Vuelta a Espana 2011 Photos; Stage 10: Salamanca 47 km ITT |
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The ITT finish area in Salamanca, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1988 | share this photo |
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Tony Martin (Ger) HTC-Highroad | share this photo |
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1st Tony Martin (HTC-Highroad) in 55:54 | share this photo |
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The big surprise of the day was Christopher Froome (Sky) finishing 2nd + 0:59 and ahead of... | share this photo |
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Teammate and team leader Bradley Wiggins (Sky) started fast | share this photo |
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But, he faded in the second half of the 47 km ITT. 3rd Bradley Wiggins (Sky) + 1:22 and moves up to 3rd overall + 0:20. | share this photo |
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The World ITT Champ, Fabian Cancellara (Leopard Trek) was 4th + 1:27 | share this photo |
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5th Taylor Phinney (BMC Racing) + 1:33 | share this photo |
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6th Jakob Fuglsang (Leopard Trek) + 1:37 and moves up to 2nd overall + 0:12 | share this photo |
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The Slovenian ITT champ, Janez Brajkovic (RadioShack) was 8th + 1:56 and moves into the top 10 overall, 9th + 2:04 | share this photo |
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Two time Vuelta winner, Denis Menchov (Rus) Geox-TMC, was 13th + 2:19 | share this photo |
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Last year's overall winner, Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Cannondale) hasn't looked as sharp this year. He was 15th today + 2:24, but is still 4th + 0:31 | share this photo |
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The race leader going into today's ITT was Bauke Mollema (Rabobank). He finished 25th + 3:09 and drops down to 7th overall + 1:07. | share this photo |
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Many pure climbers lost a lot of time today as expected. Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) was just 1s off the race lead going into the ITT but he finished 71st + 5:24 and drops down to 14th overall. However, with seven mountain stages remaining and no more time-trialing, the pure climbers have time to chip away at their deficit. | share this photo |
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Your convincing stage 10 Salamanca ITT winner, Tony Martin (HTC-Highroad) | share this photo |
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Despite having never won a Pro race in Europe, 26 year-old Kenyan native Christopher Froome (Sky) is now the race leader after posting the 2nd best ride today | share this photo |
Vuelta a Espana 2011 Photos; Stage 10: Salamanca 47 km ITT |
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