Vuelta a Andalucia - Ruta Ciclista Del Sol (2.1)
| Prolog: | San Fernando ITT, 6.00 km |
| Etappe 1: | Zahara de los Atunes - Benalmádena, 197.90 km |
| Etappe 2: | Málaga - Alto Santuario ntra. sra. De Araceli, 150.70 km |
| Etappe 3: | February : Montemayor - Las Gabias, 157.10 km |
| Etappe 4: | February : Jaén - La Guardia de Jaén, 135.70 km |
Den europeiske sykkelsesongen ruller videre med et nytt etapperitt som starter i dag. Vuelta a Andalucia eller Ruta del Sol som det også kalles, åpnet med en 6 kilometer prolog. Den vant tyske Patrick Gretch (1t4i) knepent foran fjorårsvinneren, Markel Irizar Aranburu (RadioShack-Nissan). Det var bare 3 sekunder mellom de tre beste forøvrig.
Ingen nordmenn kjører det fem etapper lange rittet, men ellers inneholder feltet flere sterke navn som Frank Schleck, Daniele Bennati, Linus Gerdemann, Jelle Vanendert, Robert Gesink, Bauke Mollema, Denis Menchov, Oscar Freire, Samuel Sanchez, Alejandro Valverde og Igor Anton for nevne noen.
Resultater:
| 1. | Patrick Gretsch | 1t4i | 00:06:49 |
| 2. | Markel Irizar Aranburu | RadioShack - Nissan | 00:02 |
| 3. | Jérome Coppel | Saur - Sojasun | 00:03 |
| 4. | Michael Matthews | Rabobank Cycling Team | 00:06 |
| 5. | Gaetan Bille | Lotto - Belisol Team | 00:08 |
| 6. | Matthias Brandle | Team NetApp | 00:10 |
| 7. | Maxime Monfort | RadioShack - Nissan | st. |
| 8. | Wilco Kelderman | Rabobank Cycling Team | 00:11 |
| 9. | Tom Dumoulin | 1t4i | st. |
| 10. | José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios | Movistar Team | 00:12 |
| 11. | Daniele Bennati | RadioShack - Nissan | st. |
| 12. | Jens Voigt | RadioShack - Nissan | st. |
| 13. | Rein Taaramäe | Cofidis - Le Credit En Ligne | st. |
| 14. | Haimar Zubeldia Agirre | RadioShack - Nissan | 00:15 |
| 15. | Vasil Kiryienka | Movistar Team | st. |
| 16. | Ryan Roth | Spidertech Powered By C10 | 00:16 |
| 17. | Mikel Astarloza | Euskaltel - Euskadi | st. |
| 18. | Reto Hollenstein | Team NetApp | st. |
| 19. | Robert Gesink | Rabobank Cycling Team | 00:17 |
| 20. | Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez | Euskaltel - Euskadi | st. |
| 21. | Juan Manuel Garate | Rabobank Cycling Team | 00:18 |
| 22. | Linus Gerdemann | RadioShack - Nissan | st. |
| 23. | Grischa Niermann | Rabobank Cycling Team | st. |
| 24. | Steven Kruijswijk | Rabobank Cycling Team | 00:19 |
| 25. | Alejandro Valverde Belmonte | Movistar Team | st. |
| 26. | Pim Ligthart | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | st. |
| 27. | Ignatas Konovalovas | Movistar Team | 00:20 |
| 28. | Sergey Lagutin | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | 00:21 |
| 29. | Caleb Fairly | Spidertech Powered By C10 | st. |
| 30. | Simon Spilak | Katusha Team | st. |
| 31. | Daniel Schorn | Team NetApp | 00:22 |
| 32. | Gustavo Cesar Veloso | Andalucia - Caja Granada | st. |
| 33. | Denis Menchov | Katusha Team | 00:23 |
| 34. | Ryan Anderson | Spidertech Powered By C10 | st. |
| 35. | Gorka Izagirre Insausti | Euskaltel - Euskadi | st. |
| 36. | Javier Moreno Bazan | Movistar Team | st. |
| 37. | Brian Bulgac | Lotto - Belisol Team | 00:24 |
| 38. | Markus Fothen | Team NSP - Ghost | st. |
| 39. | Benat Intxausti | Movistar Team | st. |
| 40. | Jelle Vanendert | Lotto - Belisol Team | st. |
| 41. | Bauke Mollema | Rabobank Cycling Team | st. |
| 42. | David Lelay | Saur - Sojasun | 00:25 |
| 43. | Imanol Erviti Ollo | Movistar Team | st. |
| 44. | Leopold Konig | Team NetApp | st. |
| 45. | Francis De Greef | Lotto - Belisol Team | 00:26 |
| 46. | Andreas Dietziker | Team NetApp | st. |
| 47. | Alexandre Geniez | 1t4i | 00:27 |
| 48. | Simon Geschke | 1t4i | st. |
| 49. | Matteo Carrara | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | st. |
