Euskaltel readies for the Vuelta

Euskaltel-Euskadi is sending its big guns to the Vuelta a España next month. The team's technical director, Igor González de Galdeano, told El Diario Vasco that Samuel Sánchez will lead the team in Spain.

Haimar Zubeldia, Iñigo Landaluze, Iñaki Flores and sprinter Koldo Fernández are also already set for the squad. The remaining four spots will not be awarded until after the Vuelta a Burgos and the Deutschland Tour, but they are expected to go to Iban Velasco Murillo, Aitor Hernández, Markel Irizar and Dionisio Galparsoro.