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Saturday, August 6: 5th and Final stage, Caleruega - Lagunas de Neila, 163 km

Stage 5 map and profile

2016 Vuelta a Burgos final GC podium. From left: Ben Hermans (2nd), Alberto Contador (1st) & Sergio Pardilla (3rd)

The Race: Alberto Contador pulled a rabbit out of hat, winning the race by a single second on the final day. Here's his team's stage report.

After four hard days of racing, it was all going to come down to the final stage of the Vuelta a Burgos. With forty seconds separating the top fifty GC riders, anyone could take the win on the toughest day of the race. Going into the day in 25th spot, Alberto Contador was looking confident and strong on the final ascent of the day, before a late attack from the Spanish Tinkoff leader earned him second position in the stage and taking the GC win by a second.

The race’s final stage – the Queen Stage – saw riders tackle a 163km route with no fewer than seven categorised climbs. The toughest ascents, not to mention some challenging downhills, coming in the final 60km, this was where the real racing would happen – riding a finishing circuit twice – before the mountaintop finish in Lagunas de Neila.

Breaking away early on, a group of six worked to build up an advantage of a little over two minutes early in the day. With the bigger climbs of the day still to come, the peloton was happy to let the group go on up the road. The difficulty of the parcours and the pace of the break eventually splintered the group, leaving only three riders up the road, with the gap between them growing as the race neared its conclusion.

The team’s Technical Coordinator, Ivan Basso, saw how hard the guys worked throughout the stage, making sure the outcome went in their favour. “We had a really hard start today - our strategy was to put the race in our way. Every big group that went, we pulled. This meant we had to work hard. At the end the guys looked after Alberto, and Trofimov was there at the end. He did a great job at the end pulling to catch the break and finally Alberto did a great ride.”

With a little over 30km remaining, the three-man break was maintaining a gap of thirty seconds on the chasers, but this was falling swiftly, and by the 25km point, as the race began to climb the first category Pasil de Rozavientos, the gap was shrinking. The long descent on the back of the climb enabled the break to hold their lead a little longer, increasing the gap to almost a minute with 15km to go, although having caught sight of the escapees, the chasers redoubled their efforts and the gap fell swiftly to forty seconds.

The breakaway riders were unable to maintain their efforts and gradually dropped back to the peloton, where Alberto Contador was to be found keeping safe before the final push on the second ascent of the climb to the finish. With it all back together, it was all going to come down to these final few kilometres, and with a little more than 5km to go, the attacks came. Countering these attacks with confidence and strength in his trademark pedalling style, Alberto showed how his recovery has continued over the five days of the race.

In the final 2km, with one rider up the road, Alberto attacked, taking a companion with him. Coming into the final kilometre of the race, Alberto went again, the Spanish rider showing strength, style and confidence as the finish line approached. Crossing the line in second, it was an anxious wait for the confirmation of the GC race, with it all coming down to Alberto, his breakaway companion and the stage’s winner. The results in, Alberto was confirmed as the race’s winner by one second – an amazing comeback from the injuries he’d sustained at the Tour de France.

Going into the final day with such a close GC group, Alberto knew he would have to make a calculated, well thought-out move. "It was an extremely close race and I knew the last kilometre would be very tough and complicated. I had to approach it in a cold-blooded way. I was very surprised when I saw the BMC rider initiate a very strong attack. Initially, I thought it was Samuel Sanchez but then I realised it wasn't him. I started calculating his time in the GC. I knew he was at 30 seconds and I was aware the final result would be very close. When I crossed the finish line, I looked back and saw 18 seconds on the board. I realised I must have crossed at 17. I won by a mere second and I'm very satisfied."

The Vuelta a Burgos being the Tinkoff leader’s first stage race after the Tour de France, Basso was pleased to see the Spanish rider perform so well in the race. “Our pre-race plan was respected – we wanted to go day-by-day and we finished on top, so it's the best way to finish the week. I think we saw today how well Alberto has come back from injury. He was out of training for many days and yet he arrived here in good shape. Yesterday we saw in the crosswinds he was there and today he did a perfect job. He couldn't win the stage but the GC is a great result.”

Having only raced in a one-day race before the Vuelta a Burgos, Alberto was unsure of how his form would be in a stage race situation. “I wasn’t able to train much before coming here because I had to recover after the Tour. In the first four stages we were able to take it calm and I knew in the final stage we could have options. In the end, we did it, and I’m very happy”

The race having previously been absent from his list of victories, Alberto had unfinished business here, having crashed in the race earlier in his career. "It was a victory missing from my palmares and I was looking forward to it. I also see it as a victory that compensates in a certain way the crash that I suffered here in 2006. When I told my family that I would race here to prepare the Vuelta they didn't like it."

The outcome of the race was once again an example of the Tinkoff team’s strong teamwork – both for the riders and for the management – as they prepare for their next big race, Basso explained. “We are happy as we go towards the Vuelta with confidence. What Alberto’s done here is big. Once again thanks to all the boys and the staff - my second race as first Sport Director, and another great result. Thanks to Jan Valach and also to the support of Steven De Jongh and Sean Yates.”

Alberto, as well, was full of praise at the level of support he had received. "I'd like to thank the spectators and fans from the bottom of my heart. My teammates and myself were greatly surprised by the warm welcome we received here. It was a wonderful feeling"

With the next race in Alberto’s calendar being the Vuelta a España, he was now looking to work on his form and final recovery before the race. “This race was undoubtedly a positive test heading to the Vuelta. With regard to my form, I’m gradually improving. I am still racing with my heart beating fast but this is a sign I am fresh. We now have to fine-tune my preparation before the Vuelta.”

Complete Results:

163 kilometers raced at an average speed of 38.570 km/hr

1	Pardilla, Sergio	Caja Rural	4hr 13min 34sec
2	Contador, Alberto	Tinkoff	@ 17sec
3	Hermans, Ben	BMC	+ 00' 22''
4	Yates, Simon	Orica-BikeExchange	+ 00' 24''
5	Antón, Igor	Dimension Data	+ 00' 31''
6	Kennaugh, Peter	Sky	+ 00' 34''
7	Fernández, Rubén	Movistar	+ 00' 43''
8	Pozzovivo, Domenico	Ag2r La Mondiale	+ 01' 00''
9	Brambilla, Gianluca	Etixx-Quick Step	+ 01' 03''
10	Mamykin, Matvei	Katusha	+ 01' 16''
11	Visconti, Giovanni	Movistar	+ 01' 36''
12	Izagirre, Gorka	Movistar	s.t.
13	De La Cruz, David	Etixx-Quick Step	+ 01' 39''
14	Cataldo, Dario	Astana	+ 01' 44''
15	Kudus, Merhawi	Dimension Data	+ 01' 49''
16	Iturria, Mikel	Euskadi Basque Country	+ 01' 57''
17	Róson, Jaime	Caja Rural	+ 02' 04''
18	Sánchez, Samuel	BMC	+ 02' 25''
19	Carthy, Hugh	Caja Rural	+ 02' 35''
20	Lietaer, Eliot	Topsport Vlaanderen	+ 02' 51''
21	Trofimov, Yuri	Tinkoff	+ 03' 02''
22	Villella, Davide	Cannondale-Drapac	+ 03' 07''
23	Sprengers, Thomas	Topsport Vlaanderen	+ 03' 39''
24	Aranburu, Alex	Euskadi Basque Country	+ 03' 42''
25	Moreno, Javier	Movistar	s.t.
26	Herrada, José	Movistar	s.t.
27	Bevin, Patrick	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
28	Tusveld, Martijn	Giant-Alpecin	+ 04' 00''
29	Mas, Lluís	Caja Rural	+ 04' 03''
30	Bilbao, Pello	Caja Rural	+ 04' 11''
31	Bidard, François	Ag2r La Mondiale	+ 04' 22''
32	Rojas, José Joaquin	Movistar	s.t.
33	Madrazo, Ángel	Caja Rural	s.t.
34	Boswell, Ian	Sky	+ 05' 18''
35	Elissonde, Kenny	FDJ	+ 05' 42''
36	Serry, Pieter	Etixx-Quick Step	+ 06' 25''
37	Scarponi, Michele	Astana	+ 06' 25''
38	Salas, Ibai	Burgos-BH	+ 07' 27''
39	Howson, Damien	Orica-BikeExchange	+ 07' 33''
40	Txurruka, Amets	Orica-BikeExchange	+ 07' 50''
41	Weening, Pieter	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+ 08' 14''
42	Arroyo, David	Caja Rural	+ 08' 27''
43	Merino, Igor	Burgos-BH	+ 09' 56''
44	Pineau, Cédric	FDJ	+ 10' 09''
45	López, David	Sky	+ 10' 50''
46	Sutherland, Rory	Movistar	+ 11' 12''
47	Schultz, Nick	Orica-BikeExchange	+ 13' 19''
48	Del Pino, Jesús	Burgos-BH	+ 14' 09''
49	Velits, Peter	BMC	s.t.
50	Barbero, Carlos	Caja Rural	s.t.
51	Cubero, Jorge	Burgos-BH	s.t.
52	Haas, Nathan	Dimension Data	s.t.
53	Tsatevich, Alexey	Katusha	s.t.
54	Hernández, Jesús	Tinkoff	s.t.
55	Lunke, Sindre	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
56	Henao, Sebastián	Sky	s.t.
57	Gretsch, Patrick	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
58	Meersman, Gianni	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
59	Fröhlinger, Johannes	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
60	Vliegen, Loïc	BMC	s.t.
61	Domagalski, Karol	ONE Pro Cycling	s.t.
62	Verona, Carlos	Orica-BikeExchange	s.t.
63	De Tier, Floris	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
64	Colli, Daniele	Nippo-Vini Fantini	s.t.
65	Kobayashi, Marino	Nippo-Vini Fantini	s.t.
66	Machado, Tiago	Katusha	s.t.
67	Sbaragli, Kristian	Dimension Data	s.t.
68	Haga, Chad	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
69	Wyss, Danilo	BMC	s.t.
70	Gruzdev, Dmitriy	Astana	s.t.
71	Sola, Manuel	Burgos-BH	s.t.
72	Hoekstra, Jochem	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
73	Moser, Moreno	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
74	Zepuntke, Ruben	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
75	Restrepo, Jhonatan	Katusha	s.t.
76	Bizkarra, Mikel	Euskadi Basque Country	s.t.
77	Venter, Jaco	Dimension Data	+ 14' 35''
78	Fraile, Omar	Dimension Data	s.t.
79	Ershov, Artur	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
80	Honig, Reinier	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+ 14' 39''
81	Berlato, Giacomo	Nippo-Vini Fantini	+ 14' 53''
82	Jauregui, Quentin	Ag2r La Mondiale	+ 15' 28''
83	Empel, Etienne van	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+ 15' 46''
84	Von Hoff, Steele	ONE Pro Cycling	s.t.
85	Vorobyev, Anton	Katusha	+ 16' 06''
86	Van Hecke, Preben	Topsport Vlaanderen	+ 16' 30''
87	Puccio, Salvatore	Sky	+ 17' 13''
88	Knees, Christian	Sky	s.t.
89	Lagutin, Sergey	Katusha	+ 17' 40''
90	Shalunov, Evgeny	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
91	Docker, Mitchell	Orica-BikeExchange	s.t.
92	Asselman, Jesper	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
93	Minard, Sébastien	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
94	Ladagnous, Matthieu	FDJ	s.t.
95	Van Gestel, Dries	Topsport Vlaanderen	+ 20' 12''
96	Estévez, Imanol	Euskadi Basque Country	+ 20' 37''
97	González, Adrian	Euskadi Basque Country	s.t.
98	Paulinho, Sérgio	Tinkoff	+ 21' 21''
99	Rovny, Ivan	Tinkoff	s.t.
100	Wippert, Wouter	Cannondale-Drapac	+ 22' 16''
101	Waeytens, Zico	Giant-Alpecin	+ 25' 25''
102	Lampaert, Yves	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
103	Skjerping, Kristoffer	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
104	Vanspeybrouck, Pieter	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
105	Marangoni, Alan	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
106	Van Lerberghe, Bert	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
107	Isaychev, Vladimir	Katusha	s.t.
108	Grosu, Eduard	Nippo-Vini Fantini	s.t.
109	Boev, Igor	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
110	Torres, Pablo	Burgos-BH	s.t.
111	Lander, Sebastian	ONE Pro Cycling	s.t.
112	Bole, Grega	Nippo-Vini Fantini	s.t.
113	Mezgec, Luka	Orica-BikeExchange	s.t.
114	Lopez, Daniel	Burgos-BH	s.t.
115	Nikolaev, Sergey	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
116	Velits, Martin	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
117	Barker, Yanto	ONE Pro Cycling	s.t.
118	Le Bon, Johan	FDJ	s.t.
119	Poppel, Danny van	Sky	s.t.
120	Dougall, Nick	Dimension Data	s.t.
121	Van Keirsbulck, Guillaume	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
122	Fominykh, Daniil	Astana	s.t.
123	Bagdonas, Gediminas	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
124	Belkov, Maxim	Katusha	s.t.
125	Hoogerland, Johnny	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
126	Lizarralde, Eneko	Euskadi Basque Country	s.t.
127	van Rensburg, Jacques	Dimension Data	s.t.
128	Irizar, Julen	Euskadi Basque Country	s.t.
129	Firsanov, Sergey	Gazprom-RusVelo	+ 25' 49''
130	Looij, André	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+ 26' 06''
131	Drücker, Jempy	BMC	s.t.
132	Oss, Daniel	BMC	s.t.

