Vuelta a Asturias

Burgos-BH rider takes a blatant 'sticky bottle' and gets away with it to finish 12th overall at the Vuelta a Asturias in northern Spain.

After riding in the shadows at Ineos Grenadiers, the Colombian climber will step into the limelight at the Giro d'Italia this month.

Spanish squad scores at Festival Elsy Jacobs and Vuelta Asturias as Nairo Quintana retains GC lead in men's race.

Here's the news making headlines for Friday, April 30.

Nairo Quintana is top favorite for victory in three-stage Vuelta a Asturias starting Friday.

UnitedHealthcare puts two in the top five in Monday’s final stage in the summit finish up the Naranco climb to end the Vuelta a Asturias on a high note.

Stage 4

• 1. Victor Cabedo (Esp), Orbea, 4:38:23
• 2. Rory Sutherland (Aus), UnitedHealthcare, at 0:11
• 3. José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Esp), Movistar, at 0:38
• 4. Ruben Perez Moreno (Esp), Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 0:41
• 5. Rafael Infantino Abreu (Col), at 0:43

GC

• 1. Javier Moreno Bazan (Esp), Caja Rural, 17:02:23
• 2. Constantino Zaballa Gutierrez (Esp), Miche-Silver Cross-Selle Italia, at 0:13
• 3. Sergio Ferreira Sousa (Por), at 0:36
• 4. Hernani Broco (Por), La-Antarte, at 0:52
• 5. Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Esp), Movistar, at 1:45

Rory Sutherland made the winning breakaway and finished second in stage four at the Vuelta a Asturias in northern Spain.

Stefan Schumacher claimed victory in Thursday’s opening stage at the Vuelta a Asturias in what’s his first win since returning from a doping ban last season.

Costa Rican Andrey Amador will miss next month’s Giro d’Italia after cracking his left collarbone in Thursday’s first stage at the Vuelta a Asturias in northern Spain.

Results from the 2010 Vuelta a Asturias.

Constantino Zaballa (Loule-Louletano) makes a daring solo attack in the final stage of the Vuelta a Asturias and rides away with the stage victory and overall title.

Duarte assumes lead at Asturias

Intxausti new leader at Asturias

Vicioso takes over at Vuelta a Asturias

Basque sprinter Pablo Urtasun delivered victory his for Euskaltel-Euskadi team in Wednesday’s opener at the five-day Vuelta a Asturias in northern Spain.