Tour 2 : Mikel 15th, 16th Samuel

It was quite quiet day for Euskaltel in the Tour de France. Early in the race Amets Txurruka got in an escape but it wasn't the right one. During the race there were a lot of falls including Egoi and Samuel, but they are ok now. Just like the other day there was an early break with Voeckler, Chavanel, Moreau and Le Lay but with 2 kilometres to go they were all caught again. Then there was an furious attack of Cancellara, but it wasn't good enough. It became a sprint and Thor Hushovd was the strongest before Kirchen and Ciolek. Mikel was the first to finish on a 15th place because while Samuel was sprinting he had a technical problem or something and became 16th. Haimar was placed in the same time as the winner due some falls in the peloton.

Results
1 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole 3.45.13 (43.84 km/h)
2 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Team Columbia
3 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Columbia
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15. Mikel Astarloza ST
16. Samuel Sanchez ST
42. Iñaki Isasi ST
58. Haimar Zubeldia ST
66. Juan Jose Oroz ST
79. Amets Txurruka ST
80. Gorka Verdugo ST
91. Ruben Perez ST
116. Egoi Martinez ST

General Rank
1 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 8.21.20
2 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Team Columbia 0.01
3 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank
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16. Samuel Sanchez +0:07
19. Mikel Astarloza +0:07
40. Haimar Zubeldia +0:07
44. Egoi Martinez +0:07
53. Gorka Verdugo +0:18
74. Amets Txurruka +0:39
89. Ruben Perez +1:12
101. Iñaki Isasi +2:00
106. Juan Joseo Orz +2:00