Final GC after Stage 5:

• Final GC leader: Alberto Contador (Tinkoff)
• Points classification winner: Danny van Poppel (Sky)
• Mountains classification winner: Omar Fraile (Dimension Data)
• Young rider classification winner: Matvei Mamykin (Katusha)
• Team classification winner: Movistar

668.7 kilometers raced at an average speed of 42.197 km/hr

1	Contador, Alberto	Tinkoff	15hr 50min 50sec
2	Hermans, Ben	BMC	@ 1sec
3	Pardilla, Sergio	Caja Rural	s.t.
4	Yates, Simon	Orica-BikeExchange	+ 00' 04''
5	Kennaugh, Peter	Sky	+ 00' 11''
6	Fernández, Rubén	Movistar	+ 00' 16''
7	Brambilla, Gianluca	Etixx-Quick Step	+ 00' 36''
8	Mamykin, Matvei	Katusha	+ 00' 57''
9	Antón, Igor	Dimension Data	+ 01' 04''
10	Pozzovivo, Domenico	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
11	Izagirre, Gorka	Movistar	+ 01' 09''
12	De La Cruz, David	Etixx-Quick Step	+ 01' 12''
13	Cataldo, Dario	Astana	+ 01' 14''
14	Róson, Jaime	Caja Rural	+ 01' 48''
15	Kudus, Merhawi	Dimension Data	+ 01' 54''
16	Sánchez, Samuel	BMC	+ 02' 04''
17	Iturria, Mikel	Euskadi Basque Country	+ 02' 07''
18	Visconti, Giovanni	Movistar	+ 02' 09''
19	Lietaer, Eliot	Topsport Vlaanderen	+ 02' 41''
20	Villella, Davide	Cannondale-Drapac	+ 03' 10''
21	Bevin, Patrick	Cannondale-Drapac	+ 03' 25''
22	Moreno, Javier	Movistar	+ 03' 32''
23	Herrada, José	Movistar	+ 03' 41''
24	Sprengers, Thomas	Topsport Vlaanderen	+ 03' 46''
25	Bilbao, Pello	Caja Rural	+ 03' 55''
26	Rojas, José Joaquin	Movistar	+ 04' 28''
27	Madrazo, Ángel	Caja Rural	+ 04' 39''
28	Bidard, François	Ag2r La Mondiale	+ 04' 43''
29	Trofimov, Yuri	Tinkoff	+ 04' 49''
30	Boswell, Ian	Sky	+ 04' 55''
31	Mas, Lluís	Caja Rural	+ 05' 07''
32	Elissonde, Kenny	FDJ	+ 05' 26''
33	Aranburu, Alex	Euskadi Basque Country	+ 05' 31''
34	Tusveld, Martijn	Giant-Alpecin	+ 05' 42''
35	Scarponi, Michele	Astana	+ 05' 55''
36	Serry, Pieter	Etixx-Quick Step	+ 05' 58''
37	Txurruka, Amets	Orica-BikeExchange	+ 08' 48''
38	Arroyo, David	Caja Rural	+ 09' 25''
39	Howson, Damien	Orica-BikeExchange	+ 09' 55''
40	López, David	Sky	+ 10' 27''
41	Salas, Ibai	Burgos-BH	+ 11' 00''
42	Pineau, Cédric	FDJ	+ 12' 25''
43	Meersman, Gianni	Etixx-Quick Step	+ 13' 39''
44	Gruzdev, Dmitriy	Astana	s.t.
45	Velits, Peter	BMC	+ 13' 48''
46	Verona, Carlos	Orica-BikeExchange	+ 13' 49''
47	Machado, Tiago	Katusha	+ 13' 50''
48	Barbero, Carlos	Caja Rural	+ 13' 53''
49	De Tier, Floris	Topsport Vlaanderen	+ 13' 59''
50	Domagalski, Karol	ONE Pro Cycling	+ 14' 14''
51	Henao, Sebastián	Sky	+ 14' 19''
52	Vliegen, Loïc	BMC	+ 14' 32''
53	Fraile, Omar	Dimension Data	+ 14' 59''
54	Tsatevich, Alexey	Katusha	+ 15' 09''
55	Wyss, Danilo	BMC	+ 15' 11''
56	Sbaragli, Kristian	Dimension Data	+ 15' 22''
57	Jauregui, Quentin	Ag2r La Mondiale	+ 15' 32''
58	Haas, Nathan	Dimension Data	+ 15' 33''
59	Zepuntke, Ruben	Cannondale-Drapac	+ 15' 34''
60	Moser, Moreno	Cannondale-Drapac	+ 15' 57''
61	Gretsch, Patrick	Ag2r La Mondiale	+ 16' 03''
62	Fröhlinger, Johannes	Giant-Alpecin	+ 16' 08''
63	Sola, Manuel	Burgos-BH	+ 17' 03''
64	Puccio, Salvatore	Sky	+ 17' 07''
65	Haga, Chad	Giant-Alpecin	+ 17' 11''
66	Van Hecke, Preben	Topsport Vlaanderen	+ 17' 17''
67	Merino, Igor	Burgos-BH	+ 17' 24''
68	Knees, Christian	Sky	+ 17' 27''
69	Shalunov, Evgeny	Gazprom-RusVelo	+ 17' 48''
70	Lunke, Sindre	Giant-Alpecin	+ 17' 55''
71	Restrepo, Jhonatan	Katusha	+ 17' 56''
72	Colli, Daniele	Nippo-Vini Fantini	+ 18' 49''
73	Von Hoff, Steele	ONE Pro Cycling	+ 20' 54''
74	Docker, Mitchell	Orica-BikeExchange	+ 21' 05''
75	Schultz, Nick	Orica-BikeExchange	+ 21' 30''
76	Hernández, Jesús	Tinkoff	+ 21' 30''
77	Lagutin, Sergey	Katusha	+ 21' 38''
78	Kobayashi, Marino	Nippo-Vini Fantini	+ 22' 05''
79	Weening, Pieter	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+ 22' 14''
80	Ladagnous, Matthieu	FDJ	+ 22' 16''
81	Minard, Sébastien	Ag2r La Mondiale	+ 22' 21''
82	Carthy, Hugh	Caja Rural	+ 22' 57''
83	Poppel, Danny van	Sky	+ 24' 59''
84	Mezgec, Luka	Orica-BikeExchange	+ 25' 05''
85	Vanspeybrouck, Pieter	Topsport Vlaanderen	+ 25' 15''
86	Ershov, Artur	Gazprom-RusVelo	+ 25' 20''
87	Lampaert, Yves	Etixx-Quick Step	+ 25' 33''
88	Asselman, Jesper	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+ 25' 37''
89	Sutherland, Rory	Movistar	+ 25' 39''
90	Drücker, Jempy	BMC	+ 25' 42''
91	Waeytens, Zico	Giant-Alpecin	+ 25' 45''
92	Wippert, Wouter	Cannondale-Drapac	+ 26' 20''
93	Boev, Igor	Gazprom-RusVelo	+ 26' 38''
94	Del Pino, Jesús	Burgos-BH	+ 26' 43''
95	Cubero, Jorge	Burgos-BH	+ 26' 47''
96	Oss, Daniel	BMC	+ 26' 51''
97	Velits, Martin	Etixx-Quick Step	+ 26' 58''
98	Hoekstra, Jochem	Giant-Alpecin	+ 27' 07''
99	Skjerping, Kristoffer	Cannondale-Drapac	+ 27' 47''
100	Venter, Jaco	Dimension Data	+ 28' 23''
101	Marangoni, Alan	Cannondale-Drapac	+ 28' 25''
102	Estévez, Imanol	Euskadi Basque Country	+ 28' 27''
103	Empel, Etienne van	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+ 28' 55''
104	Berlato, Giacomo	Nippo-Vini Fantini	+ 29' 02''
105	Vorobyev, Anton	Katusha	+ 29' 09''
106	van Rensburg, Jacques	Dimension Data	+ 29' 13''
107	Le Bon, Johan	FDJ	+ 29' 17''
108	Van Lerberghe, Bert	Topsport Vlaanderen	+ 29' 32''
109	Bagdonas, Gediminas	Ag2r La Mondiale	+ 29' 36''
110	Honig, Reinier	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+ 29' 48''
111	Torres, Pablo	Burgos-BH	+ 30' 42''
112	Bizkarra, Mikel	Euskadi Basque Country	+ 30' 57''
113	Van Gestel, Dries	Topsport Vlaanderen	+ 31' 03''
114	Hoogerland, Johnny	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+ 31' 24''
115	Rovny, Ivan	Tinkoff	+ 32' 01''
116	González, Adrian	Euskadi Basque Country	+ 32' 19''
117	Bole, Grega	Nippo-Vini Fantini	+ 33' 01''
118	Firsanov, Sergey	Gazprom-RusVelo	+ 35' 08''
119	Grosu, Eduard	Nippo-Vini Fantini	+ 35' 51''
120	Lander, Sebastian	ONE Pro Cycling	+ 35' 52''
121	Van Keirsbulck, Guillaume	Etixx-Quick Step	+ 35' 58''
122	Lopez, Daniel	Burgos-BH	+ 36' 01''
123	Irizar, Julen	Euskadi Basque Country	+ 37' 24''
124	Nikolaev, Sergey	Gazprom-RusVelo	+ 37' 36''
125	Looij, André	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+ 37' 41''
126	Belkov, Maxim	Katusha	+ 38' 06''
127	Barker, Yanto	ONE Pro Cycling	+ 39' 05''
128	Paulinho, Sérgio	Tinkoff	+ 39' 26''
129	Dougall, Nick	Dimension Data	+ 39' 35''
130	Isaychev, Vladimir	Katusha	+ 40' 19''
131	Lizarralde, Eneko	Euskadi Basque Country	+ 40' 43''
132	Fominykh, Daniil	Astana	+ 42' 49''

