Spain's Joaquin Rodriguez (Team Katusha) pulled out a 14 second margin
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Spain's Joaquin Rodriguez (Team Katusha) tastes the spoils of his success.
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Joaquin Rodriguez (Team Katusha) celebrates on the podium after his stage
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Amets Txurruka (Euskaltel - Euskadi) was in the lead group with 20 kilometres
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Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) climbs to defend his leader's jersey.
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Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) solos to victory in stage 5.
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Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) was mobbed by media after the stage.
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Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) celebrates on the podium.
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Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) holds a one second lead heading
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Joaquin Rodriguez (Team Katusha) took a solo lead up the climb.
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Rabobank's Robert Gesink dropped out of third place overall, done in by
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Denmark's Jakob Fuglsang (Team Saxo Bank) lost seven minutes on the stage.
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Russian Alexander Efimkin (AG2R La Mondiale) made a break on the climb
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Andy Schleck (Team Saxo Bank) grits his teeth on the climb to minimise
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David Zabriskie (Garmin – Transitions) was sporting some cool facial hair
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Egoi Martinez (Euskaltel), Alexandr Kolobnev (Katusha) and Sylvain Calzati
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Sandy Casar (Française Des Jeux) takes the sprint for fifth place.
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RadioShack teammates Chris Horner, Sergio Paulinho and Haimar Zubeldia.
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Thomas Löfkvist (Sky Professional Cycling Team)
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An injured Amets Txurruka (Euskaltel - Euskadi) speaks after the stage.
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Amets Txurruka (Euskaltel - Euskadi) gets a push.
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Race leader Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) works to defend his
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Mountains leader Amets Txurruka (Euskaltel - Euskadi) signs an autograph.
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The peloton in hot pursuit of the day's break.
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David Loosli (Lampre-Farnese Vini) off the front in a break.
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Joseba Beloki works for Basque radio.
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Samuel Sánchez (Euskaltel - Euskadi) outsprints Alejandro Valverde (Caisse
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Sylvain Calzati (Sky) and Daniel Navarro (Astana) ride in the break.
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Amets Txurruka (Euskaltel - Euskadi) on the attack.
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Damiano Cunego (Lampre) started stage five but would soon abandon.
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Chris Horner (RadioShack) is interviewed prior to the start.
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Samuel Sánchez (Euskaltel - Euskadi) conducts an interview.
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Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) answers some questions before the
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Omega Pharma - Lotto teammates Charlie Wegelius, left, and Jurgen Van
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Bradle Wiggins (Sky) awaits the start of stage five.
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