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 |
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The brothers Schleck | share this photo |
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Omega Pharma - Quick Step | share this photo |
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Sammy Sanchez | share this photo |
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Valvarde | share this photo |
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The start scene in Ordizia | share this photo |
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45 minutes in the race, the break on the cat 2 Lazkaomendi | share this photo |
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The peloton | share this photo |
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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 race | share this photo |
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The break with a 1:40 lead on the penultimate climb, the cat 2 Alto de Orendain, 25 km to go | share this photo |
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Tinkoff-Saxo at the front of the peloton with 25 km to go | share this photo |
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Tejay VAN GARDEREN was 18th today + 58s | share this photo |
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Ryder HESJEDAL (GARMIN SHARP) was 26th today + 1:30 | share this photo |
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World champ lost Rui COSTA lost over 4 minutes in the final 25 km of the stage. He finished 58th + 4:15 | share this photo |
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69th Bauke MOLLEMA + 09:01 | share this photo |
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More big names lost big time. 72nd Andy SCHLECK + 09:47 | share this photo |
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80th Pierre ROLLAND + 10:05 | share this photo |
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Disappointing result for 110th Luis Leon SANCHEZ + 15:45 | share this photo |
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Despite the effort, Jens VOIGT was 138th + 17:50 | share this photo |
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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 |
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Alberto Contador (Tinko-Saxo) celebrates his Stage 1 win | share this photo |
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Alejandro VALVERDE (MOVISTAR) was with Contador most of the way up Gaintza, but was dropped near the top and finished 2nd + 14s | share this photo |
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Michal KWIATKOWSKI (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) leads the next group in who were well back | share this photo |
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3rd Michal KWIATKOWSKI (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) + 34s | share this photo |
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9th Roman KREUZIGER (TINKOFF-SAXO) + 54s | share this photo |
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11th Thibaut PINOT (FDJ.fr) + 56s | share this photo |
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Your Stage 1 winner, Alberto Contador (Tinko-Saxo) who already holds a big race lead | share this photo |
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Alberto Contador with new txapela hat also called a chap | share this photo |
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We've started this year's race with a bang | share this photo |
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Alberto Contador knows how to celebrate a win | share this photo |
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Vuelta al País Vasco (2014) Photos; Stage 1: Ordizia → Ordizia, 153 km |
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