The ninth stage of the 2014 Vuelta a España, takes riders along a northeasterly through Castile-La Mancha to a finish at the ski resort of Aramón Valdelinares in the province of Teruel.

The day starts out with a relatively easy 100-kilometer stretch before hitting a very hilly finalé, closing with an ascent of the Category 1 Aramón Valdelinares.

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