Reds miss out in Villatuerta

Naturgas failed to dominate today's Trofeo Lehendakari race in Villatuerta. Representing the team were: Carlos Barbero, Eduardo Ardaiz, Álex Bilbao, Rory Martínez, Urtzi Legarra, Fernando Grijalba, Alain González, Efrén Carazo, Igor Merino, Alberto Guinea and Jon Larrinaga. The 106km-race saw a 20-something group get away early on, and out of that big group a quartet got clear. That quartet stayed away all the way to the finish, with Van Geefen giving Caja Rural yet another win. Carlos Barbero was best of the reds, coming home in ninth place, 2:25 in arrears. The team finished third in the team ranks.