Vuelta a Espana 2010 Photos; Stage 4: Málaga - Valdepeñas de Jaén, 184km
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Thor Hushovd, who will ride for the Garmin-Cervelo team next year, apparently isn't afraid of the steep, narrow finish awaiting in Valdepeñas de Jaén		share this photo
Today's stage went back inland over the coastal range, through the highland hills and on to the uphill finish in Valdepeñas de Jaén. A tough (medium) mountain day.		share this photo
A dam nice view		share this photo
The peloton passing through one of the many olive orchards on today's pictureque route		share this photo
The beautiful towns in the Andalucía region must be subject to a white house paint only by-law		share this photo
Inside 1 km to go: Caisse d'Epargne's Rigoberto Uran was first man up the 23% section. As cyclingnews said, the hill climb finish in Valdepeñas de Jaén was the Spanish equivalent to the Mur de Huy.		share this photo
Team Katusha's Joaquin Rodriguez leads HTC-Columbia's Peter Velits and Liquigas' Vincenzo Nibali in pursuit of Igor Anton with less than 500m to go		share this photo
In sync with their pedal strokes		share this photo
Philippe Gilbert would retain the race lead with his 5th place finish (+ 0:05)		share this photo
Ezequiel Mosquera (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia on his way to 7th (+ 0:12) followed by Nicolas Roche		share this photo
Euskaltel-Euskadi's Igor Anton has 25m to go after jumping into the lead at the 400m marker		share this photo
Igor Anton wins stage 4 by one second over Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Doimo)		share this photo
Anton celebrates the first win at this year's Vuelta by the the host nation		share this photo
Another strong steep hill performance by Joaquin Rodriguez but he had to settle for 4th today (+ 0:01)		share this photo
Caisse d'Epargne had lots of men at the front of the race in the final kms but could only manage 9th, 10th, 12th and 14th for all their hard work and suffering.		share this photo
Philippe Gilbert still showing lots of intensity post-race		share this photo
He clearly dug deep to retain the race lead		share this photo
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The race leader took a few body shots today; getting cleaned up for the podium ceremony		share this photo
The podium girls share their true affection with a Spanish winner		share this photo
Igor Anton adds another uphill finish to his list of career race wins		share this photo
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The red leader's jersey looks good on Philippe Gilbert who will take a 10s lead going into Stage 5, a sprinter's stage.		share this photo
Today, two-time Tour de France champion, Laurent Fignon, lost his battle with cancer. Here he is with Bernard Hinault and Miguel Indurain just one month ago at the Tour de France. "I'm doing fine" was his standard reply.		share this photo
Laurent Fignon (1960-2010) remembered		share this photo
Vuelta a Espana 2010 Photos; Stage 4: Málaga - Valdepeñas de Jaén, 184km
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