Samu to rest for a while

Euskaltel captain Samu Sánchez, who`s had a great season so far, will take it easy for a while before starting his preperations for the Vuelta a España. Samu`s been racing all season, and was at a very good level in Paris-Nice, the Vuelta al País Vasco and the Ardennes Classics. Right now, he`s competing in the Volta a Catalunya, where he`s 16th overall going into today`s final stage. Samu will, as you all know by now, not race the Tour. Samu will instead do the Vuelta again, where he`ll be "racing to win", as he put it himself. The last appointment for Samu before chilling out, if that`s possible in pro cycling, will be the three-day Euskal Bizikleta.