Vuelta a Burgosn Stage 4 : Valverde wins TT

Just like in the Tour of Germany, there was a time trial today in the Vuelta a Burgos and it was won by Alejandro Valverde. He finished the 15km ride in a time of 16.47, 22 seconds faster than the new russian star and winner of the first stage Ignatiev.

No one from Euskaltel got in the top 20, the first one was Aitor Hernandez at 27. In the general rank Amets is at place 19.


Stage Results
1 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 16.47 (53.62 km/h)
2 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems +0.22
3 Andrei Kunitski (Blr) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo +0.34
...
27. Aitor Hernandez +1.13
33. Markel Irizar +1.18
42. Samuel Sanchez +1.32
45. Iker Flores +1.35
53. Amets Txurruka +1.43
63. Igor Anton +1.51
101. Lander Aperribay +2.34

General Rank
1 Juan Mauricio Soler (Col) Barloworld 10.51.27
2 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne +0.02
3 Carlos Castaño Panadero (Spa) Karpin Galicia +0.30
...
19. Amets Txurruka +5.12
27. Aitor Hernandez +7.17
28. Igor Anton +7.51
56. Markel Irizar +13.17
59. Samuel Sanchez +13.31
60. Iker Flores +13.36
87. Lander Aperribay +20.50