The Net App team start their first-ever Vuelta on the pontoon at Vilargarcia de Arousa...
Vuelta España - Stage 1
Jerome Coppel tried his hardest, but Cofidis managed to take last place, 1' 55" down...
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Argos-Shimano finished second-to-last, 1' 53" down...
AG2R looked aggressive, but their 20th place was far from aggressive...
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Johan Van Summeren led Garmin-Sharp to 19th place, 1' 41" down...
Caja Rural started their Vuelta by taking 18th, 1' 38" down...
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Cannondale took 17th place at 1' 26"...
FDJ took 16th place at 1' 25"...
Juan Antonio Flecha led Vacansoleil to 15th place, 1' 18" down...
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Sammy Sanchez led Euskatel to 14th place...
Just five Lotto riders finished together in 13th place, 1' 14" down...
Katusha finished in a lowly 12th at 59-seconds...
Lampre finished in 11th place, 56-seconds down...
Belkin, led here by Stef Clement, took 10th 46-seconds down...
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Orica-Green Edge took 9th at 45-seconds...
BMC took 8th at 36-seconds...
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The big men from Net App took a great 7th place, 35-seconds down...
Saxo-Tinkoff took 6th at 32-seconds...
Movistar took 5th at 29-seconds...
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Team Sky raced into 4th, 22-seconds down...
Omega took 3rd place, 16-seconds down...
Radio Shack took 2nd place, just 10-seconds down...
Astana took the win today, a welcome boost for favourte Vicenzo Nibali...
Jani Brajkovic leads the race after stage one, having crossed the line first...
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