Catalunya 4 : Haimar 2nd in general

In the fourth stage of the Volta a Catalunya a group of 5 rode away on the only climb of the day. In that group were Botcharov, Cesar, Fedrigo, Vanendert and Navarro. With a small advantage of only 11 seconds they sprinted for the victory and it was Fedrigo who won. In the second group on 11 seconds Pauriol and Haimar were present, but Dessel was nowhere to be seen so Haimar raised a spot in the general rank. With the upcoming hilly stages of friday and saturday he certainly has a chance against the unexperienced Pauriol.

Results
1 Pierrick Fédrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 5.06.01 (42.586 km/h)
2 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole
3 Gustavo Cesar (Spa) Karpin Galicia
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25. Amets Txurruka +0:11
32. Haimar Zubeldia +0:11
47. Gorka Verdugo +0:11
63. Igor Anton +0:23
100. Ruben Perez +10:25
121. Egoi Martinez +14:56
142. Aitor Hernandez +14:56

General Rank
1 Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Crédit Agricole 14.29.33
2 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 0.07
3 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana 0.08
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12. Gorka Verdugo +0:31
60. Amets Txurruka +11:30
82. Egoi Martinez +18:48
100. Igor Anton +25:15
106. Ruben Perez +27:48
149. Aitor Hernandez +40:24