Koldo second in Andalucia

Euskaltel sprinter Koldo Fernandez once again showed his qualities in bunch-sprints by taking second place today, behind Oscar Freire. The last stage, from Écija to Antequera, was marked as a hilly stage that would favour the all-rounders. Beñat Albizuri once again joined the breakaway of the day, together with compatriot Piet Rooijakkers. Though they had a lead up to almost seven minutes, they were brought back by a hard-chasing peloton. On the final ascent Jorge Azanza tried to break loose, but didn`t succeed. It all came down to a sprint, where Koldo proved his worth.

As Koldo was second today, he advanced to fifth overall. As Antton Luengo lost 21 seconds today, he ended up a slightly disappointing 15th overall. Antton, Jorge and Unai Etxebarria all came in at the same time, meaning Jorge ended up 27th on GC and Unai 28th. Sadly, Euskaltel lost the lead in the team`s classification, ending up fourth. Antton was second overall in the Metas Volantes competition, while Beñat took second in the mountains`s competition. Koldo came fourth in the points` competition, and third in the classification for the Spanish riders.