Klasika Primavera
2009.04.13. 19:34
Valverde takes third Klasika
By Monika Prell in Amorebieta
Valverde wins the sprint
Photo ©: Susanne Goetze
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Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) won the 55th edition of the Klasika Primavera by beating an on-from Egoi Martnez (Euskaltel-Euskadi) in a sprint of a small group. Jos Herrada (Contentpolis-AMPO) ended the day in third.
"I am happy about this victory, it's the third time that I win this race," said Valverde at the finish. "I know this terrain very well, and we did a great race, we always had a rider in the breakaway groups. In the end I worked together with Joaqum Rodrguez. I am happy that I go on winning races in spite of all what happens around me," declared Valverde with regards to the CONI investigation.
Egoi Martnez confirmed that his legs are good. "I am content about the whole week, I won the sprint classification in the Vuelta al Pas Vasco, and today I also finished on the podium. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to win, even though I was close. Now, I will ride the Belgian Classics and later the Tour de France and I hope to do even better there."
55. Klasika Primavera - 1.1
Spain, April 12, 2009 Spanyolorszg, 12. prilis 2009
Valverde wins the sprint Valverde nyerte a sprint
Photo ©: Susanne Goetze
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Valverde siker a Klasika Primavera versenyen
Vasrnap 55. alkalommal rendeztk meg Amorebieta s Etxano kztt a Klasika Primavera versenyt. A 171.6 km-es viadal Alejandro Valverde gyzelmvel rt vget. A Caisse d'Epargne sztrja vasrnapi sikervel Eusebio Velez s Federico Echave mgtt a harmadik olyan kerekes lett a trtnelemben, aki hromszoros Klasika Primavera gyztesnek mondhatja magt.
Valverde gyzelme utn boldogan rtkelt. „Nagyon boldog vagyok, hiszen harmadik alkalommal nyertem itt. Jl ismerem a plyt s emellett ma csapatknt is nagyon jl dolgoztunk. Minden szksben volt embernk. Radsul a vgn Joaqum Rodrguez-zel szpen ssze tudtunk dolgozni. Azrt is nagyon rlk ennek a sikeremnek, mert fggetlenteni tudtam magam a krlttem zajl esemnyektl.”- mondta Valverde.
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