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Stage 8, Saturday, August 27: Villalpando - La Camperona/ Valle de Sabero, 181.5 km

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Rated ascent:

• Km 181.5: Alto de la Camperona/ Valle de Sabero, 8.5 km @ 7.4% - cat. 1

Sergey Lagutin wins stage 8.

The Race: Here's the organizer's telling of the day's racing.

Nairo Quintana kept the Vuelta red jersey Colombian property when he outshone the rest of the favorites in the grueling La Camperona climb in the finale of the 8th stage won by veteran Russian Sergey Lagutin (Katusha), one of the eleven escapees of the day. Lagutin, 35, outwitted Frenchmen Axel Domont (Ag2R) and Perrig Quemeneur (Direct Energie) in the final stretch, to snatch a career-topping stage win. The big battle between the GC leaders revealed the limits of race leader Darwin Apatuma (BMC), but more importantly of Tour de Fance champion Chris Froome, who faltered in the first big test of the race this year, while Alberto Contador did not look too affected by his crash in the stage 7 finale.

186 riders took the start, including Alberto Contador (Tinkoff) in spite of his crash in yesterday's finale. Eleven riders – Gatis Smukulis (Astana), Zico Waeytens (Giant-Alpecin), Axel Domont (AG2R-La Mondiale), Sergey Lagutin and Jhonatan Restrepo (Katusha), Pieter Serry (Etixx-Quick Step), Jacques Janse van Rensburg (Dimension Data), Mattia Cattaneo (Lampre-Merida), Loïc Chetout (Cofidis), Scott Thwaites (Bora-Argon18) and Perrig Quemeneur (Direct Energie) – took advantage of crosswind to break clear after nine kilometers. Tailwind then helped them build a solid lead over the peloton as they covered 45.8 kilometers in the first hour. After 105 km, the gap reached eight minutes over a peloton led by Darwin Atapuma's BMC team-mates. The gap went up to 10:30 with 40 km to go as the average speed remained over 45 kph. The stage win was then promised to one of the 11 escapees.

Waeytens tried to attack at the bottom of La Camperona and collected the points of the day's intermediate sprint ahead of Smukulis and Restrepo, who went in turn to tackle the final ascent in the lead. But the young Colombian cracked in the most grueling sector of the final ramp. Under the red flame, Serry, Lagutin, Domont and Quemeneur were the last four riders left to battle it out for the stage. Veteran Lagutin was the most experienced of the lot and he surged in the last 200 metres to snatch victory.

At the front of the pack, Chris Froome tried to toughen the race in the hardest part of the final ramp. But after dropping Contador, he suddenly found himself stuck on the tarmac while Quintana attacked and went on to conquer the red jersey. Froome was even overtaken by Contador in the final stretch.

Overall, Quintana now leads his team-mate Alejandro Valverde by 19 seconds with Froome third, 27 seconds adrift. Esteban Chaves (Orica-BikeExchange) was one of the other disappointments of the day and he now lies fourth, 57 seconds behind his compatriot. 

Complete Results:

Stage 8 photos

181.5 kilometers raced at an average speed of 43.647 km/hr

1	LAGUTIN Sergey	KATUSHA	4hr 9min 30sec
2	DOMONT Axel	AG2R LA MONDIALE	@ 10sec
3	QUEMENEUR Perrig	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 00' 17''
4	CATTANEO Mattia	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 00' 24''
5	SERRY Pieter	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 00' 40''
6	VAN RENSBURG Jacques	DIMENSION DATA	+ 00' 55''
7	THWAITES Scott	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 01' 11''
8	SMUKULIS Gatis	ASTANA	+ 01' 30''
9	RESTREPO Jhonatan	KATUSHA	s.t.
10	CHETOUT LOÏC	COFIDIS	+ 01' 44''
11	WAEYTENS ZICO	GIANT ALPECIN	+ 02' 38''
12	QUINTANA Nairo	MOVISTAR	+ 04' 41''
13	CONTADOR Alberto	TINKOFF	+ 05' 06''
14	PARDILLA Sergio	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 05' 14''
15	FROOME Christopher	SKY	s.t.
16	VALVERDE Alejandro	MOVISTAR	s.t.
17	KONIG Leopold	SKY	+ 05' 23''
18	TALANSKY Andrew	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 05' 30''
19	MORENO Daniel	MOVISTAR	+ 05' 35''
20	CHAVES Johan Esteban	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 05' 38''
21	YATES Simon	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
22	SCARPONI Michele	ASTANA	s.t.
23	BRAMBILLA Gianluca	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 05' 43''
24	FORMOLO Davide	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
25	PÉRAUD Jean-Christophe	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 05' 47''
26	BENNETT George	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
27	WARBASSE Larry	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
28	HARDY Romain	COFIDIS	+ 05' 51''
29	SANCHEZ Samuel	BMC	+ 05' 58''
30	ELISSONDE KENNY	FDJ	+ 06' 00''
31	SICARD Romain	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
32	DE LA CRUZ David	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 06' 10''
33	MEINTJES Louis	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 06' 13''
34	LATOUR Pierre-Roger	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 06' 17''
35	SILIN Egor	KATUSHA	+ 06' 22''
36	HERMANS Ben	BMC	+ 06' 29''
37	FELLINE Fabio	TREK - SEGAFREDO	s.t.
38	BOUET Maxime	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
39	ZEITS Andrey	ASTANA	+ 06' 33''
40	KENNAUGH Peter	SKY	+ 06' 34''
41	CARTHY Hugh	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
42	MONFORT Maxime	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 06' 45''
43	MOLARD Rudy	COFIDIS	s.t.
44	DOMBROWSKI Joe	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 06' 50''
45	MENDES José	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 06' 53''
46	ATAPUMA Darwin	BMC	+ 06' 55''
47	LUDVIGSSON Tobias	GIANT ALPECIN	+ 07' 01''
48	HERNANDEZ Jesus Alberto	TINKOFF	+ 07' 08''
49	FRANK Mathias	IAM CYCLING	+ 07' 16''
50	WYSS Marcel	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
51	FERNANDEZ Ruben	MOVISTAR	+ 07' 26''
52	JEANDESBOZ Fabrice	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 07' 35''
53	ZUBELDIA Haimar	TREK - SEGAFREDO	s.t.
54	HUZARSKI Bartosz	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
55	ROSSETTO Stéphane	COFIDIS	+ 07' 43''
56	GRMAY Tsgabu	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 07' 49''
57	MAMYKIN Matvey	KATUSHA	+ 07' 50''
58	KUDUS Merhawi	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
59	ZOIDL Riccardo	TREK - SEGAFREDO	+ 07' 53''
60	LOSADA Alberto	KATUSHA	+ 08' 00''
61	MATE Luis Angel	COFIDIS	+ 08' 20''
62	GENIEZ Alexandre	FDJ	+ 08' 24''
63	HOWSON Damien	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 08' 31''