Stage 5 map and profile:

Stage 5 map

Stage 5 profile

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Friday, August 5: Stage 4, Aranda - Lerma, 145 km

Nathan Haas wins Burgos stage 4

The Race: Here's the day's racing as told by stage winner Nathan Haas' Dimension Data team.

Nathan Haas put the icing on the cake for Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka during stage 4 of the Vuelta a Burgos, powering to the victory in Lerme ahead of Jean-Pierre Drucker (BMC Racing) and Patrick Bevin (Cannondale-Drapac). Jacques Janse van Rensburg pulled on the King of the Mountains jersey after another day in the break.

Starting in Aranda de Duero, Jacques Janse van Rensburg showed once again he is coming into some great form by making the early break of the day on stage 4 of the Vuelta a Burgos. Our South African was joined by 4 other riders and the quintet proceeded to ride their way to a 3-minute lead over the peloton.

The 145km stage was up and down all day with 2 cat 3 climbs in the middle portion of the stage. Janse van Rensburg was first over the earlier cat 3 and then on the final cat 3 climb that peaked with 31km to go, Janse van Rensburg attacked the break along with Lluis Mas (Caja Rural). By going over the top of the final climb first, our South African climber took the overall lead in the King of the Mountains competition.

With the jersey secured, Janse van Rensburg pushed on with Mas but the peloton made sure the duo was caught with 15km to go. The finish in Lerma was technical and the final 700m went up a narrow 7% gradient cobbled climb. It was a stage we had targeted with Haas during our pre-race planning and so once the break was caught, our 6 remaining riders moved Haas to the head of the peloton. It was a fantastic display of teamwork by our African Team.

Being at the head of the race coming into Lerma was vital as some crosswinds saw a front split of 20 riders go clear. Haas was well placed in the front split with 2 teammates and even though they were brought back with 1,5km to go, our African Team riders put in a big acceleration to ensure Haas took the all-important left hand corner with 800m to go in the first 3 positions. From this point Haas showed his strength and class, powering up the cobbled road with nobody able to hold his wheel and taking a fine win for our African Team.

Nathan Haas: "Vuelta a Burgos has been a fantastic opportunity for us, the group that is going to the Vuelta a Espana, to come together and really create a good energy. I’ve always been a firm believer that teamwork makes wins happen, it doesn’t happen purely because someone is good or strong. It happens because the whole team is together and doing exactly what they need to. The last 3 days we have had some absolutely fantastic moments and we’ve also had some misfortune, which is probably why hadn’t had a victory yet this week. Today the team committed for me, which is a responsibility I take very seriously. I don’t ask to lead a race unless I think I can win it. So a huge thanks to the guys for believing in me and I think the way we are working here is really exciting coming into the Vuelta a Espana. I think we will see something pretty exciting in the next month."

Alex Sans Vega – Sports Director: "It is great day for the team here at the Vuelta a Burgos. From the first day we arrived at Burgos Nathan already had it in his head to go for the stage today, it was his big goal. He achieved it after some really great teamwork from all the guys. Every day the team has been riding well but today was really superb. Jacques was in the breakaway and he won enough points to take the lead in the King of the Mountains competition. In the final crosswind, Katusha really set the race on fire but the guys were in the front and able to deliver Nathan to the last corner in the best position. It was a great effort by the guys and then Nathan did his job in the final. We are super happy, and it is great motivation for the team going to the Vuelta a Espana."

Complete Results:

145 kilometers raced at an average speed of 44.456 km/hr

1	Haas, Nathan	Dimension Data	3hr 15min 42sec
2	Drücker, Jempy	BMC	s.t.
3	Bevin, Patrick	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
4	Poppel, Danny van	Sky	s.t.
5	Tsatevich, Alexey	Katusha	s.t.
6	Meersman, Gianni	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
7	Vliegen, Loïc	BMC	s.t.
8	Grosu, Eduard	Nippo-Vini Fantini	@ 3sec
9	Waeytens, Zico	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
10	Domagalski, Karol	ONE Pro Cycling	s.t.
11	Vanspeybrouck, Pieter	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
12	Sánchez, Samuel	BMC	s.t.
13	Contador, Alberto	Tinkoff	s.t.
14	Van Hecke, Preben	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
15	Yates, Simon	Orica-BikeExchange	s.t.
16	Fernández, Rubén	Movistar Team	s.t.
17	Barbero, Carlos	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
18	Izagirre, Gorka	Movistar Team	s.t.
19	Serry, Pieter	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
20	Wippert, Wouter	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
21	Machado, Tiago	Katusha	s.t.
22	Boev, Igor	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
23	Gruzdev, Dmitriy	Astana	s.t.
24	Brambilla, Gianluca	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
25	Lietaer, Eliot	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
26	Róson, Jaime	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
27	Kennaugh, Peter	Sky	s.t.
28	Pozzovivo, Domenico	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
29	Mezgec, Luka	Orica-BikeExchange	s.t.
30	González, Adrian	Euskadi Basque Country	s.t.
31	Kudus, Merhawi	Dimension Data	s.t.
32	Velits, Peter	BMC	s.t.
33	Lopez, Daniel	Burgos-BH	s.t.
34	López, David	Sky	s.t.
35	Cataldo, Dario	Astana	s.t.
36	Jauregui, Quentin	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
37	Pichon, Laurent	FDJ	s.t.
38	Boswell, Ian	Sky	s.t.
39	De Tier, Floris	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
40	Madrazo, Ángel	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
41	Iturria, Mikel	Euskadi Basque Country	s.t.
42	Scarponi, Michele	Astana	s.t.
43	Verona, Carlos	Orica-BikeExchange	s.t.
44	Hermans, Ben	BMC	s.t.
45	Elissonde, Kenny	FDJ	s.t.
46	Lander, Sebastian	ONE Pro Cycling	s.t.
47	Rojas, José Joaquin	Movistar Team	s.t.
48	De La Cruz, David	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
49	Bilbao, Pello	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
50	Meier, Christian	Orica-BikeExchange	s.t.
51	Tusveld, Martijn	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
52	Mamykin, Matvei	Katusha	s.t.
53	Looij, André	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+ 00' 20''
54	Bouet, Maxime	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
55	Villella, Davide	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
56	Fröhlinger, Johannes	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
57	Zepuntke, Ruben	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
58	Irizar, Julen	Euskadi Basque Country	s.t.
59	Sprengers, Thomas	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
60	Fraile, Omar	Dimension Data	s.t.
61	Aranburu, Alex	Euskadi Basque Country	s.t.
62	Van Keirsbulck, Guillaume	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
63	Knees, Christian	Sky	s.t.
64	Colli, Daniele	Nippo-Vini Fantini	s.t.
65	Moreno, Javier	Movistar Team	s.t.
66	Pardilla, Sergio	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
67	Puccio, Salvatore	Sky	s.t.
68	Bidard, François	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
69	Shalunov, Evgeny	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
70	Herrada, José	Movistar Team	s.t.
71	Ershov, Artur	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
72	Velits, Martin	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
73	Bagdonas, Gediminas	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
74	Henao, Sebastián	Sky	s.t.
75	Restrepo, Jhonatan	Katusha	s.t.
76	Gretsch, Patrick	Ag2r La Mondiale	+ 00' 31''
77	Antón, Igor	Dimension Data	s.t.
78	Lagutin, Sergey	Katusha	s.t.
79	Wyss, Danilo	BMC	s.t.
80	Van Gestel, Dries	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
81	McCarthy, Jay	Tinkoff	s.t.
82	Van Lerberghe, Bert	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
83	Lampaert, Yves	Etixx-Quick Step	+ 00' 38''
84	Rovny, Ivan	Tinkoff	s.t.
85	Ladagnous, Matthieu	FDJ	s.t.
86	Vanotti, Alessandro	Astana	s.t.
87	Hoekstra, Jochem	Giant-Alpecin	+ 00' 41''
88	Minard, Sébastien	Ag2r La Mondiale	+ 00' 51''
89	Marangoni, Alan	Cannondale-Drapac	+ 00' 54''
90	Dowsett, Alex	Movistar Team	+ 01' 00''
91	Visconti, Giovanni	Movistar Team	+ 01' 03''
92	Oss, Daniel	BMC	+ 01' 09''
93	Sbaragli, Kristian	Dimension Data	+ 01' 11''
94	Chavanel, Sébastien	FDJ	+ 01' 13''
95	Arroyo, David	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	+ 01' 17''
96	Salas, Ibai	Burgos-BH	s.t.
97	Hoogerland, Johnny	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
98	Sola, Manuel	Burgos-BH	s.t.
99	Skjerping, Kristoffer	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
100	Torres, Pablo	Burgos-BH	s.t.
101	Txurruka, Amets	Orica-BikeExchange	s.t.
102	Von Hoff, Steele	ONE Pro Cycling	s.t.
103	Docker, Mitchell	Orica-BikeExchange	+ 01' 23''
104	Mas, Lluís	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
105	Fournier, Marc	FDJ	+ 01' 31''
106	Pineau, Cédric	FDJ	s.t.
107	Barker, Yanto	ONE Pro Cycling	+ 01' 38''
108	Vorobyev, Anton	Katusha	+ 01' 54''
109	Empel, Etienne van	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
110	Lizarralde, Eneko	Euskadi Basque Country	+ 02' 01''
111	Del Pino, Jesús	Burgos-BH	s.t.
112	Cubero, Jorge	Burgos-BH	s.t.
113	Nikolaev, Sergey	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
114	Moser, Moreno	Cannondale-Drapac	+ 02' 05''
115	Lunke, Sindre	Giant-Alpecin	+ 02' 07''
116	Trofimov, Yuri	Tinkoff	s.t.
117	Gogl, Michaël	Tinkoff	+ 02' 20''
118	Malacarne, Davide	Astana	+ 02' 21''
119	Belkov, Maxim	Katusha	s.t.
120	Howson, Damien	Orica-BikeExchange	+ 02' 45''
121	Schultz, Nick	Orica-BikeExchange	s.t.
122	Haga, Chad	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
123	Fominykh, Daniil	Astana	s.t.
124	Weening, Pieter	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
125	Capecchi, Eros	Astana	s.t.
126	Yamamoto, Genki	Nippo-Vini Fantini	s.t.
127	Le Bon, Johan	FDJ	+ 02' 49''
128	Venter, Jaco	Dimension Data	+ 03' 18''
129	Merino, Igor	Burgos-BH	s.t.
130	Zandio, Xabier	Sky	+ 03' 46''
131	Isaychev, Vladimir	Katusha	s.t.
132	Berlato, Giacomo	Nippo-Vini Fantini	s.t.
133	Bole, Grega	Nippo-Vini Fantini	s.t.
134	Ovechkin, Artem	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
135	Sutherland, Rory	Movistar Team	s.t.
136	Riblon, Christophe	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
137	Dougall, Nick	Dimension Data	s.t.
138	van Rensburg, Jacques	Dimension Data	s.t.
139	Vaugrenard, Benoît	FDJ	s.t.
140	Blythe, Adam	Tinkoff	s.t.
141	Kobayashi, Marino	Nippo-Vini Fantini	s.t.
142	Honig, Reinier	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+ 03' 54''
143	Asselman, Jesper	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+ 05' 42''
144	Firsanov, Sergey	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
145	Paulinho, Sérgio	Tinkoff	+ 06' 19''
146	Hernández, Jesús	Tinkoff	s.t.
147	Carthy, Hugh	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
148	Bizkarra, Mikel	Euskadi Basque Country	s.t.
149	Ebsen, John	ONE Pro Cycling	+ 07' 43''
150	Estévez, Imanol	Euskadi Basque Country	s.t.

