Gorka 17th in Romandie ITT

Gorka Verdugo showed he's riding himself back into form by placing a strong 17th in today's 24,3-kilometre individual time trial in teh Tour de Romandie. Finishing ahead of riders like Pinotti, Casar, Kreuziger, Plaza, Grabsch and Sagan in such a taxing stage is impressive to say the least. Igor did quite well to come home 37th, 1:41 down on surprise-winner Porte, while JJ was 48th at 1:54. Alan was 64th at 2:20, Iñaki 88th at 2:57, Koldo 109th at 3:33, Mikel 113th at 3:42 and Aitor Galdós 150th at 5:43. With a few hilly stages coming up, the overall looks like this:

• 36th, Igor Antón, 1:26
• 38th, Juan José Oroz, 1:30
• 63rd, Gorka Verdugo, 2:30
• 70th, Iñaki Isasi, 2:45
• 90th, Alan Pérez, 3:39
• 91st, Mikel Nieve, 3:39
• 106th, Koldo Fernández, 12:47
• 149th, Aitor Galdós, 30:37