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Vuelta al País Vasco (2014) Photos; Stage 1: Ordizia → Ordizia, 153 km

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Teams presentation with the only domestic team in the race, Caja Rural. LL Sanchez at the far right.share this photo

The brothers Schleckshare this photo
Omega Pharma - Quick Stepshare this photo
Sammy Sanchezshare this photo
Valvardeshare this photo
The start scene in Ordiziashare this photo
45 minutes in the race, the break on the cat 2 Lazkaomendishare this photo

The pelotonshare this photo
Scenery from the second climb, the cat 2 Lazkaomendi. A difficult, typically hilly stage with eight categorized climbs starting and ending in Ordizia kicked off this year's raceshare this photo
The break with a 1:40 lead on the penultimate climb, the cat 2 Alto de Orendain, 25 km to goshare this photo
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Tinkoff-Saxo at the front of the peloton with 25 km to goshare this photo

Tejay VAN GARDEREN was 18th today + 58sshare this photo
Ryder HESJEDAL (GARMIN SHARP) was 26th today + 1:30share this photo
World champ lost Rui COSTA lost over 4 minutes in the final 25 km of the stage. He finished 58th + 4:15share this photo
69th Bauke MOLLEMA + 09:01share this photo
More big names lost big time. 72nd Andy SCHLECK + 09:47share this photo
80th Pierre ROLLAND + 10:05share this photo

Disappointing result for 110th Luis Leon SANCHEZ + 15:45share this photo
Despite the effort, Jens VOIGT was 138th + 17:50share this photo
After launching an impressive attack on the cat 2 Gaintza (2.3 km @ 13 %, max 16 %) soloed 7 km to victory into Ordizia share this photo
Alberto Contador (Tinko-Saxo) celebrates his Stage 1 winshare this photo
Alejandro VALVERDE (MOVISTAR) was with Contador most of the way up Gaintza, but was dropped near the top and finished 2nd + 14sshare this photo
Michal KWIATKOWSKI (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) leads the next group in who were well backshare this photo

3rd Michal KWIATKOWSKI (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) + 34sshare this photo
9th Roman KREUZIGER (TINKOFF-SAXO) + 54sshare this photo
11th Thibaut PINOT (FDJ.fr) + 56sshare this photo
Your Stage 1 winner, Alberto Contador (Tinko-Saxo) who already holds a big race leadshare this photo
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Alberto Contador with new txapela hat also called a chapshare this photo
We've started this year's race with a bangshare this photo
Alberto Contador knows how to celebrate a winshare this photo
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Vuelta al País Vasco (2014) Photos; Stage 1: Ordizia → Ordizia, 153 km

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