Unzúe analyses Tour for Caisse d'Epargne

At the end of the 94th edition of the Tour de France won by Alberto Contador, Eusebio Unzúe, the directeur sportif for Caisse d'Epargne, analysed the Tour. He expressed that "if one is at the start with the hope of a win, but then goes home with sixth, the first reaction is that we didn't meet our objectives." The Spaniard pointed out, however, that "we were confronted with an atypical Tour. Despite all that, I am satisfied with the Team's general conduct all along the Tour, as it was always attentive. A stage victory would have been welcomed and I believe deserved, but on the other hand, two of our riders are classified in the top ten overall and we are taking the second place overall in the team's classification, which shows our force and consistency."

Unzúe also commented on his captain Alejandro Valverde, who finished the Tour for the first time. The directeur sportif sees it as a benefit that "Valverde has gained experience which will serve him in the future and the fact to make it to Paris in his third participation is very important for him. He was brilliant in the first part of the Tour, but less so in the second part."

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