Tom Dumoulin on stage 16 of the Vuelta a España (Sunada)
The Vuelta a España route planners are a pretty heartless bunch, giving riders day after day of brutal stages with hills and mountains that are almost too steep to climb.
The riders were spared the infamous Angliru this year but instead, on stage 16, they were treated to its 'little sister' in form of the Ermita de Alba (6.6km at 11 per cent).
Fabio Aru
Tom Dumoulin
Joaquim Rodriguez
Ian Boswell
Esteban Chaves
Larry Warbasse
Maxime Monfort
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