González takes it all in Bidasoa

Mario González of Cafés Baqué-Conservas Campos turned the Vuelta al Bidasoa on its head by taking both the stage win and overall crown on Saturday's final stage.

González was lying in sixth, 25 seconds off leader Marcos Altur, heading in to the last day. The stage, taking in the Erlaintz climb before the finish in Irún, resulted in a trio of riders sprinting for the win, a group from which Cantabrian González emerged the fastest.

Third on the stage, Supermercados Froiz's Martin Lestido, finished second overall, while third was reserved for Lizarte's Santiago Ramírez.

Results:

• 1, Mario González (Cafés Baqué-Conservas Campos), 2:05:01
• 2, David Dalmau (Coluer), s.t.
• 3, Martin Lestido (Supermercados Froiz), s.t.
• 4, Vadim Zhuravlev (Lokosphinx), 0:17
• 5, Fernando Grijalba (Caja Rural), s.t.
• 6, Alexander Vdovin (Lokosphinx), s.t.
• 7, Santiago Ramírez (Lizarte), s.t.
• 8, Diego León Cuervo (Cafés Baqué-Conservas Campos), s.t.
• 9, Imanol Estévez (Naturgas Energía), s.t.
• 10, Alberto Molina (Caja Rural), s.t.

Final general classification:

• 1, Mario González (Cafés Baqué-Conservas Campos)
• 2, Martin Lestido (Supermercados Froiz)
• 3, Santiago Ramírez (Lizarte)
• 4, Imanol Estévez (Naturgas Energía)
• 5, Alexander Vdovin (Lokosphinx)
• 6, Diego León Cuervo (Cafés Baqué-Conservas Campos)
• 7, Júlen Amezqueta (Seguros Bilbao)
• 8, Fernando Grijalba (Caja Rural)
• 9, Marcos Altur (GSport-Valencia Terra i Mar)
• 10, David Dalmau (Coluer)