| 50. | Jimmy Engoulvent | Saur - Sojasun | 00:28 |
| 51. | Yann Huguet | 1t4i | st. |
| 52. | Juan José Oroz Ugalde | Euskaltel - Euskadi | st. |
| 53. | Marco Marcato | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | 00:29 |
| 54. | Eduard Vorganov | Katusha Team | st. |
| 55. | Adrian Palomares Villaplana | Andalucia - Caja Granada | st. |
| 56. | Pablo Lechuga Rodriguez | Andalucia - Caja Granada | 00:30 |
| 57. | Joost Van Leijen | Lotto - Belisol Team | st. |
| 58. | Samuel Dumoulin | Cofidis - Le Credit En Ligne | st. |
| 59. | Frank Schleck | RadioShack - Nissan | 00:31 |
| 60. | Rob Ruijgh | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | st. |
| 61. | Rene Hooghiemster | Team NSP - Ghost | 00:32 |
| 62. | Stefan Van Dijk | Accent.jobs – Willems Veranda’s | st. |
| 63. | Antonio Piedra Perez | Caja Rural | st. |
| 64. | Will Routley | Spidertech Powered By C10 | st. |
| 65. | Kenny Van Hummel | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | 00:33 |
| 66. | Yannick Talabardon | Saur - Sojasun | st. |
| 67. | Jan Barta | Team NetApp | st. |
| 68. | Bartosz Huzarski | Team NetApp | st. |
| 69. | Yuri Trofimov | Katusha Team | 00:34 |
| 70. | Raimond Künzli | Spidertech Powered By C10 | st. |
| 71. | Daniel Moreno Fernandéz | Katusha Team | st. |
| 72. | Luis Angel Mate Mardones | Cofidis - Le Credit En Ligne | 00:35 |
| 73. | Nicolas Vogondy | Cofidis - Le Credit En Ligne | st. |
| 74. | Lucas Euser | Spidertech Powered By C10 | st. |
| 75. | Steven Caethoven | Accent.jobs – Willems Veranda’s | 00:36 |
| 76. | Oleg Chuzhda | Accent.jobs – Willems Veranda’s | st. |
| 77. | Jacob Fiedler | Team NSP - Ghost | st. |
| 78. | Thomas Degand | Accent.jobs – Willems Veranda’s | 00:37 |
| 79. | Leonardo Fabio Duque | Cofidis - Le Credit En Ligne | st. |
| 80. | Fabrice Jeandesboz | Saur - Sojasun | st. |
| 81. | Oscar Gomez Freire | Katusha Team | st. |
| 82. | Jean-marc Marino | Saur - Sojasun | st. |
| 83. | Igor Anton Hernandez | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 00:39 |
| 84. | Gert Dockx | Lotto - Belisol Team | st. |
| 85. | Stéphane Poulhies | Saur - Sojasun | st. |
| 86. | Dennis Vanendert | Lotto - Belisol Team | st. |
| 87. | Egoi Martinez De Esteban | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 00:40 |
| 88. | Juan Jose Lobato Del Valle | Andalucia - Caja Granada | st. |
| 89. | Flavio De Luna | Spidertech Powered By C10 | 00:41 |
| 90. | Tristan Valentin | Cofidis - Le Credit En Ligne | st. |
| 91. | Kevin Van Melsen | Accent.jobs – Willems Veranda’s | st. |
| 92. | Johannes Frohlinger | 1t4i | st. |
| 93. | Jorge Azanza Soto | Euskaltel - Euskadi | st. |
| 94. | Manuel Antonio Leal Cardoso | Caja Rural | 00:43 |
| 95. | Yukihiro Doi | 1t4i | 00:44 |
| 96. | Igor Romero Etxebarria | Caja Rural | st. |
| 97. | Jesus Rosendo Prado | Andalucia - Caja Granada | st. |
| 98. | Javier Ramirez Abeja | Andalucia - Caja Granada | 00:45 |
| 99. | Aitor Galdos Alonso | Caja Rural | 00:47 |
| 100. | Mickael Buffaz | Cofidis - Le Credit En Ligne | 00:48 |
| 101. | Steffen Radochla | Team NSP - Ghost | st. |
| 102. | Jurgen Van Goolen | Accent.jobs – Willems Veranda’s | st. |
| 103. | Javier Francisco Aramendia Lorente | Caja Rural | st. |
| 104. | Antonio Cabello Baena | Andalucia - Caja Granada | 00:49 |
| 105. | Daniel Dominguez Barragan | Team NSP - Ghost | st. |
| 106. | Sergej Fuchs | Team NSP - Ghost | 00:51 |
| 107. | Luca Paolini | Katusha Team | st. |
| 108. | David De La Fuente Rasilla | Caja Rural | 00:52 |
| 109. | Nikita Novikov | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | st. |
| 110. | Gregory Habeaux | Accent.jobs – Willems Veranda’s | 00:59 |
| 111. | Fabricio Ferrari | Caja Rural | 01:04 |
| 112. | Leo Menville | Team NSP - Ghost | 01:19 |
