Koldo 5th

Koldo Fernández sprinted to a brilliant 5th on today`s 9th stage of the Giro d`Italia. Koldo was only surpassed by Napolitano, Petacchi, McEwen and Bettini, and crossed the line ahead of riders like Hushovd, Forster, Bazayev, Rojas, Gasparatto and Usov just to name a few.

No Euskaltel rider were present in the break of the day, but the peloton always had the break under control. In the closing kilometres Dioni Galparsoro and Markel Irizar took Koldo to the front, where he got an amazing 5th. All but Antton Luengo, who`s still suffering from his opening-day crash, came in with the pack. Antton finished 3:26 down, but he`s definetely excused. Euskaltel is really making an effort in this Giro, and a stage-win is no doubt impossible if all riders continue this way.