
The peloton en route to Noja in the Vuelta's 18th stage.
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Race leader Juan Jose Cobo (Geox-TMC) shadows second-placed Chris Froome
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Francesco Gavazzi (Lampre-ISD) wins stage 18 from a two-man sprint.
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Points classification leader Bauke Mollema (Rabobank) would surrender
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Sergio Paulinho (RadioShack) attacked the break in search of a solo victory,
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Nico Sijmens (Cofidis) and Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) were part of stage
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Alexandre Geniez (Skil - Shimano) takes the sprint for third place in
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Robert Kiserlovski (Astana) was part of the early break and finished 9th
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Sergio Paulinho (RadioShack) crosses the finish line alone in 11th place
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Francesco Gavazzi (Lampre-ISD) celebrates his victory in stage 18 of the
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Simon Geschke (Skil - Shimano) leads in the peloton nearly eight minutes
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Juan Jose Cobo (Geox-TMC) also leads the combination classification.
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While Sergio Paulinho (RadioShack)'s solo attack in the endgame of stage
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The Veulta peloton makes its way from Solares to Noja during stage 18.
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Juan Jose Cobo (Geox-TMC) continues his reign as Vuelta leader.
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The Vuelta peloton stretched out during stage 18.
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Jakob Fuglsang (Leopard Trek) attacked the peloton in the closing kilometres
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Francis De Greef (Omega Pharma-Lotto) leads the charge as the remains
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Juan Jose Cobo (Geox-TMC) arrives on stage to receive the leader's jersey.
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Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver (Katusha) regained the points classification
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Francesco Gavazzi (Lampre-ISD) celebrates his first-ever Grand Tour stage
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Stage 18 winner Francesco Gavazzi (Lampre-ISD) on the podium in Noja.
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Vuelta leader Juan Jose Cobo (Geox-TMC) crosses the finish line in Noja
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Gavazzi outsprinted Vandewalle for the stage win in Noja after the duo
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Francesco Gavazzi delivers Lampre-ISD its first stage win of the 2011
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Stage winner Francesco Gavazzi (Lampre-ISD) had too much finishing speed
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Vuelta leader Juan Jose Cobo (Geox-TMC) pays close attention to the Sky
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Sky's Chris Froome and Bradley Wiggins head the peloton in the run-in
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Francesco Gavazzi (Lampre-ISD) and Kristof Vandewalle (Quick Step) escaped
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Francesco Gavazzi (Lampre-ISD) outsprints Kristof Vandewalle (Quick Step)
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