The peloton has something with which to amuse itself early-on - a stuck-in-the-mud photogrpher's moto...
Palomares and Aramendia have broken away on the first climb...
A sauntering peloton hits the Galician coast near Vigo, they are about four minutes down...
Chris Froome can afford to rest today, but the TT tomorrow is perhaps the most important stage of his career so-far..!
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Thomas Dekker swoops down a descent after Vigo, what fun..!
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John Degenkolb swoops down the same descent, but his thoughts are on today's slightly uphill finish...
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The peloton heads north along the coast, passing under the famous Ponte de Rande...
Chang Ji is the man working hard for Team Argos in these early hours...
The Ponte de Randes is about to be passed coming from the north - Galicia's coast is quite intricate..!
Alberto Contador makes a quick bike-change thanks to his Saxo Bank mechanic, Faustino...
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Contador will get back to the peloton easily - but the pressure is all on him in tomorrow's TT...
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Robert Gesink makes a wheel change - he too must be at his best for the TT...
Aramendia and Palomares are still ahead with 40-kilometres to go...
Katusha is starting to stretch its legs for the finale...
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Julian Dean leads Green Edge in an attack during some crosswinds...
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Daniel Teklehaimanot attacks as well, but he's too strong for his teamates on a hill..!
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Team Sky answers Green Edge with its own brand of sadism - but then the winds die down...
Joachim Rodriguez is up there witn the best of them, and he need not fear the TT too much tomorrow...
John Degenkolb wins stage ten into Sanxenxo - it's No 4 for the young German..!