64	CALMEJANE Lilian	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 08' 39''
65	GESINK Robert	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 08' 42''
66	BAKELANTS Jan	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 08' 44''
67	CHEVRIER Clément	IAM CYCLING	+ 08' 57''
68	CATALDO Dario	ASTANA	s.t.
69	EIKING Odd Christian	FDJ	+ 09' 02''
70	LOPEZ GARCIA David	SKY	+ 09' 13''
71	TROFIMOV Yury	TINKOFF	s.t.
72	BOUWMAN Koen	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 09' 30''
73	FRÖHLINGER Johannes	GIANT ALPECIN	+ 09' 37''
74	PELLAUD Simon	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
75	ROJAS José Joaquin	MOVISTAR	+ 09' 50''
76	DE KORT Koen	GIANT ALPECIN	s.t.
77	NAULEAU Bryan	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 09' 53''
78	WYSS Danilo	BMC	+ 10' 08''
79	KEIZER Martijn	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 10' 12''
80	BERNARD Julien	TREK - SEGAFREDO	s.t.
81	KOCHETKOV Pavel	KATUSHA	+ 10' 21''
82	BIDARD François	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 10' 31''
83	VILLELLA Davide	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 10' 38''
84	BEPPU Fumiyuki	TREK - SEGAFREDO	+ 10' 49''
85	GILBERT Philippe	BMC	+ 10' 58''
86	ARMEE Sander	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 11' 09''
87	TANKINK Bram	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 11' 17''
88	LADAGNOUS Matthieu	FDJ	+ 11' 18''
89	HANSEN Adam	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 11' 26''
90	BEVIN Patrick	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 11' 26''
91	MACHADO Tiago	KATUSHA	+ 11' 32''
92	VANOTTI Alessandro	ASTANA	+ 12' 15''
93	SANCHEZ Luis-Leon	ASTANA	s.t.
94	DE GENDT Thomas	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
95	COUSIN Jérome	COFIDIS	+ 12' 18''
96	MALACARNE Davide	ASTANA	+ 12' 44''
97	CASTROVIEJO Jonathan	MOVISTAR	+ 13' 37''
98	ERVITI Imanol	MOVISTAR	s.t.
99	PUCCIO Salvatore	SKY	s.t.
100	WALLAYS Jelle	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
101	IRIZAR Markel	TREK - SEGAFREDO	s.t.
102	FARIA Mario Jorge	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
103	DURASEK Kristijan	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
104	ARASHIRO Yukiya	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
105	GRUZDEV Dmitriy	ASTANA	s.t.
106	MOSER Moreno	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 14' 02''
107	KING Benjamin	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
108	KEUKELEIRE Jens	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 14' 12''
109	ROSON Jaime	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 14' 16''
110	LAENGEN Vegard Stake	IAM CYCLING	+ 14' 18''
111	GOLAS Michal	SKY	+ 14' 29''
112	DIDIER Laurent	TREK - SEGAFREDO	+ 14' 30''
113	REIJNEN Kiel	TREK - SEGAFREDO	s.t.
114	KNEES Christian	SKY	+ 14' 34''
115	GERRANS Simon	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 14' 34''
116	CLARKE Simon	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
117	JAUREGUI Quentin	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
118	MADRAZO Angel	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
119	RIBLON Christophe	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
120	VAN EMDEN Jos	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 14' 38''
121	NIELSEN Magnus Cort	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 14' 40''
122	ARROYO David	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 14' 49''
123	MORICE Julien	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
124	ANDERSON Ryan	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
