(Makes official)
April 6 - Official result after the 142-km first
stage of the Tour of the Basque Country in Ataun, Spain on
Monday.
1. Luis Leon Sanchez (Spain / Caisse d'Epargne ) 3hrs 28mins
43secs
2. Samuel Sanchez (Spain / Euskaltel ) Same time
3. Jerome Pineau (France / Quick-Step )
4. Christian Knees (Germany / Milram )
5. Alexandr Kolobnev (Russia / Saxo Bank )
6. Joaquim Rodriguez (Spain / Caisse d'Epargne )
7. Michael Rogers (Australia / Columbia )
8. Vincenzo Nibali (Italy / Liquigas )
9. Dries Devenyns (Belgium / Quick-Step )
10. Cadel Evans (Australia / Silence - Lotto )
11. Chris Horner (U.S. / Astana )
12. Damiano Cunego (Italy / Lampre )
13. Alberto Contador (Spain / Astana )
14. Antonio Colom (Spain / Katyusha )
15. Sandy Casar (France / Francaise des Jeux )
16. Fraenk Schleck (Luxembourg / Saxo Bank )
17. David Lopez (Spain / Caisse d'Epargne )
18. Robert Gesink (Netherlands / Rabobank )
19. Roman Kreuziger (Czech Republic / Liquigas )
20. Egoi Martinez (Spain / Euskaltel )
21. David Arroyo (Spain / Caisse d'Epargne )
22. Gorka Verdugo (Spain / Euskaltel ) +12
23. Alberto Losada (Spain / Caisse d'Epargne )
24. Andrea Noe (Italy / Liquigas ) +40
25. Daniel Moreno (Spain / Caisse d'Epargne )
26. Fredrik Kessiakoff (Sweden / Fuji )
27. Paul Martens (Germany / Rabobank )
28. Bauke Mollema (Netherlands / Rabobank ) +42
29. Philip Deignan (Ireland / Cervelo )
30. Juan Jose Cobo (Spain / Fuji )
(Compiled by Infostrada Sports; Editing by Neil Maidment)