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Stage 16, Monday, September 5: Alcañiz - Peñíscola, 156.4 km

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Jean-Pierre Drucker wins Vuelta stage 16

Rated ascent:

• Km 75.4: Alto Castillo de Morella, 3.4 km @ 5.2% - cat. 3

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

Luxembourg's Jempy Drucker claimed the biggest win of his career when he prevailed in Peniscola, outsprinting Germans Rudiger Selig and Nikias Arndt on a searing hot day on the Vuelta. The BMC rider perfectly timed his effort and held off Selig (Bora-Argon18) and Arndt (Giant-Alpecin), who took second and third place respectively. Nairo Quintana (Movistar) retained the overall leader's red jersey ahead of Chris Froome (Team Sky) and Esteban Chaves.

They were 164 riders at the start on a hot and windy day. Six men - Davide Villella (Cannondale-Drapac), Mario Costa (Lampre-Merida), Silvan Dillier (BMC), Sven Erik Bystrom (Katusha), Luis Angel Mate (Cofidis) and Julien Morice (Direct Energie) – broke away after four kilometres.

Simon Yates, fifth overall in GC, and his Orica-Bike Exchange team mate Sam Bewley crashed 53 kilometres into the stage but both were quickly back on their bike.

The leading group had a 2:42 advantage over the peloton, mostly led by sprinters' teams, at the foot of the only climb of the day, the third-category Alto Castillo de Morella which Mate crested first.

The gap never went beyond 3:35.

The peloton split in two 56 kilometres from the line but reformed three kilometres further after some work by Trek-Segafredo.

Dillier attacked with 17.5 kilometres left just ahead of the intermediate sprint and he was followed by Bystrom and Mate as the other three were swallowed by the Tinkoff-led peloton. With 12 kilometres remaining all riders were together and Giant-Alpecin and Dimension Data took over at the front looking to set up the bunch sprint for Nikias Arndt and Kristian Sbaragli.

Daniele Bennatti (Tinkoff), however, jumped away with three kilometres left and he was caught less than 500 metres from the line. Drucker was then the strongest, benefiting from the slipstream of Gianni Meersman (Etixx-Quick Step) who started his effort a bit too soon.

Complete Results:

Stage 16 photos

156.4 kilometers raced at an average speed of 46.617 km/hr

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

GC after Stage 16:

• GC leader: Nairo Quintana (Movistar)
• Points classification leader: Alejandro Valverde (Movistar)
• Mountains classification leader: Kenny Elissonde (FDJ)
• Combination classification leader: Nairo Quintana (Movistar)
• Team classification leader: BMC

