Tour of Spain Stage 7: Almaden > Talaveira de la Reina, 187.6kms

The Vuelta leaves the start in Almaden by way of a disused mine - as you do...

Luis Angel Mate and Julian Fouchard are two teamates leading a four-man escape...

COFIDISVUELTA

The escape has gained eight minutes in just 20-kilometres..!

Baby faces - Taylor Phinney and Andrew Talansky compare notes after seven days of their first-ever three-week grand tour...

FRIENDSVUELTA

Chris Sutton looks unusually happy today - he's over a stomach illness and it might bring him another sprint-win at the end of the day...

SKYVUELTA

The peloton saunters through the unpopulated wilderness called Extremadura...

SCENERYVUELTA

Remember him? Andre Kashechkin switched teams from Lampre to Astana just before the Vuelta...

ASTANAVUELTA

Tony Martin is trying to stuff one bottle too many up his jersey...

HTCWORKVUELTA

Martin is about to drop one bottle as another gets pushed up his jersey...

HTCWORKVUELTA

The peloton is still enjoying the clear skies and cooler temperatures - but are they ever going to race..?

SCENERYVUELTA

Team Sky has split the peloton in a sudden move - Ian Stannard leads Chavanel and Wiggins into the cross wind...

SKYVUELTA

The increase in pace has split the peloton into many pieces...

WINDVUELTA

Matthew Busche is in a back group after making a wheel change just as Team Sky attacked...

SHACKVUELTA

Fouchard has attacked in front and is clinging to a tiny advantage with 10-kilometres to go...

COFIDISVUELTA

Marcel Kittel wins stage seven - but a crash behind has caused many to fall...

SKILVUELTA

Vincenzo Nibali walks across the line, unhurt after falling with about 20 others...

LIQUIGASVUELTA

Kittel celebrates his and his team's first-ever Vuelta stage-win..!

SKILVUELTA

Sylvain Chavanel pulls on another red jersey as race-leader...

QUICKSTEPVUELTA