08.28 - Vuelta a España: Stage 1

Spanish knights - Footon-Servetto races across one of Seville's futuristic bridges at nightime..

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Local team Andalaucia got the biggest cheers, but finished second-to-last at 49-seconds...

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Enrico Gasparotto leads Astana to 20th place, 41-seconds down...

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BBox emerged from the gloom to take 19th place, 39-seconds down...

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Rabobank were well off their best pace - in 18th place, 36-seconds down...

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FDJ looked good at night in their all-white kit - the French team took 16th place at 33-seconds...

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Cofidis took 15th at 28-seconds...

Team Sky looked good in Sevilla, but their smoothness belied their slowness in 14th place, 28-seconds down...

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Team Euskatel rode above themselves to take 13th place, 27-seconds down...

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Caisse d'Epargne looked better than their time - 25-seconds down in 11th place...

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Quick-Step took 10th place at 23-seconds...

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Leif Hoste led Omega-Lotto to 7th place, 17-seconds down...

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Garmin-Transitions were all at sea tonight, but they still took 6th place at 17-seconds...

Team Lampre rode above their usuall TTT form to take 5th place at 14-seconds...

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Team Cervelo started their last Grand tour by taking a fine 4th place, 13-seconds down on the winners...

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Saxo Bank took 3rd place at 12-seconds...

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Liquigas took 2nd place, just 10-seconds off the winning pace...

HTC-Columbia started early and held on to its fastest pace all night - they won!

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Seeing double - Mark Cavendish becomes the first wearer of the Vuelta's new race-leader's jersey, having crossed the finish-line ahead of his winning team...

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