Astarloza 15th in Romandie

Euskaltel performed considerably better in today`s first stage of the Tour de Romandie than in yesterday`s prologue. Today, 5 Euskaltel riders came in with a 83-man strong main peloton. These five arrived at the same time as winner Markus Fothen, and they were Mikel Astarloza in 15th, Igor Antón in 29th, Amets Txurruka in 32nd, Haimar Zubeldia in 48th while Gorka Verdugo grabbed the 63rd place. Those off the main pack`s pace, were Iñigo Landaluze, who came in 118th, 3:33 back, in the second group, while Jon Bru was 151st, 13:26 back. The lowest placed Euskaltel rider today was Aitor Galdos, who came in 14:08 adrift, in 161st.