Tour of the Basque Country

Joachin Rodriguez chases Horner, he's followed (painfully) by Lopez, Gesink and Tondo...

KATUSHACLIMBING

On the same climb some while later, Chris Horner has jumped away from Sammy Sanchez...

SHACKCLIMBING

Tom Danielson climbs the first of two identical ascents on stage one as part of a two-man escape - this is the 'Wall' of Antigua..!

There's chaos behind Lars Petter Nordhaug on this monstrous ascent..!

SKYCLIMBING

Ben Hermans and Dan Martin are forced to walk, as will Di Gregorio very shortly...

GARMINCLIMBING

Joachin Rodrigiez outsprints Sanchez and Andreas Kloden at the finish - what an opening stage!

KATUSHASPRINT

Joachin Rodriguez becomes the race-leader after stage one...

KATUSHASPRINT

An escape by Dario Cataldo and Rafa Valls looks good - but they stand no chance of winning...

ESCAPE

Beautiful weather cannot change the fact that this is another hilly stage coming..!

Luis Leon Sanchez is chasing for Rabobank and Oscar Freire...

RABOBANK

Joachin Rodriguez is tha man to beat today, he has a slender lead over Sanchez...

KATUSHA

Tom Danielson is chasing for Garmin-Cervelo...

Vasillii Kiryienka wins stage two after sprinting away before the sprint began..!

MOVISTAR

Andreas Kloden becomes race-leader after snatching bonus seconds at the finish...

SHACK

Andy Schleck looks a little uncomfortable in the hilly approach to the finish...

Amael Moinard entertained race-watchers by engaging in a long escape for most of the day...

BMC

Tony Martin has gone after Moinard in a show of strength, but he'll get brought back in the hills..

HTCDESCENDING

Radio Shack conducts the peloton over some very steep terrain...

SCENERY

The Basque Country as never seen before on such a beautiful April morning...

SCENERY

Alexandre Vinokourov wins stage three after a late, late attack...

ASTANA

Joachin Rodriguez takes back his yellow jersey after stage three...

KATUSHA

Sammy Sanchez wins stage four after an uphill sprint to the line - the locals are pleased for a Basque team, if not a Basque cyclist..!

EUSKATEL

It's a big sprint-finish to stage five...

RABOBANK

Chris Horner chases hard for Radio Shack and Andreas Kloden on stage five...

Maxime Monfort took 6th place at 46-seconds in the final day TT...

Oscar Freire celebrates victory - but he's later disqualified, victory going instead to Gavazzi (right)...

Stage four's finale was animated by an attack from Xavier Tondo...

Danish TT champion, Jacob Fuglsang, took 4th place at 29-seconds...

Tony Martin won the final day TT...

Andreas Kloden raced to overall victory by taking 2nd-place at just nine-seconds from the day's winner...

Andreas Kloden shares his winner's podium with Chris Horner and Robert Gesink...

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