Angel Vicioso won the opening stage of the Tour of Asturias in the north of Spain as LA Aluminios-MSS riders dominated proceedings.

After an early break from Italy's Luigi Sestili (Cerámica Flaminia-Bossini Docce) and Spain's Enrique Salgueiro (Extremadura) was chased down, four riders from the Portugal-based LA Aluminios-MSS team, including Vicioso, attacked.

They were joined by Italian Stefano Garzelli (Acqua Sapone-Mokambo) and he actually nearly nicked the stage but Vicioso just edged him on the line.

The stage was a 158.2km trek linking the region's two biggest cities - Oviedo and Gijón.

The race runs until Monday.

Eurosport