghegan, Bouchard, Gilbert, De Gent, Conti, Barceló and Sigle). In the group pulls Jumbo again.
23 Km of goal The fight to catch the getaway is very big. There were 20 cyclists and it has broken into several groups. The fight and the attacks are constant among the eight-ten cyclists in the lead.
27 Km of goal What two have been in the lead! Gilbert and De Gent have changed rhythm and have taken distance, but Bouchard, Seigie and Ghebreizhabier are cutting back.
32 Km of goal I descend very fast. The race head has been reduced to five riders James Knox (Deceuninck Quick-Step), Geoffrey Bouchard (Ag2r La Mondiale), Romain Seigle (Groupama-FDJ), Amanuel Ghebreizhabier (Team Dimension Data) and Tao Geoghegan Hart (Team Ineos ). The squad rolls 7 minutes.
40 Km of goal The Visma continues to pull the group, they do it with a continuous march, but not too high. They just crowned and have lost 6'45 "with the escapes.
44 Km of goal Bouchard crowns again! He distances himself in the fight of the mountain jersey.
46 Km of goal The cyclists seem to be guarding forces for the final Russian, because they don't move in the squad. People fall from mature.
The first ramps for the squad begin. At the moment there are tranquulos and the distance is maintained at 4.47.
51 Km of goal The ascent to the second port of the day begins. The ascent to the Cobertoria starts with the 20 escaped together and with almost 5 minutes of rent.
60 km of goal The calm continues. Tony Martin (Jumbo Visma) leads the main group. The escapees now roll at 4'43 ", 9 kilometers remain for the ascent to the Cobertoria to begin.
68 Km of goal Quiet now. Rapid descent without mishaps of San Lorenzo, and nobody attacks and they roll calmly until the Cobertoria. The main squad has been grouped and 21 riders continue to ride ahead with three minutes of rent.
78 Km of goal Esteban Chaves suffered to crown in the leading group. He is touched by the fall of Oviedo and is ballasting him. The difference between the head and that group is 2'55 ".
84 Km of goal Bouchard crown on head. Madrazo attacked first, but he picked up Bouchard wheel and surpassed him. Now the French is a new virtual leader in the classification of the mountain.
85 Km of goal Bouchard and Madrazo take a few meters at the head of the race, both fighting for the mountain jersey.
86 Km of goal Higuita is having a problem to endure in the main squad. The Jumbo Visma wants to put fear, it was restructured and is setting a strong pace so that no one is tempted to escape.
Greetings and good morning! Welcome to the Live broadcast of the sixteenth stage of the Tour of Spain. Last great mountain day on the ground of Asturias on a tour of 144.4 kilometers between Pravia and the final ascent to the unprecedented Alto de la Cubilla.
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