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That'll be all from us today on the live coverage of stage 16. Stay tuned for all the news and reaction from stage 16 and come back tomorrow for more live reporting on the epicallly steep slopes of the fearsome Altu de L'Angliru.

Vuelta a Espana 2023 stage 17 Altu de L'Angliru climb profile

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Belgian Nathan Van Hooydonck of JumboVisma pictured during a press conference at the UCI Road World Championships Cycling 2023 in Glasgow United Kingdom on Friday 04 August 2023 UCI organizes the worlds with all cycling disciplines road cycling indoor cycling mountain bike BMX racing road paracycling and indoor paracycling in Glasgow from 05 to 13 August BELGA PHOTO DAVID PINTENS Photo by DAVID PINTENS BELGA MAG Belga via AFP Photo by DAVID PINTENSBELGA MAGAFP via Getty Images

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The biggest question following Jumbo-Visma's dominant 'double 1-2-3' on the Col du Tourmalet on Friday was how would they work things out among themselves going into the final week – who can attack? who is the leader? who protects Kuss in red?

Those questions aren't really that close to being answered yet. Does Vingegaard have free reign to attack? Will the team work to protect Kuss' chance of the overall win? Or will it just be a free-for-all on Angliru and La Cruz de Linares?

BEJES SPAIN SEPTEMBER 12 Jonas Vingegaard of Denmark and Team JumboVisma celebrates at podium as stage winner during the 78th Tour of Spain 2023 Stage 16 a 1201km stage from Liencres to Bejes 528m UCIWT on September 12 2023 in Bejes Spain Photo by Alexander HassensteinGetty Images

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We'll have news on Van Hooydonck as well as reaction from Kuss and Vingegaard coming this evening, plus a preview of tomorrow's stage 17 to the Altu de L'Angliru.

The shot of Vingegaard launching his attack to win the stage just as Valter (on the left) slowed from his turn on the front.

BEJES SPAIN SEPTEMBER 12 Jonas Vingegaard of Denmark and Team JumboVisma attacks to win the 78th Tour of Spain 2023 Stage 16 a 1201km stage from Liencres to Bejes 528m UCIWT on September 12 2023 in Bejes Spain Photo by Tim de WaeleGetty Images

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The current GC standings at the 2023 Vuelta a España

Jonas Vingegaard strikes with stage 16 win to move closer to GC lead, held by Jumbo-Visma teammate Sepp Kuss with more mountains looming in final week

Here's what Jonas Vinegegaard had to say after his stage win...

"I'm just happy to win today. We had some terrible news this morning and I wanted to win for my best friend today. Luckily now there is good news about his condition, so that's a big relief for me and the team. I hope he will recover soon.

"Now I just want to enjoy this moment and don't think about that [tomorrow]"

Vuelta a España: Vingegaard attacks to win stage 16 in uphill finish to Bejes

Kuss briefly loses contact on steep slopes but keeps race lead by 29 seconds

Attila Valter and Jonas Vingegaard have both confirmed that Nathan Van Hooydonck's condition has improved. Valter said that he's awake and "pretty OK".

Jonas Vingegaard on the road to victory.

BEJES SPAIN SEPTEMBER 12 Jonas Vingegaard of Denmark and Team JumboVisma attacks to win the 78th Tour of Spain 2023 Stage 16 a 1201km stage from Liencres to Bejes 528m UCIWT on September 12 2023 in Bejes Spain Photo by Tim de WaeleGetty Images

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A very fast stage follow by a strange climb.

Why did UAE send Fisher-Black (40th overall) up the road instead of working for Ayuso, Soler, and Almeida? Why did Roglič lead the attacks behind his own teammate? Why didn't any of the major GC men respond when Vingegaard went?

Another big win for Vingegaard, but it was bizarre to see no reaction behind. 

It was also strange to see Roglič take the initiative with the attacks in the final 2km.

Vingegaard gained a total of 1:15 on Kuss today. He's now 29 seconds down on the American. Roglič is third at 1:33.

The Dane hugs Kuss and Valter as the pair ride up to him.

An emotional win for Vingegaard after what happened to Van Hooydonck this morning.

1:01 for Ayuso, Mas, Roglič, Vlasov. 1:05 for Landa and Kuss.

