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The end of Vuelta a Burgos is a triumph for Team Katusha: in the last stage of the competition, which arrived in Lagunas de Nelia, Joaquim Rodriguez and Dani Moreno reached respectively the third and fourth position, behind today winner Mikel Landa (Euskaltel-Euskadi) and Juan Josè Cobo (Geox), which was second. Thanks to this performance, 'Purito' is the Vuelta a Burgos 2011 winner, while Moreno is just behind the Catalan rider, having reached the second position in general classification. 38'' far: these results are a confirmation of the huge work done by the Russian team, which dominated the race, keeping the leader jersey since the second day on. 

"The today stage was particularly hard - says Rodriguez - Euskaltel imposed an incredible pace, reaching a well-deserved win. Mikel Landa, at his first year as a pro, today proved to be a very talented rider. Luckily, once again I could take advantage on my teammates incredible work: we're an extraordinary group, in which everybody is happy to sacrifice himself for his teammate. So, this success has to be equally shared with all the team members: without them it would have been impossible to reach such a result. Now we're ready to face the next days before Vuelta with a huge enthusiasm".

In the Sport Director Mario Chiesa's opinion too, the team work is the main reason of this success: "Joaquim made a difference because he's a huge champion, but if we caught this result is thanks to the whole team. From the first stage until the last one, all of our riders worked at their best in order to allow 'Purito' to win the general classification. Also because of this, I think that this result is compelling. Now, though, we have to keep on training and improving for Vuelta a Espana, a competition which many champions will take part to: so, it's important that we keep on being focused and we work at our best during the next days".