Vuelta a Espana: Chris Froome slips to fourth as David de la Cruz takes dramatic ninth stage win
Froome finished two minutes and 56 seconds behind stage winner De la Cruz
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Your support makes all the difference.Spain's David de la Cruz snatched the red jersey in the Vuelta a Espana with a dramatic stage nine victory, as Britain's Chris Froome finished in fourth.
Etixx Quick-Step rider De la Cruz staged a breakaway with just 600m of the 164.5km stage from Cistierna to Oviedo remaining to leave Dries Devenyns 27 seconds in his wake and Moreno Moser a further six seconds back.
The gap he established over race leader Nairo Quintana was enough to leapfrog him in the overall standings, and he will take a 22-second advantage into stage 10.
Quintana finished in a group with Froome, Johan Esteban Chaves and Alberto Contador 2 minutes and 56 seconds behind the winner.
Froome's Team Sky colleague Leopold Konig was among the same clutch of riders as it crossed the line.
Quintana's Movistar team-mate Alejandro Valverde lies in third place in the overall standings with Tour de France winner Froome in fourth, 49 seconds behind the leader.
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