Male models: Millar and Cavendish seem fixated on the horizon before today's start in Calpe...
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Fifteen riders have got away after 35-kilometres, they are led by Jean-Christophe Peraud and Biel Kadri...
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Meet Team Euskatel, the new patrons of the Vuelta peloton....
Carlos Barredo leads the escape up the Coll de Rates with a four-minute advantage...
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The view back to the Mediterranean Sea at Denia are breathtaking on a day like this...
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Igor Anton descends the Rates looking fully composed on his first day as race-leader...
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Euskatel lead the peloton on to another climb, with the sea at Benidorm behind them...
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The view from the peloton as the Vuelta climbs the Alto de Confrides...
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David Moncoutie is in the escape and making accelerations on the Confrides ascent...
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The familiar rocky spires of Confrides look down on the peloton as it stretches out in pursuit...
Gonzalo Rabunal has taken off by himself on the descent - he's a few minutes ahead of the chasers...
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Peraud is chasing hard - he might become race-leader by the stage-end...
Euskatel are still chasing, but they're about nine minutes down and seem to be conceding the race-lead to Peraud...
Moncoutie and Lopez are away on the last ascent, is one of them the winner today..?
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Moncoutie is going for a second stage-win in as many days - or just for the climbing points..?
Roman Kreuziger is chasing hard with Martinez - they'll catch the two leaders before the top...
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David Lopez has won stage nine after attacking on the descent into Alcoy...
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Igor anton stays as race-leader after Euskatel chased hard in the last kilometres...