125	SBARAGLI Kristan	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
126	GONCALVES José	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
127	TEUNS Dylan	BMC	s.t.
128	BENEDETTI Cesare	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
129	FRAILE Omar	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
130	DE CLERCQ Bart	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
131	BENNATI Daniele	TINKOFF	s.t.
132	HERRADA Jose	MOVISTAR	s.t.
133	SKJOESTAD LUNKE Sindre	GIANT ALPECIN	s.t.
134	MEERSMAN Gianni	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 14' 58''
135	STYBAR Zdenek	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
136	VAN DER SANDE Tosh	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
137	PRADES Eduard	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
138	DOCKX Gert	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
139	VERVAEKE Louis	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
140	STAMSNIJDER Tom	GIANT ALPECIN	s.t.
141	HAAS Nathan	DIMENSION DATA	+ 15' 03''
142	HAGA Chad	GIANT ALPECIN	+ 15' 22''
143	VAN GARDEREN Tejay	BMC	s.t.
144	PFINGSTEN Christoph	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 15' 30''
145	HERKLOTZ Silvio	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
146	MUHLBERGER Gregor	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
147	DEVENYNS Dries	IAM CYCLING	+ 15' 33''
148	LAMPAERT Yves	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
149	PAULINHO Sergio Miguel	TINKOFF	+ 15' 35''
150	VELITS Martin	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
151	DOUGALL Nick	DIMENSION DATA	+ 15' 41''
152	BILBAO Pello	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
153	BOSWELL Ian	SKY	s.t.
154	SUTHERLAND Rory	MOVISTAR	s.t.
155	BAGDONAS Gediminas	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
156	BYSTRÖM Sven Erik	KATUSHA	s.t.
157	TERPSTRA Niki	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 15' 47''
158	REZA Kévin	FDJ	+ 15' 50''
159	ROLLAND Pierre	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
160	MANZIN Lorenzo	FDJ	+ 15' 52''
161	LE BON Johan	FDJ	+ 15' 53''
162	VENTER Jacobus	DIMENSION DATA	+ 15' 59''
163	CONTI Valerio	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
164	BOARO Manuele	TINKOFF	s.t.
165	CARDIS Romain	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
166	HAIG Jack	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 16' 09''
167	PICHON Laurent	FDJ	+ 16' 17''
168	BEWLEY Sam	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 16' 23''
169	TUFT Svein	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
170	CAMPENAERTS Victor	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 16' 24''
171	FARRAR Tyler	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
172	VANBILSEN KENNETH	COFIDIS	+ 16' 30''
173	ROVNY Ivan	TINKOFF	+ 16' 34''
174	DILLIER Silvan	BMC	+ 16' 36''
175	VAN GENECHTEN Jonas	IAM CYCLING	+ 16' 47''
176	KOSHEVOY Ilia	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 17' 02''
177	SELIG Rüdiger	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
178	SCHWARZMANN Michael	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
179	GOGL Michael	TINKOFF	+ 17' 29''
180	BATTAGLIN Enrico	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 17' 46''
181	HUREL Tony	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 18' 05''
182	ANTON Igor	DIMENSION DATA	+ 18' 09''
183	ARNDT Nikias	GIANT ALPECIN	+ 18' 16''
184	DRUCKER Jean-Pierre	BMC	+ 18' 51''
185	BAGOT Yoann	COFIDIS	s.t.
186	SENECHAL Florian	COFIDIS	+ 21' 40''

