09.02 - Vuelta a España: Stage 6

Markus Eichler and two others have got away from the first kilometres - they'll build a lead of nine-minutes soon..!

VUELTAEICHLERESCAPE

With time to talk, Nick Nuyens seems to be entertaining fellow Belgian Hendrik Redant...

VUELTANUYENSREDANT

With time to talk, Mark Cavendish is enquiring about Andy Schleck's new team for 2011...

VUELTACAVENDISH

With time to talk, is Christian Vande Velde asking Frank Schleck for a place is his new team for 2011..?!

VUELTASCHLECKVANDE VELDE

Igor Anton needs his radio fixing on the move...

VUELTAANTONMECHANICALRADIOS

Philippe Gilbert makes a wheel-change and gets a push ffrom team manager, Marc Sergeant...

VUELTAGILBERTMECHANICALSERGENT

Clearly happy in their respective jobs, Phillip Deignan changes a wheel and gets a push from Alejandro Torralbo...

VUELTADEIGNANMECHANICALTORRALBO

What's going on here? The Cofidis team has suddenly started chasing hard - but why..?

VUELTACOFIDISLABBECHASE

With Cofidis's efforts, the lead of the escape has come down from nine to four minutes in 30-kilometres...

VUELTACOFIDISSIJMENSCHASE

Allan Davis must also be wondering what Cofidis are up to - it's uncomfortable at the back of this peloton, and at this speed..!

VUELTADAVISFATIGUE

Katusha start to take over from Cofidis - more speed is neccesary to catch the escape before the hill...

VUELTAKATUSHACHASE

Eichler has been the strongest escaper - he leads on to the climb with less than two minutes in hand...

VUELTAEICHLERESCAPE

Milram clearly has a plan - Niki Terpstra is pacing Paul Voss in pursuit of the escape...

VUELTATERPSTRA

Freddy Bichot is out alone on the climb, but he's almost done for now...

VUELTABICHOTESCAPE

There are still about 35 riders in the peloton on the Cresta del Gallo...

VUELTAPELOTONCLIMBINGGALLO

Vladimir Karpets is setting a fast pace, but Tondo and Gilbert have little trouble following him...

VUELTAKARPETSKATUSHA

Dmitri Fofonov has attacked over the summit and heads towards Murcia with 15-seconds in-hand...

VUELTAFOFONOVATTACK

Inigo Cuesta belies his age to chase Fofonov and bring the group back together for the sprint...

VUELTACUESTACERVELO

The sprint fills the entire road in Murcia - Bennati, Davis, Hushovd, Fernandez and Bole are going for it...

VUELTAHUSHOVDSPRINT

Thor Hushovd wins stage six into Murcia - the Norwegian is the sixth different nationality to win a stage in six days..!

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