Kuss loses an extra seven seconds or so.

Roglič, Mas, Ayuso, Vlasov together at just over a minute down.

Poels next.

Fisher-Black finished 41 seconds down.

Mas leads the group to the line.

Ayuso, Mas, Roglič, Kuss, Vlasov all together.

Fisher-Black will take second place.

Finish

Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) wins stage 16 of the Vuelta a España!

The final metres now for the Tour de France champion.

Roglič led the attacks behind his teammate Vingegaard!

A very interesting situation for Jumbo-Visma...

He's riding solo into the final metres.

Vingegaard on the way to a second stage win of the Vuelta!

Roglič, Mas, Ayuso together as Kuss drops back!

500m to go

Vingegaard at 1:05 up.

The chasers pass the 1km mark.

Roglič chased by Mas, Ayuso, Kuss.

1:05 for him now.

750m to go

Vingegaard closing in on the finish.

Mas comes past to chase the Slovenian.

Ayuso leads the chase.

Now Roglič attacks!

1:15 now.

He's riding into second overall here.

Vinegegaard has under 1,000 metres to ride.

Almeida leads the group up to Mollema.

1km to go

Vingegaard is 1:11 up.

Now Almeida attacks.

On the steep stuff again now. Double-digit gradients to the line.

He's 1:44 down on Kuss in the overall.

Vingegaard now at 1:05.

1.5km to go

None of the GC men have put up any resistance here...

Vingegaard has a minute on the GC group!

Diego Camargo (EF Education-EasyPost) attacks from the group behind. Bauke Mollema (Lidl-Trek) too.

Buitrago at the head of the GC group.

2km to go

Fisher-Black chasing at around five seconds down on Vingegaard.

No one team controlling the GC group. Ayuso is up there.

Riders continue to clip off the front of the GC group.

2.5km to go

Vingegaard on the flatter section now.

It's Finn Fisher-Black chasing Vingegaard, not Almeida.

3km to go

Around 20 seconds from Vingegaard to the main GC group.

No time gaps just yet.

Almeida chasing Vingegaard solo now.

The riders heading towards a short spell of steadier slopes.

3.5km to go

Vingegaard has a handful of seconds.

A small gap here.

Buitrago tries to respond but can't.

He jumps 3.8km out.

Vingegaard attacks!

4km to go

All the main men still at the front, though.

Riders continue to struggle at the rear.

Ayuso, Soler, Almeida up there too for UAE.

It's a small group up front.

Hitting the 14% section here and Valter continues to lead.

Mas, Landa, Uijtdebroeks, Vlasov close by.

The three main men from Jumbo behind him.

4.5km to go

A hard pace from Valter.

Kuss in third wheel.

And the peloton has exploded immediately.

Attila Valter leads the way up.

Shocking TV direction as always. Great to see the rear of the peloton start the climb...

The final climb has begun!

Vuelta a Espana 2023 stage 16 final climb profile Bejes

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5km to go

Here we go...

It's a twisting, technical run to the climb.

5.5km to go

700 metres to the start of the climb.

Jumbo, Movistar, Bahrain at the front now.

6km to go

Not long to go now...

The opening kilometre of the climb is a 10.8% gradient with a high of 14%.

7km to go

Just over 2km until the climb begins.

This group is going to explode once they hit those opening slopes.

A 47.5kph average speed so far.

8km to go

Jumbo-Visma, Bora-Hansgrohe, Movistar and Groupama-FDJ up front.

Thankfully the riders heading onto dry roads now.

9km to go

Just over 4km to go before the riders begin the grand finale.

On the way to the final climb of Bejes now – it's 4.8km at 8.8% with some very steep ramps.

Vuelta a Espana 2023 stage 16 final climb profile Bejes

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10km to go

But now it's all over.

Nicolau and Van den Berg with small accelerations at the front to stave off the inevitable.

A miserable start and finish to the day, with the mid-section of the stage dry and sunny.

Just a few seconds left for the breakaway.

11km to go

Nasty weather on the run to the climb.

Jumbo-Visma (the podium trio), UAE Team Emirates (Ayuso, Soler, Almeida), Movistar (Mas), and Bora-Hansgrohe (Vlasov, Uijtdebroeks) all leading the way for their GC men.

