Posthuma takes second stage race of the year

For the second time this season, Joost Posthuma (Rabobank) has taken the overall win in a stage race. After taking the lead in the Tour of Luxembourg on the third stage by a slender one second, the Dutchman was able to hold onto the jersey on the final stage into the capital, Luxembourg, a tough stage which saw the race splinter into many smaller groups. His final victory margin remained one second over Michael Albasini (Liquigas). Italy's Salvatore Commesso (Preti Mangimi) won the final stage ahead of Sergey Rudaskov (Cycle Collstrop) and Dana Andonov Petrov (Benfica).

Rabobank's sport director for the race, Erik Dekker, was happy with the way their depleted team of just six riders handled the final stage. "We never had any stress," he explained on Rabobank's website, Rabobank.nl.