Baby watch 8

Another tough stage was on the parcours yesterday for the Pays Basque National Team, and for some it proved too tough. Mikel Filgueirea, who'd been struggling for a few stages, threw in the towel to reduce the team to four members. Out of those four, Igor Romero was once again the highest placed with his 33rd place 3:03 down, while Mikel Bizkarra wasn't far off in 39th, 3:10 down. Both Ugaitz Artola and Pello Bilbao found it hard towards the end and both conceded more than 10 minutes. One stage to go and it's all over for the National Team.