Catalunya 7 : Haimar ends 6th

Haimar wasn't able to maintain his podium spot in the Volta a Catalunya. In the ultimate stage 5 riders tried to get away but the peloton never let them go. Then 14 riders broke away from the peloton, among them Gorka Verdugo, but no Haimar. From that group Carrasco and Cesar attacked and they sprinted for the victory. Carrasco won and Cesar took the overall victory because the others were placed on 7 seconds and the peloton on 23. Gorka Verdugo became 13th and became 10th overall. Haimar Zubeldia fell back to a 6th place after he lost 23 seconds on Cesar.

Results

1 José Luis Carrasco (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur 2.20.38 (45.309km/h)

2 Gustavo Cesar (Spa) Karpin Galicia

3 Francisco José Ventoso (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur 0.07

...

13. Gorka Verdugo +0:07

38. Haimar Zubeldia +0:23

58. Ruben Perez +0:23

70. Egoi Martinez +0:23

72. Amets Txurruka +0:23

112. Aitor Hernandez +7:19

123. Igor Anton +7:19

General Rank

1 Gustavo Cesar (Spa) Karpin Galicia 24.29.22

2 Rigoberto Uran (Col) Caisse d'Epargne 0.16

3 Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Crédit Agricole 0.21

...

6. Haimar Zubeldia +0:28

10. Gorka Verdugo +0:34

53. Amets Txurruka +11:51

71. Egoi Martinez +19:08

92. Ruben Perez +28:09

103. Igor Anton +32:59

129. Aitor Hernandez +47:41