Great Britain’s Simon Yates attacked at the opportune moment to win stage six of the Vuelta a España ©Getty Images
Yates' victory comes only six weeks after he returned from a four-month suspension for testing positive for the banned asthma drug terbutaline ©Getty Images
Yates' victory comes only six weeks after he returned from a four-month suspension for testing positive for the banned asthma drug terbutaline ©Getty Images
Colombia’s Darwin Atapuma maintained the overall lead for a third successive day ©Getty Images
Colombia’s Darwin Atapuma maintained the overall lead for a third successive day ©Getty Images
Home favourite Alejandro Valverde is second in the general classification, 28 seconds off the pace ©Getty Images
Home favourite Alejandro Valverde is second in the general classification, 28 seconds off the pace ©Getty Images
Chris Froome of Team Sky is a further four seconds back in third ©Getty Images
Chris Froome of Team Sky is a further four seconds back in third ©Getty Images
The sixth stage was a 163.2km journey from Monforte de Lemos to Luintra ©Photo Gomez Sport/Facebook
The sixth stage was a 163.2km journey from Monforte de Lemos to Luintra ©Photo Gomez Sport/Facebook
Yates didn't attack out of the peloton until there was around 4km remaining ©Photo Gomez Sport/Facebook
Yates didn't attack out of the peloton until there was around 4km remaining ©Photo Gomez Sport/Facebook
Two-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador signs autographs prior to the start of the stage ©Getty Images
Two-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador signs autographs prior to the start of the stage ©Getty Images
Cyclists held an Italian national flag bearing a black ribbon in tribute to the victims of yesterday's earthquake ©Getty Images
Cyclists held an Italian national flag bearing a black ribbon in tribute to the victims of yesterday's earthquake ©Getty Images
Atapuma remains in the driving seat going into the seventh stage from Maceda to Puebla de Sanabria ©Getty Images
Atapuma remains in the driving seat going into the seventh stage from Maceda to Puebla de Sanabria ©Getty Images