Rodriguez tops Valverde in GP Indurain
Kreder podiums for Garmin
Spain's Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) continued his run of success on Saturday, winning the Gran Premio Miguel Indurain one-day race in the Basque region of northern Spain. The event is traditionally the curtain raiser to the Vuelta a Pais Vasco stage race that begins on Monday and is named after the five-time Tour de France winner, who cut the ribbon to start the 12th edition of the race.
Former Spanish national champion Rodriguez surged away in the final three hundred metres of the race to win by six seconds ahead of former Caisse d'Epargne teammate Alejandro Valverde.
Michel Kreder (Garmin-Transitions) continued his run of good results, taking third at eight seconds. The young Dutchman finished in the top five on three stages of the recent Volta a Catalunya and was seventh overall behind Rodriguez.
The 179km race twisted and turned around the Basque hills near Miguel Indurain's hometown. The early breakaway of two and then seven riders was kept under control and then Katusha hit the front and brought the last riders back.
The bunch split into several groups as Katusha applied the pressure on the climb to the finish. Igor Anton (Euskaltel-Euskadi) tried to attack alone but was caught and passed in the final kilometre, before Rodriguez jumped away to victory.
"I'm really happy with my form at the moment. It's a special moment for me. Now I'm going to ride Pais Vasco with sky high morale as I look for a stage win. I want to thank all my teammates for their help here," Rodriguez said.
1 | Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Team Katusha | 4:52:40 |
2 | Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 0:00:06 |
3 | Michel Kreder (Ned) Garmin-Transitions | 0:00:08 |
4 | Alesander Kolobnev (Rus) Team Katusha | 0:00:10 |
5 | Ruben Perez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 0:00:12 |
6 | Beñat Intxausti (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 0:00:14 |
7 | Mauro Finetto (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Maxime Bouet (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Juan Jose Oroz (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo | 0:00:18 |
11 | Angel Vicioso (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur | 0:00:19 |
12 | Arkaitz Duran (Spa) Footon-Servetto | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Ivan Velasco (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Kristijan Koren (Slo) Liquigas-Doimo | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Rene Mandri (Est) Ag2R-La Mondiale | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Alberto Benitez (Spa) Footon-Servetto | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Egoi Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Aitor Perez (Spa) Footon-Servetto | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Peter Stetina (USA) Garmin-Transitions | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Gustavo Cesar (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | 0:00:24 |
22 | Jose Herrada (Spa) Caja Rural | 0:00:25 |
23 | Christian Meier (Can) Garmin-Transitions | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale | 0:00:28 |
25 | Gustavo Domingez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram | 0:00:31 |
27 | Manuel Vazquez (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur | 0:00:32 |
28 | Javier Moreno (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Dominik Nerz (Ger) Team Milram | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Marcos Garcia (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Alexander Efimkin (Rus) Ag2R-La Mondiale | 0:00:37 |
32 | Victor Rodrigues (Spa) Caja Rural | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Mikel Landa (Spa) Orbea | 0:00:40 |
34 | Gregory Obando (CRc) Burgos 2016-Castilla | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Brian Vandborg (Den) Liquigas-Doimo | 0:00:42 |
36 | Vasili Kyryenka (Blr) Caisse d'Epargne | 0:00:48 |
37 | Johannes Frohlinger (Ger) Team Milram | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | José Angel Gomez Marchante (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Igor Anton (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 0:00:53 |
41 | Ruben Plaza (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 0:00:55 |
42 | Rigoberto Uran (Col) Caisse d'Epargne | 0:00:56 |
43 | Alan Perez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 0:01:00 |
44 | Fabricio Ferrari (Uru) Caja Rural | 0:01:07 |
45 | Egoitz Garcia (Spa) Caja Rural | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Mikel Nieve (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Team Katusha | 0:01:37 |
50 | David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Gianpaolo Cheula (Ita) Footon-Servetto | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Xabier Zandio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 0:01:57 |
53 | Aketza Peña (Spa) Caja Rural | 0:02:30 |
54 | Pedro Merino (Spa) Footon-Servetto | 0:04:21 |
55 | Angel Madrazo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Markus Eibegger (Aut) Footon-Servetto | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Marco Corti (Ita) Footon-Servetto | 0:04:51 |
59 | Biel Kadri (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Team Milram | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | David Garcia (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Serguei Klimov (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Juan Mauricio Soler (Col) Caisse d'Epargne | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Timothy Duggan (USA) Garmin-Transitions | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Team Katusha | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Matthias Russ (Ger) Team Milram | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo | 0:05:03 |
69 | Iban Mayoz (Spa) Footon-Servetto | 0:06:13 |
70 | Ion Izaguirre (Spa) Orbea | 0:06:28 |
71 | Diego Gallego (Spa) Burgos 2016-Castilla | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Jorge Azanza (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 0:09:48 |
