Izagirre 6th in Haut-Var opener

Like I predicted a few days back, Gorka Izagirre was right up there with the very best on today's first stage of the Tour de Haut-Var. The 170km stage finished with a three-kilometre long climb to Grimaud, and a selection was quickly made. Six riders, among them Izagirre and winner Dumoulin, finished nine seconds ahead of a larger group, with the Euskaltel rider taking sixth behind names like the aforementioned Dumoulin, Nocentini, Voeckler and Rojas. Though the win still eludes Izagirre, it was still an excellent ride from the young all-rounder. In the group at nine seconds was Velasco, Castroviejo and Cazaux, while Martínez ended up at 40 seconds, Antón at 1:54, Minguez at 3:03 and Nieve at 4:12. As it's only a two-stage event, the race concludes tomorrow with a 207km trek to Draguignan.