After a crash with exactly 1km to go, the finale of La Vuelta stage 14 was a dramatic one that saw Ireland's Sam Bennett come through the chaos to win.
The footage below really captures how well Bennett rode during that last kilometre; showing race craft, perfect timing and above all power to win out.
Deceuninck-QuickStep were already on the front, leading out Fabio Jakobsen, when the crash happened.
But just a few hundred metres further on it was Tosh van der Sande (Lotto-Soudal) who attacked and split the group that had formed at the front.
Max Richeze went after him and Bennett responded immediately; a vital decision on his part so late in the race.
He got up to Richeze's back wheel and went around him, with both of them then overtaking Van der Sande before the line.
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This really was a great display by Bennett who wasn't afraid to commit when the attacks occurred so far from the line even though he was on his own.
The second clip below shows him double-checking with the Bora-hansgrohe team staff after the finish that he had actually won.
Last KM and checking after the line that he had won
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