By Antonio J. Salmerón
The Spanish Agritubel team leader, Juan Miguel Mercado, has confirmed his participation in the 53rd Vuelta a Andalucia, which will be held from the 18th to the 22nd of February. Mercado, who won two stages in the Tour de France in 2004 and in 2006, will be accompained by his countryman Manuel Calvente (ex CSC), the young promising climber Moisés Dueñas (Tour de l'Avenir winner), the veteran Alberto Martinez, sprinter Mikel Gaztañaga and Eduardo Gonzalo, in addition to Frenchman Samuel Plouhinec.
