Vuelta a Espana 2011 Photos; Stage 2: La Nucía → Playas de Orihuela, 176 km
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Race leader, Jakob Fuglsang (Leopard-Trek), after signing in on this beautiful morning in La Nucía just south of yesterday's TTT in Benidorm		share this photo
There is some speculation that this may be Carlos Sastres last Grand Tour; he's expected to retire at the end of the year		share this photo
Mark Cavendish during the pre-race sign-in and photo-op		share this photo
Daniele Bennati (Ita) Leopard Trek descending the only categorized climb on the day in the first half of today's stage along the Costa Blanca. We'll see him again later.		share this photo
Leopard-Trek's Davide Vigano taking a flyer off the front with less than a km to go		share this photo
Hitting the 8% ramp with 700m to go while tourists hit the beaches. The temperature hit 42C today.		share this photo
The peloton with Red Jersey (Jakob Fuglsang) and Mark Cavendish in the middle nearing the top of the ramp with 500m to go		share this photo
Sky's Chris Sutton and Omega Pharma-Lotto's Vicente Reynes rolled off the front before Sutton opened up his winning sprint with 75m to go		share this photo
"I knew it was a hard uphill finish. It kept switching back left and right and then someone from Lotto accelerated and I jumped on his wheel. I thought, 'This is a long way to go.' But I looked back and no one was there. I thought, 'Alright, I've got this one.' To win today is a dream come true. I can't believe it." -- (Chris Sutton via cyclingnews)		share this photo
A pro since 2005, Sky's Chris Sutton claims his first Grand Tour win at age 26		share this photo
After a horrible start to the Vuelta during yesterday's team time trial, Team Sky has something to celebrate		share this photo
As the top Leopard-Trek finisher today (6th), Daniele Bennati, becomes the new race leader since the peloton finished in the same time as the winner		share this photo
Swarthy-looking Italian Daniele Bennati fits right in with the Vuelta cast of characters, but few would have expected him in Red		share this photo
Vuelta a Espana 2011 Photos; Stage 2: La Nucía → Playas de Orihuela, 176 km
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