Vuelta al País Vasco (2017) Photos April 3 - 8

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New money invested in Itzulia, new bus/stage, ASO money?
	Paris-Nice winner, Sergio Henao
	Michael MATTHEWS (SUNWEB) wins Stage 1 ahead of Jay MCCARTHY (BORA - HANSGROHE) and Simon GERRANS (ORICA - SCOTT)
		Alberto Contador crashed near the finish, but appeared to have no damage

Stage 2:  Iruñea → Eltziego, 173 km  Full Results and Report

Stage 3:  Gasteiz → Donostia, 161 km  Full Results and Report

Stage 4:  Donostia → Bilbo, 174 km  Full Results and Report

Stage 5:  Bilbo → Eibar, 140 km  Full Results and Report

Athletic Bilbao stadium, todays stage startesd outside	football dwarfs cycling here physically as well as financially	climbing today at last
samu sanchez started the day happy, and ended it in hospita	race leader, david de la cruz at the sign on
mikael cherel		alberto contador
alejandro valverde	simon yates	contador and valverde ride to start line together
pre start checks	pre start valverde.
		jerseys leaders at the start line
	omar fraile basque didata first over the itzua climb today (first pass)	ten dam next
yoan bagot	alex house jumps ahead of main gc group to defend mountain points
omar fraile ahead of the race on the first cat 1 climb
Alejandro VALVERDE (MOVISTAR) wins in 3:26:31 ahead of 2nd Romain BARDET (AG2R LA MONDIALE), 3rd Rigoberto URAN (CANNONDALE DRAPAC), 4th Michael WOODS (CANNONDALE DRAPAC), 5th Louis MEINTJES (UAE Team Emirates)		6th Alberto CONTADOR (TREK - SEGAFREDO) + 3
	Sammy Sanchez, three time winner of this stage, crashed on the descent to the finish after catching and passing the lead group	Ouch
		Stage 5 winner and new race leader, Alejandro VALVERDE (MOVISTAR) but tied on time with five other riders before the final day hilly TT

Stage 6:  Eibar → Eibar, 27.7 km  Full Results and Report

The Stage 6 ITT winner, Primoz Rogic lotto-nl jumbo