Caleb Ewen of Orica GreenEdge has won the fifth stage of the 70th Vuelta a España.
Stage five was mainly flat but this 167,3km stage from Rota to Alcalá de Guadaíra did have an uphill finish.
The first to attack was Tsgabu Grmay who had a lead of 1.05 after ten kilometres. He was joined by Antoine Duchesne and Iljo Keisse and the trip were forty seven seconds ahead ten kilometres later.
The trio start to extend their lead and were soon 4.14 clear of the peloton which included race leader Esteban Chaves of Orica GreenEdge and points leader Peter Sagan.
That lead went out to 7.15 but was back down to 5.35, seventy five kilometres into the race and 4.40 with sixty kilometres left on a glorious day.
With 17kms left and a gap of 1.39, Keisse took the sprint points, the 135 euros and the three seconds in Seville and then went clear.
Keisse was 29 seconds ahead of Tsgabu Grmay and Antoine Duchesne going into the final ten kilometres but a kilometre later, everyone was back together and Tinkoff Saxo and Astana were on the front, along with Trek Factory Racing who have signed Ryder Hesjedal for the 2016 season.
Jay Thomson of MTN Qhubeka took a turn on the front as riders were all over the road in a bid to get on the front.
Orica GreenEdge were on the front going into the big climb with 600m. It came down to to the sprinters and up on the left, Calevb Ewan took on John Degenkolb and the Australian from Orica GreenEdge won in 3.57.28 ahead of Degenkolb, Sagan, Jean Pierre Drucker and JJ Rojas, followed by Sbaragli, Pozzovivo, Dani Moreno, Van der Sande and Maes,
Tom Dumoulin is the new race leader. The Giant Alpecin rider took some time over Chaves and now leads the race by a second. Nicholas Roche is third, some sixteen seconds down.
Stage winner Caleb Ewen said: "It was super tough. My team put me in perfect position. I dropped back onto Degenkolb's wheel and just got past him and it turned out perfect.
"It is an incredible feeling. This is my biggest victory and it means a lot to have beaten two of the biggest sprinters in the world. My team did an awesome job and I am so happy."
Points Leader Sagan said: "I did not have good legs. "My fault, my team put me in the perfect position. Nothing happened and I now look to tomorrow.
"The heat is not good for me and I will try and save some energy tomorrow."
New race leader Tom Dumoulin. "I heard the radio that I had the red jersey. It was not the plan, my plan was to help Degenkolb. So I was a bit pissed off but after the finish this made up for it. It is an unexpected surprise and I am going to defend it as long as possible."