Bob Jungels (Trek)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Paul Martens (Belkin)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Carlos Verona (Omega Pharma-Quick Step)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Danilo Wyss (BMC)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Warren Barguil leads a line of Giant-Shimano riders(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Warren Barguil (Giant-Shimano)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Joaquim Rodríguez (Karusha) sitting in the bunch(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Jimmy Engoulvent (Europcar) gets out of the saddle(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Wilco Kelderman (Belkin)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Dan Martin (Garmin-Sharp)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Time for a nature break(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
The start of stage 9(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Today's winner, Winner Anacona (Lampre-Merida) on the podium(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Winner Anacona (Lampre-Merida) showing off his prizes(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Laurens ten Dam (Belkin)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Bob Jungels (Trek)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Bob Jungels (Trek) leads the breakaway(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Lunch time for Omega Pharma-Quick Step(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
The peloton under blue skies before the rain set in(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Chris Froome (Team Sky) in the most combative jersey(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) gets right overt his bars(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Moreno Hofland (Belkin)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Dan Martin (Garmin-Sharp) was the first of the GC riders to attack on the slopes of Valdelinares(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Fabio Aru (Astana)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) crosses the line but loses the leader's jersey to his teammate(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Joaquim Rodríguez and Alberto Contador cross the line together(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Eduard Vorganov (Europcar)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Natnael Berhane (Europcar)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Yannick Martinez (Europcar)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Robert Gesink (Belkin)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Rigoberto Uran gets a hand from his Omega Pharma-Quick Step teammates(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Rigoberto Uran takes a nature break on the fly(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Moreno Hofland (Belkin)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Winner Anacona (Lampre-Merida) wins stage 9(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Anacona takes the victory(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Anacona is on his way to winning stage 9 at the Vuelta(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Quintana on the podium as the race leader(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Jermome Cousin (Europcar)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Chris Froome (Team Sky) walks onto the stage two podium after winning atop Col du Beal(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Dan Martin (Garmin-Sharp) tries an attack late in the race(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Alberto Contador (Tinkoff -Saxo)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Katusha leads the way(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
The day's breakaway(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Valverde started the day in the red jersey(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Valverde leads the small group on the climb(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Belkin(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Alberto Contador (Tinkff-Saxo) arrives to the line with Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) and Nairo Quintana (Movistar)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) sprints across the line but loses the red leader's jersey(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
A debut grand tour win for Winner Anacona (Lampre-Merida)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Winner Anacona (Lampre-Merida) celebrates(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Winner Anacona (Lampre-Merida) with Javi Moreno (Movistar)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Winner Anacona (Lampre-Merida)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Nairo Quintana (Movistar) inred(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Nairo Quintana (Movistar) is the first Colombian in 13 years to lead the Vuelta(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Jerome Cousin (Europcar)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) checks the distance back to the select group(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) distances his major rivals(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) showed no sign of his leg injury today(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) grimes(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Chris Froome (Team Sky)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Dani Moreno (Katusha) working hard(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) on the attack(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Rigoberto Uran (Omega Pharma-Quick Step)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Javi Moreno (Movistsr)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Jerome Cousin (Europcar) digs deep(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Jerome Cousin (Europcar)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Sharp)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) sets the pace(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Katusha worked for Joaquim Rodríguez today(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
The peloton on the hot and dry plains before the rain set in(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
The blue skies made way for heavy rain in the afternoon(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) in the breakaway(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)