Spanish climbing specialist Igor Anton seized back the Tour of Spain leader's red jersey after powering to victory on the gruelling 11th stage in the Pyrenees mountains here on Wednesday.
Spanish rider Igor Anton of Euskaltel-Euskadi team celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the eleventh stage of the Tour of Spain in Andorra La Vella and to take the race's overall lead.
The Euskaltel rider finished 3sec ahead of compatriot Ezequiel Mosquera after the 208.4-km ride from Vilanova i la Geltru in northeastern Spain to the ski resort of Pal in the tiny principality of Andorra.
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