Haedo and Breschel with Murcia close call

It was a very close call for Team CSC's Matti Breschel and Juan José Haedo during the final stage of Vuelta a Murcia. Just as the two riders had lined themselves up perfectly for the finish Unibet's Jeremy Hunt went down directly in front of them, and they both had to take a quick detour to the pavement to avoid crashing.

"It was very unfortunate because both Matti and JJ were perfectly positioned for the finishing sprint," said Kim Andersen via team-csc.com. "Luckily they both reacted fast and avoided what would otherwise have been a bad crash. At least they were in position, and as a sprinter you don't always get to show what you're capable of.

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