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Euskaltel – Euskadi's Koldo Fernández de Larrea won the 64th Circuito de Getxo, besting Colombian Juan Pablo Forero (Columbia es passion) and Contentpolis – Ampo's Mikel Gaztañaga in the bunch sprint.
"I am really happy, this victory gives me a lot of satisfaction," said Fernández after the finish. "I want to dedicate this victory to my teammates who did great work in the race. We worked to chase down the breakaway group and in the last turn were able to position me great and to win the race. My next race will be the Vuelta a Burgos and I hope to be able to win any stage."
After a moment of remembrance of the deceased Ricardo Otxoa, 122 riders set out to tackle the 11 laos to total 185,35 kilometers around the little village Getxo at the Gulf of Bizkaia.
During the first lap a group of eleven riders attacked, amongst them Oleg Chuzda and Francisco Pacheco (Contentpolis Ampo), Euskaltel-Euskadi's Jorge Azanza and Iñaki Isasi, David López from Caisse d'Epargne, Francisco José Martínez Pérez and Javier Ramírez Abeja from Andalucía – Cajasur, Xacobeo Galicia's Carlos Castaño, Vicente García de Mateo from Andorra-Grandvalira and Fuji-Servetto's Héctor González and Beñat Intxausti.
This group reached a maximal advantage of two minutes and 35 seconds. In the peloton, Boyaca es para vivirla, Orbea and Euskaltel – Euskadi did the work to keep the break at a reasonable distance.
The sun began to shine on the fourth lap and gave energy to the peloton to begin the work of hauling back in the escapees.
Up ahead, Martínez was busy netting himself the mountain classifications, winning all but one sprint. Beñat Intxausti was able to get the better of the Andalucia-Cajasur rider on lap seven.
By the eighth lap, the peloton was beginning to shatter due to the difficult course, and the break also faded and was reabsorbed by the reduced chasing bunch. Orbea's young Jonathan Castroviejo still had enough energy to launch a counter-attack, but lasted only one lap.
The public along the beach of Getxo was animating the riders when the peloton, consisting only of 45 riders, came into the home straight. Fernández de Larrea was able to position himself well and to win the bunch sprint ahead of Forero and Gaztañaga.
Only 106 riders finished the race, the last group came in 8 minutes and 42 seconds after the winner.
| 1 | Koldo Fernández (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 4:07:34 | |
| 2 | Juan Pablo Forero (Col) Colombia Es Pasion Coldeportes | ||
| 3 | Mikel Gaztañaga Echeverria (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | ||
| 4 | Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) EQA - Meitan Hompo - Graphite Design | ||
| 5 | Joaquín Sobrino Martínez (Spa) Burgos Monumental - Castilla y Leon | ||
| 6 | Matthias Friedemann (Ger) PSK Whirlpool - Author | ||
| 7 | Jose A Carrasco Ramirez (Spa) Andalucia Cajasur | ||
| 8 | Hilton Clarke (Aus) Fuji-Servetto | ||
| 9 | Edwin Parra (Col) Boyaca Es Para Vivirla | ||
| 10 | Manuel Ortega Ocaña (Spa) Andalucia Cajasur | ||
| 11 | Juan F Mouron Doldan (Spa) Xacobeo-Galicia | ||
| 12 | Ricardo García Ambroa (Spa) Orbea | ||
| 13 | Gregor Gazvoda (Slo) EQA - Meitan Hompo - Graphite Design | ||
| 14 | Enrique Mata Cabello (Spa) Burgos Monumental - Castilla y Leon | ||
| 15 | Mathieu Drujon (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne | ||
| 16 | Eduard Prades Reverte (Spa) Andorra-Grandvalira | ||
| 17 | Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) EQA - Meitan Hompo - Graphite Design | ||
| 18 | Jesús Del Nero Montes (Spa) Fuji-Servetto | ||
| 19 | Willian Aranzazu Escobar (Col) Boyaca Es Para Vivirla | ||
| 20 | Gonzalo Rabuñal Rios (Spa) Xacobeo-Galicia | ||
| 21 | Raúl García De Mateo (Spa) Andorra-Grandvalira | ||
| 22 | Mickael Damien (Fra) EQA - Meitan Hompo - Graphite Design | ||
| 23 | Jairo Salas (Col) Colombia Es Pasion Coldeportes | ||
| 24 | Carlos Torrent Tarres (Spa) Andorra-Grandvalira | ||
| 25 | Martin Hebik (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - Author | ||
| 26 | Antonio Olmo Menacho (Spa) Boyaca Es Para Vivirla | ||
| 27 | Miguel Minguez Ayala (Spa) Orbea | ||