12km to go

The break won't last too much longer now. 10 seconds left for the group.

Bora-Hansgrohe also move up.

Movistar and Groupama-FDJ up front in to the peloton as they head into another rain shower.

Sánchez is reportedly back on his bike. His final Vuelta continues!

10km to go until the riders begin the climb to the finish.

Just 15 seconds for the break now.

15km to go

UAE Team Emirates join Jumbo-Visma at the head of the peloton now.

The 39-year-old rider recently announced that he'll be hanging up his wheels at the end of the year. This is his 14th Vuelta participation and his 30th career Grand Tour.

Doctors are quick to tend to him. He's sitting up in the road.

He went down in the middle of the pack and he's lying in the road on his side.

Crash in the peloton for Luis León Sánchez (Astana Qazaqstan).

18km to go

25 seconds between break and peloton.

Cattaneo's teammate Remco Evenepoel said at the start of the day that he wouldn't be contesting the finish – instead he'd seek to help his teammates make the breakaway. Will that plan have changed?

35 seconds from Van den Berg, Prodhomme, Poole, Nicolau to the main group.

The Italian is happy to drop back to the peloton.

Cattaneo doesn't respond.

21km to go

Van den Berg now pushing on at the front of the move.

35 seconds left for the five men up front.

We're still 18km away from the start of the climb.

The gap is only going down now.

24km to go

Under a minute for the leaders now.

Cattaneo, Van den Berg, Poole, Nicolau, and Prodhomme continue on out front.

Groves slows, dropping out of the back of the breakaway with his job for the day done.

1:15 later, Jumbo-Visma lead the peloton across the line with Dylan Van Baarle at the head of the group.

The Australian takes it quite easily to add 20 points to his tally – now he's up to 228.

27km to go

Groves accelerates away from the group with only Van den Berg providing a response.

The break race towards the intermediate sprint line.

Green jersey Kaden Groves has 208 points in the points classification. Remco Evenepoel is in second place on 135 points.

20 up for grabs here.

ZARAGOZA ARAGON SPAIN SEPTEMBER 07 Cyclist Kaden Groves salutes on the podium after his second place in the twelfth stage of the Vuelta a Espaa 2023 on September 7 2023 in Zaragoza Aragon Spain The 78th edition of La Vuelta Ciclista a Espaa 2023 began last August 26 in Barcelona and ends on September 17 in Madrid The competition has 21 stages in which nine autonomous communities and three countries Spain Andorra and France are visited in a total of 3156 5 kilometers of route Photo By Marcos CebrianEuropa Press via Getty Images

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30km to go

1:25 for the breakaway.

Jumbo-Visma lead the peloton during today's stage.

BEJES SPAIN SEPTEMBER 12 LR Robert Gesink of The Netherlands Dylan Van Baarle of The Netherlands and Wilco Kelderman of The Netherlands and Team JumboVisma lead the peloton during the 78th Tour of Spain 2023 Stage 16 a 1201km stage from Liencres to Bejes 528m UCIWT on September 12 2023 in Bejes Spain Photo by Tim de WaeleGetty Images

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4km to go until the break hits the day's intermediate sprint.

Not even two hours covered so far and the riders only have 33km left to tackle.

The average speed today is 47.6kph.

34km to go

1:20 for the break at the moment as Jumbo-VIsma give them some more time.

It won't be long before the riders head away from the coast and head inland towards the sprint and then the final climb.

37km to go

Jumbo-Visma race along with a full squad on the front.

It doesn't look as though Cattaneo, Van den Berg, Prodhomme, Poole, and Nicolau will be getting much out of the stage today, however.

In the breakaway, Groves will be taking aim at the intermediate sprint to bolster his points classification lead. That comes up in just over 10km.

More rises and falls in the road. There haven't been many metres of flat road today.

We're two-thirds of the way through the stage now.

The breakaway out front today.

