Finaly! My first race after more than 3 months. I´m not in the best shape but I will get there I know it. We have 2 new young riders in our squad. One from Russia and one from Portugal! I finaly can talk to someone with my mother language. Young cyclist from Russia is great sprinter he is 22 years old and he will is participating in this race to get to form before Vuelta. He has just got to team and is racing his first GT in his first year of profesional cycling how good is that huh?

But to actual race. We sent pretty good squad here. With me and Cobo we have to possible GC winners. I´m wrote as a leader but cause I´m out of form we decided that I will be main helper for Cobo. Here is rest of our squad:





4 riders got away from the pack. Sergio Paulinho was one of them.


As nobody was willing to chase we went to front.




As we jump to only KOM points of the day the BOD is only 2 minutes in frot of us.



Omega Pharma and Lotto took over the pace and droped a lot of riders.



Wind was really strong. And took it´s toll.



I was the only one left with Cobo.



Geraint Thomas must have had a great they as he went full speed right in to the wind.



He soon caught the original BOD. But pack doesn´t gave them any chance at all.



I couldn´t resist longer to strong wind and high pace of the peloton.
I had to leave Cobo to his own fate.




With 3kms to go there were no sprint trains. It was every men for himself.
Cobo was badly placed at the back of the pack.



But with big jump he passed 10 riders and suddenly was in fight for win.



He passed Nicky Sorrensen. And in front of him only Enrico Gassparoto, Fabbian Wegmann and Kolobnev.



Can he win this stage?




Unfortunetly No! Kolobnev won first stage of Vuelta a Burgos and thus took the leaders jersey.
I ended with second group 2,08 behind on 23th place.

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