2,602.4 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 40.063 km/hr

1	QUINTANA Nairo	MOVISTAR	64hr 57min 27sec
2	FROOME Christopher	SKY	@ 3min 37sec
3	CHAVES Johan Esteban	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 03' 57''
4	CONTADOR Alberto	TINKOFF	+ 04' 02''
5	YATES Simon	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 05' 07''
6	SANCHEZ Samuel	BMC	+ 06' 12''
7	TALANSKY Andrew	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 06' 43''
8	FORMOLO Davide	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 07' 17''
9	DE LA CRUZ David	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 07' 23''
10	SCARPONI Michele	ASTANA	+ 07' 39''
11	MORENO Daniel	MOVISTAR	+ 08' 05''
12	BENNETT George	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 09' 45''
13	PARDILLA Sergio	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 10' 09''
14	PÉRAUD Jean-Christophe	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 11' 06''
15	HERMANS Ben	BMC	+ 11' 44''
16	VALVERDE Alejandro	MOVISTAR	+ 12' 48''
17	SILIN Egor	KATUSHA	+ 14' 13''
18	MONFORT Maxime	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 17' 41''
19	ELISSONDE KENNY	FDJ	+ 20' 15''
20	BAKELANTS Jan	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 22' 48''
21	WYSS Marcel	IAM CYCLING	+ 31' 53''
22	HARDY Romain	COFIDIS	+ 31' 54''
23	ZUBELDIA Haimar	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 32' 56''
24	BRAMBILLA Gianluca	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 40' 02''
25	ZEITS Andrey	ASTANA	+ 41' 07''
26	MAMYKIN Matvey	KATUSHA	+ 46' 46''
27	MATE Luis Angel	COFIDIS	+ 48' 31''
28	MEINTJES Louis	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 53' 09''
29	SANCHEZ Luis-Leon	ASTANA	+ 53' 57''
30	FELLINE Fabio	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 55' 06''
31	KONIG Leopold	SKY	+ 01h 00' 11''
32	KUDUS Merhawi	DIMENSION DATA	+ 01h 02' 57''
33	LATOUR Pierre-Roger	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 01h 03' 08''
34	FERNANDEZ Ruben	MOVISTAR	+ 01h 03' 12''
35	MOLARD Rudy	COFIDIS	+ 01h 04' 46''
36	KENNAUGH Peter	SKY	+ 01h 06' 51''
37	CASTROVIEJO Jonathan	MOVISTAR	+ 01h 11' 45''
38	TROFIMOV Yury	TINKOFF	+ 01h 12' 17''
39	ATAPUMA Darwin	BMC	+ 01h 12' 39''
40	ROLLAND Pierre	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 01h 13' 09''
41	ROJAS José Joaquin	MOVISTAR	+ 01h 16' 52''
42	HOWSON Damien	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 01h 17' 30''
43	BOUET Maxime	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 01h 18' 11''
44	MENDES José	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 01h 21' 36''
45	WYSS Danilo	BMC	+ 01h 23' 24''
46	LUDVIGSSON Tobias	GIANT ALPECIN	+ 01h 24' 22''
47	SICARD Romain	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 01h 24' 44''
48	HERNANDEZ Jesus Alberto	TINKOFF	+ 01h 26' 06''
49	WARBASSE Larry	IAM CYCLING	+ 01h 26' 09''
50	DOMONT Axel	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 01h 26' 58''
51	CHEVRIER Clément	IAM CYCLING	+ 01h 32' 20''
52	FRANK Mathias	IAM CYCLING	+ 01h 33' 00''
53	KING Benjamin	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 01h 35' 00''
54	KOCHETKOV Pavel	KATUSHA	+ 01h 35' 20''
55	GESINK Robert	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 01h 36' 45''
56	CATALDO Dario	ASTANA	+ 01h 37' 34''
57	BERNARD Julien	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 01h 45' 08''
58	GRMAY Tsgabu	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 01h 50' 09''
59	LOSADA Alberto	KATUSHA	+ 01h 51' 00''
60	ZOIDL Riccardo	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 01h 53' 40''
61	STYBAR Zdenek	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 01h 55' 00''
62	VILLELLA Davide	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 01h 55' 01''
63	KEUKELEIRE Jens	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 01h 59' 31''
64	DE CLERCQ Bart	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 02h 02' 10''
65	FRAILE Omar	DIMENSION DATA	+ 02h 03' 02''
66	ROSSETTO Stéphane	COFIDIS	+ 02h 03' 47''
67	DE GENDT Thomas	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 02h 03' 49''
68	LOPEZ GARCIA David	SKY	+ 02h 11' 18''
69	DURASEK Kristijan	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 02h 14' 49''
70	CONTI Valerio	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 02h 17' 45''
71	GOGL Michael	TINKOFF	+ 02h 18' 45''
72	BOSWELL Ian	SKY	+ 02h 26' 22''
73	HAGA Chad	GIANT ALPECIN	+ 02h 28' 55''
74	ROSON Jaime	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 02h 30' 14''
75	VERVAEKE Louis	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 02h 30' 41''
76	LAGUTIN Sergey	KATUSHA	+ 02h 32' 29''
77	LAENGEN Vegard Stake	IAM CYCLING	+ 02h 34' 17''
78	DOMBROWSKI Joe	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 02h 34' 29''
79	BENEDETTI Cesare	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 02h 34' 40''
80	EIKING Odd Christian	FDJ	+ 02h 34' 41''
81	SMUKULIS Gatis	ASTANA	+ 02h 38' 28''
82	CALMEJANE Lilian	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 02h 38' 30''
83	JAUREGUI Quentin	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 02h 39' 25''
84	QUEMENEUR Perrig	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 02h 39' 48''
85	PFINGSTEN Christoph	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 02h 40' 41''
86	VANOTTI Alessandro	ASTANA	+ 02h 41' 12''
87	WALLAYS Jelle	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 02h 41' 51''
88	ARMEE Sander	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 02h 42' 05''
89	FRÖHLINGER Johannes	GIANT ALPECIN	+ 02h 42' 11''
90	BIDARD François	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 02h 42' 15''
91	CATTANEO Mattia	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 02h 42' 15''
92	MACHADO Tiago	KATUSHA	+ 02h 43' 22''
93	SBARAGLI Kristan	DIMENSION DATA	+ 02h 43' 54''
94	BILBAO Pello	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 02h 44' 19''