BEJES SPAIN SEPTEMBER 12 Julius Van Den Berg of The Netherlands and Team EF EducationEasyPost Joel Nicolau of Spain and Team Caja Rural Seguros RGA Kaden Groves of Australia and Team AlpecinDeceuninck Green Points Jersey Mattia Cattaneo of Italy and Team Soudal Quick Step and Max Poole of The United Kingdom and Team DSM firmenich compete in the breakaway during the 78th Tour of Spain 2023 Stage 16 a 1201km stage from Liencres to Bejes 528m UCIWT on September 12 2023 in Bejes Spain Photo by Tim de WaeleGetty Images

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41km to go

The gap consistent at the minute-mark at the moment. Jumbo-Visma clearly interested in the stage win today.

Gesink and Van Baarle continue to lead the peloton.

Still a very high pace and the peloton is lined out.

The riders still working their way west along the coast.

45km to go

The Dutch squad controlling the break's advantage at a minute.

Over a minute for the first time.

The gap is edging towards the minute mark on these continually rolling roads.

56 seconds for the break at the moment.

50km to go

Dylan Van Baarle and Robert Gesink lead the peloton with the rest of the Jumbo-Visma team behind them.

Nearing the 50km mark now.

Jumbo-Visma not letting the move get too far away. They're holding the gap at just under 50 seconds at the moment.

53km to go

This looks like the break of the day, though it doesn't look like they have much chance today.

Jumbo-Visma now settle in at the head of the peloton.

40 seconds for the attackers.

Cattaneo leading the attacking.

BEJES SPAIN SEPTEMBER 12 Mattia Cattaneo of Italy and Team Soudal Quick Step attacks during the 78th Tour of Spain 2023 Stage 16 a 1201km stage from Liencres to Bejes 528m UCIWT on September 12 2023 in Bejes Spain Photo by Tim de WaeleGetty Images

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No time gap just yet.

Will this finally be the break of the day?

56km to go

The new move...

Mattia Cattaneo (Soudal-QuickStep); Kaden Groves (Alpecin-Deceuninck); Julius van den Berg (EF Edcuation-EasyPost); Nicolas Prodhomme (AG2R Citroën); Max Poole (DSM-Firmenich); Joel Nicolau (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA)

Julius van den Berg is also in the move.

The group has a small gap on the peloton.

Groves, Cattaneo, Poole up front with Nicolas Prodhomme and Joel Nicolau.

The peloton lined out behind the move at the front. It's still a very high pace.

Kaden Groves has been well among the moves at the front today.

BEJES SPAIN SEPTEMBER 12 Kaden Groves of Australia and Team AlpecinDeceuninck Green Points Jersey competes during the 78th Tour of Spain 2023 Stage 16 a 1201km stage from Liencres to Bejes 528m UCIWT on September 12 2023 in Bejes Spain Photo by Tim de WaeleGetty Images

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Vergaerde drops back.

But the group only has a handful of seconds and attacks continue to fly behind.

60km to go

Groves, Cattaneo, Germani have Otto Vergaerde and Max Poole with them.

Groves now up there with Cattaneo and Germani. Two others with them.

We're almost at the halfway mark of the stage now.

63km to go

Cattaneo joined in the lead by fellow Italian Lorenzo Germani (Groupama-FDJ).

Cattaneo pushes on as Bardet drops back.

But it looks like the group is pretty much just dragging the peloton back to the front.

Kaden Groves once again in there.

A grouo of six have split off the front of the peloton behind them.

Bardet and Cattaneo only have a handful of seconds.

Wet roads on the way down.

66km to go

The riders taking on a twisting descent now and gaps are appearing throughout the peloton.

The pair now together at the front with a small gap.

Mattia Cattaneo (Soudal-QuickStep) chases.

Romain Bardet goes once again.

69km to go

And it comes together at the front again.

Bora-Hansgrohe now leading the chase.

Riders from EF, Intermarché, UAE, AG2R on the attack.

Now a small group with a few seconds as the rain eases.

72km to go

Still no real separation at the front.

Very heavy rain showers falling.

The rain is falling again now as more attacks flow at the front.

A 49.7kph average speed so far today.

75km to go

Groves still on the front and pushing a hard pace.

No separation at the front for the moment.

Some splits between groups of riders towards the front.

78km to go

Now it's all back together.

Lidl-Trek, Caja Rural, Cofidis, Intermarché now leading the peloton across.

