Vuelta a Espana 2011 Photos; Stage 9: Villacastín → Sierra de Bejar. La Covatilla, 183 km
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Passing by a castle in Avila where Irishman Philip Deignan won his Vuelta stage back in 2009 (photos). Thanks to Bryan Scully for pinpointing the location.		share this photo
Race leader Joaquím Rodríguez (Katusha) in Red for his first day		share this photo
Four man break passing through the feedzone		share this photo
Castilla y León panoramic of the peloton passing through after the break		share this photo
According to the jumbtron at the finish there is 31 km to go		share this photo
Dan Martin (Garmin-Cervelo) and Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) on the attack on the finishing climb to the Covatilla ski resort		share this photo
Bradley Wiggins (Sky) now at the front near the finish as the field continues to shatter followed by Bauke Mollema (Rabobank) and Juan Jose Cobo (Geox-TMC) and...		share this photo
Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) and Dan Martin (Garmin-Cervelo) now at the back of the lead group. Dan Martin looks like he's in the hurt house.		share this photo
Chris Anker Sörensen (Saxo Bank Sungard) knows how to suffer too		share this photo
Race leader Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) didn't enjoy his first and only day in Red. Here he is following his teammate Daniel Moreno for 25th + 0:50.		share this photo
Michele Scarponi (Lampre-ISD) looked good shattering the field early on the 10 km 7% climb, but he later cracked himself. He finished 32nd + 1:50.		share this photo
The spread out dash for the line		share this photo
Dan Martin (Garmin-Cervelo) wins the windy 18 km summit finish		share this photo
Dan Martin (Garmin-Cervelo) crossing ahead of Bauke Mollema (Rabobank), the new race leader		share this photo
3rd Juan Cobo (Geox-TMC) + 0:03, 4th Bradley Wiggins (Sky) + 0:04, 5th Christopher Froome (Sky) + 0:07, 6th Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Cannondale) + 0:11		share this photo
Panoramic of trailing riders nearing the top of the ski resort finishing climb		share this photo
Your stage 9 winner, Dan Martin (Garmin-Cervelo), becomes the latest rider to capture his first Grand Tour win at this year's Vuelta		share this photo
Bauke Mollema (Rabobank) is now the new race leader by just 1s over the previous leader, Joaquin Rodriguez heading into Monday's 47 km ITT		share this photo
Vuelta a Espana 2011 Photos; Stage 9: Villacastín → Sierra de Bejar. La Covatilla, 183 km
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