| The first stage of the Euskal Bizikleta (Bicicleta Vasca), covering 163.4 kms from Eibar to Usurbil was won by Mapei's Pedro Horrillo (Spa).
Stage 1 Results
1. Pedro Horrillo (Spain) Mapei 6:49
2. Inigo Landaluze (Spain) Euskaltel-Euskadi
3. Martin Perdiguero (Spain) Acqua e Sapone
4. Alberto Ongarato (Italy) De Nardi
5. Massimiliano Mori (Italy) Mercatone
6. Mariano Piccoli (Italy) Lampre-Daikin
7. Martin Elminger (Switzerland) Phonak
8. Dmitri Fofonov (Kazakhstan) Cofidis
9. Constantino Zaballa (Spain) Kelme
10. Jon Odriozola (Spain) iBanesto.com all same time
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