GB's Chris Froome set to complete Tour-Vuelta double
Froome third on penultimate stage to extend lead to more than two minutes
Froome will become first British winner of the race
Alberto Contador wins stage 20 in his final race
Sunday's stage to Madrid largely processional
The 18 out front are pedalling for all they are worth, working well together, as they attempt to snap the elastic from the peloton.
But it looks like they are not going to be allowed to go any further clear than one minute.
Trek-Segafredo are the team doing the chasing. They are riding for Spanish favourite Alberto Contador who will no doubt want to go out with a flourish today...
1 Chris Froome (GB/Team Sky) 75hrs 51mins 51secs
2 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita/Bahrain-Merida) +1min 37secs
3 Wilco Kelderman (Ned/Team Sunweb) +2mins 17secs
4 Ilnur Zakarin (Rus/Katusha-Alpecin) +2mins 29secs
5 Alberto Contador (Spa/Trek-Segafredo) +3mins 34secs
Our intrepid reporter Tom Fordyce made it up to the top of the Angliru a little earlier today. He and fellow Beeb reporter Gemma were among the lucky ones.
Gemma tells me that "a big group of the British press are having to walk the last 8km because their minibus got stuck".
She adds that their "Postman Pat van was given last-minute clearance and Tom did a great job behind the wheel in a vehicle not made for the Angliru. The smell of clutch still lingers in the air."
There's not much of a view at 1,560m above sea level as Tom's video shows - app users may have to click on the link to view the content.
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The short 117km stage is already under way but don't worry, you've not missed anything of great importance.
About 30km and the first hill of the day have been negotiated and there is a breakaway group of 18 riders about one minute clear of the peloton.
British twins Adam and Simon Yates have made it into the bunch, as has Romain Bardet, the Frenchman who had hoped to challenge for the title but has fallen short.
Chris Froome, shepherded as always by his Team Sky team-mates, is safely in the peloton along with his rivals Vincenzo Nibali, Wilco Kelderman and Alberto Contador.
Hello and welcome to live coverage of stage 20 of the 2017 Vuelta a Espana.
After almost three weeks of racing, it has come down to exactly what the race organisers had hoped for - a showdown on the Angliru.
Ready? Let's get pedalling.
Image source, Vuelta a EspanaBritain's Chris Froome leads Vincenzo Nibali of Italy by 97 seconds going into today's penultimate stage of the 2017 Vuelta a Espana.
In most other races that margin would be comfortable enough but this is the Vuelta and today we go finish atop the Angliru.
Froome is trying to become the first British winner of the three-week Grand Tour but he knows how tough today will be...
He said: "The Angliru is going to be rude, but it's an explosive and short stage, so we can expect fireworks from the start."
Image source, Getty Images