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Vuelta a España: Anacona wins stage 9 on climb to Valdelinares

By Peter Cossins

published 31 August 2014

Quintana moves into the overall lead

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Moreno Hofland (Belkin)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Daniel Teklehaimanot (MTN - Qhubeka)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Adam Hansen (Lotto-Belisol)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Johan Vansummeren (Garmin-Sharp)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Dario Cataldo (Team Sky)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Winner Anacona (Lampre Merida) takes stage 9(Image credit: AFP)

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)