GC after Stage 4:

505.7 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 43.547 km/hr

1	Meersman, Gianni	Etixx-Quick Step	11hr 36min 46sec
2	Gruzdev, Dmitriy	Astana	s.t.
3	Cataldo, Dario	Astana	s.t.
4	Scarponi, Michele	Astana	s.t.
5	Rojas, José Joaquin	Movistar Team	3sec
6	Fernández, Rubén	Movistar Team	s.t.
7	Izagirre, Gorka	Movistar Team	s.t.
8	Brambilla, Gianluca	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
9	De La Cruz, David	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
10	Serry, Pieter	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
11	Poppel, Danny van	Sky	+ 00' 04''
12	Drücker, Jempy	BMC	+ 00' 06''
13	López, David	Sky	+ 00' 07''
14	Kennaugh, Peter	Sky	s.t.
15	Boswell, Ian	Sky	s.t.
16	Velits, Peter	BMC	+ 00' 09''
17	Hermans, Ben	BMC	s.t.
18	Sánchez, Samuel	BMC	s.t.
19	Mezgec, Luka	Orica-BikeExchange	+ 00' 10''
20	Verona, Carlos	Orica-BikeExchange	s.t.
21	Yates, Simon	Orica-BikeExchange	s.t.
22	Machado, Tiago	Katusha	+ 00' 11''
23	Mamykin, Matvei	Katusha	s.t.
24	Bevin, Patrick	Cannondale-Drapac	+ 00' 13''
25	Contador, Alberto	Tinkoff	s.t.
26	Madrazo, Ángel	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	+ 00' 14''
27	Róson, Jaime	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
28	Bilbao, Pello	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
29	Pichon, Laurent	FDJ	s.t.
30	Barbero, Carlos	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
31	Elissonde, Kenny	FDJ	s.t.
32	Meier, Christian	Orica-BikeExchange	+ 00' 16''
33	Vanspeybrouck, Pieter	Topsport Vlaanderen	+ 00' 20''
34	Lietaer, Eliot	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
35	De Tier, Floris	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
36	Bouet, Maxime	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
37	Moreno, Javier	Movistar Team	s.t.
38	Puccio, Salvatore	Sky	+ 00' 24''
39	Herrada, José	Movistar Team	+ 00' 29''
40	Pardilla, Sergio	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	+ 00' 31''
41	Villella, Davide	Cannondale-Drapac	+ 00' 33''
42	Jauregui, Quentin	Ag2r La Mondiale	+ 00' 34''
43	Pozzovivo, Domenico	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
44	Kudus, Merhawi	Dimension Data	+ 00' 35''
45	Domagalski, Karol	ONE Pro Cycling	s.t.
46	Sprengers, Thomas	Topsport Vlaanderen	+ 00' 37''
47	Lampaert, Yves	Etixx-Quick Step	+ 00' 38''
48	Shalunov, Evgeny	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
49	Iturria, Mikel	Euskadi Basque Country	+ 00' 40''
50	Henao, Sebastián	Sky	s.t.
51	Knees, Christian	Sky	+ 00' 44''
52	Waeytens, Zico	Giant-Alpecin	+ 00' 50''
53	Bidard, François	Ag2r La Mondiale	+ 00' 51''
54	Vliegen, Loïc	BMC	+ 00' 53''
55	Fraile, Omar	Dimension Data	+ 00' 54''
56	Antón, Igor	Dimension Data	+ 01' 03''
57	Visconti, Giovanni	Movistar Team	s.t.
58	Oss, Daniel	BMC	+ 01' 15''
59	Van Hecke, Preben	Topsport Vlaanderen	+ 01' 17''
60	Txurruka, Amets	Orica-BikeExchange	+ 01' 28''
61	Arroyo, David	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
62	Tsatevich, Alexey	Katusha	+ 01' 30''
63	Wyss, Danilo	BMC	+ 01' 32''
64	Mas, Lluís	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	+ 01' 34''
65	Boev, Igor	Gazprom-RusVelo	+ 01' 43''
66	Sbaragli, Kristian	Dimension Data	s.t.
67	Haas, Nathan	Dimension Data	+ 01' 54''
68	Zepuntke, Ruben	Cannondale-Drapac	+ 01' 55''
69	Velits, Martin	Etixx-Quick Step	+ 02' 03''
70	Tusveld, Martijn	Giant-Alpecin	+ 02' 12''
71	Trofimov, Yuri	Tinkoff	+ 02' 17''
72	Moser, Moreno	Cannondale-Drapac	+ 02' 18''
73	Aranburu, Alex	Euskadi Basque Country	+ 02' 19''
74	Gretsch, Patrick	Ag2r La Mondiale	+ 02' 24''
75	Fröhlinger, Johannes	Giant-Alpecin	+ 02' 29''
76	Pineau, Cédric	FDJ	+ 02' 46''
77	Skjerping, Kristoffer	Cannondale-Drapac	+ 02' 52''
78	Howson, Damien	Orica-BikeExchange	s.t.
79	Sola, Manuel	Burgos-BH	+ 03' 24''
80	Marangoni, Alan	Cannondale-Drapac	+ 03' 30''
81	Haga, Chad	Giant-Alpecin	+ 03' 32''
82	Docker, Mitchell	Orica-BikeExchange	+ 03' 55''
83	Salas, Ibai	Burgos-BH	+ 04' 03''
84	Lunke, Sindre	Giant-Alpecin	+ 04' 16''
85	Restrepo, Jhonatan	Katusha	+ 04' 17''
86	van Rensburg, Jacques	Dimension Data	+ 04' 18''
87	Le Bon, Johan	FDJ	+ 04' 22''
88	Lagutin, Sergey	Katusha	+ 04' 28''
89	Wippert, Wouter	Cannondale-Drapac	+ 04' 34''
90	Vanotti, Alessandro	Astana	+ 04' 35''
91	Van Lerberghe, Bert	Topsport Vlaanderen	+ 04' 37''
92	Bagdonas, Gediminas	Ag2r La Mondiale	+ 04' 41''
93	Ladagnous, Matthieu	FDJ	+ 05' 06''
94	Colli, Daniele	Nippo-Vini Fantini	+ 05' 10''
95	Minard, Sébastien	Ag2r La Mondiale	+ 05' 11''
96	Von Hoff, Steele	ONE Pro Cycling	+ 05' 38''
97	Torres, Pablo	Burgos-BH	+ 05' 47''
98	Chavanel, Sébastien	FDJ	+ 06' 17''
99	Hoogerland, Johnny	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+ 06' 29''
100	Hernández, Jesús	Tinkoff	+ 07' 51''
101	Merino, Igor	Burgos-BH	+ 07' 58''
102	Bole, Grega	Nippo-Vini Fantini	+ 08' 06''
103	Estévez, Imanol	Euskadi Basque Country	+ 08' 20''
104	Kobayashi, Marino	Nippo-Vini Fantini	+ 08' 26''
105	Asselman, Jesper	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+ 08' 27''
106	Schultz, Nick	Orica-BikeExchange	+ 08' 41''
107	Firsanov, Sergey	Gazprom-RusVelo	+ 09' 49''
108	Grosu, Eduard	Nippo-Vini Fantini	+ 10' 56''
109	Lander, Sebastian	ONE Pro Cycling	+ 10' 57''
110	Van Keirsbulck, Guillaume	Etixx-Quick Step	+ 11' 03''
111	McCarthy, Jay	Tinkoff	s.t.
112	Lopez, Daniel	Burgos-BH	+ 11' 06''
113	Rovny, Ivan	Tinkoff	+ 11' 10''
114	Ershov, Artur	Gazprom-RusVelo	+ 11' 15''
115	Van Gestel, Dries	Topsport Vlaanderen	+ 11' 21''
116	Looij, André	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+ 12' 05''
117	Dowsett, Alex	Movistar Team	+ 12' 09''
118	González, Adrian	Euskadi Basque Country	+ 12' 12''
119	Ebsen, John	ONE Pro Cycling	+ 12' 22''
120	Irizar, Julen	Euskadi Basque Country	+ 12' 29''
121	Fournier, Marc	FDJ	s.t.
122	Nikolaev, Sergey	Gazprom-RusVelo	+ 12' 41''
123	Gogl, Michaël	Tinkoff	+ 12' 52''
124	Del Pino, Jesús	Burgos-BH	+ 13' 04''
125	Capecchi, Eros	Astana	s.t.
126	Cubero, Jorge	Burgos-BH	+ 13' 08''
127	Belkov, Maxim	Katusha	+ 13' 11''
128	Malacarne, Davide	Astana	+ 13' 12''
129	Hoekstra, Jochem	Giant-Alpecin	+ 13' 28''
130	Vorobyev, Anton	Katusha	+ 13' 33''
131	Empel, Etienne van	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+ 13' 39''
132	Barker, Yanto	ONE Pro Cycling	+ 14' 10''
133	Venter, Jaco	Dimension Data	+ 14' 18''
134	Weening, Pieter	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+ 14' 30''
135	Berlato, Giacomo	Nippo-Vini Fantini	+ 14' 39''
136	Dougall, Nick	Dimension Data	+ 14' 40''
137	Sutherland, Rory	Movistar Team	+ 14' 57''
138	Yamamoto, Genki	Nippo-Vini Fantini	+ 15' 16''
139	Vaugrenard, Benoît	FDJ	+ 15' 23''
140	Isaychev, Vladimir	Katusha	+ 15' 24''
141	Honig, Reinier	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+ 15' 39''
142	Zandio, Xabier	Sky	s.t.
143	Lizarralde, Eneko	Euskadi Basque Country	+ 15' 48''
144	Blythe, Adam	Tinkoff	s.t.
145	Ovechkin, Artem	Gazprom-RusVelo	+ 16' 47''
146	Riblon, Christophe	Ag2r La Mondiale	+ 16' 57''
147	Bizkarra, Mikel	Euskadi Basque Country	+ 17' 18''
148	Fominykh, Daniil	Astana	+ 17' 54''
149	Paulinho, Sérgio	Tinkoff	+ 18' 35''
150	Carthy, Hugh	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	+ 20' 52''

