Hello and welcome to live coverage of stage 15 of the Vuelta a Espana - a short but sharp 118.5km assault on three mountains which concludes with the race's eighth of 10 summit finishes, at Formigal in the Spanish Pyrenees.

Vuelta a España

Stage 15 | Mountain | Men | 04.09.2016

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Updated 04/09/2016 at 15:54 GMT

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16:53

Confirmation that Quintana now leads Froome by 3:37 on GC with Chaves dropping 3:57 behind in third place. Contador leapfrogs Yates into fourth place.

16:52

Here's today's winner, who added a Vuelta stage to the Giro stage he won earlier this year...

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And here's Chris Froome, who almost catches Omar Fraile before coming over the line 2:39 down on the winner, Brambilla. Add the bonus seconds for second place and Quintana will be almost four minutes ahead today.

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Estaban Chaves comes home 1:53 down after attacking on the final climb.

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Contador is passed by quite a few of the escapees by the time he comes home 33 seconds down - but he'll move back up the standings today, so won't be too down.

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Nairo Quintana settles for second place - but he'll be more than happy with his time gain today. His grip on the red jersey will be strengthened considerably today.

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The Italian darts out of the saddle and rides clear... Victory for Gianluca Brambilla of Etixx-QuickStep.

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It would be apt if Brambilla takes the win - for it was the Italian who made the initial move today just 3km into the stage.

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Under the flamme rouge for the two leaders... behind, Froome is rallying on the front of his chasing group.

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Contador has already lost 15 seconds - he's pedalling squares despite the support from the home fans lining the road. And he's been caught and passed by Felline and Elissonde now...

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More accelerations from Quintana. Brambilla can match him but Contador has slipped back a little... Further behind, Valverde has dropped Froome - who trails the leaders by 2:25 now.

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Down to just three riders ahead: Quintana, Contador and Brambilla. Contador, who made this initial attack which split the field, looks to be struggling...

2.5km

Froome is struggling now as numerous riders push on from this chasing group. He has Yates with him, but the latter looks fresher.

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Now Mamykin has been dropped so we're down to seven at the front - although Felline and Formolo are feeling the pinch too.

3.5km

Froome peels off and then misses a split that suddenly appears. He needs to fight back on - and does so - but he's still two minutes down on the leaders. Chaves is in this group as well, but no sign of Yates right now.

4.5km

Impressive from the youngster Mamykin, who has come to the front behind Quintana in this eight-man leading group. Quintana looks super focused.

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Now Froome comes to the front of this chasing group, with Valverde sandbagging in his wheel. They trail the leaders by 2:10.

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The two Cannondale riders are back with Froome and the others as Valverde comes to the front of this chasing pack. Luis Angel Mate of Codifis them breaks clear and passes Trofimov, who has been caught from the break.

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Quintana leads this break with Contador behind. The Spaniard then peels to the side to survey the scene and look back at who's still here...

7.5km

Back with the chasers and Cannondale duo Talansky and Rolland have attacked. Froome tries to bridge over but can't. He looks behind for support but finds none.

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