Vuelta a España stage 16 Live – GC battle on the steep slopes of Lagos de Covadonga

156km to go

Marc Soler now trying a move.

More attacks go but the large front group is caught.

Tao Geoghegan Hart, Jack Haig, and Pavel Bittner are also part of the move.

Isaac Del Toro among the attackers.

167km to go

Van Aert is now back in the peloton. 

Jack Haig is now out front solo with several riders chasing. 

173km to go

Double stage winner Pablo Castrillo is among the men now trying to go.

Van Aert is a minute off the back.

Astana’s Harold Tejada is off the front.

He’s quickly back up and running, however.

Attacks from the start and green jersey Wout van Aert is caught in a crash.

182km to go

The flag drops and racing is underway for stage 16.

A look at the riders heading out to start the day.

The riders are now rolling out to start the 3km neutral zone.

Primož Roglič and Enric Mas will both have designs on Ben O’Connor red jersey today.

Tom Paquot and Callum Scotson are out of the race this morning, leaving 145 men to start.

Here’s a look at the stage 15 results and GC standings.

Take a look back at Sunday’s stage 15 with our report.

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The riders will be rolling out to start today’s stage in around 40 minutes.

And here’s a look at the stage map.

Here’s a look at the profile of today’s stage.

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of stage 15 of the Vuelta a España!