09.01 - Vuelta a España: Stage 5

Arnaud Labbe is leading a quartet away to a big lead on a highway in Andalucia...

The peloton is led in a gentle pursuit by Omega-Lotto - but they are eight minutes down...

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The moustache on Filippo Pozzato's face might actually look better by the time he reaches Madrid...

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Vincenzi Nibali is the Vuelta's best young-rider by far...

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"Have you heard the one about two Irish cyclists pedalling around Spain, and not touching a drop of Guinness the whole way..?"

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The most interesting thing about today's stage is the extraordinary clouds above the peloton - but they might bring rain for tomorrow..

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Lunch for Sky rider Nordhaug might just stay inside him today - they all look healthier..!

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The four escapers look lost against such a remote landscape - they still have five minutes with 80-kilometres to go..

Rigoberto Uran seems to have a fettish for bananas, he's got four of them in his pockets...

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Let's not forget it's very ,very, hot again - ask Thomas Peterson..!

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The landscape is getting greener - a sign that the Vuelta is approaching the fruit-growing region of Murcia...

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Lampre has taken the initiative to chase harder now..

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Thsi is unlikely to incovenience Philippe Gilbert...

Christian Vande Velde is a bottle carrier in this Vuelta, he has the strength near the end of a hot day to take a bundle of them to the head of the peloton...

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Labbe and his mates are still two minutes in front, but they'll be caught with 15-kilometres to go...

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The escape has little chance against so many chasing teams...

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Tyler Farrar wins stage five into Lorca, ahead of Koldo Fernandez (right) and Mark Cavendish...

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