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Tour of Spain Stage 19: Noja > Bilbao, 158.5kms

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Juan Jose Cobo descends another climb, the Alto el Vivero, awaiting the final battle of the Vuelta...
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Juan Jose Cobo descends another climb, the Alto el Vivero, awaiting the final battle of the Vuelta...

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  • If all day's could start like the Vuelta's has, near Noja..!
  • Dario Cataldo has had a wee fall...
  • Oliver Zaugg is trying to get an escape going...
  • Igor Anton has made an escape work - he's got Verdugo, Bruseghin and Dyachenko with him...
  • With views over the Bay of Biscay, the peloton descends the Puerto de la Granja five minutes behind the escape...
  • Juan Jose Cobo descends another climb, the Alto el Vivero, awaiting the final battle of the Vuelta...
  • Bruseghin represents a Spanish phone company in the escape - he has two rivals from Euskadi's Basque telephone company in Verdugo and Anton..!
  • The Vuelta peloton makes a return to Bilbao after 33 years - in time to see the Guggenheim museum...
  • Team Sky moves to the front for the start of two hilly circuits above Bilbao...
  • Bruseghin seems the strongest in the escape, but the Basque fans are only interested in Anton and Verdugo...
  • Thomas Lovkvist leads a shattered peloton up the steep ascent, is this a warm-up for the second lap..?
  • Joachim Rodriguez has attacked at the start of the second ascent - but in front Anton has made his winning move...
  • The heat has drained the energy from even the very best in this race - Roche, Cobo, Froome, Wiggins and Mollema look in need of a cold beer or two...
  • A closer look at Jacob Fuglsang shows even more discomfort...
  • Wiggins moves to the front halfway up the climb - is Froome about to attack..?
  • Froome has attacked in the last-kilometre, but Cobo easily parries this attack...
  • Mikel Nieve follows the attack, then joins Froome and Cobo over the summit...
  • The move has failed, and the group has reformed, but Cobo is still watching Froome very closely...
  • Anton has struck out alone over the climb and heads into Bilbao with a winning lead over Bruseghin...
  • The group of GC favourites passes the Guggenheim in the last kilometres of the stage...
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