As early season races go, the Ruta del Sol is certainly a toughie. A split stage on day one with a road race and a time trial, as well as two category one summit finishes later in the race, riders have little time to find their race legs if they're hoping to pull out a result .
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Giro d'Italia rider almost wiped out by goat: 'Albania's great – just watch out for the goats!'Dion Smith of Intermarché-Wanty confirmed it was the first time that a goat had tried to knock him off his bike.
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Mads Pedersen reclaims pink jersey after second Giro d'Italia sprint win on stage 3Former world champion edges out Corbin Strong, with Orluis Aular third
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Tim Wellens wins Ruta del Sol stage four and takes race lead from Wout PoelsBelgian Tim Wellens puts himself in a strong position in the general classification of the 2018 Ruta del Sol with just the final time trial to go
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Chris Froome ready to 'empty the tank' in Ruta del Sol final time trialTeam Sky's Chris Froome says that the overall win in the Ruta del Sol is out of his reach, but he'll be supporting team-mate Wout Poels and put in an effort on the final stage time trial
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Alejandro Valverde overhauls Tejay van Garderen to win Ruta del SolGeneral classification of the Ruta del Sol in Spain is settled on the final climb, as Alejandro Valverde takes the stage win and GC title
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Tejay van Garderen takes control at Ruta del Sol with time trial victoryTejay van Garderen rode into the Ruta del Sol leader's jersey after putting in an impressive time on the 21km time trial course
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Ben Swift takes Ruta del Sol overall lead as Oscar Gatto wins third stageTeam Sky's Ben Swift takes the overall lead at the Ruta del Sol after finishing second behind Oscar Gatto on stage three of the race
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Nacer Bouhanni wins stage two at the Ruta del Sol; Ben Swift finishes thirdNacer Bouhanni outsprints Fabio Felline and Ben Swift to take stage two at the Ruta del Sol and assumes overall lead of the race
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Chris Froome wins Ruta del Sol 2015 as J-J Lobato takes final stage-Froome seals victory after finishing in the main bunch on Sunday's final stage -Juan José Lobato takes his second stage win of the race Photos by Graham Watson
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Chris Froome wins Ruta del Sol stage four and takes overall lead-Froome beats Alberto Contador into second on the summit finish of stage four -Sky rider takes over GC lead by two seconds Photos Graham Watson
