Welcome to live coverage of stage six of the Vuelta a Espana, a rolling 175.5km ride which is concluded with two Cat.3 climbs including the punchy uphill finish at Jaca in the foothills of the Pyrenees.

Thanks for joining us today and be sure to return tomorrow for the largely flat 164km stage seven from Huesca to Alcaniz which should give the sprinters another occasion to do battle.

The new top five in the GC: 1. Rodriguez, 2. Froome +10, 3. Contador +35, 4. Uran +43, 5. Gesink +53.

Top five at Jaca: 1. Rodruiguez, 2. Froome +5, 3. Valverde +10, 4. Contador +18, 5. Capecchi +18.

Contador lost about 15 seconds there... Full confirmation coming up.

Rodriguez takes the win! Froome is second, four seconds back.

Only Rodriguez can follow Froome...

Sky shed one of their Colombians - it's Henao who drops back as Uran continues the pace setting. Now Uran goes, leaving Froome to attack!

Defending champion Juan Jose Cobo is hanging on but looks to be struggling. Just one kilometre to go now and still Sky have three on the front. Cobo now drops back...

Red jersey Rodriguez looks comfortable in the wheels of Froome. He has Contador right behind him. Then Roche and Valverde. But no attacks as yet... Gesink has been dropped as well.

Both Colombians - Uran and Henao - are there for Froome on the front. No attacks as yet. Meanwhile, Bauke Mollema has been dropped... He'll drop out of the top five today.

Rigoberto Uran moves to the front for Froome. Off the back, Euskaltel's Igor Anton has been dropped.

They're onto the series of steep hairpin bends that wind up to the fortress above Jaca. Froome is riding in the wheel of Intxausti.

It's Benat Intxausti setting the pace for Movistar. Already riders are falling like flies. De Gendt has been caught and passed.

The Cat.1 final climb at Jaca is about to begin. Froome, Contador, Valverde, Roche, Rodriguez... they are all there.

De Gendt looks over his shoulder as he passes under the 4km-to-go banner. It won't be a sight to relish: his carrots are well and truly cooked.

It's Pablo Lastras setting the pace for Movistar now. De Gendt hits the old town of Jaca. These cobbles will be painful. The crowds along the narrow roads are huge. He takes the time bonus at the intermediate sprint. The rest are mopped up by Lastras and another Movistar rider, seven seconds back.

De Gendt hangs on under the 6km-to-go banner. 13 seconds now as Movistar move to the front.

De Gendt passes under the 7km-to-go banner with just 15 seconds. The road is heading slightly uphill. John Gadret has just been dropped as has Richie Porte.

Remember, there's still a bonus sprint ahead of the final climb - that may be lively. Vacansoleil's de Gendt has 22 seconds on the chasing pack.

Thomas de Gendt has 30 seconds on the pack so he might well get caught before the final climb. It's going to be very hard for him to compete with the best climbers given the effort he's put in already today.