Javier Ramírez (Andalucia) odniósł największe zwycięstwo w karierze, wygrywając dziś 1. etap wyścigu Vuelta a Andalucia Ruta Ciclista Del Sol . Bartosz Huzarski (NetApp) przyjechał w peletonie.
Drugiego dnia ścigania w hiszpańskiej etapówce, kolarze mieli do pokonania odcinek z miejscowości Zahara de los Atunes do Benalmádena o długości 197.9 km. Zaraz po starcie, mocne tempo podyktowali: Luis Ángel Maté (Cofidis), Javier Ramirez, William Routley (Spidertech) oraz Daniel Domínguez (Team NSP – Ghost). Czwórka zawodników oderwała się od reszty stawki i maksymalnie osiągnęła przewagę ponad 11 minut.
Początkowo w peletonie tempo dyktowała drużyna lidera Patricka Gretscha – Project 1t4i. Holenderski team nie radził sobie jednak z pogonią, dlatego dołączyła się do nich drużyna Saur-Sojasun, a następnie RadioShack-Nissan-Trek. Mimo tego, czołówka jeszcze na 15 kilometrów przed końcem miała prawie 2 minuty przewagi.
Na ostatnich kilometrach, czwórka harcowników opadła z sił jednak nie poddawała się. Dość miał już Dominguez, który został złapany przez zasadniczą grupę na około 5 km przed kreską. Pozostała trójka dzielnie się trzymała i jak później się okazało, wyszło im to na dobre. Etap wygrał 33-letni Javier Ramírez, który pokonał kompanów z ucieczki: Angela Matę oraz Routleya. Peleton ze stratą 5 sekund przyprowadził Oscar Freire (Katusha). Bartosz Huzarski był 96.
W klasyfikacji generalnej, wciąż prowadzi Niemiec Gretsch, który ma 2 sekundy przewagi nad Markelem Irizarem (RadioShack-Nissan-Trek) oraz 3 sekundy nad Jerome`m Coppel (Saur-Sojasun). „Huzar” traci 33 sekundy i zajmuje 69. pozycję.
Wyniki 1. etapu:
| 1 | Javier Ramírez (Spa) Andalucia | 5:02:10 | |
| 2 | Luis Angel Mate (Spa) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | ||
| 3 | Will Routley (Can) Spidertech Powered By C10 | 0:00:03 | |
| 4 | Óscar Freire (Spa) Katusha Team | ||
| 5 | Juan J Lobato (Spa) Andalucia | ||
| 6 | Manuel Cardoso (Por) Caja Rural | ||
| 7 | Michael Matthews (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team | ||
| 8 | Daniele Bennati (Ita) Radioshack-Nissan | ||
| 9 | Pim Ligthart (Ned) Vacansoleil-Dcm Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 10 | Simon Geschke (Ger) Project 1T4I | ||
| 11 | Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil-Dcm Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 12 | Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Vacansoleil-Dcm Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 13 | Gorka Izaguirre (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi | ||
| 14 | Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | ||
| 15 | José Iván Gutiérrez (Spa) Movistar Team | ||
| 16 | Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Saur – Sojasun | ||
| 17 | Daniel Schorn (Aut) Team Netapp | ||
| 18 | Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Lotto – Belisol Team | ||
| 19 | Matthias Brandle (Aut) Team Netapp | ||
| 20 | Maxime Monfort (Bel) Radioshack-Nissan | ||
| 21 | Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Vacansoleil-Dcm Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 22 | Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Katusha Team | ||
| 23 | Stefan Vann Dijk (Ned) Accent Jobs – Willems Verandas | ||
| 24 | Goikan Bille (Bel) Lotto – Belisol Team | ||
| 25 | Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil-Dcm Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 26 | Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | ||
| 27 | Steffen Radochla (Ger) Team NSP – Ghost | ||
| 28 | Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | ||
| 29 | Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi | ||
| 30 | Markus Fothen (Ger) Team NSP – Ghost | ||
| 31 | Daniel Moreno (Spa) Katusha Team | ||
| 32 | Dennis Vanendert (Bel) Lotto – Belisol Team | ||
| 33 | Pablo Lechuga (Spa) Andalucia | ||
| 34 | Imanol Erviti (Spa) Movistar Team | ||
| 35 | Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | ||
