Bravo Markel!

Markel Irizar continues to develop as a TTist. Today he bagged a brilliant 18th place on the flat 43 km course. He eventually came in 2:49 adrift of Savoldelli, who won emphatically. Markel has certainly taken some steps already this season, impressing as an all-rounder as well as in TTs. I would really like him to try to specialize in the ITT discipline, as his potential against the clock is big. If he continues this way, he`ll certainly be up there alongside Haimar, Samu, Igor and Mikel when it comes to ITT qualities at Euskaltel. Aupa Markel! The three other Euskaltel riders still in the race came in far back. Iván Velasco came home 124th, 7:38 adrift, Koldo was 129th, at 8 minutes, while Antton Luengo was 136th, 8:38 down.