| 28 | Wilson Marentes (Col) Colombia Es Pasion Coldeportes | ||
| 29 | Dmitry Puzanov (Rus) Andorra-Grandvalira | ||
| 30 | Beñat Urain Epelde (Spa) Orbea | ||
| 31 | Byron Guama De La Cruz (Ecu) Burgos Monumental - Castilla y Leon | ||
| 32 | Oleg Chuzhda (Ukr) Contentpolis-Ampo | ||
| 33 | Alejandro Paleo Mosquera (Spa) Xacobeo-Galicia | ||
| 34 | Castroviejo Nicolas (Spa) Orbea | ||
| 35 | Pablo Urtasun Pérez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | ||
| 36 | Robinson Chalapud (Col) Colombia Es Pasion Coldeportes | ||
| 37 | Arkaitz Durán Daroca (Spa) Fuji-Servetto | ||
| 38 | Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Caisse d'Epargne | ||
| 39 | Aitor Galdos Alonso (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | ||
| 40 | Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne | ||
| 41 | Jose L Roldan Carmona (Spa) Andalucia Cajasur | ||
| 42 | Angel Madrazo Ruiz (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | ||
| 43 | Frantisek Kloucek (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - Author | ||
| 44 | Gustavo Domínguez Lemos (Spa) Xacobeo-Galicia | ||
| 45 | Manuel Calvente (Spa) Andalucia Cajasur | ||
| 46 | Ángel Gómez Gomez (Spa) Fuji-Servetto | ||
| 47 | Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) PSK Whirlpool - Author | 0:00:08 | |
| 48 | Francisco José Martínez Pérez (Spa) Andalucia Cajasur | ||
| 49 | Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Xacobeo-Galicia | ||
| 50 | Esteban Plaza Mira (Spa) Andalucia Cajasur | ||
| 51 | Gillaume Pont (Fra) EQA - Meitan Hompo - Graphite Design | ||
| 52 | Juan Javier Estrada Ruiz (Spa) Andalucia Cajasur | ||
| 53 | José Alberto Benítez Román (Spa) Fuji-Servetto | ||
| 54 | Raúl Santamarta Valvuena (Spa) Burgos Monumental - Castilla y Leon | ||
| 55 | Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne | ||
| 56 | David García Dapena (Spa) Xacobeo-Galicia | ||
| 57 | Freddy Montaña (Col) Boyaca Es Para Vivirla | ||
| 58 | Ángel Vallejo Dominguez (Spa) Andorra-Grandvalira | ||
| 59 | Javier Ramirez Abeja (Spa) Andalucia Cajasur | ||
| 60 | Alejandro Serna (Col) Boyaca Es Para Vivirla | ||
| 61 | Iván Melero Coco (Spa) Burgos Monumental - Castilla y Leon | ||
| 62 | Diego Gallego Arnaiz (Spa) Burgos Monumental - Castilla y Leon | ||
| 63 | Andrey Amador (CRc) Caisse d'Epargne | ||
| 64 | David Belda García (Spa) Boyaca Es Para Vivirla | ||
| 65 | Javier Benitez Pomares (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | 0:00:13 | |
| 66 | Fabio Duarte (Col) Colombia Es Pasion Coldeportes | ||
| 67 | Rubén Reig Conejero (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | ||
| 68 | Luis Mas Bonet (Spa) Burgos Monumental - Castilla y Leon | ||
| 69 | Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) EQA - Meitan Hompo - Graphite Design | ||
| 70 | Gorka Izagirre Insausti (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | 0:00:25 | |
| 71 | Eloy Teruel Rovira (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | 0:00:39 | |
| 72 | Jaume Rovira Pons (Spa) Andorra-Grandvalira | 0:00:44 | |
| 73 | Javier Aramendia Lorente (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:01:07 | |
| 74 | Sergio Domínguez Muñoz (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | 0:01:37 | |
| 75 | Iñaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | ||
| 76 | Josu Agirre Aseginolaza (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:02:40 | |
| 77 | Nairo Quintana (Col) Boyaca Es Para Vivirla | 0:04:36 | |
| 78 | Michael Rodríguez (Col) Boyaca Es Para Vivirla | ||
| 79 | Andoni Blazquez (Spa) Orbea | ||
| 80 | Jesús Rosendo Prado (Spa) Andalucia Cajasur | ||
| 81 | Juan José Cobo Acebo (Spa) Fuji-Servetto | ||
| 82 | Mikel Ilundain (Spa) Orbea | ||
| 83 | Eneko Echeverz Carte (Spa) Orbea | ||
| 84 | Aitor Aznar Torres (Spa) Andorra-Grandvalira | 0:08:42 | |
| 85 | Ándres Sergio De Lis (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | ||
| 86 | Fco Jose Pacheco Torres (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | ||
| 87 | Claudio J Casas Gallego (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | ||
| 88 | Vladimir Isaichev (Rus) Xacobeo-Galicia | ||
| 89 | Héctor Espasandín Gómez (Spa) Xacobeo-Galicia | ||
