martes, 14 de abril de 2009

Alejandro Valverde returned to action in Amorebieta

The Italian sprint to beat in 2008 to Murcian to Carlstrom and Astarloza. On Sunday, again see the faces, with three turns through the mountains above Muniketas (2nd) and Autzagane (3rd)

Damiano Cunego, one of the major figures in the Basque Country Tour, will play Sunday in the victory achieved in last year's Grand Prix Spring Amorebieta, when imposed on a sprint Valverde, Carlstrom and Astarloza. Unlike transalpine the Murcian arrives, however cool, since it has not competed this week, then it would not be surprising that not only take revenge for what happened in 2008, but above all by what happened last Saturday in the Grand Indurain Premio de Estella, where after great work he did his team, when the truth was out of gas on the ramps leading to the goal of Puy.

Valverde, who has competed very little this year thinking about the Tour, paid Estella in the absence of substance. "When races go 180 miles, I notice it a lot," confessed then. Far from being something disturbing in his team are happy because it is a sign that things are doing well and is being allocated for the Tour. In Amorebieta, nevertheless, will have no excuse because the GP Spring consists of only 171.6 km, a distance accessible to its current state of form. The route also will pearl because it maintains the traditional three laps on the circuit through Amorebieta-Miniketagane (2nd)-Autzagane (3rd)-Amorebieta, and will be rated the top six in the last 60 km.

Besides them, also count as brokers' Purita 'Rodriguez, who departed in the penultimate stage of the Basque Country after going away to recover for Sunday, and the Schleck brothers, Frank and Andy, who went through the round with more Basque penalty glory, especially the largest, the juves did not exit. Nor should we lose sight of the leaders of Liquigas, Nibali and Kreuziger, so good taste have ceased, and of course the local runners, especially Igor Anton, who has a good chance to be tested. Whoever finally takes the output is Samuel Sanchez, who feared that after all these efforts suffer maltracha his left knee.

Valverde for the Spring Grand Prix is a race to prepare for the classic Amstel, Flecha and Liege, which attempt to fight for victory even without being full.

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