| 36 | Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil-Dcm Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 37 | Caleb Fairly (USA) Spidertech Powered By C10 | ||
| 38 | Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | ||
| 39 | Brian Bulgac (Ned) Lotto – Belisol Team | ||
| 40 | Ryan Roth (Can) Spidertech Powered By C10 | ||
| 41 | Adrián Palomares (Spa) Andalucia | ||
| 42 | Reto Hollenstein (Swi) Team Netapp | ||
| 43 | Juan José Oroz (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi | ||
| 44 | Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Project 1T4I | ||
| 45 | Egoi Martínez (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi | ||
| 46 | Mikel Astarloza (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi | ||
| 47 | Andreas Dietziker (Swi) Team Netapp | ||
| 48 | Markel Irizar (Spa) Radioshack-Nissan | ||
| 49 | Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) Saur – Sojasun | ||
| 50 | Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | ||
| 51 | Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team | ||
| 52 | Thomas Degand (Bel) Accent Jobs – Willems Verandas | ||
| 53 | Gert Dockx (Bel) Lotto – Belisol Team | ||
| 54 | Javier Moreno (Spa) Movistar Team | ||
| 55 | Jacob Fiedler (Ger) Team NSP – Ghost | ||
| 56 | Jerome Coppel (Fra) Saur – Sojasun | ||
| 57 | Ryan Anderson (Can) Spidertech Powered By C10 | ||
| 58 | Denis Menchov (Rus) Katusha Team | ||
| 59 | Johahnes Frohlinger (Ger) Project 1T4I | ||
| 60 | Rene Hooghiemster (Ned) Team NSP – Ghost | ||
| 61 | Lucas Euser (USA) Spidertech Powered By C10 | ||
| 62 | Frank Schleck (Lux) Radioshack-Nissan | ||
| 63 | Kevin Van Melsen (Bel) Accent Jobs – Willems Verandas | ||
| 64 | Beñat Intxausti (Spa) Movistar Team | ||
| 65 | David Lelay (Fra) Saur – Sojasun | ||
| 66 | Flavio De Luna (Mex) Spidertech Powered By C10 | ||
| 67 | Antonio Piedra (Spa) Caja Rural | ||
| 68 | Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Radioshack-Nissan | ||
| 69 | Jens Voigt (Ger) Radioshack-Nissan | ||
| 70 | Leopold Konig (Cze) Team Netapp | ||
| 71 | Oleg Chuzhda (Ukr) Accent Jobs – Willems Verandas | ||
| 72 | Igor Anton (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi | ||
| 73 | Siron Spilak (Slo) Katusha Team | ||
| 74 | Yury Trofimov (Rus) Katusha Team | ||
| 75 | Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Movistar Team | ||
| 76 | Raymond Kunzli (Swi) Spidertech Powered By C10 | ||
| 77 | Antonio Cabello (Spa) Andalucia | ||
| 78 | Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Radioshack-Nissan | ||
| 79 | Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Accent Jobs – Willems Verandas | ||
| 80 | Nikita Novikon (Rus) Vacansoleil-Dcm Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 81 | Jorge Azanza (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi | ||
| 82 | Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team | ||
| 83 | Leo Menville (Fra) Team NSP – Ghost | ||
| 84 | Javier Aramendia (Spa) Caja Rural | ||
| 85 | Mickaël Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | ||
| 86 | Tristan Valentin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | ||
| 87 | Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team | ||
| 88 | Francis De Greef (Bel) Lotto – Belisol Team | ||
| 89 | Gustavo Cesar (Spa) Andalucia | ||
| 90 | Alexandre Geniez (Fra) Project 1T4I | ||
| 91 | Joost Van Leijen (Ned) Lotto – Belisol Team | ||
| 92 | Steven Caethoven (Bel) Accent Jobs – Willems Verandas | ||
| 93 | Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | ||
| 94 | Yann Huguet (Fra) Project 1T4I | ||
| 95 | Patrick Gretsch (Ger) Project 1T4I | ||
| 96 | Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Team Netapp | ||
| 97 | Yukihiro Doi (Jpn) Project 1T4I | ||
| 98 | Jan Barta (Cze) Team Netapp | ||
| 99 | Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Movistar Team | ||
| 100 | Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Saur – Sojasun | ||
