Pérez 19th overall in Alcobendas

Rubén Pérez placed a highly creditable 19th overall in the Clásica Internacional a Alcobendas y Collado Villalba stage-race, which came to and end today. On the morning stage, a short and flat 79 km trek, Rubén grabbed a nice 9th spot in the final mass sprint. Jon Bru got 16th on the same stage, and the two remaining riders, Unai Uribarri and Lander Aperribay, both came in with the peloton. On the short ITT, Rubén once again showed his form is good, capturing a good 26th spot. Lander came in 56th, at 46 seconds, Unai was 66th, at 57 seconds, while Jon came in 78th, 1:17 adrift. Here`s the overall placings:

• 19th, Rubén Pérez, 2:40
• 59th, Jon Bru, 11:35
• 62nd, Lander Aperribay, 12:48
• 71st, Unai Uribarri, 16:34

Euskaltel finished in rank 13 in the team rankings, with no more than 14 teams participated.