Vuelta a Espana (2012) Photos; Stage 6: Tarazona → Jaca, 175 km
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Kissing and making up before talking strategy with a hilltop finish looming at the end of another hot day in northern Spain		share this photo
Some of the picturesque scenery along the Stage 6 route north from Tarazona to Jaca		share this photo
Looking down on the new part of town in Jaca from the 3.8km @ 5.4% hilltop finish at Fuerte del Rapitán.		share this photo
Team Sky set the pace for Chris Froome with the other GC contenders in tow		share this photo
It was then left to Chris Froome to finish off the blistering pace up the climb set by his Team Sky teammates		share this photo
Chris Froome rode everybody off his wheel except Joaquim Rodriguez		share this photo
Joaquim Rodriguez hasn't been dropped, he's just perfectly positioned behind the much bigger Chris Froome		share this photo
Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) about to make his move with a 100m to go		share this photo
Alberto Contador and Alejandro Valverde could not match the pace set by Chris Froome		share this photo
This photo of Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) digging up to the finish is very similar to his win at La Flèche Wallonne (photo)		share this photo
In front of a big crowd on another hot day in Spain, Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) wins the 3.8km @ 5.4% hilltop finish at Fuerte del Rapitán which look harder than the numbers indicated		share this photo
Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) celebrates his stage 6 win as Chris Froome (Sky) comes into view five seconds back		share this photo
Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) wins the battle up to the fort		share this photo
Chris Froome (Sky) crossing for second + 5s		share this photo
Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) was 3rd + 10s as Alberto Contador comes into view		share this photo
Alberto Contador said dehydration and cramps took their toll on him today		share this photo
Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank) crossing 4th + 19s just ahead of Eros Capecchi (Liquigas-Cannondale)		share this photo
The finish was a lot harder than most expected		share this photo
The gruppetto coming up the final climb		share this photo
A panorama of the climb and surrounding area		share this photo
Rigoberto Uran, 6th today, talks about the Team Sky strategy on the final climb to the Spainish media		share this photo
Your stage 6 winner, Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha), now has a legitimate claim on the race lead		share this photo
Lets get this party started		share this photo
Vuelta a Espana (2012) Photos; Stage 6: Tarazona → Jaca, 175 km
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