| 101 | Fabricio Ferrari (Uru) Caja Rural | ||
| 102 | Sergej Fuchs (Ger) Team NSP – Ghost | 0:00:20 | |
| 103 | Jesús Rosendo (Spa) Andalucia | 0:00:22 | |
| 104 | Aitor Galdos (Spa) Caja Rural | 0:00:29 | |
| 105 | Gregory Habeaux (Bel) Accent Jobs – Willems Verandas | 0:00:32 | |
| 106 | David De La Fuente (Spa) Caja Rural | 0:00:36 | |
| 107 | Jean Marc Marino (Fra) Saur – Sojasun | 0:00:40 | |
| 108 | Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | ||
| 109 | Stephane Poulhies (Fra) Saur – Sojasun | 0:00:46 | |
| 110 | Daniel Domínguez (Spa) Team NSP – Ghost | ||
| 111 | Igor Romero (Spa) Caja Rural | 0:01:26 | |
| 112 | Luca Paolini (Ita) Katusha Team |
Klasyfikacja generalna:
| 1 | Patrick Gretsch (Ger) Project 1T4I | 5:09:02 | |
| 2 | Markel Irizar (Spa) Radioshack-Nissan | 0:00:02 | |
| 3 | Jerome Coppel (Fra) Saur – Sojasun | 0:00:03 | |
| 4 | Michael Matthews (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:00:06 | |
| 5 | Goikan Bille (Bel) Lotto – Belisol Team | 0:00:08 | |
| 6 | Matthias Brandle (Aut) Team Netapp | 0:00:10 | |
| 7 | Maxime Monfort (Bel) Radioshack-Nissan | ||
| 8 | Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:00:11 | |
| 9 | Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Project 1T4I | ||
| 10 | José Iván Gutiérrez (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:00:12 | |
| 11 | Daniele Bennati (Ita) Radioshack-Nissan | ||
| 12 | Jens Voigt (Ger) Radioshack-Nissan | ||
| 13 | Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | ||
| 14 | Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Radioshack-Nissan | 0:00:15 | |
| 15 | Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Movistar Team | ||
| 16 | Ryan Roth (Can) Spidertech Powered By C10 | 0:00:16 | |
| 17 | Mikel Astarloza (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi | ||
| 18 | Reto Hollenstein (Swi) Team Netapp | ||
| 19 | Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:00:17 | |
| 20 | Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi | ||
| 21 | Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:00:18 | |
| 22 | Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Radioshack-Nissan | ||
| 23 | Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team | ||
| 24 | Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:00:19 | |
| 25 | Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team | ||
| 26 | Pim Ligthart (Ned) Vacansoleil-Dcm Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 27 | Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Movistar Team | 0:00:20 | |
| 28 | Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil-Dcm Pro Cycling Team | 0:00:21 | |
| 29 | Caleb Fairly (USA) Spidertech Powered By C10 | ||
| 30 | Siron Spilak (Slo) Katusha Team | ||
| 31 | Daniel Schorn (Aut) Team Netapp | 0:00:22 | |
| 32 | Gustavo Cesar (Spa) Andalucia | ||
| 33 | Denis Menchov (Rus) Katusha Team | 0:00:23 | |
| 34 | Ryan Anderson (Can) Spidertech Powered By C10 | ||
| 35 | Gorka Izaguirre (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi | ||
| 36 | Javier Moreno (Spa) Movistar Team | ||
| 37 | Brian Bulgac (Ned) Lotto – Belisol Team | 0:00:24 | |
| 38 | Markus Fothen (Ger) Team NSP – Ghost | ||
| 39 | Beñat Intxausti (Spa) Movistar Team | ||
| 40 | Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Lotto – Belisol Team | ||
| 41 | Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | ||
| 42 | David Lelay (Fra) Saur – Sojasun | 0:00:25 | |
| 43 | Imanol Erviti (Spa) Movistar Team | ||
| 44 | Leopold Konig (Cze) Team Netapp | ||
| 45 | Francis De Greef (Bel) Lotto – Belisol Team | 0:00:26 | |
| 46 | Andreas Dietziker (Swi) Team Netapp | ||
| 47 | Alexandre Geniez (Fra) Project 1T4I | 0:00:27 | |
| 48 | Simon Geschke (Ger) Project 1T4I | ||
| 49 | Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil-Dcm Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 50 | Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Saur – Sojasun | 0:00:28 | |
