Iñaki goes close

Iñaki went close to taking both the stage-win and the leader's jersey in today's second stage of the Dauphiné. Having gotten into the break of the day along with four others, Iñaki was virtual leader out there all day as he started the stage only 34 seconds back on Contador. The quintet looked to stand a chance as they carved out an eight-minute gap and still had in excess of three left going under the 2o-kilometres-to-go banner. But it wasn't to be though as the sprinter teams got together and reeled them in right beneath the flamme rouge. Tough luck for Iñaki and his mates, but still a very good effort. Eventually he rolled in alongside all of his team mates on the same time as winner Haedo, meaning Gorka V is still ninth overall with the hills and the mountains on the horizon.