Vuelta a España stage 16 LIVE: Can anyone challenge Visma-Lease a bike's sprinting dominance?

Primož Roglič is one of the favourites for the Thursday's time trial, but can he gain enough time to overhaul Mas?

"Anything could happen," says the Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe rider.

Whatever happens today this is a big week of racing.
Enric Mas (Movistar) still leads, but can he hold on?

Movistar's Director of Racing, Matt White certainly thinks so, saying, "More than two minutes is comfortable."

It's not just the heat Brennan with have to worry about today, it's windy down near the finish, with a cross tailwind from 23km to go, then cross head from 12km.
This could be an exciting, nervy finish.

Visma-Lease a bike have dominated the sprints at this year's Vuelta and Matthew Brennan is surely a favourite for today's stage.
The British sprinter is one who's been critical of racing in such hot weather.

After days of ridiculously high temperatures, the peloton have the tiniest bit of respite today, with maximum temperatures forecast only at 34º.

We’re still in Andalucia for today’s stage, right down in the far south-west, very close to the Portuguese border.

There are no classified climbs today, though there are not far off 2,000m of vertical ascent as the race heads south down to the coast.

It looks like one for the sprinters today, with the vast majority of the 181.1km between Cortegana and La Rábida. Palos de la Frontera all downhill.
The race rolls out at 1:05pm local time.

Good morning and welcome to stage 16 of the Vuelta a España, we’ll be bringing you live coverage throughout the day.