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17.08.2007/ Alejandro Valverde (Casse d'Epargne) won the 15 km time trial in Ribera del Duero, finished with a time of 16'47".
The Caisse d'Epargne rider barely edged out Russian Mikhail Ignatiev. by 22" and Belarussian Andrei Kunitski by 34".
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| Alejandro took todays ITT at the Tour of Burgos (picture: Cyclingheroes) |
Todays time trial of the Vuelta a Burgos didn't shake-up the general classification as expected, and the race is still very
much to play for on Saturday's tricky mountain stage from Ona to Burgos (158 km). Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) won
the 15 km time trial in Ribera del Duero, finished with a time of 16'47". Valverde barely edged out Russian Mikhail
Ignatiev. by 22" and Belarussian Andrei Kunitski by 34", and moved up to second overall behind Barloworld's Mauricio
Soler.
Soler clocked a superb 17'27", the fifth quickest of the day, 40" seconds slower than stage winner Valverde.
Soler preserved his race leader's jersey for just 2". Taking into consideration the Colombian performance provided
in the second hilly stage, he seems to have good chances to get the overall win after the final stage.
Results
Stage 4
1 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 16.47 (53.62 km/h)
2 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems 0.22
3 Andrei Kunitski (Blr) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo 0.34
4 Nikolai Trussov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems
5 Juan Mauricio Soler (Col) Barloworld 0.40
6 Vasil Kiryenka (Blr) Tinkoff Credit Systems 0.42
7 Pedro Romero Ocampo (Spa) Extremadura - Spiuk 0.46
8 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems
9 Moises Duenas Nevado (Spa) Agritubel 0.50
10 Emilien Benoit Bergès (Fra) Agritubel 0.51
General Classification after stage 4
1 Juan Mauricio Soler (Col) Barloworld 10.51.27
2 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 0.02
3 Carlos Castaño Panadero (Spa) Karpin Galicia 0.30
4 Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Relax - Gam 0.47
5 José Ángel Gómez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir
6 Moises Duenas Nevado (Spa) Agritubel 1.23
7 David Herrero Llorente (Spa) Karpin Galicia 1.52
8 José Miguel Esp Elías Galindo (Spa) Relax - Gam 2.08
9 Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Extremadura - Spiuk 2.15
10 Rubén Plaza Molina (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne
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