| 90 | Petr Kaltofen (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - Author | ||
| 91 | Antonin Linda (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - Author | ||
| 92 | Alejandro Ramírez (Col) Colombia Es Pasion Coldeportes | ||
| 93 | Martin Mares (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - Author | ||
| 94 | Tomas Buchacek (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - Author | ||
| 95 | Fader Ardila (Col) Colombia Es Pasion Coldeportes | ||
| 96 | Romain Sicard (Fra) Orbea | ||
| 97 | Vicente Garcia De Mateo (Spa) Andorra-Grandvalira | ||
| 98 | Fabio Gordillo (Col) Colombia Es Pasion Coldeportes | ||
| 99 | Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Burgos Monumental - Castilla y Leon | ||
| 100 | Eriz Ruiz De Erentxun (Spa) Orbea | ||
| 101 | Delio Fernández Cruz (Spa) Xacobeo-Galicia | ||
| 102 | Sergi Escobar Roure (Spa) Andorra-Grandvalira | ||
| 103 | Carlos Castaño Panadero (Spa) Xacobeo-Galicia | ||
| 104 | Jorge Azanza Soto (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | ||
| 105 | David López García (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | ||
| 106 | Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | ||
| AB | Iker Camaño Ortuzar (Spa) Fuji-Servetto | ||
| AB | José Ruiz Sánchez (Spa) Andalucia Cajasur | ||
| AB | Fernández De La Puebla (Spa) Fuji-Servetto | ||
| AB | Beñat Intxausti (Spa) Fuji-Servetto | ||
| AB | Marlon Alirio Pérez Arango (Col) Caisse d'Epargne | ||
| AB | Rigoberto Uran (Col) Caisse d'Epargne | ||
| AB | Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | ||
| AB | Daniel Sesma (Spa) Orbea | ||
| AB | David Francisco Delgado (Spa) Burgos Monumental - Castilla y Leon | ||
| AB | Héctor González Baeza (Spa) Fuji-Servetto | ||
| AB | Masaaki Kikuchi (Jpn) EQA - Meitan Hompo - Graphite Design | ||
| AB | Andoni Lafuente (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | ||
| AB | Nariyuki Masuda (Jpn) EQA - Meitan Hompo - Graphite Design | ||
| AB | Pedro J Vera Alcaraz (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | ||
| AB | Sung Baek Park (Kor) EQA - Meitan Hompo - Graphite Design | ||
| AB | Alex Cano (Col) Colombia Es Pasion Coldeportes |
| 1 | EQA - Meitan Hompo - Graphite Design | 12:22:42 | |
| 2 | Burgos Monumental - Castilla y Leon | ||
| 3 | Colombia Es Pasion Coldeportes | ||
| 4 | Boyaca Es Para Vivirla | ||
| 5 | Andalucia Cajasur | ||
| 6 | Andorra-Grandvalira | ||
| 7 | Fuji-Servetto | ||
| 8 | Xacobeo Galicia | ||
| 9 | Orbea | ||
| 10 | PSK Whirlpool - Author | ||
| 11 | Euskaltel - Euskadi | ||
| 12 | Caisse d'Epargne | ||
| 13 | Contentpolis-Ampo | 13 | pts |
| 1 | José Francisco Martinez Pérez (Spa) Andalucia Cajasur | 6 | pts |
| 2 | Jorge Azanza Soto (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 4 | |
| 3 | Carlos Castaño Panadero (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | 2 | |
| 4 | Vicente Garcia De Mateo (Spa) Andorra-Grandvalira | 1 |
| 1 | José Francisco Martinez Pérez (Spa) Andalucia Cajasur | 6 | pts |
| 2 | Beñat Intxausti (Spa) Fuji-Servetto | 4 | |
| 3 | Jorge Azanza Soto (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 2 | |
| 4 | Javier Ramirez Abeja (Spa) Andalucia Cajasur | 1 |
| 1 | Beñat Intxausti (Spa) Fuji-Servetto | 6 | pts |
| 2 | José Francisco Martinez Pérez (Spa) Andalucia Cajasur | 4 | |
| 3 | Carlos Castaño Panadero (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | 2 | |
| 4 | Iñaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 1 |
| 1 | José Francisco Martinez Pérez (Spa) Andalucia Cajasur | 6 | pts |
| 2 | Jorge Azanza Soto (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 4 | |
| 3 | Iñaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 2 | |
| 4 | Héctor Gonzalez Baeza (Spa) Fuji-Servetto | 1 |
| 1 | Francisco José Martinez Pérez (Spa) Andalucia Cajasur | 22 | pts |
| 2 | Jorge Azanza Soto (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 10 | |
| 3 | Carlos Castaño Panadero (Spa) Xacobeo-Galicia | 4 | |
| 4 | Iñaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 3 | |
| 5 | Javier Ramirez Abeja (Spa) Andalucia Cajasur | 1 | |
| 6 | Vicente Garcia De Mateo (Spa) Andorra-Grandvalira | 1 |