Tour of Spain Stage 2: La Nucia > Playas de Orihuela, 175.5kms

Bradley Wiggins and Dario Cioni are discussing their tactics under the shade of some palm trees - it's 35o C out there..!

Sky's latest water bottles are worth a discussion...

SKYVUELTA

The Garmin-Cervelo team are staying in the shade of a big tree for as long as they can...

Enrico Gasparotto is all alone in his shady zone...

The peloton leaves the picturesque town of La Nucia...

SCENERYVUELTA

Adam Hansen is leading a quartet oif escapers away - they streak to a five minute lead...

A patriotic father and son try to follow Hansen's escape...

Brits on tour - Mark Cavendish and Wiggins have a lot to talk about with the World Champiosnhips coming, as well as a few team changes, and the 2012 Olympics..!

FRIENDSVUELTA

Paul Martens is trying to keep the escape four minutes ahead, and he's succeeding too...

Zaugg and Roghregger are doing all the work for Leopard-Trek at the front of the peloton...

Jacob Fuglsang is enjoying his first day as race-leader - shame about that red jersey though..!

LEOPARDVUELTA

Andreas Kloden and Tony Martin have a lot too talk about as well - Kloden has a bad back and Martin is joining Quick-Step for 2012...

FRIENDSVUELTA

Johan Van Summeren has had to make a wheel-change...

Johan Bagot, son of Jean-Claude Bagot, is changing his whole bike..!

Water-carrier extraordinaire - Fabian Cancellara has about nine bottles on-board...

LEOPARDVUELTA

Even Tony Martin is carrying water..!

WATERL HEATVUELTA

Taylor Phinney is at work as well - this could be a hard Vuelta baptism for the American if it stays this hot..!

Matthew Busche might be the USA champion, but he too has to carry water today...!

Andrew Talansky is carrying water too - but as frozen ice-cubes...

GARMINVUELTA

Talansky applies the ice to Tyler Farrar's hot neck...

GARMINVUELTA

Up ahead, Hansen has outlasted his co-escapers and holds a slender lead with 15-kilometres to go...

There's a man in black about to outsprint everyone else into the Playas del Orihuela...

SKYVUELTASPRINT

Chris Sutton wins stage two of the Vuelta - and so easily..!

SKYVUELTA

Daniele Bennati is a happy new race-leader of the Vuelta...

LEOPARDVUELTA