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Victor Cordero reveals the 2008 route
 
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The Vuelta's big names
 
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Valverde, Sastre
 
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Riders pose in front of the route
 
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The 2008 Vuelta route
 
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Tour winner Alberto Contador
 
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Alejandro Valverde seems happy
 
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2006 Tour de France winner Oscar Pereiro
 
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Pereiro was playing down his chances
 
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He said that he was likely to play a team role.
 
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Caisse d'Epargne stablemate Alejandro Valverde
 
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Valverde's best finish was second overall in 2006.
 
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Like Pereiro, he was in demand
 
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This year's Vuelta runner-up Carlos Sastre.
 
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The friendly Spaniard
 
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He was very aggressive in the mountains
 
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Vuelta race organiser Victor Cordero.
 
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The Spaniard
 
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Cordero agrees
 
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