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Thursday, August 4: Stage 3, Sedano - Villarcayo, 198 km

Danny van Poppel wins Burgos stage 3

The Race: Stage winner Danny van Poppel's Team Sky explained the day thus:

Danny van Poppel claimed back to back sprint victories with an emphatic win on stage three at the Vuelta a Burgos. The Dutchman was able to finish off the hard work of his Team Sky team-mates into Villarcayo with a masterful piece of positioning in the final kilometre.

Second wheel through the final tight right-hander, Van Poppel accelerated hard to take the victory, extending his lead in the green jersey standings. The top three mirrored that of day one, with Jempy Drucker (BMC Racing) and Gianni Meersman (Etixx - Quick-Step) rounding out the podium places.

The 198km test held a sting in the tail, with a hard passage over the Alto Retuerta which stretched the peloton to breaking point. Team Sky rallied around their sprinter, dragging back a dangerous move which included Alberto Contador (Tinkoff), before ramping up the pace following the descent.

Having survived the tough third category climb, Van Poppel was dropped off expertly under the flamme rouge and took his second victory of the year in style.
A bunch sprint and no time bonuses allowed Dmitriy Gruzdev to retain a slender race lead over his Astana team-mates following Wednesday's team time trial.
"I'm really happy. I didn't expect to win today because it was a pretty hard final," Van Poppel explained after the stage. "I suffered a lot, especially on the last climb and I was one of the last guys at the back. The team did a great job. They helped me and waited for me, then when we got back to the front they pulled full gas to take back a strong break. The lead-out was perfect!

"Cycling is a really hard sport. I know I'm not bad on the uphills, but it's always difficult in Spain to ride uphill. I'm really happy to take another victory and I really want to thank the team. They did a great job!

"Tomorrow is possible again for a sprint, but first we enjoy this victory!"

Complete Results:

1	Poppel, Danny van	Sky	4hr 35min 47sec
2	Drücker, Jempy	BMC	s.t.
3	Meersman, Gianni	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
4	Vanspeybrouck, Pieter	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
5	Sbaragli, Kristian	Dimension Data	s.t.
6	Lampaert, Yves	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
7	Rojas, José Joaquin	Movistar	s.t.
8	Mezgec, Luka	Orica-BikeExchange	s.t.
9	Waeytens, Zico	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
10	Madrazo, Ángel	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
11	Jauregui, Quentin	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
12	Domagalski, Karol	ONE Pro Cycling	s.t.
13	Mas, Lluís	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
14	Bevin, Patrick	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
15	Pichon, Laurent	FDJ	s.t.
16	Cataldo, Dario	Astana	s.t.
17	Fernández, Rubén	Movistar	s.t.
18	Róson, Jaime	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
19	López, David	Sky	s.t.
20	Barbero, Carlos	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
21	De La Cruz, David	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
22	Kennaugh, Peter	Sky	s.t.
23	Machado, Tiago	Katusha	s.t.
24	Contador, Alberto	Tinkoff	s.t.
25	Izagirre, Gorka	Movistar	s.t.
26	Kudus, Merhawi	Dimension Data	s.t.
27	Gruzdev, Dmitriy	Astana	s.t.
28	Brambilla, Gianluca	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
29	Hermans, Ben	BMC	s.t.
30	Lietaer, Eliot	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
31	Yates, Simon	Orica-BikeExchange	s.t.
32	Knees, Christian	Sky	s.t.
33	Shalunov, Evgeny	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
34	Serry, Pieter	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
35	Van Hecke, Preben	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
36	Elissonde, Kenny	FDJ	s.t.
37	Haga, Chad	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
38	Bidard, François	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
39	Estévez, Imanol	Euskadi Basque Country	s.t.
40	Antón, Igor	Dimension Data	s.t.
41	Boswell, Ian	Sky	s.t.
42	Iturria, Mikel	Euskadi Basque Country	s.t.
43	Bouet, Maxime	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
44	Scarponi, Michele	Astana	s.t.
45	Sánchez, Samuel	BMC	s.t.
46	Howson, Damien	Orica-BikeExchange	s.t.
47	Velits, Peter	BMC	s.t.
48	Verona, Carlos	Orica-BikeExchange	s.t.
49	Trofimov, Yuri	Tinkoff	s.t.
50	Pineau, Cédric	FDJ	s.t.
51	Puccio, Salvatore	Sky	s.t.
52	Visconti, Giovanni	Movistar	s.t.
53	Pozzovivo, Domenico	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
54	De Tier, Floris	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
55	Bilbao, Pello	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
56	Pardilla, Sergio	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
57	Mamykin, Matvei	Katusha	s.t.
58	Moser, Moreno	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
59	Moreno, Javier	Movistar	s.t.
60	Villella, Davide	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
61	Arroyo, David	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
62	Txurruka, Amets	Orica-BikeExchange	s.t.
63	Herrada, José	Movistar	s.t.
64	van Rensburg, Jacques	Dimension Data	s.t.
65	Vliegen, Loïc	BMC	s.t.
66	Fraile, Omar	Dimension Data	s.t.
67	Sprengers, Thomas	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
68	Henao, Sebastián	Sky	s.t.
69	Oss, Daniel	BMC	s.t.
70	Meier, Christian	Orica-BikeExchange	s.t.
71	Docker, Mitchell	Orica-BikeExchange	@ 25sec
72	Wyss, Danilo	BMC	+ 00' 55''
73	Boev, Igor	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
74	Skjerping, Kristoffer	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
75	Salas, Ibai	Burgos-BH	s.t.
76	Gretsch, Patrick	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
77	Aranburu, Alex	Euskadi Basque Country	s.t.
78	Tsatevich, Alexey	Katusha	s.t.
79	Haas, Nathan	Dimension Data	s.t.
80	Asselman, Jesper	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
81	Lunke, Sindre	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
82	Fröhlinger, Johannes	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
83	Zepuntke, Ruben	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
84	Hernández, Jesús	Tinkoff	s.t.
85	Velits, Martin	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
86	Marangoni, Alan	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
87	Le Bon, Johan	FDJ	s.t.
88	Sola, Manuel	Burgos-BH	s.t.
89	Tusveld, Martijn	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
90	Wippert, Wouter	Cannondale-Drapac	+ 03' 49''
91	Van Lerberghe, Bert	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
92	Restrepo, Jhonatan	Katusha	s.t.
93	Colli, Daniele	Nippo-Vini Fantini	s.t.
94	Hoogerland, Johnny	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
95	Firsanov, Sergey	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
96	Haar, Lars van der	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
97	Torres, Pablo	Burgos-BH	s.t.
98	Von Hoff, Steele	ONE Pro Cycling	s.t.
99	Ebsen, John	ONE Pro Cycling	s.t.
100	Kobayashi, Marino	Nippo-Vini Fantini	s.t.
101	Chavanel, Sébastien	FDJ	s.t.
102	Bole, Grega	Nippo-Vini Fantini	s.t.
103	Minard, Sébastien	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
104	Merino, Igor	Burgos-BH	s.t.
105	Bagdonas, Gediminas	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
106	Vanotti, Alessandro	Astana	s.t.
107	Lagutin, Sergey	Katusha	s.t.
108	Schultz, Nick	Orica-BikeExchange	s.t.
109	Ladagnous, Matthieu	FDJ	+ 04' 17''
110	Blythe, Adam	Tinkoff	+ 10' 22''
111	Dowsett, Alex	Movistar	s.t.
112	Van Keirsbulck, Guillaume	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
113	Sutherland, Rory	Movistar	s.t.
114	Riblon, Christophe	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
115	Ershov, Artur	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
116	Belkov, Maxim	Katusha	s.t.
117	Foliforov, Alexander	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
118	Nikolaev, Sergey	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
119	Vorobyev, Anton	Katusha	s.t.
120	Fournier, Marc	FDJ	s.t.
121	Vaugrenard, Benoît	FDJ	s.t.
122	Honig, Reinier	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
123	Weening, Pieter	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
124	Looij, André	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
125	Empel, Etienne van	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
126	Van Gestel, Dries	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
127	Cubero, Jorge	Burgos-BH	s.t.
128	Lander, Sebastian	ONE Pro Cycling	s.t.
129	McCarthy, Jay	Tinkoff	s.t.
130	González, Adrian	Euskadi Basque Country	s.t.
131	Berlato, Giacomo	Nippo-Vini Fantini	s.t.
132	Malacarne, Davide	Astana	s.t.
133	Dougall, Nick	Dimension Data	s.t.
134	Venter, Jaco	Dimension Data	s.t.
135	Grosu, Eduard	Nippo-Vini Fantini	s.t.
136	Mortensen, Martin	ONE Pro Cycling	s.t.
137	Gogl, Michaël	Tinkoff	s.t.
138	Lopez, Daniel	Burgos-BH	s.t.
139	Sole, Arnau	Burgos-BH	s.t.
140	Del Pino, Jesús	Burgos-BH	s.t.
141	Zandio, Xabier	Sky	s.t.
142	Isaychev, Vladimir	Katusha	s.t.
143	Bizkarra, Mikel	Euskadi Basque Country	s.t.
144	Irizar, Julen	Euskadi Basque Country	s.t.
145	Carthy, Hugh	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
146	Paulinho, Sérgio	Tinkoff	s.t.
147	Rovny, Ivan	Tinkoff	s.t.
148	Capecchi, Eros	Astana	s.t.
149	Fominykh, Daniil	Astana	+ 12' 00''
150	Ovechkin, Artem	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
151	Barker, Yanto	ONE Pro Cycling	s.t.
152	Lizarralde, Eneko	Euskadi Basque Country	s.t.
153	Hoekstra, Jochem	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
154	Yamamoto, Genki	Nippo-Vini Fantini	s.t.
155	Nibali, Antonio	Nippo-Vini Fantini	s.t.

