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4.5km to go
3:40 back to the peloton.
Sobrero and Ghebreigzabhier next on the road.
5km to go
Kämna really pushing on now.
Now Soudal-QuickStep are lined up at the head of the peloton.
Kämna leading the way.
Sobrero, Kämna, Ghebreigzabhier up front.
Hamilton also struggling.
6km to go
Caicedo losing contact up front. Fernandez and Navarro are gone.
Movistar at the head of the peloton, 3:55 down.
Sobrero on the front of the group.
Fernandez and Navarro still behind.
7km to go
Barrenetxea makes it back to the group.
Organisers confirm that the GC times will be taken at 2.05km to go.
Navarro also drops.
Fernandez and Barrenetxea in trouble at the back.
And now Hamilton attacks.
8km to go
Kämna jumps to the front of the group as the break start the climb.
A look at the day's final climb, which the riders will be starting very soon...
10km to go
5:10 for the break as they had into the final 10km of the stage.
Now the organisers are saying that GC times will be taken 50 metres before the 2km banner, not at 2.6km.
Navarro gets back in and now Barrenetxea has stopped again for a bike change.
5:35 from the break to the peloton.
14km to go
Navarro now making his way back to the break.
Navarro stops in the break for a wheel change following a puncture.
No contest at the sprint as the break rolls through.
16km to go
5:20 for the break as Jumbo-Visma continue to lead the peloton.
The break are approaching the day's intermediate sprint.
5:15 for the breakaway.
20km to go
Vuelta organisers have said that GC times will be taken at 2.6km to go today due to the conditions at the finish.
Barrenetxea stops with a mechanical in the breakaway and faces a chase back.
Caicedo at the head of the breakaway.
25km to go
5:05 for the breakaway now.
As if the final climb – with sections reaching up to 20% in gradient – wasn't enough, the riders will have to contend with mud on the road in the final kilometre, too.
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A reminder of the group, who we haven't seen too much of with all the drama behind...
Matteo Sobrero (Jayco-AlUla), Lennard Kämna (Bora-Hansgrohe), Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier (Lidl-Trek), Ruben Fernandez (Cofidis), Dani Navarro (Burgos-BH), Jon Barrenetxea (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA), Chris Hamilton (dsm-firmenich), Jonathan Caicedo (EF Education-EasyPost)
It's looking good for the breakaway for the stage win now.
Five minutes now with Jumbo-Visma still leading the way behind.
31km to go
4:40 from break to peloton.
The gap continues to go up.
It looks like we'll be waiting for the final climb for the next action in the peloton.
38km to go
The break gaining some time on the peloton now – their advantage is up to 4:15.
A look back at the second echelon split of the day a little earlier on.
44km to go
The break remains at 3:30 up on the peloton.
The men in yellow leading the way.
Jumbo-Visma take control of the peloton.
51km to go
The chase group has now made it back up to the lead group. Martinez and Poels back in.
Meanwhile, the breakaway is still all together up front.
Groupama-FDJ leading the chase behind.
3:40 from break to the lead group and then 50 seconds to the chase.
Race leader Sepp Kuss among his Jumbo-Visma teammates.
56km to go
A 42.3kph average speed so far.
The riders in the lead echelong group are still all working well and they're holding the gap to the next group on the road as they chip away at the breakaway's lead.
Can the Martinez-Poels group make it back?
65km to go
The front echelon closing in on the break. Four minutes now with the chase group a minute further down.
4:20 from the break to the lead echelon now. 5:30 to the next group including Martinez and Poels.
Lenny Martinez (Groupama-FDJ) and Wout Poels (Bahrain Victorious) are the only two men from the top 10 on GC who aren't in the front split.
5:20 from the front echelon to the break. The next group is a further 40 seconds down.
The front split...
Evenepoel, Cattaneo, Serry (Soudal-QuickStep); Roglič, Kuss, Valter, Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma); Ayuso, Almeida, Soler (UAE Team Emirates); Buitrago, Landa, Tiberi (Bahrain Victorious); Mas, Oliveira, Rubio (Movistar); Germani (Groupama-FDJ); Vlasov, Denz (Bora-Hansgrohe); Groves, Planckaert (Alpecin-Deceuninck); Carthy (EF Education-EasyPost)
20-25 riders in the front split.
77km to go
6:50 to the breakaway now.
The echelons are back as the peloton splits apart.
More crosswinds...
Now Soudal-QuickStep and Jumbo-Visma are pushing the pace at the front. The peloton is lined out.
A look at Jumbo-Visma forming the echelon in the crosswinds earlier on in the stage.
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The riders are currently traversing rolling roads but nothing too tough. No change in the situation.
8:35 to the break with the peloton now back together.
Jumbo-Visma have eased up the pace now, though. It's all coming back together.
91km to go
More splits in the peloton!
Astana Qazaqstan veteran Luis León Sánchez is another local rider in the peloton.
"For me, yes, to pass through the roads where I train, to pass through my village, to see the people I've always seen since I was a kid... to see them today on the road is a tremendous joy.
