Odriozola pleased with squad

Euskaltel team director at the Vuelta a Andalucia, Jon Odriozola, talked about the quality of the Euskaltel team after today`s stage. Antton Luengo`s second place capped of a brilliant day`s work from the whole team. "I`m very pleased with the whole team. The truth is, I run out of superlatives for the riders. Just as we did in Mallorca, we`re present in every break. We`re very active and present in every race we do. We`re a young team, but their improvement is marvellous. They`ve done everything we talked about on beforehand, so I congratulate them with their work". Of Antton, he said: "Antton has been very brave and very good. He initiated the move, but sadly, as the peloton was coming closer and closer, there were no time for tactics or anything like that. Cioni was slightly superior. His quality and experience made him a difficult rival. Though, it gives a little pain to me that he didn`t win. This race can be won on placings and small margins, but we`re still very well placed with all of our riders." Koldo Fernandez came in sixth in the main peloton, proving that he`s becoming a rider to count on for bunch-sprints. "He`s become remarkably consistent in the sprints", Odriozola said, "it`s important that he takes advantage of all opportunities. Except for Unai Etxebarria, this is a very young team, and they`re already challenging star riders like Cunego and Freire".