GC after Stage 4:

1	Gruzdev, Dmitriy	Astana	8hr 21min 1sec
2	Cataldo, Dario	Astana	s.t.
3	Scarponi, Michele	Astana	s.t.
4	Meersman, Gianni	Etixx-Quick Step	@ 3sec
5	Rojas, José Joaquin	Movistar	s.t.
6	De La Cruz, David	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
7	Brambilla, Gianluca	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
8	Fernández, Rubén	Movistar	s.t.
9	Izagirre, Gorka	Movistar	s.t.
10	Lampaert, Yves	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
11	Serry, Pieter	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
12	Visconti, Giovanni	Movistar	s.t.
13	Moreno, Javier	Movistar	s.t.
14	Bouet, Maxime	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
15	Poppel, Danny van	Sky	+ 00' 07''
16	Puccio, Salvatore	Sky	s.t.
17	López, David	Sky	s.t.
18	Kennaugh, Peter	Sky	s.t.
19	Boswell, Ian	Sky	s.t.
20	Drücker, Jempy	BMC	+ 00' 09''
21	Hermans, Ben	BMC	s.t.
22	Velits, Peter	BMC	s.t.
23	Sánchez, Samuel	BMC	s.t.
24	Oss, Daniel	BMC	s.t.
25	Mezgec, Luka	Orica-BikeExchange	+ 00' 10''
26	Verona, Carlos	Orica-BikeExchange	s.t.
27	Howson, Damien	Orica-BikeExchange	s.t.
28	Yates, Simon	Orica-BikeExchange	s.t.
29	Machado, Tiago	Katusha	+ 00' 11''
30	Mamykin, Matvei	Katusha	s.t.
31	Herrada, José	Movistar	+ 00' 12''
32	Contador, Alberto	Tinkoff	+ 00' 13''
33	Trofimov, Yuri	Tinkoff	s.t.
34	Madrazo, Ángel	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	+ 00' 14''
35	Mas, Lluís	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
36	Róson, Jaime	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
37	Bilbao, Pello	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
38	Txurruka, Amets	Orica-BikeExchange	s.t.
39	Pichon, Laurent	FDJ	s.t.
40	Pardilla, Sergio	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
41	Arroyo, David	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
42	Barbero, Carlos	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
43	Elissonde, Kenny	FDJ	s.t.
44	Bevin, Patrick	Cannondale-Drapac	+ 00' 16''
45	Meier, Christian	Orica-BikeExchange	s.t.
46	Villella, Davide	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
47	Moser, Moreno	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
48	Vanspeybrouck, Pieter	Topsport Vlaanderen	+ 00' 20''
49	Lietaer, Eliot	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
50	De Tier, Floris	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
51	Sprengers, Thomas	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
52	Shalunov, Evgeny	Gazprom-RusVelo	+ 00' 21''
53	Henao, Sebastián	Sky	+ 00' 23''
54	Knees, Christian	Sky	+ 00' 27''
55	Jauregui, Quentin	Ag2r La Mondiale	+ 00' 34''
56	Bidard, François	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
57	Pozzovivo, Domenico	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
58	Kudus, Merhawi	Dimension Data	+ 00' 35''
59	Sbaragli, Kristian	Dimension Data	s.t.
60	Antón, Igor	Dimension Data	s.t.
61	Domagalski, Karol	ONE Pro Cycling	s.t.
62	van Rensburg, Jacques	Dimension Data	s.t.
63	Fraile, Omar	Dimension Data	+ 00' 37''
64	Iturria, Mikel	Euskadi Basque Country	+ 00' 40''
65	Estévez, Imanol	Euskadi Basque Country	s.t.
66	Waeytens, Zico	Giant-Alpecin	+ 00' 50''
67	Haga, Chad	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
68	Vliegen, Loïc	BMC	+ 00' 56''
69	Wyss, Danilo	BMC	+ 01' 04''
70	Van Hecke, Preben	Topsport Vlaanderen	+ 01' 17''
71	Pineau, Cédric	FDJ	+ 01' 18''
72	Tsatevich, Alexey	Katusha	+ 01' 33''
73	Hernández, Jesús	Tinkoff	+ 01' 35''
74	Le Bon, Johan	FDJ	+ 01' 36''
75	Zepuntke, Ruben	Cannondale-Drapac	+ 01' 38''
76	Skjerping, Kristoffer	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
77	Boev, Igor	Gazprom-RusVelo	+ 01' 43''
78	Velits, Martin	Etixx-Quick Step	+ 01' 46''
79	Gretsch, Patrick	Ag2r La Mondiale	+ 01' 56''
80	Haas, Nathan	Dimension Data	+ 01' 57''
81	Aranburu, Alex	Euskadi Basque Country	+ 02' 02''
82	Sola, Manuel	Burgos-BH	+ 02' 10''
83	Fröhlinger, Johannes	Giant-Alpecin	+ 02' 12''
84	Tusveld, Martijn	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
85	Lunke, Sindre	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
86	Docker, Mitchell	Orica-BikeExchange	+ 02' 35''
87	Marangoni, Alan	Cannondale-Drapac	+ 02' 39''
88	Asselman, Jesper	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+ 02' 48''
89	Salas, Ibai	Burgos-BH	+ 02' 49''
90	Restrepo, Jhonatan	Katusha	+ 04' 00''
91	Lagutin, Sergey	Katusha	s.t.
92	Vanotti, Alessandro	Astana	s.t.
93	Van Lerberghe, Bert	Topsport Vlaanderen	+ 04' 09''
94	Firsanov, Sergey	Gazprom-RusVelo	+ 04' 10''
95	Bole, Grega	Nippo-Vini Fantini	+ 04' 23''
96	Minard, Sébastien	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
97	Von Hoff, Steele	ONE Pro Cycling	+ 04' 24''
98	Bagdonas, Gediminas	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
99	Ladagnous, Matthieu	FDJ	+ 04' 31''
100	Ebsen, John	ONE Pro Cycling	+ 04' 32''
101	Torres, Pablo	Burgos-BH	+ 04' 33''
102	Merino, Igor	Burgos-BH	s.t.
103	Wippert, Wouter	Cannondale-Drapac	+ 04' 34''
104	Haar, Lars van der	Giant-Alpecin	+ 04' 39''
105	Colli, Daniele	Nippo-Vini Fantini	+ 04' 43''
106	Kobayashi, Marino	Nippo-Vini Fantini	s.t.
107	Chavanel, Sébastien	FDJ	+ 05' 07''
108	Hoogerland, Johnny	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+ 05' 15''
109	Schultz, Nick	Orica-BikeExchange	+ 05' 59''
110	Capecchi, Eros	Astana	+ 10' 22''
111	Gogl, Michaël	Tinkoff	+ 10' 35''
112	McCarthy, Jay	Tinkoff	s.t.
113	Rovny, Ivan	Tinkoff	s.t.
114	Nikolaev, Sergey	Gazprom-RusVelo	+ 10' 43''
115	Foliforov, Alexander	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
116	Van Keirsbulck, Guillaume	Etixx-Quick Step	+ 10' 46''
117	Van Gestel, Dries	Topsport Vlaanderen	+ 10' 53''
118	Belkov, Maxim	Katusha	s.t.
119	Malacarne, Davide	Astana	+ 10' 54''
120	Grosu, Eduard	Nippo-Vini Fantini	+ 10' 56''
121	Berlato, Giacomo	Nippo-Vini Fantini	s.t.
122	Lander, Sebastian	ONE Pro Cycling	+ 10' 57''
123	Dougall, Nick	Dimension Data	s.t.
124	Ershov, Artur	Gazprom-RusVelo	+ 10' 58''
125	Fournier, Marc	FDJ	+ 11' 01''
126	Bizkarra, Mikel	Euskadi Basque Country	+ 11' 02''
127	Venter, Jaco	Dimension Data	+ 11' 03''
128	Mortensen, Martin	ONE Pro Cycling	+ 11' 05''
129	Lopez, Daniel	Burgos-BH	+ 11' 06''
130	Del Pino, Jesús	Burgos-BH	s.t.
131	Sole, Arnau	Burgos-BH	+ 11' 07''
132	Cubero, Jorge	Burgos-BH	+ 11' 10''
133	Dowsett, Alex	Movistar	+ 11' 12''
134	Sutherland, Rory	Movistar	+ 11' 14''
135	Vaugrenard, Benoît	FDJ	+ 11' 40''
136	Isaychev, Vladimir	Katusha	+ 11' 41''
137	Vorobyev, Anton	Katusha	+ 11' 42''
138	Honig, Reinier	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+ 11' 48''
139	Weening, Pieter	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
140	Looij, André	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
141	Empel, Etienne van	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
142	Zandio, Xabier	Sky	+ 11' 56''
143	Blythe, Adam	Tinkoff	+ 12' 05''
144	González, Adrian	Euskadi Basque Country	+ 12' 12''
145	Irizar, Julen	Euskadi Basque Country	s.t.
146	Paulinho, Sérgio	Tinkoff	+ 12' 19''
147	Yamamoto, Genki	Nippo-Vini Fantini	+ 12' 34''
148	Barker, Yanto	ONE Pro Cycling	+ 12' 35''
149	Hoekstra, Jochem	Giant-Alpecin	+ 12' 50''
150	Ovechkin, Artem	Gazprom-RusVelo	+ 12' 54''
151	Nibali, Antonio	Nippo-Vini Fantini	s.t.
152	Riblon, Christophe	Ag2r La Mondiale	+ 13' 14''
153	Lizarralde, Eneko	Euskadi Basque Country	+ 13' 50''
154	Carthy, Hugh	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	+ 14' 36''
155	Fominykh, Daniil	Astana	+ 15' 12''

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Wednesday, August 3: Stage 2, Burgos 10.72 km team time trial

Astana racing to victory in stage 2

The Race: Here's stage winner Astana's post.