Jumbo-Visma man Jan Tratnik has bridged across the gap.

The peloton finally closing in on the break.

An uncategorised 2km climb at around 5%.

Ineos still fighting as the road heads uphill again.

80km to go

13 seconds now..

Arkéa-Samsic also active at the front. 

Ineos briefly off the front but now Egan Bernal goes to the front.

Attacks from Bahrain Victorious and Lidl-Trek now.

A few more seconds... Can the peloton make the catch?

83km to go

A few seconds more shaved off the lead. 17 seconds for the 10 men of the break.

20 seconds for the move now.

Up front, the 10 men of the break are still rolling through and taking their turns.

Another rise in the road and Fraile is out of the saddle pushing the pace.

One Intermarché rider nestled in among the Ineos men.

30km done now – a quarter of the stage – and the fight for the break is still on with the leaders just 30 seconds up the road.

87km to go

Geraint Thomas on the front, one of four Ineos men pushing the pace.

Now the gap is going up again – 27 seconds.

Two other Ineos men with him.

Ineos Grenadiers continue to push with Omar Fraile on the front now.

22 seconds now after Castroviejo's attempt.

A look at the 10 men out front.

LIENCRES SPAIN SEPTEMBER 12 LR Andrea Piccolo of Italy and Team EF EducationEasyPost Andreas Kron of Denmark and Team Lotto Dstny and Romain Bardet of France and Team DSM Firmenich compete in the breakaway during the 78th Tour of Spain 2023 Stage 16 a 1201km stage from Liencres to Bejes UCIWT on September 12 2023 in Liencres Spain Photo by Tim de WaeleGetty Images

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The gap going down under 30 seconds with this acceleration.

Ineos Grenadiers have five riders up front and now Jonathan Castroviejo is pushing on up a rise in the road.

93km to go

34 seconds for the leaders now. The chase is still on behind.

Still around 40 seconds between the groups.

Intermarché-Circus-Wanty join the pacemaking alongside Ineos Grenadiers.

The elastic not snapping just yet. Ineos Grenadier continue to push the pace behind the 10 leaders.

The gap still hangs at 45 seconds.

100km to go

The riders race into Torrelavega now. The town hosted the stage 16 time trial of the 2018 Vuelta, which saw Rohan Dennis race to victory as eventual race winner Simon Yates spent his second day in the red jersey.

Filippo Ganna riding on the front but the seconds add up – up to 47 now.

The peloton making no headway into the lead at the moment.

The leaders are 40 seconds up as Ineos Grenadiers continue to chase with three men on the front.

103km to go

Already we're closing in on the 100km to go mark. 

A wet start to the day but it's dry now.

LIENCRES SPAIN SEPTEMBER 12 LR Rubn Fernndez of Spain Jess Herrada of Spain and Team Cofidis and Juan Ayuso of Spain and UAE Team Emirates White best young jersey prior to the 78th Tour of Spain 2023 Stage 16 a 1201km stage from Liencres to Bejes UCIWT on September 12 2023 in Liencres Spain Photo by Tim de WaeleGetty Images

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The front group working well together at the moment.

The British team have two riders on the front.

Ineos Grenadiers among the team pushing on in the chase.

It's still stretched at the head of the peloton, however. The pace is high.

The leaders...

Kaden Groves (Alpecin-Deceuninck); Andreas Kron (Lotto-Dstny); Romain Bardet, Max Poole (DSM-Firmenich); Samuele Battistella (Astana Qazaqstan); Romain Grégoire (Groupama-FDJ); Louis Vervaeke (Soudal-QuickStep); Paul Lapeira (AG2R Citroën); Andrea Piccolo (EF Education-EasyPost); Matteo Sobrero (Jayco-AlUla)

The gap is going up. It's at 35 seconds now.

A mix of teams at the head of the peloton chasing behind the lead 10 riders.

107km to go

The leaders at 20 seconds up the road.

Groves, Kron, Bardet, Battistella, Grégoire are with Louis Vervaeke, Paul Lapeira, Andrea Piccolo, Matteo Sobrero and Bardet's teammate Max Poole.

And now more riders are attempting to bridge across to the leaders.

A large group has split off the front of the peloton in the chase behind.

