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Vuelta Rider Gallery: Fabian Cancellara

By Cycling News

published 7 September 2009

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Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank)(Image credit: Sirotti)

Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank) after his win in Assen, Netherlands.(Image credit: Sirotti)

Fabian Cancellara on his way to winning the opening stage of the Vuelta.(Image credit: AFP)

Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank) won the opening stage of the Vuelta(Image credit: AFP)

Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank) time trials(Image credit: Isabelle Duchesne)

Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank) concentrates on another Grand Tour opener win(Image credit: Isabelle Duchesne)

Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank)(Image credit: Isabelle Duchesne)

Fabian Cancellara salutes from the podium after stage two.(Image credit: Isabelle Duchesne)

Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank) stays in the leader's jersey for another day.(Image credit: Isabelle Duchesne)

Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank) storms to the win.(Image credit: DCP/Bert Geerts)

Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank) on course.(Image credit: Elmar Krings)

Fabian Cancellara starts off another Grand Tour in the leader's jersey.(Image credit: Elmar Krings)

Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank) pulled off the expected stage win.(Image credit: Elmar Krings)

Race leader Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank) rides in stage two(Image credit: Unipublic)

Swiss Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank) uses his race radio in Vuelta a España stage two(Image credit: Unipublic)

Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank) retains his race lead in the Vuelta a España.(Image credit: Unipublic)

Alessandro Ballan (Lampre-NGC) and race leader Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank)(Image credit: Sirotti)

Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank) puts on his third golden jersey.(Image credit: Lavuelta.com)

Fabian Cancellara in gold heads to the start.(Image credit: Lavuelta.com)

Alexandre Vinokourov (Astana) rides alongside Vuelta leader Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank)(Image credit: Sirotti)

Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank) remains in the overall lead, but crashed heavily with 2.5km remaining.(Image credit: Sirotti)

Race leader Fabian Cancellara crossed the finish line after being involved in the massive pileup at the end of the stage.(Image credit: Sirotti)

Overnight race leader Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank) would lose his leader's jersey to stage winner André Greipel. (Image credit: Sirotti)

Swiss Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank) wins Vuelta a España's Valencia time trial and takes the overall lead(Image credit: AFP)

Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank) on his winning ride in Vuelta a España stage seven in Valencia(Image credit: Sirotti)

Swiss Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank) on the way to the Valencia stage win and Vuelta a España overall lead.(Image credit: Sirotti)

Fabian Cancellara is looking good before worlds.(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Fabian Cancellara resumed the race lead.(Image credit: Lavuelta.com)

Fabian Cancellara couldn't hold onto the race lead on a mountainous stage.(Image credit: Lavuelta.com)

Fabian Cancellara prepares for the Valencia time trial(Image credit: Sirotti)

Saxo Bank teammates Stuart O'Grady and Fabian Cancellara push on up the final climb of stage nine(Image credit: Sirotti)

Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank) and Alessandro Ballan (Lampre-NGC)(Image credit: Sirotti)

Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank) at the Vuelta(Image credit: Sirotti)

Fabian Cancellara has started to make a habit of his more-than-cameo appearances at cycling's Grand Tours. His time trial prowess has, in the past, secured the 28-year-old ownership of the leader's jersey for periods of both the Tour de France and Vuelta a España.

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The opening eight days of this year's Vuelta proved no exception to the Saxo Bank rider's apparent rule. A blistering performance in the race's prologue saw him claim the Gold jersey for the second time in his career. He lost it on stage five, but grabbed it back after yet another dominant display in the stage seven time trial in Valencia.

Click here for an image gallery of Fabian Cancellara's Vuelta a España.

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