Chris Froome repelled a series of attacks from Nairo Quintana to remain fifty four seconds behind the Vuelta a Espana race leader when stage 14's summit end.
Dutchman parliamentarian Gesink won the stage, whereas Britain's Simon Yates finished fifth to maneuver fourth overall when a surprising ride up the notch d'Aubisque.
Yates finished quite a second sooner than Froome and Quintana, WHO were having their own battle on the mountain.
Quintana was unable to interrupt Froome although and that they finished along.
It was a desirable end to the 196km stage from Urdax-Dantxarinea, that featured four mountain climbs, with Colombian Quintana and Briton Froome riding the primary half the ultimate ascent comparatively serenely.
Quintana created the primary move with around seven kilometres remaining and Team Sky's Froome took a couple of seconds to reel in his Movistar rival.
However, Quintana once more tried to stretch Tour Delaware France winner Froome, before retardation the pace and so fast once more - a pattern perennial many times.
Froome, WHO is wanting to become the primary rider since 1978 to win the Tour and Vuelta within the same year, wouldn't be agitated off although and followed Quintana around the final left-hand bend to end a bike-length adrift however shut enough to be awarded an equivalent time.
Earlier, Orica BikeExchange's Yates, WHO started the day 3 minutes and twenty five seconds behind Quintana, had ridden afar from the peloton on the penultimate climb in a trial to recoup a while on leaders.
His arrange worked as initial his team-mates helped him keep clear on the run to the ultimate climb, before he then caught and passed the remnants of the day's 40-rider breakaway to end thirty-nine seconds behind Gesink, WHO picked up his initial circuit stage finish.
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