"The team was perfect - said Dmitri Gruzdev, new leader of the Vuelta a Burgos -  we run the race without making any mistakes."

"I'm happy to wear the shirt of the primacy - he continued - this pay me back the three weeks of hard training in the mountains."

Astana Pro Team won the team time trial of Burgos with an average speed of 48,851 km/hr.  Thanks to its success in the standings the first four places are occupied by Gruzdev, Dario Cataldo, Eros Capecchi and Michele Scarponi, also awarded the prize for daily combativity.

"Everything went well - commented sport director Alexander Shefer - it was a time trial that you could lose for few seconds. The boys, however, have managed their effort in the best way and proves the fact they also got the best intermediate time ".

Tomorrow's third stage from Celery Villarcayo of 198 kilometers; on the road book a race for sprinters.

Complete Results:

1	Astana	13min 10sec
2	Movistar	@ 2sec
3	Etixx-Quick Step	+ 00' 03''
4	Sky	+ 00' 06''
5	BMC	+ 00' 09''
6	Orica-BikeExchange	s.t.
7	Katusha	+ 00' 11''
8	Tinkoff	+ 00' 13''
9	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	+ 00' 14''
10	FDJ	s.t.
11	Cannondale-Drapac	+ 00' 16''
12	Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise	+ 00' 20''
13	Gazprom-RusVelo	+ 00' 21''
14	Nippo-Vini Fantini	+ 00' 34''
15	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
16	ONE Pro Cycling	+ 00' 35''
17	Dimension Data	s.t.
18	Euskadi Basque Country-Murias Taldea	+ 00' 40''
19	Burgos-BH	+ 00' 44''
20	Giant-Alpecin	+ 00' 50''
21	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+ 01' 26''

GC after Stage 2:

1	Gruzdev, Dmitriy	Astana	3hr 45min 14sec
2	Cataldo, Dario	Astana	s.t.
3	Capecchi, Eros	Astana	s.t.
4	Scarponi, Michele	Astana	s.t.
5	Meersman, Gianni	Etixx-Quick Step	@ 3sec
6	Rojas, José Joaquin	Movistar	s.t.
7	Brambilla, Gianluca	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
8	De La Cruz, David	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
9	Izagirre, Gorka	Movistar	s.t.
10	Lampaert, Yves	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
11	Moreno, Javier	Movistar	s.t.
12	Visconti, Giovanni	Movistar	s.t.
13	Serry, Pieter	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
14	Bouet, Maxime	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
15	Sutherland, Rory	Movistar	s.t.
16	Poppel, Danny van	Sky	+ 00' 07''
17	Puccio, Salvatore	Sky	s.t.
18	López, David	Sky	s.t.
19	Boswell, Ian	Sky	s.t.
20	Kennaugh, Peter	Sky	s.t.
21	Drücker, Jempy	BMC	+ 00' 09''
22	Wyss, Danilo	BMC	s.t.
23	Velits, Peter	BMC	s.t.
24	Hermans, Ben	BMC	s.t.
25	Oss, Daniel	BMC	s.t.
26	Sánchez, Samuel	BMC	s.t.
27	Mezgec, Luka	Orica-BikeExchange	+ 00' 10''
28	Verona, Carlos	Orica-BikeExchange	s.t.
29	Howson, Damien	Orica-BikeExchange	s.t.
30	Yates, Simon	Orica-BikeExchange	s.t.
31	Tsatevich, Alexey	Katusha	+ 00' 11''
32	Restrepo, Jhonatan	Katusha	s.t.
33	Machado, Tiago	Katusha	s.t.
34	Lagutin, Sergey	Katusha	s.t.
35	Mamykin, Matvei	Katusha	s.t.
36	Vanotti, Alessandro	Astana	s.t.
37	Herrada, José	Movistar	+ 00' 12''
38	Contador, Alberto	Tinkoff	+ 00' 13''
39	Trofimov, Yuri	Tinkoff	s.t.
40	Gogl, Michaël	Tinkoff	s.t.
41	McCarthy, Jay	Tinkoff	s.t.
42	Rovny, Ivan	Tinkoff	s.t.
43	Hernández, Jesús	Tinkoff	s.t.
44	Madrazo, Ángel	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	+ 00' 14''
45	Mas, Lluís	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
46	Róson, Jaime	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
47	Bilbao, Pello	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
48	Txurruka, Amets	Orica-BikeExchange	s.t.
49	Pardilla, Sergio	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
50	Arroyo, David	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
51	Ladagnous, Matthieu	FDJ	s.t.
52	Pichon, Laurent	FDJ	s.t.
53	Le Bon, Johan	FDJ	s.t.
54	Elissonde, Kenny	FDJ	s.t.
55	Barbero, Carlos	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
56	Meier, Christian	Orica-BikeExchange	+ 00' 16''
57	Bevin, Patrick	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
58	Villella, Davide	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
59	Zepuntke, Ruben	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
60	Skjerping, Kristoffer	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
61	Moser, Moreno	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
62	Vanspeybrouck, Pieter	Topsport Vlaanderen	+ 00' 20''
63	Van Lerberghe, Bert	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
64	Lietaer, Eliot	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
65	De Tier, Floris	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
66	Sprengers, Thomas	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
67	Boev, Igor	Gazprom-RusVelo	+ 00' 21''
68	Nikolaev, Sergey	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
69	Foliforov, Alexander	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
70	Firsanov, Sergey	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
71	Shalunov, Evgeny	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
72	Henao, Sebastián	Sky	+ 00' 23''
73	Van Keirsbulck, Guillaume	Etixx-Quick Step	+ 00' 24''
74	Velits, Martin	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
75	Knees, Christian	Sky	+ 00' 27''
76	Van Gestel, Dries	Topsport Vlaanderen	+ 00' 31''
77	Belkov, Maxim	Katusha	s.t.
78	Malacarne, Davide	Astana	+ 00' 32''
79	Grosu, Eduard	Nippo-Vini Fantini	+ 00' 34''
80	Berlato, Giacomo	Nippo-Vini Fantini	s.t.
81	Bole, Grega	Nippo-Vini Fantini	s.t.
82	Gretsch, Patrick	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
83	Pozzovivo, Domenico	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
84	Jauregui, Quentin	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
85	Minard, Sébastien	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
86	Bidard, François	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
87	Yamamoto, Genki	Nippo-Vini Fantini	s.t.
88	Von Hoff, Steele	ONE Pro Cycling	+ 00' 35''
89	Haas, Nathan	Dimension Data	s.t.
90	Bagdonas, Gediminas	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
91	Kudus, Merhawi	Dimension Data	s.t.
92	Antón, Igor	Dimension Data	s.t.
93	Barker, Yanto	ONE Pro Cycling	s.t.
94	Sbaragli, Kristian	Dimension Data	s.t.
95	van Rensburg, Jacques	Dimension Data	s.t.
96	Lander, Sebastian	ONE Pro Cycling	s.t.
97	Domagalski, Karol	ONE Pro Cycling	s.t.
98	Dougall, Nick	Dimension Data	s.t.
99	Ershov, Artur	Gazprom-RusVelo	+ 00' 36''
100	Rybalkin, Aleksey	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
101	Fraile, Omar	Dimension Data	+ 00' 37''
102	Fournier, Marc	FDJ	+ 00' 39''
103	Iturria, Mikel	Euskadi Basque Country	+ 00' 40''
104	Estévez, Imanol	Euskadi Basque Country	s.t.
105	Bizkarra, Mikel	Euskadi Basque Country	s.t.
106	Aranburu, Alex	Euskadi Basque Country	s.t.
107	Venter, Jaco	Dimension Data	+ 00' 41''
108	Ebsen, John	ONE Pro Cycling	+ 00' 43''
109	Mortensen, Martin	ONE Pro Cycling	s.t.
110	Lopez, Daniel	Burgos-BH	+ 00' 44''
111	Del Pino, Jesús	Burgos-BH	s.t.
112	Torres, Pablo	Burgos-BH	s.t.
113	Merino, Igor	Burgos-BH	s.t.
114	Wippert, Wouter	Cannondale-Drapac	+ 00' 45''
115	Sole, Arnau	Burgos-BH	s.t.
116	Cubero, Jorge	Burgos-BH	+ 00' 48''
117	Sola, Manuel	Burgos-BH	s.t.
118	Waeytens, Zico	Giant-Alpecin	+ 00' 50''
119	Fröhlinger, Johannes	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
120	Dowsett, Alex	Movistar	s.t.
121	Haar, Lars van der	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
122	Tusveld, Martijn	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
123	Hoekstra, Jochem	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
124	Lunke, Sindre	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
125	Haga, Chad	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
126	Fernández, Rubén	Movistar	+ 00' 52''
127	Colli, Daniele	Nippo-Vini Fantini	+ 00' 54''
128	Kobayashi, Marino	Nippo-Vini Fantini	s.t.
129	Ovechkin, Artem	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
130	Nibali, Antonio	Nippo-Vini Fantini	s.t.
131	Vliegen, Loïc	BMC	+ 00' 56''
132	Marangoni, Alan	Cannondale-Drapac	+ 01' 17''
133	Van Hecke, Preben	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
134	Chavanel, Sébastien	FDJ	+ 01' 18''
135	Pineau, Cédric	FDJ	s.t.
136	Vaugrenard, Benoît	FDJ	s.t.
137	Isaychev, Vladimir	Katusha	+ 01' 19''
138	Vorobyev, Anton	Katusha	+ 01' 20''
139	Asselman, Jesper	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+ 01' 26''
140	Honig, Reinier	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
141	Hoogerland, Johnny	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
142	Weening, Pieter	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
143	Looij, André	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
144	Empel, Etienne van	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
145	Salas, Ibai	Burgos-BH	+ 01' 27''
146	Zandio, Xabier	Sky	+ 01' 34''
147	Blythe, Adam	Tinkoff	+ 01' 43''
148	González, Adrian	Euskadi Basque Country	+ 01' 50''
149	Lizarralde, Eneko	Euskadi Basque Country	s.t.
150	Irizar, Julen	Euskadi Basque Country	s.t.
151	Paulinho, Sérgio	Tinkoff	+ 01' 57''
152	Docker, Mitchell	Orica-BikeExchange	+ 02' 10''
153	Schultz, Nick	Orica-BikeExchange	s.t.
154	Kadri, Blel	Ag2r La Mondiale	+ 02' 43''
155	Riblon, Christophe	Ag2r La Mondiale	+ 02' 52''
156	Fominykh, Daniil	Astana	+ 03' 12''
157	Carthy, Hugh	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	+ 04' 14''

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Tuesday, August 2: Stage 1, Sasamon - Melgar de Fernamental, 158 km

Danny van Poppel wins Burgos stage 1

The Race: Here's stage winner Danny van Poppel's Sky team's explanation of the stage.