95	VAN GARDEREN Tejay	BMC	+ 02h 45' 49''
96	DIDIER Laurent	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 02h 46' 46''
97	ROVNY Ivan	TINKOFF	+ 02h 46' 54''
98	GERRANS Simon	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 02h 47' 15''
99	MOSER Moreno	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 02h 47' 24''
100	ERVITI Imanol	MOVISTAR	+ 02h 48' 54''
101	DILLIER Silvan	BMC	+ 02h 49' 19''
102	TEUNS Dylan	BMC	+ 02h 49' 22''
103	HERRADA Jose	MOVISTAR	+ 02h 49' 45''
104	DE KORT Koen	GIANT ALPECIN	+ 02h 50' 39''
105	GENIEZ Alexandre	FDJ	+ 02h 50' 52''
106	DEVENYNS Dries	IAM CYCLING	+ 02h 51' 32''
107	BENNATI Daniele	TINKOFF	+ 02h 52' 56''
108	VAN DER SANDE Tosh	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 02h 58' 05''
109	PELLAUD Simon	IAM CYCLING	+ 02h 59' 28''
110	TANKINK Bram	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 02h 59' 34''
111	LADAGNOUS Matthieu	FDJ	+ 02h 59' 47''
112	ARASHIRO Yukiya	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 03h 00' 28''
113	HANSEN Adam	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 03h 01' 20''
114	HAIG Jack	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 03h 02' 37''
115	SERRY Pieter	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 03h 03' 39''
116	MEERSMAN Gianni	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 03h 05' 56''
117	MUHLBERGER Gregor	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 03h 08' 56''
118	PAULINHO Sergio Miguel	TINKOFF	+ 03h 09' 31''
119	BEPPU Fumiyuki	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 03h 12' 00''
120	LAMPAERT Yves	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 03h 12' 00''
121	CARTHY Hugh	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 03h 15' 29''
122	GRUZDEV Dmitriy	ASTANA	+ 03h 16' 14''
123	ARROYO David	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 03h 16' 44''
124	BOUWMAN Koen	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 03h 18' 31''
125	THWAITES Scott	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 03h 21' 23''
126	GOLAS Michal	SKY	+ 03h 22' 38''
127	PUCCIO Salvatore	SKY	+ 03h 23' 06''
128	SUTHERLAND Rory	MOVISTAR	+ 03h 27' 07''
129	KNEES Christian	SKY	+ 03h 27' 18''
130	DOCKX Gert	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 03h 28' 43''
131	RESTREPO Jhonatan	KATUSHA	+ 03h 29' 39''
132	STAMSNIJDER Tom	GIANT ALPECIN	+ 03h 30' 38''
133	PRADES Eduard	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 03h 33' 05''
134	COUSIN Jérome	COFIDIS	+ 03h 33' 12''
135	SKJOESTAD LUNKE Sindre	GIANT ALPECIN	+ 03h 34' 37''
136	REIJNEN Kiel	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 03h 35' 16''
137	KEIZER Martijn	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 03h 38' 17''
138	BAGDONAS Gediminas	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 03h 40' 10''
139	ANDERSON Ryan	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 03h 43' 10''
140	TERPSTRA Niki	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 03h 45' 42''
141	CHETOUT LOÏC	COFIDIS	+ 03h 46' 53''
142	BEWLEY Sam	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 03h 47' 21''
143	NIELSEN Magnus Cort	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 03h 47' 56''
144	VAN GENECHTEN Jonas	IAM CYCLING	+ 03h 49' 39''
145	DRUCKER Jean-Pierre	BMC	+ 03h 52' 16''
146	BYSTRÖM Sven Erik	KATUSHA	+ 03h 53' 49''
147	CAMPENAERTS Victor	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 03h 54' 21''
148	VENTER Jacobus	DIMENSION DATA	+ 03h 55' 58''
149	VAN EMDEN Jos	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 03h 56' 06''
150	MANZIN Lorenzo	FDJ	+ 03h 59' 57''
151	FARIA Mario Jorge	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 04h 02' 32''
152	KOSHEVOY Ilia	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 04h 02' 45''
153	CARDIS Romain	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 04h 03' 04''
154	NAULEAU Bryan	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 04h 03' 49''
155	VELITS Martin	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 04h 05' 27''
156	BOARO Manuele	TINKOFF	+ 04h 05' 53''
157	FARRAR Tyler	DIMENSION DATA	+ 04h 07' 00''
158	RIBLON Christophe	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 04h 08' 18''
159	SELIG Rüdiger	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 04h 09' 04''
160	MORICE Julien	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 04h 11' 02''
161	DOUGALL Nick	DIMENSION DATA	+ 04h 11' 02''
162	SCHWARZMANN Michael	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 04h 14' 00''
163	ARNDT Nikias	GIANT ALPECIN	+ 04h 15' 38''
164	TUFT Svein	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 04h 16' 35''

Stage 16 map and profile:

Stage 16 map. Riders follow red route

Vuelta stage 16 profile

Stage 16 photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:

Svein Tuft is about ready to race

Alberto Contador

Chris Froome heads for the start

Movistar so far has had a great Vuelta, owning three classifications, GC (Quintana, on the left), Points (Alejandro Valverde in green) and combination (white jersey, currently worn by Froome since Quintana has the red jersey).

Jean-Pierre Drucker wins the stage

Tyler Farrar finishes

Stage winner Drucker

Quintana leads both the GC and Combination competitions.

Organizer's stage 16 preview: After a very mountainous weekend, the Vuelta comes down from the mountains of Aragon and heads to the Valencian coast in order to face the final and decisive week of competition. A flat stage, ideal for escapes, with one only point-incurring 3rd category climb with a long slightly downhill descent to Vinaroz, before arriving at the Peñiscola finish-line. Exhaustion will begin to show, not only among the best riders, but among everyone. It will be a favourable day for sprinters who, once again, will have the sea and the beach as the final backdrop of this sixteenth stage.

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