Euskal Bizikleta - Stage 4a (Agurain – Mendaro, 93.7 km.) - Top 20 results:

1. ETXEBARRIA, David - Spa - Euskaltel-Euskadi - 2h00'03"
2. ZARRABEITIA, Mikel - Spa - Once-Eroski - at 1"
3. PICCOLI, Mariano - Ita - Lampre-Daikin - at 2"
4. ELMINGER, Martin - Swi - Phonak Hearing Systems - at 2"
5. MARTIN PERDIGUERO, M.A. - Spa - Acqua e Sapone-C. Tollo - at 2"
6. GUILLAMON, Juan - Spa - Jazztel-Costa de Almeria - at 2"
7. SMETANINE, Serguei - Rus - Jazztel-Costa de Almeria - at 2"
8. MARTINEZ, Miguel - Fra - Mapei-Quick Step - at 2"
9. ARRIETA, José Luis - Spa - iBanesto.com - at 2"
10. HORRILLO, Pedro - Spa - Mapei-Quick Step - at 2"
11. FOFONOV, Dmitri - Kaz - Cofidis - at 2"
12. LANDALUZE, Iñigo - Spa - Euskaltel-Euskadi - at 2"
13. CARDOSO, Pedro - Por - Milaneza-MSS - at 2"
14. FERNANDEZ, Bingen - Spa - Cofidis - at 2"
15. GARRIDO, José - Spa - Jazztel-Costa de Almeria - at 2"
16. TESTI, Fabio - Ita - De Nardi-Pasta Montegrappa - at 2"
17. ISASI, Iñaki - Spa - Euskaltel-Euskadi -- at 2"
18. IVANOV, Ruslan - Mol - Alessio - at 2"
19. LAVARINHAS, Rui - Por - Milaneza-MSS - at 2"
20. CAMAÑO, Iker - Spa - Phonak Hearing Systems - at 2"
48. POSPYEYEV, Kyryl - Ukr - Acqua e Sapone-Cantina Tollo - at 2"
57. WEGELIUS, Charles - Gbr - Mapei-Quick Step - at 54"
93. WILSON, Matthew - Aus - FDJ - at 2'21"

Overall Ranking after Stage 4a - Top 20 places:

1. Mikel Zarrabeitia (Spa - Once-Eroski) - 15h14'07"
2. Kyrylo Pospyeyev (Ukr - Acqua e Sapone-Cantina Tollo) - at 5"
3. José JavierGomez Gonzalo (Spa - Kelme-Costa Blanca) - at 10"
4. David Etxebarria Alkorta (Spa - Euskaltel-Euskadi) - at 14"
5. Martin Elminger (Swi - Phonak Hearing Systems) - at 16"
6. Massimiliano Gentili (Ita - Acqua e Sapone-Cantina Tollo) - at 16"
7. José Azevedo (Por - Once-Eroski) - at 16"
8. Raimondas Rumsas (Lit - Lampre-Daikin) - at 16"
9. Bingen Fernandez (Spa - Cofidis) - at 16"
10. Rubén Lobato Elvira (Spa - Acqua e Sapone-Cantina Tollo) - at 16"
11. Marcos Serrano (Spa - Once-Eroski) - at 16"
12. Santiago Blanco (Spa - iBanesto.com) - at 16"
13. Iban Mayo (Spa - Euskaltel-Euskadi) - at 16"
14. Remmert Wielinga (Hol - De Nardi-Pasta Montegrappa) - at 16"
15. Leonardo Piepoli (Ita - iBanesto.com) - at 16"
16. Nicolas Fritsch (Fra - FdJ) - at 16"
17. Daniel Atienza (Spa - Cofidis) - at 16"
18. David Vazquez (Spa - Relax-Fuenlabrada) - at 16"
19. Ricardo Valdes (Spa - Jazztel-Costa de Almeria) - at 16"
20. Dmitri Fofonov (Kaz - Cofidis) - at 24"

Saturday afternoon's stage 4 (a 21.3-km. long Time-Trial starting and finishing in Mendaro) will likely prove decisive for the final victory. Results and reports of the ITT to come later in the DP. as usual.