Gutierrez sprints sans saddle to Eneco Tour win

Jose Ivan Gutierrez (Caisse d'Epargne)

Jose Ivan Gutierrez (Caisse d'Epargne) (Image credit: Isabelle Duchesne)

Caisse d'Epargne's José Iván Gutierrez took his second consecutive overall victory in the Eneco Tour on the race's final time trial, but he had to do so without the comfort of his bicycle's saddle. The Spaniard's saddle bounced off of its rails on the rough cobblestones of the final kilometre, and Gutierrez was forced to pedal standing for the remainder of the course.