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With Alejandro Valverde, third at 23 seconds and Ivan Gutierrez, nine through 36 "of winning the Australian Cadel Evans, Caisse d'Epargne riders made an excellent first step in the 61 th edition of the Criterium du Dauphiné Libéré, an individual in city of Nancy on the distance of 12.1 kilometers.

The Murcia lost 22 seconds on Cadel Evans, who scored the stage, and 14 for Alberto Contador, second.

"I'm happy with the time made today, mostly because I felt very at ease during the whole lap.

The journey required a continuous rhythm changes that always plays in my favor.

Cadel Evans made an excellent time and I think counter to finish in third place behind these two corridors is an excellent result for me in a trial of this type.

I've come to regulate and continued with the same feelings for 12 miles.

That gives me great motivation for Wednesday's time trial, with its 42 kilometers, will be longer and so much more difficult for me.

Sure to be any point favorite over the next steps, but today it said quite the classification and the three that are there to play and let the overall first, second and third.

Tomorrow we expect a long stage, with its 228 miles, but for being favorable to the sprinters, it should be quieter for us and if we pass the day without rain, even better. "

While Alejandro Valverde was very pleased with his performance, Ivan Gutierrez explained that "the output of the stage was quite difficult because just beginning the climb out.

It was very important to regulate and not butt out because although it seemed that there was a lot then lowered, the curves are not allowed to rest at any time.

The rate changes were continuous and there was no chance to recover.

I felt good but I lacked a bit of pace.

It cost me enough to keep the development.

After the Volta a Catalunya've trained well but we always fight for the general, not easy to work through all the stages and then to develop the strength necessary to win a time trial.

Now I have the time trial on Wednesday, longer, and could well come to me and is a good training for the championship of Spain time trial to be held this year in my land of Cantabria "

Source: Agencias