Swiss rider Beat Zberg won the second stage of the Tour of the Basque country in a sprint finish on Tuesday. The Gerolsteiner team rider worked his way to the front 300m from the line and produced a burst of power to hold off the rest of the sprinting pack.
Spaniard Samuel Sanchez was second for the Basque Euskatel-Euskadi team, with Italian Mauricio Ardila third.
Italy's Danilo di Luca of the Saeco team is the new overall leader after crossing the line fourth.
Stage 2, Bergara-Zalla
1 Beat Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner 180km in 4.46.48 (37.66kph)
2 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel
3 Mauricio Ardila (Col) Chocolade Jacques
4 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Saeco
5 Miguel Angel Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Saunier Duval
6 Aitor Osa (Spa) Illes Balears
7 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner
8 Tyler Hamilton (USA) Phonak
9 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) T-Mobile
10 Denis Menchov (Rus) Illes Balears
Overall standings
1 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Saeco 8.12.37
2 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner
3 Aitor Osa (Spa) Illes Balears
4 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Comunitat Valenciana-Kelme
5 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel
6 Jorge Ferrio (Spa) Costa de Almeria
7 Denis Menchov (Rus) Illes Balears
8 Angel Vicioso (Spa) Liberty Seguros
9 David Etxebarria (Spa) Euskaltel
10 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Saeco
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