Simon Yates takes Vuelta lead after King breaks away to win stage nine

• British rider leads by one second from Valverde
• Benjamin King collapses after crossing line

The American rider Benjamin King won the mountainous ninth stage of the Vuelta, finishing atop the beyond-category La Covatilla on Sunday, while Simon Yates took over the race lead.

King stayed ahead of the chaser Bauke Mollema on a long breakaway to win the 201km leg starting in Talavera de la Reina that crested three categorized passes before the final uphill push in five and a half hours.

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