73 | Andres A. Antuña (Spa) Burgos 2016-Castilla | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Javier Ramirez (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Raul Santamarta (Spa) Burgos 2016-Castilla | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Gustavo Rodriguez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | David De La Cruz (Spa) Caja Rural | 0:09:53 |
78 | Manuel Calvente (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur | 0:09:56 |
79 | Antonio Piedra (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Alberto Fernandez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
81 | Oleg Chuzhda (Ukr) Caja Rural | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Trent Lowe (Aus) Garmin-Transitions | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
83 | Ivan Melero (Spa) Burgos 2016-Castilla | 0:11:31 |
84 | Sergio Carrasco (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur | 0:12:29 |
85 | Vladimir Isaichev (Rus) Xacobeo Galicia | 0:13:04 |
86 | Andoni Blazquez (Spa) Orbea | 0:13:29 |
87 | Pablo Lechuga (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
88 | Adrian Saez (Spa) Orbea | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
89 | Ricardo Garcia (Spa) Orbea | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
1 | Javier Ramirez (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur | 6 | pts |
2 | Adrian Saez (Spa) Orbea | 4 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Guillermo Lana (Spa) | 3 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Raul Santamarta (Spa) Burgos 2016-Castilla | 2 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Mikel Ilundain (Spa) | 1 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
1 | Javier Ramirez (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur | 6 | pts |
2 | Mikel Ilundain (Spa) | 4 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Raul Santamarta (Spa) Burgos 2016-Castilla | 3 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Guillermo Lana (Spa) | 2 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Adrian Saez (Spa) Orbea | 1 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
1 | Raul Santamarta (Spa) Burgos 2016-Castilla | 10 | pts |
2 | Javier Ramirez (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur | 8 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Team Katusha | 6 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Jorge Azanza (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 4 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Xabier Zandio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 3 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Francisco Perez (Spa) | 2 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Andrey Amador (CRc) | 1 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
1 | Ivan Velasco (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 6 | pts |
2 | Ruben Plaza (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 4 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Team Katusha | 3 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 2 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Christian Meier (Can) Garmin-Transitions | 1 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
1 | Igor Anton (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 6 | pts |
2 | David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 4 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Alesander Kolobnev (Rus) Team Katusha | 3 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo | 2 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Rigoberto Uran (Col) Caisse d'Epargne | 1 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
1 | Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Team Katusha | 3 | pts |
2 | Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Michel Kreder (Ned) Garmin-Transitions | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
1 | Adrian Saez (Spa) Orbea | 3 | pts |
2 | Raul Santamarta (Spa) Burgos 2016-Castilla | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Mikel Ilundain (Spa) | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
1 | Adrian Saez (Spa) Orbea | 3 | pts |
2 | Raul Santamarta (Spa) Burgos 2016-Castilla | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Mikel Ilundain (Spa) | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
1 | Raul Santamarta (Spa) Burgos 2016-Castilla | 3 | pts |
2 | Adrian Saez (Spa) Orbea | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Mikel Ilundain (Spa) | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
1 | Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Team Katusha | 3 | pts |
2 | Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Team Katusha | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Vasili Kyryenka (Blr) Caisse d'Epargne | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
1 | Javier Ramirez (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur | 3 | pts |
2 | Guillermo Lana (Spa) | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Mikel Ilundain (Spa) | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
1 | Javier Ramirez (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur | 3 | pts |
2 | Mikel Ilundain (Spa) | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Guillermo Lana (Spa) | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
1 | Javier Ramirez (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur | 3 | pts |
2 | Adrian Saez (Spa) Orbea | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Raul Santamarta (Spa) Burgos 2016-Castilla | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
1 | Euskaltel-Euskadi | 14:38:40 |
2 | Liquigas-Doimo | 0:00:11 |
3 | Garmin-Transitions | 0:00:12 |
4 | Footon-Servetto | 0:00:17 |
5 | Team Katusha | 0:00:18 |
6 | Ag2R-La Mondiale | 0:00:21 |
7 | Andalucia-Cajasur | 0:00:43 |
8 | Xacobeo Galicia | 0:00:44 |
9 | Caisse d'Epargne | 0:01:09 |
10 | Team Milram | 0:01:11 |
11 | Caja Rural | 0:01:29 |
12 | Burgos 2016-Castilla Y Le Esp | 0:16:16 |
13 | Orbea | 0:19:57 |
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