Beautiful and entertaining stage what we have been able to follow all the fans of cycling with a finish with many steep slopes and that have not given tranquility to any member of the peloton.
185.7 kilometers have covered a land that has two ports of third category: the Alto Collado de Laude (5 km to 6.1%), at kilometer 117, and much more decisive for its location, the Alto de Ceal (4.5 km to 5.4%), crowned about 13 of the end.
Seven men took advantage: Michael Woods (Education First), Floris de Tier (Lotto-Jumbo), Edward Ravasi (UAE), Óscar Rodríguez (Euskadi-Murias), Alex Aranburu (Caja Rural), Nicola Conci (Trek-Segafredo) and Alexis Gougeard (AG2R), but Peter Salgan's team, a great favorite to win the stage, did not let them go beyond 4 minutes in advance.
Little by little they were reducing the distance until there is a lack of 13 km were neutralized. The hostilities began in difficult terrain and with dangerous zones, Iran and Kwiatowski, two of the favorites to win the round, went to the ground. The group did not stop, many runners tried to surprise, the group was cut and there was no control.
Jesus Herrada tried in the absence of 5 km, seemed strong and took a good lead, but the French Gallopin did not want to miss this opportunity, looked with strength and demarcation of the peloton, in a flash hit Herrada and left him planted. Gallopin had the last meters to glory ... The attempts of the peloton by attainable were in vain, Gallopin was the strongest and the great winner.
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