GC after Stage 8:

• GC leader: Nairo Quintana (Movistar)
• Points classification leader: Gianni Meersman (Etixx-Quick Step)
• Mountains classification leader: Sergey Lagutin (Katusha)
• Combination classification leader: Alejandro Valverde (Movistar)
• Team classification leader: Etixx-Quick Step

1,203 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 40.192 km/hr

1	QUINTANA Nairo	MOVISTAR	29hr 55min 54sec
2	VALVERDE Alejandro	MOVISTAR	@ 19sec
3	FROOME Christopher	SKY	+ 00' 27''
4	CHAVES Johan Esteban	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 00' 57''
5	KONIG Leopold	SKY	+ 01' 16''
6	ATAPUMA Darwin	BMC	+ 01' 36''
7	CONTADOR Alberto	TINKOFF	+ 01' 39''
8	MORENO Daniel	MOVISTAR	+ 01' 44''
9	BRAMBILLA Gianluca	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 01' 46''
10	SANCHEZ Samuel	BMC	s.t.
11	YATES Simon	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 01' 47''
12	TALANSKY Andrew	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 02' 24''
13	KENNAUGH Peter	SKY	+ 02' 29''
14	SCARPONI Michele	ASTANA	+ 02' 36''
15	DE LA CRUZ David	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 02' 46''
16	FORMOLO Davide	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 02' 58''
17	PARDILLA Sergio	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 03' 17''
18	ELISSONDE KENNY	FDJ	+ 03' 27''
19	HERMANS Ben	BMC	+ 03' 30''
20	BENNETT George	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 03' 37''
21	LATOUR Pierre-Roger	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 03' 48''
22	MEINTJES Louis	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 04' 04''
23	WYSS Marcel	IAM CYCLING	+ 04' 04''
24	HARDY Romain	COFIDIS	+ 04' 14''
25	PÉRAUD Jean-Christophe	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 04' 17''
26	FELLINE Fabio	TREK - SEGAFREDO	+ 04' 23''
27	MOLARD Rudy	COFIDIS	s.t.
28	MENDES José	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 04' 25''
29	SICARD Romain	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 04' 37''
30	MONFORT Maxime	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 05' 15''
31	BOUET Maxime	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 05' 37''
32	LOSADA Alberto	KATUSHA	+ 05' 52''
33	ZUBELDIA Haimar	TREK - SEGAFREDO	+ 06' 00''
34	FERNANDEZ Ruben	MOVISTAR	+ 06' 01''
35	FRANK Mathias	IAM CYCLING	+ 06' 32''
36	WARBASSE Larry	IAM CYCLING	+ 07' 58''
37	SILIN Egor	KATUSHA	+ 08' 18''
38	HUZARSKI Bartosz	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 08' 25''
39	SANCHEZ Luis-Leon	ASTANA	+ 10' 54''
40	KUDUS Merhawi	DIMENSION DATA	+ 11' 06''
41	HERNANDEZ Jesus Alberto	TINKOFF	+ 15' 29''
42	BAKELANTS Jan	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 15' 44''
43	ZEITS Andrey	ASTANA	+ 17' 01''
44	TROFIMOV Yury	TINKOFF	+ 17' 35''
45	DOMONT Axel	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 18' 13''
46	MAMYKIN Matvey	KATUSHA	+ 18' 39''
47	KING Benjamin	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 19' 01''
48	ZOIDL Riccardo	TREK - SEGAFREDO	s.t.
49	HOWSON Damien	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 19' 20''
50	ROSSETTO Stéphane	COFIDIS	+ 20' 24''
51	ROJAS José Joaquin	MOVISTAR	+ 21' 26''
52	DE CLERCQ Bart	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 23' 53''
53	VAN RENSBURG Jacques	DIMENSION DATA	+ 24' 58''
54	CHEVRIER Clément	IAM CYCLING	+ 25' 03''
55	MATE Luis Angel	COFIDIS	+ 25' 18''
56	CASTROVIEJO Jonathan	MOVISTAR	+ 25' 59''
57	GRMAY Tsgabu	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 29' 16''
58	GILBERT Philippe	BMC	+ 29' 26''
59	CALMEJANE Lilian	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 29' 28''
60	JEANDESBOZ Fabrice	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 29' 37''
61	CLARKE Simon	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 31' 30''
62	CATALDO Dario	ASTANA	+ 32' 14''
63	STYBAR Zdenek	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 32' 55''
64	GESINK Robert	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 34' 23''
65	DIDIER Laurent	TREK - SEGAFREDO	+ 34' 34''
66	HAAS Nathan	DIMENSION DATA	+ 35' 13''
67	MADRAZO Angel	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 36' 06''
68	VAN DER SANDE Tosh	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 37' 01''
69	DOMBROWSKI Joe	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 37' 45''