The rain has stopped now. Exactly 10 men at the front.

Romaine Grégoire and Samuele Battistella are also out front.

More attacks coming from behind.

Groves and Kron are in there, as is Romain Bardet.

111km to go

A leading group of around 10 riders with 10 seconds or so.

Splits in the peloton at this early stage on the technical roads.

Andreas Kron (Lotto-Dstny) at the head of affairs at the moment.

115km to go

No riders getting away just yet.

A technical start to the day here in the wet. Plenty of corners and a few roundabouts thrown in.

Green jersey Kaden Groves (Alpecin-Deceuninck) is among the early attackers.

The peloton all together at the moment as several men try to clip off the front on an early downhill run.

119km to go

1km missing from the route today with an early roundabout cut from the course. Racing is now underway!

Still rolling through the neutral zone.

It's raining at the start.

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Confirmation that Berhe and De la Cruz are the only two non-starters today.

The riders are rolling through the 1.7km neutral zone now.

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Team JumboVismas Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard celebrates winning in the stage 13 of the 2023 La Vuelta cycling tour of Spain a 1347 km race between Formigal and the Col du Tourmalet in France on September 8 2023 Photo by ANDER GILLENEA AFP Photo by ANDER GILLENEAAFP via Getty Images

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Jumbo-Visma have released a statement on Nathan Van Hooydonck.

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Rolling roads all day today but there are not categorised climbs before the finish. Not a whole lot for the breakaway to battle over, then, though Jumbo-Visma don't have a major reason to chase the break beyond capturing another stage win.

We'll soon see how fierce the battle to make the break of the day is.

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COL DU TOURMALET FRANCE SEPTEMBER 08 Juan Ayuso of Spain and UAE Team Emirates competes in the breakaway during the 78th Tour of Spain 2023 a 1347km stage from Formigal Huesca la Magia to Col du Tourmalet 2115m UCIWT on September 08 2023 in Col du Tourmalet France Photo by Tim de WaeleGetty Images

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Just over 10 minutes to the stage start now.

Jumbo-Visma directeur sportif Grischa Niermann has provided the first comment from the team on Nathan Van Hooydonck. The German said that "I don't know much more than what's in the media" but confirmed that the team at the Vuelta have been greatly affected by the news.

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Team JumboVismas US rider Sepp Kuss C wearing the overall leader jersey waits for the start of the stage 15 of the 2023 La Vuelta cycling tour of Spain a 1583 km race between Pamplona and Lekunberri on September 10 2023 Photo by ANDER GILLENEA AFP Photo by ANDER GILLENEAAFP via Getty Images

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Just under 30 minutes to go until the stage gets underway with a ride through the neutral zone.

The Vuelta peloton is down to 152 riders at the moment following the news that Welay Hagos Berhe (Jayco-AlUla) and David de la Cruz (Astana Qazaqstan) won't be starting stage 15.

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There were no major changes on Sunday's stage 15 as the GC favourites crossed the line together 2:52 on breakaway stage winner Rui Costa.

Read our Vuelta a España stage 15 report here.

Rui Costa

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Here's a reminder of the GC picture heading into today's stage.

Vuelta a Espana 2023 stage 15 GC FirstCycling

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It's a short one today, the second-shortest road stage of the Vuelta. But that doesn't mean it's an easy day in the saddle with the steep climb to Bejes set to test the GC men and climbers at the end of the stage.

Vuelta a Espana 2023 stage 16 final climb profile Bejes

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A look at the map of today's stage. The peloton are up north in Cantabria having made the trip west from the Basque Country following stage 15.

Route of stage 16 of la Vuelta a España 2023

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Some bad news away from the Vuelta this morning – Jumbo-Visma rider Nathan Van Hooydonck has been involved in a serious car accident and is in hospital in a life-threatening condition

JumboVisma teams Belgian rider Nathan Van Hooydonck cycles during the 8th stage of the 109th edition of the of the Tour de France cycling race 1863 km between Dole in eastern France and Lausanne in Switzerland on July 9 2022 Photo by AnneChristine POUJOULAT AFP Photo by ANNECHRISTINE POUJOULATAFP via Getty Images

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We're around 50 minutes away from the start of today's short, sharp stage.

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