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2015 Vuelta a Espana, stage 14: Vitoria to Alto Campoo
The peloton set out from Vitoria to take on a 215km stage to Alto Campoo. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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2015 Vuelta a Espana, stage 14: De Marchi tries his luck
Alessandro De Marchi was active right from the start of the stage, hoping to secure himself a spot in the day's breakaway. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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2015 Vuelta a Espana, stage 14: Sanchez
Samuel Sánchez, suffering from a toe injury, abandoned the Vuelta a España early on in stage 14. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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2015 Vuelta a Espana, stage 14: Breakaway
After over an hour of attacks and counterattacks, the day's breakaway was formed, a five-man group consisting of Alessandro De Marchi, José Joaquín Rojas, Salvatore Puccio, Carlos Quintero, and Mikael Cherel. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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2015 Vuelta a Espana, stage 14: Astana leading the pack
Astana set the pace in the peloton, allowing the breakaway to build a sizable advantage. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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2015 Vuelta a Espana, stage 14: Winding roads
Stage 14 started out with relatively flat roads before the terrain turned undulating in the afternoon. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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2015 Vuelta a Espana, stage 14: Riding tempo
Movistar and Astana spent most of the second half of the stage at the front of the pack riding tempo. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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2015 Vuelta a Espana, stage 14: Escapees
The breakaway remained cohesive until it hit the final ascent. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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2015 Vuelta a Espana, stage 14: Cherel on the move
Mikael Cherel was the first to launch an attack on the finishing climb. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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2015 Vuelta a Espana, stage 14: De Marchi and Puccio
After Cherel's breakaway companions reeled him in, Alessandro De Marchi went on the move. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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2015 Vuelta a Espana, stage 14: Jumping clear
Salvatore Puccio tried to follow De Marchi up the foggy slopes, but he couldn't match the pace of his countryman. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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2015 Vuelta a Espana, stage 14: Victory
After 215 kilometers of racing, De Marchi took his first victory of 2015. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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2015 Vuelta a Espana, stage 14: Second place
Salvatore Puccio emerged from the fog in second place. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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2015 Vuelta a Espana, stage 14: Rodriguez
A few minutes behind the breakaway, the GC favorites battled it out on the upper slopes of the Alto Campoo climb. Nairo Quintana was the best-placed of the red jersey hopefuls, with Joaquím Rodríguez crossing the line a few seconds behind. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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2015 Vuelta a Espana, stage 14: Aru
Fabio Aru initially lost ground to Quintana and Rodríguez when the Colombian attacked and took the Spaniard with him, but the race leader recovered and finished just one second behind Rodríguez. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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2015 Vuelta a Espana, stage 14: Valverde, Dumoulin, and Moreno
Alejandro Valverde and Tom Dumoulin lost time on the high-mountain finish. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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2015 Vuelta a Espana, stage 14: Podium
De Marchi celebrated his first victory since he took a stage in the 2014 Vuelta. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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2015 Vuelta a Espana, stage 14: Another day in red
Fabio Aru retained his overall lead for another day. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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