It's a fast start - fast enough to create the first real 'abanicos' of this Vuelta..!
Mikael Cherel has had his second fall of the Vuelta today...
Vuelta España - Stage 8
The peloton descends towards a reservoir in Andalucia...
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Astana are chasing the break because of Huzarski - he drops back, allowing the escape to gain more time...
Matthew Busche leads the escape away into the hills, but their advantage never goes beyond four minutes...
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Vincenzo Nibali comes back after a mechanical problem, but he's looking a tiny bit strained today...
The Net App team chases hard into the wind, they mean business after one week of racing their first grand tour...
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Dario Cataldo and Dominik Nerz are all that is left of the escape as it climbs towards the finish above Estepona...
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Fabian Cancellara leads the chase for Radio Shack - and he's setting quite a pace on the climb..!
Jacob Fuglsang leads Nibali with Nicholas Roche just behind - Nibali still looks tired...
Cancellara is still leading the chase, especially for Chris Horner it seems...
Cancellara has dropped back, but Busche drops back from the escape to help Horner...
Nerz and Cataldo are still away, a few seconds in front of Radio Shack...
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Igor Anton now attacks - he builds a 20-seconds lead and might win the stage..!
Horner attacks from behind, dropping Nibali but taking Bart DeClerq away with him...
Horner is relishing the occasion, he cannot control his own energy today..!
Ivan Basso brings it together with three-kilometres to go - except that Anton is still in front...
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Leopaold Konig attacks now, he's left Thibout Pinot behind and is closing in on Anton...
Basso has attacked in the last kilometre, and has Moreno, Pinto and Roche behind him as he chases Konig and Anton...
Nibali is chashing with Horner, Valverde and Rodriguez behind him - or is he happy to let Roche take the overall lead.?
Leopold Konig wins stage eight from Moreno and Roche - what a result for Net App..!
Nicholas Roche becomes the new race-leader of the Vuelta..!
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