Alejandro Valverde wins Vuelta a Espana's first summit finish

Overall contenders show hand on the Vuelta a Espana's first mountain finish of the 2014 race

Alejandro Valverde wins stage six of the 2014 Tour of Spain

(Image credit: Graham Watson)

Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) took the victory on the 2014 Vuelta a Espana's first real mountain test, as the general classification favourites fought it out for the win on stage six.

Chris Froome (Sky) placed second just behind Valverde, with Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) showing he's recovered from his Tour de France injuries with third place.

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