Nairo Quintana backstage at the team presentaiton (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)
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Katusha's Jouquin Rodriguez and Dani Moreno (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)
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Carlos Betancur (Ag2r) (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)
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Movistar are presented to the crowd (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Chris Froome and Team Sky (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Lampre-Merida on stage (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Sammy Sanchez during the team presentation (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Trek Factory Racing at the presentation (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Giant-Shimano wave to the crowd (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Team Saxo-Tinkoff is presented (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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FDJ.fr get ready to leave the team presentation (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Alberto Contador and Tinkoff-Saxo at the team presentation (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
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Estaban Chaves and Orica-GreenEge leave the team presentation (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
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Fabio Aru (Astana) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
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Nairo Quintana is focused on winning a second grand tour in 2014 (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
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Chris Froome is all smiles (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
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Alberto Contador high-fiving his fans (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
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Chris Froome and his Team Sky teammates (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
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Orica-GreenEdge at the team presentation (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Cannondale on stage at the team presentation (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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MTN-Qhubeka's Manel Lacambra and Jens Zemke enjoing the team presentation (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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South African champion Louis Meintjes rolling to the team presentation (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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MTN-Qhubeka make its grand tour debut at the Vuelta (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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La Vuelta... (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Chris Froome and Team Sky (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Omega Pharma-Quick Step (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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No forgetting which race is on (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Jurgen van den Broeck leads his Lotto-Belisol teammates to the presentation (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Cadel Evans and his BMC team (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Peter Sagan and his Cannondale teammates ride off from the team presentation (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Peter Sagan (Cannondale) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Carlos Betancur (Ag2r-La Mondiale) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Garmin-Sharp's turn at the team presentation (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Garmin-Sharp (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Dani Navarro and Cofidis at the team presentation (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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IAM Cycling is makings its Vuelta debut (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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IAM Cycling at the team presentation (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Mikel Landa and Astana (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Astana on stage at the team presentation (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Robert Gesink and Belkin riding to the team presentation (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Belkin are hoping Robert Gesink will finish high up on GC (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Belkin presented to the crowd (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Fabian Cancellara and Trek leave the presentation (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Giant-Shimano leaving the team presentation (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Rigberto Uran is interviewed (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Team Katusha is presented (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Joaquim Rodriguez is interviewed. (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Alberto Contador is interviewed (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Alberto Contador is interviewed (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Team Saxo-Tinkoff is presented (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Team Saxo-Tinkoff is presented (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Team Europcar is presented (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Team Europcar is presented (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Rigberto Uran is interviewed (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Omega Pharma Quick Step is presented (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Team Katusha is presented (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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FDJ being led away by Thibaut Pinot and Nacer Bouhanni (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Rigoberto Uran answers question from the press (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Nairo Quintana answering questions from the media (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Europcar leave the team presentation (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Garmin-Sharp is presented (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Alberto Contador rolls past fans (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Team Saxo-Tinkoff is presented (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Team Katusha is presented (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Team Katusha is presented (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Alberto Contador was still showing signs of injury (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Team Europcar is presented (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
The 2014 Vuelta a España team presentation was held in Jerez, Spain on Friday evening. This year is the 69th edition of the grand tour which starts with a team time trial in Jerez today and finishes in Santiago de Compostela with a 9.7km individual time trial on September 14
The 22 teams competing in the Vuelta were all accounted for at the team presentation as were the the overall favoutires for the race, Chris Froome (Team Sky), Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo), Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) and the Movistar duo of Alejandro Valverde and Nairo Quintana.
Check out the related gallery or read the preview to find out more about the coming action.
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