Watch: Vuelta a España stage 9 highlights

Stage 9 of the Vuelta a España was the last tough test for the GC riders before the first rest day. It culminated in a steep final climb to the finish with gradients of over 20%.

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The start of the stage was characterised by crosswinds which ripped the race apart. A group of 14 riders, seven of which were from Jumbo-Visma, managed to make a split, including race leader Sepp Kuss, Jonas Vingegaard, Primoż Roglič and Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Quick-Step). They managed to get a lead of around a minute but teams worked hard behind to catch them before the first category 1 climb.

After a moment of calm, whilst the race got back together, some more riders broke away including Lennard Kämna (Bora-Hansgrohe), looking to complete the set of Grand Tour stage victories.

There was more crosswind action disrupting those behind but the break had a lead of around five minutes with 30km to go so the win would come from them. On the final climb, Kämna proved to be the strongest and soloed to victory. Due to a mudslide near the finish, the line was moved 2km down the road and because of this the GC race was all but neutralised, with only small gaps appearing on the road after a few attacks from the favourites.

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