Vuelta a Espana 2011 Photos; Stage 1: Benidorm 13.5 km TTT
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Leopard-Trek with the World Champ Fabian Cancellera in middle, set the best time on the tricky 13.5 km course along the beaches of Benidorm. 16:30.		share this photo
Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) went to the front of the Leopard-Trek train with 200m to go and crossed first so you know what that means? (scroll to the bottom)		share this photo
Liquigas-Cannondale with last year's overall winner Vincenzo Ninali at the front finished second + 0:05		share this photo
HTC-Highroad later dropped Mark Cavendish and a few other riders, but still finished 3rd + 0:10		share this photo
A surprisingly strong performance by Movistar, the top Spanish team on the day (5th + 0:15)		share this photo
Garmin-Cervelo down the start ramp later finished 9th + 0:25. Not a good placing for a team that prides itself on the team time trial. But, this wasn't a straight-forward time trial.		share this photo
Katusha placed a respectable 10th + 0:26		share this photo
The Basque mountain men should be pleased with 11th place. Euskaltel-Euskadi + 0:28.		share this photo
After waiting for Jani Brajkovic, who "slipped his chain" going down the start ramp, RadioShack went on to finish a disappointing 14th + 0:29		share this photo
Despite Bradley Wiggins looking strong at the front, the Sky later fell in when two riders collided and four riders had to wait for Xabier Zandio. Team Sky finished 20th + 0:42.		share this photo
Geox-TMC woes continued. They finished 2nd last (21st) + 0:44.		share this photo
Leopard-Trek celebrating their TTT win. In no particular order: Daniele BENNATI (ITA), Fabian CANCELLARA (SUI), Jakob FUGLSANG (DEN), Maxime MONFORT (BEL), Stuart O'GRADY (AUS), Davide VIGANO (ITA), Robert WAGNER (GER), Oliver ZAUGG (SUI), Thomas ROHREGGER (AUT)		share this photo
Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) gets the first Red leader's jersey for crossing first among his winning Leopard-Trek teammates		share this photo
Vuelta a Espana 2011 Photos; Stage 1: Benidorm 13.5 km TTT
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