AG2R La Mondiale at the vvv in aaa.(Image credit: Sirotti)
Andalucía-Cajasur(Image credit: Sirotti)
Fuji-Servetto(Image credit: Sirotti)
Lampre-NGC(Image credit: Sirotti)
USA's team Garmin-Slipstream at the vvv.(Image credit: Sirotti)
Swans watch the vvv.(Image credit: Sirotti)
Cofidis(Image credit: Sirotti)
Liquigas(Image credit: Sirotti)
Italian team Liquigas(Image credit: Sirotti)
Astana(Image credit: Sirotti)
Milram(Image credit: Sirotti)
Caisse d'Epargne(Image credit: Sirotti)
Française des Jeux(Image credit: Sirotti)
A swan in the canal watches the vvv.(Image credit: Sirotti)
Bbox Bouygues Telecom(Image credit: Sirotti)
A mean looking swan.(Image credit: Sirotti)
Team Cervélo TestTeam(Image credit: Sirotti)
Contentpolis-Ampo(Image credit: Sirotti)
Quick Step(Image credit: Sirotti)
Columbia-HTC(Image credit: Sirotti)
Spain's Xacobeo Galicia(Image credit: Sirotti)
Swans(Image credit: Sirotti)
Swans watch Saxo Bank presented.(Image credit: Sirotti)
Saxo Bank(Image credit: Sirotti)
Euskaltel-Euskadi presented in the rain.(Image credit: Sirotti)
Caisse d'Epargne(Image credit: Sirotti)
Vacansoleil(Image credit: Sirotti)
Rabobank(Image credit: Sirotti)
Fuji-Servetto(Image credit: Sirotti)
Lampre-NGC(Image credit: Sirotti)
Garmin-Slipstream(Image credit: Sirotti)
Liquigas(Image credit: Sirotti)
Liquigas presented at the vvv in aaa.(Image credit: Sirotti)
Milram(Image credit: Sirotti)
Silence-Lotto(Image credit: Sirotti)
Française des Jeux(Image credit: Sirotti)
The 64th Vuelta a España presented all 198 riders from 22 teams in Assen, Netherlands, yesterday. Olympic Champion Samuel Sánchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi) will wear race number one.
Defending champion Alberto Contador (Astana) skipped the race this year. Sánchez, Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne), Cadel Evans (Silence-Lotto), Andy Schleck (Saxo Bank), Tom Danielson (Garmin-Slipstream) and Ivan Basso (Liquigas) are favourites for the overall win.
It is Alexander Vinokourov's first time to race a Grand Tour since he was disqualified from the 2007 Tour de France. He served a two-year suspension and returns to race with team Astana.
The Vuelta a España starts today with a 4.5-kilometre time trial. There are four stages in The Netherlands before it transfers to Spain. The last stage is in Madrid, September 20.
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