JJ 11th as Tirreno concludes

The last stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico was held today without Euskaltel leaving their stamp on it. For the first time so far in the race (I think), there was no rider present in the break of the day. Instead Euskaltel opted to put all their faith in Iñaki's sprinting ability, something which didn't really pay off with a 12th place. All the guys, including JJ, came in with the main pack, meaning Juanjo ended the race ranked 11th overall. Very good. Final GC:

• 11th, Juan José Oroz
• 28th, Amets Txurruka
• 39th, Iñaki Isasi
• 48th, Alan Pérez
• 58th, Rubén Pérez
• 69th, Jorge Azanza
• 121st, Pablo Urtasun
  

After the conclusion of the race, sports director Gorka Gerrikagoitia had this to say: "The evaluation of our participation is very good. We came to the race without a marked leader and with the idea to go after stage-wins through breaks. This way, the eight riders all started free of responsibilities and with a chance to shine. We ere possibly the mist aggressive team overall, and that makes me content. Now we have to recover for Milan-San Remo, a race in which we'll be reinforced with Koldo Fernández de Larrea".