Caisse d'Epargne places two in top 10

Jose Ivan Gutierrez (Caisse d'Epargne)

Jose Ivan Gutierrez (Caisse d'Epargne) (Image credit: Luc Claessen)

After the Giro d'Italia's first stage, the Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears team found itself with two riders in the top 10 of the general classification: Francisco Pérez (6th) José Iván Gutiérrez (7th). Gutiérrez was one of the favourites before the race, but he described himself as not too disappointed with his final placing.