Euskaltel come crashing down in Eurométropole

Both Peio Bilbao and Robert Vrecer hit the deck in this weekend's concluding stages of the Eurométropole Tour.

The former emerged relatively unscathed from his tumble on day two, while the latter needed a few stitches to his elbow after coming down on the wind-plagued stage three. Neither were seriously hurt, though.

Jon Aberasturi was the rider who came closest to scoring a notable result for the team, coming in 17th, 16th and 15th respectively, adding to his 15th on the opening day.

The young sprinter was also the team's best rider on GC, finishing the four-day race in a respectable 18th.

Final general classification:

• (1, Jens Debusschere (Lotto-Belisol), 15:39:04)
• 18, Jon Aberasturi, 0:23
• 64, Adrián Sáez, 0:58
• 69, Ioannis Tamouridis, s.t.
• 125, Miguel Mínguez, 14:36

Photo: BCPT