| 51 | Yann Huguet (Fra) Project 1T4I | ||
| 52 | Juan José Oroz (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi | ||
| 53 | Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil-Dcm Pro Cycling Team | 0:00:29 | |
| 54 | Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Katusha Team | ||
| 55 | Adrián Palomares (Spa) Andalucia | ||
| 56 | Pablo Lechuga (Spa) Andalucia | 0:00:30 | |
| 57 | Joost Van Leijen (Ned) Lotto – Belisol Team | ||
| 58 | Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | ||
| 59 | Frank Schleck (Lux) Radioshack-Nissan | 0:00:31 | |
| 60 | Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Vacansoleil-Dcm Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 61 | Rene Hooghiemster (Ned) Team NSP – Ghost | 0:00:32 | |
| 62 | Luis Angel Mate (Spa) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | ||
| 63 | Stefan Vann Dijk (Ned) Accent Jobs – Willems Verandas | ||
| 64 | Antonio Piedra (Spa) Caja Rural | ||
| 65 | Will Routley (Can) Spidertech Powered By C10 | ||
| 66 | Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Vacansoleil-Dcm Pro Cycling Team | 0:00:33 | |
| 67 | Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Saur – Sojasun | ||
| 68 | Jan Barta (Cze) Team Netapp | ||
| 69 | Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Team Netapp | ||
| 70 | Yury Trofimov (Rus) Katusha Team | 0:00:34 | |
| 71 | Raymond Kunzli (Swi) Spidertech Powered By C10 | ||
| 72 | Daniel Moreno (Spa) Katusha Team | ||
| 73 | Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | 0:00:35 | |
| 74 | Lucas Euser (USA) Spidertech Powered By C10 | ||
| 75 | Steven Caethoven (Bel) Accent Jobs – Willems Verandas | 0:00:36 | |
| 76 | Oleg Chuzhda (Ukr) Accent Jobs – Willems Verandas | ||
| 77 | Jacob Fiedler (Ger) Team NSP – Ghost | ||
| 78 | Thomas Degand (Bel) Accent Jobs – Willems Verandas | 0:00:37 | |
| 79 | Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) Saur – Sojasun | ||
| 80 | Óscar Freire (Spa) Katusha Team | ||
| 81 | Igor Anton (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi | 0:00:39 | |
| 82 | Gert Dockx (Bel) Lotto – Belisol Team | ||
| 83 | Dennis Vanendert (Bel) Lotto – Belisol Team | ||
| 84 | Egoi Martínez (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi | 0:00:40 | |
| 85 | Juan J Lobato (Spa) Andalucia | ||
| 86 | Flavio De Luna (Mex) Spidertech Powered By C10 | 0:00:41 | |
| 87 | Tristan Valentin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | ||
| 88 | Kevin Van Melsen (Bel) Accent Jobs – Willems Verandas | ||
| 89 | Johahnes Frohlinger (Ger) Project 1T4I | ||
| 90 | Jorge Azanza (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi | ||
| 91 | Javier Ramírez (Spa) Andalucia | 0:00:42 | |
| 92 | Manuel Cardoso (Por) Caja Rural | 0:00:43 | |
| 93 | Yukihiro Doi (Jpn) Project 1T4I | 0:00:44 | |
| 94 | Mickaël Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | 0:00:48 | |
| 95 | Steffen Radochla (Ger) Team NSP – Ghost | ||
| 96 | Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Accent Jobs – Willems Verandas | ||
| 97 | Javier Aramendia (Spa) Caja Rural | ||
| 98 | Antonio Cabello (Spa) Andalucia | 0:00:49 | |
| 99 | Nikita Novikon (Rus) Vacansoleil-Dcm Pro Cycling Team | 0:00:52 | |
| 100 | Jesús Rosendo (Spa) Andalucia | 0:01:03 | |
| 101 | Fabricio Ferrari (Uru) Caja Rural | 0:01:04 | |
| 102 | Sergej Fuchs (Ger) Team NSP – Ghost | 0:01:08 | |
| 103 | Aitor Galdos (Spa) Caja Rural | 0:01:13 | |
| 104 | Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | 0:01:14 | |
| 105 | Jean Marc Marino (Fra) Saur – Sojasun | ||
| 106 | Leo Menville (Fra) Team NSP – Ghost | 0:01:19 | |
| 107 | Stephane Poulhies (Fra) Saur – Sojasun | 0:01:22 | |
| 108 | David De La Fuente (Spa) Caja Rural | 0:01:25 | |
| 109 | Gregory Habeaux (Bel) Accent Jobs – Willems Verandas | 0:01:28 | |
| 110 | Daniel Domínguez (Spa) Team NSP – Ghost | 0:01:32 | |
| 111 | Igor Romero (Spa) Caja Rural | 0:02:07 | |
| 112 | Luca Paolini (Ita) Katusha Team | 0:02:14 |
