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Vuelta a Espana 2010 Photos; Stage 10: Tarragona → Vilanova i la Geltrú, 176 km

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Team Katusha not Euskaltel-Euskadi was setting the pace early on. They kept the race together until the first intermediate sprint at km 41 km when Katusha's Joaquin Rodriguez captured a 2s bonus for finishing third, making him the leader on the roadshare this photo

The 11 man break leaving Stiges at km 125share this photo

The break led by the eventual race winnershare this photo

Katusha leading the chase to make sure the break doesn't get a gap that would thwart Joaquin Rodriguez becoming the new race leadershare this photo

Looking into the afternoon sun. The eleven man break at km 130 on the coast north of Stigesshare this photo

The pelotonshare this photo

The break on the category 1 Alto del Rat Penat (4,4 km at 10,8%) at km 140share this photo

Igor Anton, Vladmir Karpets and Team Xacobeo - Galicia at the front of the peloton when the climbed kicked up to 18%share this photo

Cervelo's Thor Hushovd, the stage 6 winner, out of contention near the back of the last groupshare this photo

Caisse d'Epargne's Imanol Erviti rode away from the break on the descent of Alto del Rat Penat...share this photo

... and won by 37sshare this photo

Cofidis' Romain Zingle won a painful bunch sprint for secondshare this photo

Saxo Bank's Frank Schleck finished (+ 1'38") with the GC contenders. He probably wasn't happy about his brother, Andy, and Stuart O'Grady being sent home before the start of the stage.share this photo

Caisse d'Epargne's Imanol Erviti celebrates his second pro win and second career Vuelta stage winshare this photo

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Getting ready to present the Red Jersey to the new race leadershare this photo

Katusha's Joaquin Rodriguez standing tall on the podiumshare this photo

Happy to don the leader's jersey in front of his home region of Catalunyashare this photo

Hip Hip Hoorayshare this photo

David Moncoutie moved into the lead of the mountains classification today. Normally, the KOM jersey with red potka dots goes great with the red Cofidis team kit, but the blue dotka version for this 75th anniversary of the Vuelta will unfortunately clash.share this photo

Team Katusha were all smiles at the end of the day. Andrei Tchmil, team manager of Katusha, and the new race leader, Joaquin Rodriguezshare this photo

Vuelta a Espana 2010 Photos; Stage 10: Tarragona → Vilanova i la Geltrú, 176 km

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