Hola and welcome to live coverage of stage 9 of the Vuelta a Espana - a 164.5km schlep in the medium mountains from Cistierna to Oviedo, which concludes on the Aldo del Naranco.

David de la Cruz now sits atop the standings with a 22-seconds lead over Nairo Quintana.

Confirmation that stage 9 winner David de la Cruz has moved into the race lead after his victory on the Alto del Naranco today.

Kennaugh has been caught by the main favourites, who then pass Fraile. Sammy Sanchez attacks, is followed by Brambilla and Valverde, with Froome, Quintana, Chaves and Contador all in pursuit. They cross the line but we have no times as yet so we won't know if De le Cruz has done it or not. I think he may miss out by a matter of seconds...

Great scenes as Devenyns approaches de la Cruz and congratulates the Spaniard for his win. A classy touch from the Belgian.

A resigned Dries Devenyns takes second place about 20 seconds later, with Moreno Moser not far off before Luis Leon Sanchez leads the others over...

Victory for David de la Cruz of Etixx-QuickStep! Now, can he take the red jersey... those 10 bonus seconds will help...

He timed it to perfection - bravo, David!

De la Cruz attacks and leaves Devenyns for dead! He could take both the stage and the red jersey...

Under the flamme rouge go the two leaders with Devenyns leading in the saddle and De la Cruz dancing away behind. Oddly, it's Devenyns' IAM team-mate Frank who leads the chase behind...

Back with the main pack and Sky have sent Peter Kennaugh up the road, with Omar Fraile of Dimension Data latching on to his attack.

De Gendt kicks on but he's about to be caught by the others. And it looks like they all made a hash of it because one of the two leaders is going to take this - so it will be a second win for IAM or a third for Etixx...

Seven of the escapees are back together now with Bilbao and Teuns on the front. They are about to reel in De Gendt and are 45 seconds behind the leaders. The pack trails at 3:30 and so it's going to be tight for De la Cruz and his red jersey quest.

The leaders are onto the steepest part of the climb. They have 45 seconds. Teuns leads the others back to the wheel of Bilbao, with De Gendt still somewhere in between them and De la Cruz and Devenyns.

Now Moreno Moser attacks from the break in pursuit of the leaders. We haven't seen De Gendt for a while... Moser is reeled in before Sanchez has a pop, sparking a reaction from the others. Huzarski is struggling...

Now Luis Leon Sanchez comes to the front to try and control things but these guys are writing their own death certificate because the two leaders are opening up their lead, which is now one minute.

BIlbao is the latest rider to attack from the break in pursuit of De Gendt and the other two leaders.

Devenyns and De la Cruz have 40 seconds to play with as the other escapees start attacking one another.

Here we go, they're onto the Cat.1 Alto del Naranco (5.7km at 6.1%) which starts with a gentle gradient before ramping up to 8% before a final kilometre of 6%. Not the steepest climbs the riders have done this past week, but it will be a test for weary legs.

De Gendt attacks the reformed group of nine chasers - his energy knows no bounds. Just when you think he's blown, he returns with a bang.

The storm clouds are gathering as the riders continue their descent towards the foot of the final climb. The two leaders have 20 seconds now as they pass through Oviedo on a wide highway lined by fans.