Igor Antón showing good form

Igor Antón is showing his form is coming along nicely at the Vuelta a Castilla y León. Today he placed 16th, and now lies 13th overall. Today`s stage was mainly flat, but the peloton split up in several pieces nonetheless late on. Igor Antón and Haimar Zubeldia came in with the leading group; a group consisting of 44 riders. Haimar was 30th, while the rest of the Euskaltel riders placed:

• 57th, Iñigo Landaluze, 0:14
• 92nd, Aitor Galdos, 0:14
• 107th, Amets Txurruka, 1:06
• 119th, Alan Pérez, 2:32
• 120th, Andoni Aranaga, 2:32
• 121st, Andoni Lafuente, 2:32

Six of Euskaltel`s 8 riders finished outside the leading group, mainly due to fatigue as the whole Euskaltel team had to lead the peloton for much of the day in pursuit of the breakaway-trio. The team did an amazing job bringing back the leaders. Looking forward to tomorrow`s race-deciding stage to the Alto de Nevacerrada, Euskaltel will pin their hopes mainly on Igor, and, if feeling well, Haimar. Igor spoke to www.fundacioneuskadi.com about tomorrow`s stage: "Contador is in very good form; his win in Paris-Nice shows that. Karpets is also going strong, like Sevilla. And you can never exclude Basso and Sastre... I`ll try to be with the best, to see what my form is like. I`m still not in top form, but I`m getting closer and summit-finishes are my thing".