Stephane Augé looks to be on the attack again...

In fact, Augé is chasing like crazy to catch Magnus Backstedt, Jose Antonio Lopez and Yuri Krivtsov...and that means quite a chase!

The peloton starts to enjoy the Cantabrian scenery beside a huge reservoir, 20-kilometres into the stage...

Backstedt is winning the best-descender-of-the-day award as the escape - with Augé on-board – they fly to a seven-minute advantage...

Egoi Martinez is quieter in this year's Vuelta - maybe it is because he is joining Koldo Fernandez at Euskatel in 2008..?

Up until now, at 85-kilometres, the Caisse d'Epargne team seems happy to pace the boys along...

Augé and his colleagues are sweating it out on the high plains of Burgos - it's also getting a bit windy out there...

Maryan Hary is sweating a bit as well - it's time to fetch the water-bottles...

Andrea Moletta is working too - he's just glad to be able to race again after his nasty crash in Milan-San Remo...

Even World Champions carry water it seems - but Paolo Bettini is also getting a crafty hand-sling back to the peloton...

It's getting windier and windier out there - the peloton is breaking up..!

Closer inspection of the last group shows Damiano Cunego (No.111) struggling to keep up - at least he has no more bandages on his legs..!

Francesco Chicci was in the front group but has taken a diversion into the grass...

Backstedt is the strongest man in the escape, but they only have a few minutes lead with 25-kilometres to go...

Milram is leading the peloton's chase now - with Quick-Step and Lampre waiting in their slipstream...

Oscar Freire wins his third stage of the Vuelta into Logroño - his team didn't even need to help him today..!

Vladimir Efimkin celebrates a very relaxing day as race-leader...