09.15 - Vuelta a España: Stage 17

Joaquin Rodriguez was just a little bit off the pace in 106th place at 6' 12" - he lost the Vuelta today..!

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Frank Schleck was another who lost today, he placed 51st at 3' 55" but keeps 4th place overall...

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Assam Bazayev is earning extra wages for pacing teamate Gasparotto to 43rd place...

Nicholas Roche placed 38th at 3' 29"...and slipped to 8th overall...

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Ezequiel Mosquera raised his overall hopes by placing 19th at 2' 13"...and moves into 2nd overall...

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Tom Danielson placed 14th at 1' 53" to grab 7th place overall...

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Carlos Sastre placed well in 13th place at 1'47" - he is 9th overall...

Xavier Tondo placed 11th at 1'09" and is now 6th overall...

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David Millar took 10th at 1'27"...

Thanks to teamate Greg Van Avermaet, Phlippe Gilbert (No 134) took 9th at 1'24"...

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David Zabriskie placed 7th at 1' 10"...

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Spanish champion Luos Leon Sanchez placed 5th at 1'03"...

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Gustav Larsson strode his big legs into 4th place, 50-seconds down on the winner...

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Fabian Cancellara led from the start but eventually took 3rd place at 37-seconds...

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Denis Menchov beat Cancellara by 25-seconds, but then settled for 2nd place at 12-seconds...

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Peter Velits won today's stage at an average speed of over 52-kilometres-per-hour - he is now 3rd overall..!

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Vincenzo Nibali is the new race-leader after placing 15th at 1' 55" today...

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