Basque rider David Etxebarria broke a two-year victory drought Sunday when he won the Klasika Primavera, out-sprinting Damiano Cunego (Lampre) and Aitor Osa (Illes Balears) for the win.
For several years Etxebarria was the sprint lynchpin of the Euskaltel-Euskadi team, but he left the Basque squad at the end of last year in search of greener pastures at Liberty Seguros, and he credited his new squad after the win.
"I Am very satisfied because this victory gives me confidence after almost two years without winning," said Etxebarria in a team statement. "I dedicate it to my team, because this winter they trusted that I was still able to win. The victory came because of the great work of all my team-mates, who worked for me. After three times on the podium here, this race was resisting me. Today I felt very good and was able to finish off properly."
