Bright sun was shining through the rolling fog in the minutes before the race arrived as fans gathered on the majestic climb awaiting the riders. Photo: Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
Stage 10 of the Vuelta a España started in the historic Plaza Mayor of Salamanca. Photo: Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
After the first rest day, the mood at the start was fun and light-hearted. Photo: Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
The peloton rolled out of the start in the shadows of the Cathedral de Salamanca. Photo: Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
Italian national champion Elia Viviani took his second stage win of the Vuelta a España in Bermillo de Sayago. Photo: Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
Photo: Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
Alessandro De Marchi escaped his breakaway companions to take the stage win in Luintra. Photo: Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
Alessandro De Marchi left nothing on the road to hold off the chasing group. Photo: Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
Alessandro De Marchi basked in the glory of his stage win. Photo: Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
The day’s breakaway rolled through the opening climb with intermittent rain along the northern coast of Spain. Photo: Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
Stage 12 took the peloton along the northern coast en route to Faro de Estca de Bares. Photo: Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
Alexander Geniez took the victory from Dylan van Baarle on the line. Photo: Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
A crash with an organization official just over the finish line took down Dylan van Baarle and race winner Alexander Geniez. Photo: Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
Jesus Herrada benefited from the day’s breakaway to take over the race lead heading into the weekend of three consecutive mountain top finishes. Photo: Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
Oscar Rodriguez delivered the team’s biggest win to date atop the brutally steep climb to La Camperona. Photo: Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
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Nairo Quintana and Simon Yates battled it out in the last kilometer of La Camperona. Photo: Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
Enric Mas has emerged during this Vuelta as a new contender for the overall classification. Photo: Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
At 19.5 percent with 800 meters to go, La Camperona pushed the riders to their limits. Photo: Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
Even on one of the steepest climbs of the Vuelta, Tosh van der Sande found the energy to have a little fun with the camera. Photo: Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
Fans were perched and waiting for the Vuelta a España to crest over the climb of the Alto Les Praeres. Photo: Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
Nairo Quintana was at it again on the Alto Les Praeres testing his challengers for the overall on the steep narrow slopes of the final climb. Photo: Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
Steven Kruijswijk gave it his all to bring back his rivals in the final two kilometers to Les Praeres. Photo: Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
As the leaders accelerated, Rigoberto Uran could not match the pace and slipped out the back. Photo: Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
After two hard days in the mountains, Jesus Herrada could no longer match the pace of the favorites on the climb to Les Praeres. Photo: Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
Frenchman Thibaut Pinot signed on with hopes for a great ride to Lagos de Covadonga. Photo: Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
Enric Mas surveyed his rivals as he signed on for the day’s stage. photo: Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
Lagos de Covadonga has become one of the most iconic mountain finishes of the Vuelta a España in recent years. Photo: Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
Bright sun was shining through the rolling fog in the minutes before the race arrived as fans gathered on the majestic climb awaiting the riders. Photo: Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
The race exploded as Thibaut Pinot emerged from the fog clear of the favorites with less than 3km to go. Photo: Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
Race leader Simon Yates led the chase of Pinot with all his rivals in check minus Spaniard Alejandro Valverde. Photo: Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
Steven Kruijswijk and Alejandro Valverde chased in earnest to protect his second place overall on the climb of Lagos de Covadonga. Photo: Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
Rising German star Emanuel Buchmann lost contact with the leaders but showed his promise for the future. Photo: Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
The climb to Lagos de Covadonga took the riders into a sea of rolling fog across the mountain. Photo: Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
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