Vamos de la playa - Skil-Shimano are the first team to start from the beach in Benidorm...
Andalucia were the slowest team today - they finished over one-minute down on the winners...
The Geox team of Denis Menchov took 21st place at 43-seconds...
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Team Sky had their worst-ever TTT, finishing in 20th place - 42-seconds down..!
AG2R took 19th place, 42-seconds down...
Vacansoleil took 18th place, 39-seconds down...
Cofidis raced into 17th place, 33-seconds down...
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Lampre took 16th place, 33-seconds down...
Team Rabobank slipped to a lowly 15th place, 30-seconds down...
Nelson Oliveira led Radio Shack towards 14th place, 29-seconds down...
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Saxo Bank ended in 13th place, 28-seconds down...
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Team Euskatel faired better than usual by taking 12th place at 28-seconds...
BMC started their first-ever Vuelta by taking 11th place at 27-seconds...
Team Katusha raced into 10th place, 25-seconds down...
Heinrich Haussler led Team Garmin into an unfamiliar 9th place, 25-seconds down...
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Omega Pharma-Lotto surprised everyone by taking 8th place at 18-seconds...
Quick-Step took 6th place, 15-seconds down...
Team Movistar carried Spanish hopes into 5th place, 14-seconds down...
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Astana looked ragged, but took a great 4th place, 10-seconds down...
HTC-High Road rode their last-ever TTT and took 3rd-place, nine-seconds down...
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Team Liquigas carried Vincenzo Nibali into 2nd-pplace, four seconds slower than the winners...
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Team Leopard-Trek set the fastest time in the first half...
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The team had time to wait for two fallen riders thanks to Fabian Cancellara's speed - and they still won..!
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The Cava flows for Leopard-Trek after stage one of the Vuelta a España..!
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Jacob Fuglsang celebrates being the first leader of the 2011 Vuelta a España..!