Vuelta a España Stage 4: Barakaldo > Estacion Valdezcaray, 161kms
Alberto Contador poses with some young admirers before the start...
Alejandro Valverde and Joachim Rodriguez are still friends it seems, or are their smiles just for the cameras..?
Luis Angel Mate is leading today's hopeful escapers - they quickly gain five minutes...
Tony Martin is in the escape too - he's helped them to gain an advantage of ten minutes before the first big climb...
Movistar are setting the tempo on the climb, they're neither laughing today nor breaking into a sweat - yet...
The peloton is still taking its time as it climbs the beautiful Puerto de Orduña...
It's getting very hot as the peloton nears the Orduña summit - but not as hot as the scenery..!
Andrew Talansky descends the big mountain, he looks cool enough for now..!
Some time later, Sky have attacked into some nasty crosswinds and broken the peloton...
Alejandro Valverde is not a happy man - he was caught in a crash just as Sky accelerated..!
Pate, Zandio and Stannard pile on the pressure - Rodriguez and Contador are in this move, but Valverde will lose significant time because of Sky...
Meanwhile, Simon Clarke is leading the escape towards the final ascent - and they still have a six-minute advantage..!
Martin makes a move on the climb - Mate is the first to drop off...
Navarro has attacked from the peloton with Velasco and Zeits...
Contador acts as well, attacking with Rodriguez trying to stay on his wheel...
Chris Froome and Nicolas Roche are also bridging across to Contador...
Navarro is dragging Contador, Froome and Roche away from the rest and closing the gap to the escape...
Danny Moreno is towing Rodriguez across now, they'll catch Contador and nullify the dangerous move...
Clarke and Martin have earned the right to win today's stage - but who will it be..?
Linus Gerdemann has got a new counter-attack going, he has Roche in this group as well...
Simon Clarke wins stage four to Valdezcaray after out-sprinting Martin..!
Marcos Garcia thinks he's won too - in fact he takes 4th place ahead of Roche..!
Bauke Mollema sprints home at the head of a group containing Contador, Froome and Rodriguez - but not Valverde..!
Joachim Rodriguez becomes the new race-leader - now let's see if Valverde and him are still friends..!