Friday, April 27, 2007
Koldo 12th in Rioja opener
The opener of the three-day Vuelta Ciclista a la Rioja didn`t quite produce the results Euskaltel wanted. As the day was all flat, hopes were high that Koldo Fernández would add another win to his palmarès. That didn`t materialize though, as Koldo could only muster a 12th place, closely followed by Dioni Galparsoro in 14th. I haven`t got any race-report on the stage, but from what it looks like, Euskaltel didn`t have a rider in the main break of the day. It all came down to a bunch-sprint, with Alberto Loddo taking top honours after a mad dash to the line. All Euskaltel riders, except Andoni Lafuente who finished 18 seconds down, came in with the pack. More on the first stage to come.
There was no main break ;)
ReplyDeletePablo de Pedro escaped and did a 130 solo ride, until 3 kilometers before the finish line. Maximal advance: 12 minutes. And then we had a mass sprint :)
Where Koldo was boxed in I`ve heard...
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