70	THWAITES Scott	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 38' 40''
71	SBARAGLI Kristan	DIMENSION DATA	+ 38' 44''
72	DURASEK Kristijan	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 38' 50''
73	BOSWELL Ian	SKY	+ 39' 54''
74	SERRY Pieter	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 40' 03''
75	MACHADO Tiago	KATUSHA	+ 41' 34''
76	GERRANS Simon	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 41' 48''
77	FRÖHLINGER Johannes	GIANT ALPECIN	+ 42' 04''
78	EIKING Odd Christian	FDJ	+ 42' 05''
79	GENIEZ Alexandre	FDJ	+ 43' 24''
80	KEUKELEIRE Jens	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 43' 50''
81	PELLAUD Simon	IAM CYCLING	+ 44' 37''
82	ROLLAND Pierre	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 44' 48''
83	ROSON Jaime	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 45' 26''
84	PUCCIO Salvatore	SKY	+ 46' 12''
85	LAGUTIN Sergey	KATUSHA	+ 46' 43''
86	WYSS Danilo	BMC	+ 46' 52''
87	CONTI Valerio	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 46' 55''
88	GONCALVES José	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 47' 38''
89	LUDVIGSSON Tobias	GIANT ALPECIN	+ 49' 07''
90	LADAGNOUS Matthieu	FDJ	s.t.
91	BIDARD François	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 50' 07''
92	WAEYTENS ZICO	GIANT ALPECIN	+ 50' 20''
93	HANSEN Adam	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 50' 55''
94	HERRADA Jose	MOVISTAR	+ 51' 11''
95	BERNARD Julien	TREK - SEGAFREDO	+ 51' 18''
96	DE KORT Koen	GIANT ALPECIN	+ 51' 21''
97	LOPEZ David	SKY	+ 51' 25''
98	VILLELLA Davide	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 52' 28''
99	BEPPU Fumiyuki	TREK - SEGAFREDO	+ 52' 38''
100	SMUKULIS Gatis	ASTANA	+ 52' 43''
101	DE GENDT Thomas	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 52' 46''
102	BENNATI Daniele	TINKOFF	+ 52' 54''
103	VERVAEKE Louis	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 54' 56''
104	WALLAYS Jelle	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 55' 11''
105	ANTON Igor	DIMENSION DATA	+ 55' 51''
106	BILBAO Pello	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 56' 14''
107	HAGA Chad	GIANT ALPECIN	+ 56' 34''
108	REIJNEN Kiel	TREK - SEGAFREDO	+ 56' 48''
109	CATTANEO Mattia	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 57' 26''
110	JAUREGUI Quentin	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 57' 30''
111	ERVITI Imanol	MOVISTAR	+ 57' 34''
112	ARASHIRO Yukiya	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 58' 23''
113	RESTREPO Jhonatan	KATUSHA	+ 58' 44''
114	PFINGSTEN Christoph	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 58' 54''
115	BENEDETTI Cesare	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 59' 14''
116	QUEMENEUR Perrig	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 59' 20''
117	GRUZDEV Dmitriy	ASTANA	+ 59' 25''
118	MEERSMAN Gianni	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 59' 49''
119	ARMEE Sander	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 01h 00' 10''
120	PRADES Eduard	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 01h 00' 25''
121	GOGL Michael	TINKOFF	+ 01h 00' 25''
122	MUHLBERGER Gregor	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 01h 00' 33''
123	LAMPAERT Yves	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 01h 00' 45''
124	BATTAGLIN Enrico	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 01h 01' 00''
125	TANKINK Bram	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 01h 01' 07''
126	LAENGEN Vegard Stake	IAM CYCLING	+ 01h 02' 01''
127	GOLAS Michal	SKY	+ 01h 02' 10''
128	KOCHETKOV Pavel	KATUSHA	+ 01h 02' 31''
129	VAN GENECHTEN Jonas	IAM CYCLING	+ 01h 02' 40''
130	BAGDONAS Gediminas	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 01h 02' 43''
131	HAIG Jack	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 01h 02' 44''
132	DOCKX Gert	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 01h 02' 53''
133	VANOTTI Alessandro	ASTANA	+ 01h 02' 56''
134	HERKLOTZ Silvio	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 01h 03' 29''
135	IRIZAR Markel	TREK - SEGAFREDO	+ 01h 03' 36''
136	KEIZER Martijn	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 01h 03' 41''
137	ROVNY Ivan	TINKOFF	+ 01h 04' 28''
138	CHETOUT LOÏC	COFIDIS	+ 01h 05' 25''
139	KNEES Christian	SKY	+ 01h 05' 50''
140	BAGOT Yoann	COFIDIS	+ 01h 06' 47''
