Cycling-Determined Rodriguez wins Tour of the Basque Country (Reuters)
(Adds details, quotes) By Tim Hanlon BARCELONA, April 11 (Reuters) – Spanish veteran Joaquim Rodriguez won the Tour of the Basque Country on Saturday when he finished a gritty second in the final 18.3 km time trial in northern Spain. The Katusha rider had been level on time with Team Sky’s Sergio Henao following Friday’s fifth stage but ended up winning the race by 13 seconds after a determined ride. “Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine I would win,” Rodriguez told reporters. I went close to my limits, just leaving enough so I didn’t fall apart in the final part.” Dutch rider Tom Dumoulin of Giant-Alpecin won the stage around the village of Aia in 28 minutes and 46 seconds, four seconds clear of Rodriguez, while Henao finished fourth after suffering on the climbs.