Pérez in the break in Portugal

Rubén Pérez once again showed that his form is good in the Portuguese stage-race GP Internacional Paredes Rota dos Móveis today. Rubén was a member of today`s main break, a break that at one point had more than five minutes on the peloton. It looked as though the break would succeed for a while, as with less than 10 km to go, they still held a one minute lead. Though, it wasn`t to be, and a mass-sprint was set up. Every Euskaltel rider came in with the peloton, but none got any noteworthy results. But on the positive side, Rubén gathered several bonus seconds through intermediate sprints, and as a consequence lies a pretty 6th overall after the first stage.