Vuelta a Espana 2011 Photos; Stage 11: Verín → Estación de Esquí Alto de la Manzaneda, 167 km
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The large break crossing Ponte Bibei over Rio Bibei during the hilly first half of Stage 11. The large Bibei Bridge is one of the best preserved Roman bridges.		share this photo
What they lacked in numbers, they made up for with enthusiasm; spectators cheering on Amets Txurruka (Euskaltel-Euskadi) and Stuart O'Grady (Leopard) at the base of the final climb, the 19 km 5.9% Alto de la Manzaneda		share this photo
It's a little disappointing to see the race leader working as domestique after earning the Red Jersey this far into a Grand Tour. But, Chris Froome (Sky) not the team leader so he was working for Bradley Wiggins who was 3rd overall before today's stage.		share this photo
After making the early break of the day, France's David Moncoutie (Cofidis) soloed the final 12 km of the 19 km HC finishing climb		share this photo
It seems all of David Moncoutie (Cofidis) big stage wins follow this pattern: lose a lot of time on GC early on then try to get in breaks with summit finishes and solo the final climb.		share this photo
Matteo Montaguti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale and Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi on their way to top 10 performances. They were part of the early break.		share this photo
Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) jumped away from the GC contenders to finish 9th + 3:01. After initially gaining a 30s advantage, he only finished 7s ahead of...		share this photo
Bradley Wiggins (Sky) at the front of the GC contenders closing the gap to Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) and extending it over Jakob Fuglsang (Leopard Trek) who was dropped.		share this photo
Christopher Froome (Sky) lost touch of the GC contenders near the top after leading the charge at the base of the climb. He lost the leader's jersey to his teammate, but he's still 2nd overall + 7s.		share this photo
Four finger salute for his 4th Vuelta stage win in four years; David Moncoutie (Cofidis) wins by 1:08. Of course, he's way down on GC in 27th + 6:04.		share this photo
Your stage 11 winnner, David Moncoutie (Cofidis)		share this photo
Bradley Wiggins (Sky) needs to sort out his garments if he wants to look like the best rider in the race		share this photo
Vuelta a Espana 2011 Photos; Stage 11: Verín → Estación de Esquí Alto de la Manzaneda, 167 km
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