Danny van Poppel bounced back from a crash on stage one of the Vuelta a Burgos to win the bunch sprint in style. The Dutchman positioned himself brilliantly for the tight final turn and then rounded Jean-Pierre Drucker (BMC Racing) a hundred metres from the line to win comfortably in Melgar de Fernamental, ahead of Drucker and Gianni Meersman (Etixx - Quick-Step).

Van Poppel's skinsuit was torn in several places after his earlier crash but he didn't seem fazed as the pace increased in the final kilometres, and he timed his effort to perfection.

The sprinters seemed likely to do battle at the end opening stage in northern Spain, with just one climb to contend with across the 158km parcours, and so it proved, with the day's seven-man break being comfortably reeled in as the peloton upped the pace late on.

It was a scorching day, with temperatures well above 30°C, but, despite Van Poppel's crash, it was a comfortable day out on the bike and several fresh sprint trains were vying for position on the run-in to the line.

Team Sky did a fine job of shepherding Van Poppel through the final kilometres and then he did the rest, pulling off Drucker's wheel at the opportune moment and leaving Meersman behind.

The win gives Van Poppel the race lead and sprinter's green jersey, which the team will try to defend on the stage two 10km team time trial.

Complete Results and GC:

158 kilometers raced at an average speed of 44.703 km/hr

1	Poppel, Danny van	Sky	3hr 32min 4sec
2	Drücker, Jempy	BMC	s.t.
3	Meersman, Gianni	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
4	Wippert, Wouter	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
5	Von Hoff, Steele	ONE Pro Cycling	s.t.
6	Rojas, José Joaquin	Movistar	s.t.
7	Haas, Nathan	Dimension Data	s.t.
8	Vanspeybrouck, Pieter	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
9	Mezgec, Luka	Orica-BikeExchange	s.t.
10	Waeytens, Zico	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
11	Grosu, Eduard	Nippo-Vini Fantini	s.t.
12	Colli, Daniele	Nippo-Vini Fantini	s.t.
13	Van Lerberghe, Bert	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
14	Tsatevich, Alexey	Katusha	s.t.
15	Wyss, Danilo	BMC	s.t.
16	Restrepo, Jhonatan	Katusha	s.t.
17	Gerts, Floris	BMC	s.t.
18	Gruzdev, Dmitriy	Astana Pro Team	s.t.
19	González, Adrian	Euskadi Basque Country	s.t.
20	Malacarne, Davide	Astana Pro Team	s.t.
21	Knees, Christian	Sky	s.t.
22	Asselman, Jesper	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
23	Madrazo, Ángel	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
24	Boev, Igor	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
25	Machado, Tiago	Katusha	s.t.
26	Lopez, Daniel	Burgos-BH	s.t.
27	Meier, Christian	Orica-BikeExchange	s.t.
28	Bevin, Patrick	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
29	Docker, Mitchell	Orica-BikeExchange	s.t.
30	Bagdonas, Gediminas	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
31	Brambilla, Gianluca	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
32	De La Cruz, David	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
33	Puccio, Salvatore	Sky	s.t.
34	Lagutin, Sergey	Katusha	s.t.
35	Velits, Peter	BMC	s.t.
36	Cubero, Jorge	Burgos-BH	s.t.
37	Kudus, Merhawi	Dimension Data	s.t.
38	Mas, Lluís	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
39	Lietaer, Eliot	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
40	Izagirre, Gorka	Movistar	s.t.
41	Contador, Alberto	Tinkoff	s.t.
42	Róson, Jaime	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
43	Fernández, Rubén	Movistar	s.t.
44	Trofimov, Yuri	Tinkoff	s.t.
45	Vliegen, Loïc	BMC	s.t.
46	Fröhlinger, Johannes	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
47	Cataldo, Dario	Astana Pro Team	s.t.
48	Chavanel, Sébastien	FDJ	s.t.
49	Nikolaev, Sergey	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
50	Bilbao, Pello	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
51	Antón, Igor	Dimension Data	s.t.
52	Hermans, Ben	BMC	s.t.
53	Van Keirsbulck, Guillaume	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
54	Gogl, Michaël	Tinkoff	s.t.
55	Henao, Sebastián	Sky	s.t.
56	De Tier, Floris	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
57	Dowsett, Alex	Movistar	s.t.
58	Fraile, Omar	Dimension Data	s.t.
59	Ershov, Artur	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
60	Barker, Yanto	ONE Pro Cycling	s.t.
61	Berlato, Giacomo	Nippo-Vini Fantini	s.t.
62	Lizarralde, Eneko	Euskadi Basque Country	s.t.
63	Van Gestel, Dries	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
64	Txurruka, Amets	Orica-BikeExchange	s.t.
65	Sbaragli, Kristian	Dimension Data	s.t.
66	Mamykin, Matvei	Katusha	s.t.
67	Lampaert, Yves	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
68	Villella, Davide	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
69	Del Pino, Jesús	Burgos-BH	s.t.
70	Bole, Grega	Nippo-Vini Fantini	s.t.
71	Salas, Ibai	Burgos-BH	s.t.
72	Gretsch, Patrick	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
73	Iturria, Mikel	Euskadi Basque Country	s.t.
74	Capecchi, Eros	Astana Pro Team	s.t.
75	Moreno, Javier	Movistar	s.t.
76	Verona, Carlos	Orica-BikeExchange	s.t.
77	Visconti, Giovanni	Movistar	s.t.
78	Foliforov, Alexander	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
79	Sole, Arnau	Burgos-BH	s.t.
80	Honig, Reinier	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
81	Zepuntke, Ruben	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
82	Sola, Manuel	Burgos-BH	s.t.
83	Ebsen, John	ONE Pro Cycling	s.t.
84	Scarponi, Michele	Astana Pro Team	s.t.
85	Pineau, Cédric	FDJ	s.t.
86	López, David	Sky	s.t.
87	Haar, Lars van der	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
88	Pozzovivo, Domenico	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
89	Oss, Daniel	BMC	s.t.
90	Serry, Pieter	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
91	Tusveld, Martijn	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
92	Hoekstra, Jochem	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
93	van Rensburg, Jacques	Dimension Data	s.t.
94	Jauregui, Quentin	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
95	Minard, Sébastien	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
96	Skjerping, Kristoffer	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
97	Bouet, Maxime	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
98	Pardilla, Sergio	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
99	Lander, Sebastian	ONE Pro Cycling	s.t.
100	Bidard, François	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
101	Sprengers, Thomas	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
102	Firsanov, Sergey	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
103	Boswell, Ian	Sky	s.t.
104	Domagalski, Karol	ONE Pro Cycling	s.t.
105	Estévez, Imanol	Euskadi Basque Country	s.t.
106	Lunke, Sindre	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
107	Bizkarra, Mikel	Euskadi Basque Country	s.t.
108	Sánchez, Samuel	BMC	s.t.
109	Kennaugh, Peter	Sky	s.t.
110	Marangoni, Alan	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
111	Venter, Jaco	Dimension Data	s.t.
112	Howson, Damien	Orica-BikeExchange	s.t.
113	Arroyo, David	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
114	Rybalkin, Aleksey	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
115	Ladagnous, Matthieu	FDJ	s.t.
116	Schultz, Nick	Orica-BikeExchange	s.t.
117	Fominykh, Daniil	Astana Pro Team	s.t.
118	Kobayashi, Marino	Nippo-Vini Fantini	s.t.
119	Hoogerland, Johnny	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
120	Blythe, Adam	Tinkoff	s.t.
121	Vanotti, Alessandro	Astana Pro Team	s.t.
122	Aranburu, Alex	Euskadi Basque Country	s.t.
123	Shalunov, Evgeny	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
124	Haga, Chad	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
125	Velits, Martin	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
126	Ovechkin, Artem	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
127	Belkov, Maxim	Katusha	s.t.
128	Pichon, Laurent	FDJ	s.t.
129	Yamamoto, Genki	Nippo-Vini Fantini	s.t.
130	Vaugrenard, Benoît	FDJ	s.t.
131	Dougall, Nick	Dimension Data	s.t.
132	Fournier, Marc	FDJ	s.t.
133	Le Bon, Johan	FDJ	s.t.
134	Nibali, Antonio	Nippo-Vini Fantini	s.t.
135	Moser, Moreno	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
136	Yates, Simon	Orica-BikeExchange	s.t.
137	Mortensen, Martin	ONE Pro Cycling	s.t.
138	Riblon, Christophe	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
139	Herrada, José	Movistar	s.t.
140	Sutherland, Rory	Movistar	s.t.
141	Torres, Pablo	Burgos-BH	s.t.
142	Weening, Pieter	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
143	Looij, André	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
144	Kadri, Blel	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
145	Merino, Igor	Burgos-BH	s.t.
146	Irizar, Julen	Euskadi Basque Country	s.t.
147	McCarthy, Jay	Tinkoff	s.t.
148	Rovny, Ivan	Tinkoff	s.t.
149	Isaychev, Vladimir	Katusha	s.t.
150	Vorobyev, Anton	Katusha	s.t.
151	Carthy, Hugh	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
152	Hernández, Jesús	Tinkoff	s.t.
153	Zandio, Xabier	Sky	s.t.
154	Elissonde, Kenny	FDJ	s.t.
155	Van Hecke, Preben	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.
156	Empel, Etienne van	Roompot Oranje Peloton	s.t.
157	Paulinho, Sérgio	Tinkoff	s.t.
158	Barbero, Carlos	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
159	Tolhoek, Antwan	Roompot Oranje Peloton	+ 04' 08''