09.10 - Vuelta a España: Stage 13

The peloton is alive and well as stage thirteen pulls away into the hills of Aragon...

VUELTAPELOTONSCENERY

David Millar is one of many riders trying to get away today...

VUELTAMILLARATTACK

Not again - Johnnie Walker's Fuji bike needs changing - and this time Footon-Servetto have got three men on the job..!

VUELTAWALKERMECHANICAL

It's a well-known system - the mechanic pretends to be fixing Walker's bike as the car speeds back towards the peloton...

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That's a dangerous game to play at over 100-kilometres-per-hour..!

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Nobody's looking as Walker and his team car fly up the highway at high speed - now, you cannot do that in the Tour de France..!

VUELTAWALKERPACING

What's this mate? Allan Davis has escaped with four others, and no-one is chasing them yet...

VUELTADAVISESCAPE

Hayden Roulston is visiting the doctor behind the race - he's ill and will pull out today...

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Little chance of today's stage hurting Igorrrr Anton's little legs...

VUELTAANTON

Niki Terpstra leads the escape on to some more hills - they're sitting on a six-minute advantage...

VUELTATERPSTRAESCAPE

This is Team Garmin's view of La Rioja wine country as they start to chase a little...

VUELTAPELOTON

The view from the front shows it's Michel Kreder doing most of the work...

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The peloton sweeps through the Riojan village of Ezcaray...

VUELTAPELOTONSCENERY

We are not in the mountains today, but the peloton is climbing the Alto de Pradilla as if it was a mountain...

VUELTAPELOTON

Sprinter Davis has become a climber for the day - he leads the escape up the ascent with a four minute advantage still...

VUELTADAVISESCAPE

It's green and grassy scenery for the peloton today...

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Tejay Van Garderen swoops down the other side - the young American is in for some tough climbing stages starting from tomorrow...

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Quick-Step and HTC-Columbia have started to help Garmin chase...

VUELTACHASE

But in the end it is Garmin - and Kreder - who do the lion's share of the work...

VUELTAKREDERGARMIN

"Melbourne here I come" - Davis is dragging the escape towards Burgos, they still have one minute with 10-kilometres to go..!

VUELTADAVISESCAPE

Mark Cavendish wins stage thirteen with a bunny-hop across the line - wave your arms as well please!

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Now this is much better - Cavendish sprays 'Cava' over the podium girls..!

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