Alejandro Valverde: "We tried to play the stage and I want to thank all my teammates Caisse d'Epargne for the great job they did throughout the day and for trusting in me.
I'd like to be able to finish and dedicate a second stage victory in this Tour of Spain, but the pace set by Mosquera was very high even though you are well, I could not stand it.
Oviedo this morning thinking I took out the stage win and a podium still possible, but could not be.
I said before the Tour he did not know where I could get my body to the season and today I have been clear that fatigue was noted.
Now we will try to recover well because there are some stages that play nice and see if we can win. "
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia