By Antonio J. Salmerón
The announced rainy weather on the Vuelta a España stages on Thursday and Friday, as well as the rain also felt during the last kilometres of today's stage 11, does not seem to preoccupy the current GC leader, Alejandro Valverde, "because my teammates are reacting perfectly." Nevertheless, the Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears rider recognized that, "rain could complicate the race, on top of the increasing pressure." As a result, Valverde said in Burgos today, "we have to pay more attention, because some dangerous rival could be included in a breakaway."