"I hope everything goes well. I went to see the final climb four or five days before leaving for the start of La Vuelta. There was still a bit of dirt on it, but I've been told it's been cleaned and the asphalt is fine."
100km to go
Into the final 100km and the gap to the peloton is up over eight minutes now.
Murcian rider Ruben Fernandez has been on the deck today but he's back in the break and motivated to be racing on local roads.
"Yes, in the end, racing at home always gives a lot more motivation to give 200%. Yes, I know [the Collado de la Cruz de Caravaca] because on the Monday before coming to La Vuelta we were there to check it out. It's super hard, really. It's a climb with a lot of ups and downs, with ramps of up to 20% in the final part, which will be where the group will explode, for sure.
"We're going to try to do our best. We'll also have to see what Jumbo want to do. Trying to get a stage win would be nice. We're trying to see if we can get into the breakaway that gets to the finish."
Fernandez now back with the breakaway to make it eight up front.
The breakaway out on the road today.
6:50 back to the peloton.
115km to go
Caicedo has made it across to the leaders now as Fernandez chases on at 15 seconds down.
Ruben Fernandez (Cofidis) has crashed on the way down the descent.
Almost six minutes back to the peloton now.
Barrenetxea led the group over the top for 10 points with Fernandez and Ghebreigzabhier next.
123km to go
The break crests the top of the climb with Caicedo following a minute later.
Hamilton now across to the lead group. Caicedo still chasing.
The peloton now 3:30 down.
127km to go
Hamilton at 30 seconds down on the break while Caicedo is at 1:20.
The riders still making their way up the first climb of the day here.
The six attackers have been let go and they're a minute up on the peloton as Hamilton and Caicedo fight to get across.
Chris Hamilton (dsm-firmenich) and Jonathan Caicedo (EF Education-EasyPost) also on the attack.
132km to go
Matteo Sobrero (Jayco-AlUla), Lennard Kämna (Bora-Hansgrohe), Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier (Lidl-Trek), Ruben Fernandez (Cofidis), Dani Navarro (Burgos-BH), Jon Barrenetxea (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA) are on the move.
Now it's time for breakaway attackers to try.
A shot of the front group before they were caught with Van Baarle and Evenepoel at the head.
The peloton gets back to the Jumbo-Visma split on the way up the climb. The attack is over.
The third group, meanwhile, are at 1:15 down.
The gap is 23 seconds at the start of the climb.
138km to go
The Puerto Casas de Marina la Perdiz is 11.5km long at an average of 4.9%.
The gap is going down now, though. The riders will soon be hitting the first climb of the day.
The peloton at just over 40 seconds with another group at 25 seconds behind them.
Almost 40km into the stage and the average speed so far is 54kph...
Echelons!
150km to go
The gap is only going up here. 45 seconds now!
33 seconds between the groups now.
159km to go
Bahrain Victorious have a man in the lead group but they're working with Movistar in the chase.
23 seconds between the front group and the Movistar-led peloton.
Valter stops with a puncture so now the front group is down to 12 riders.
So the front group is: Kuss, Vingegaard, Roglič, Tratnik, Kelderman, Valter, Van Baarle (Jumbo-Visma); Evenepoel, Cattaneo (Soudal-QuickStep); Govekar (Bahrain Victorious), Denz, Vlasov, Buchmann (Bora-Hansgrohe).
169km to go
Those winds already having an effect on today's stage.
There are seven Jumbo-Visma riders in the front group with only Robert Gesink missing the move.
Movistar lead the chase at 15 seconds back and there are multiple groups scattered on the road.
It's a small group up front now. Jumbo-Visma riders are with Evenepoel and Cattaneo, as well as Bora-Hansgrohe riders Aleksandr Vlasov, Nico Denz, and Emanuel Buchmann.
177km to go
And now there's been a split at the head of the peloton! Jumbo-Visma have taken a group of around 25 riders with them.
Several riders from Soudal-QuickStep and Lotto-Dstny have been caught in a crash while Geraint Thomas has stopped with a mechanical problem.
Jumbo-Visma are setting the pace early on.
It's a quick start to the day.
184km to go
The flag has dropped and racing is underway on stage 9!
Just over five more minutes of riding before the flag drops and racing begins today.
There are climbs today inside the first 50km, so the battle for the breakaway on flat ground will be interesting.
It's an 8.1km neutral zone to start the stage.
Sign on in Cartagena is over and done with and now the riders are just about to roll off to start stage 9.
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Only two classified climbs coming up today in contrast to Saturday's five, but the challenging uphill finish will be more than selective enough.
The weather could also come into play with reports of strong cross/tailwinds blowing in the early part of the stage.
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A look at the reshuffled top of the general classification ahead of today's stage.
Today's stage brings another GC test following Saturday's stage 8 to Xorret de Catí.
The day was a double triumph for Jumbo-Visma with Primož Roglič winning the stage and Sepp Kuss racing into the red jersey.
Here's a look at the map of today's stage, the final day before the rest day on Monday.
Around half an hour to go until the riders kick off the stage.
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