141	MANZIN Lorenzo	FDJ	+ 01h 06' 50''
142	BEVIN Patrick	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 01h 07' 05''
143	VAN GARDEREN Tejay	BMC	+ 01h 07' 13''
144	REZA Kévin	FDJ	+ 01h 08' 11''
145	COUSIN Jérome	COFIDIS	+ 01h 09' 43''
146	SENECHAL Florian	COFIDIS	+ 01h 10' 08''
147	PAULINHO Sergio Miguel	TINKOFF	+ 01h 10' 16''
148	DEVENYNS Dries	IAM CYCLING	+ 01h 10' 51''
149	VENTER Jacobus	DIMENSION DATA	+ 01h 10' 52''
150	TERPSTRA Niki	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 01h 11' 05''
151	MOSER Moreno	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 01h 13' 18''
152	KOSHEVOY Ilia	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 01h 13' 26''
153	CARTHY Hugh	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 01h 13' 52''
154	SUTHERLAND Rory	MOVISTAR	+ 01h 14' 14''
155	BOUWMAN Koen	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 01h 14' 36''
156	BYSTRÖM Sven Erik	KATUSHA	+ 01h 14' 51''
157	BEWLEY Sam	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 01h 16' 28''
158	FARIA Mario Jorge	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 01h 16' 31''
159	MALACARNE Davide	ASTANA	+ 01h 16' 33''
160	ANDERSON Ryan	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 01h 16' 37''
161	VANBILSEN KENNETH	COFIDIS	+ 01h 16' 41''
162	DILLIER Silvan	BMC	+ 01h 16' 42''
163	NIELSEN Magnus Cort	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 01h 17' 19''
164	FRAILE Omar	DIMENSION DATA	+ 01h 17' 27''
165	NAULEAU Bryan	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 01h 18' 39''
166	BOARO Manuele	TINKOFF	+ 01h 19' 19''
167	SKJOESTAD LUNKE Sindre	GIANT ALPECIN	+ 01h 19' 23''
168	ARNDT Nikias	GIANT ALPECIN	+ 01h 19' 47''
169	FARRAR Tyler	DIMENSION DATA	+ 01h 20' 22''
170	ARROYO David	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 01h 21' 41''
171	VAN EMDEN Jos	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 01h 21' 45''
172	DRUCKER Jean-Pierre	BMC	+ 01h 21' 58''
173	TEUNS Dylan	BMC	+ 01h 23' 10''
174	SELIG Rüdiger	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 01h 24' 10''
175	DOUGALL Nick	DIMENSION DATA	+ 01h 24' 43''
176	CAMPENAERTS Victor	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 01h 24' 54''
177	TUFT Svein	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 01h 25' 35''
178	VELITS Martin	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 01h 25' 54''
179	LE BON Johan	FDJ	+ 01h 25' 59''
180	STAMSNIJDER Tom	GIANT ALPECIN	+ 01h 26' 33''
181	PICHON Laurent	FDJ	+ 01h 28' 02''
182	MORICE Julien	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 01h 28' 43''
183	HUREL Tony	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 01h 29' 18''
184	SCHWARZMANN Michael	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 01h 29' 35''
185	RIBLON Christophe	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 01h 34' 09''
186	CARDIS Romain	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 01h 47' 26''

Vuelta stage 8 map and profile:

Vuelta stage 8 map (racers will race the red route)

Vuelta stage 8 profile

Vuelta Stage 8 photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:

The winning escape, from left: Axel Dumont, Sergey Lagutin & Perrig Quemeneur

Lagutin left the other two a few seconds behind to win the stage

Sergio Pardilla leads Alberto Contador

Bandaged from his stage 7 crash, Contador turned in a good ride today.

Chris Froome tried an attack today, but couldn't make it stick.

Nairo Quintana powering up the mountain

Darwin Atapuma was unable to keep his GC lead

Lagutin right after the stage

Contador gets help after completing the final climb

Darwin Atapuma had looked upon each day in red as a piece of good fortune. Tomorrow he will be in is regular BMC kit.

Stage winner Sergey Lagutin

Stage preview: Misleading stage with a 95% flat route but, after Cistierna, we come across one of the slopes that has made the most impact in the entire history of the Vuelta: La Camperona, climbed for the first and only time in 2014. The route is difficult enough to make the favourite riders have to give it their all. Its purity, the suffering of the riders and the proximity of the fans all make the Camperona a special place. A truly spectacular stage that, with wind, could be a deciding one.

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