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Spanish rider Alejandro Valverde won the Tour de Burgos after pulling away from overnight leader Tom Danielson over the closing stages in Spain.

Ezequiel Mosquera of the Xacobeo Galicia team won the 155km stage from Vilviestre del Pinar to Lagunas de Neila after launching an attack 5km from the finish, with Xavier Tondo edging Franesco Masciarelli (Acqua & Sapone) for second place on the stage.

In the race for the overall victory, American rider Danielson and Valverde were both locked in the peloton until 1km from the finish - but the Spaniard then attacked, managing to turn a five-second deficit into a 12-second overall victory.

There was more bad news for Danielson, as Tondo's fast finish up ahead edged him into second place in the general classification, leaving the American in third place just ahead of Mosquera.

Tour de Burgos fifth stage results:

1 Ezequiel Mosquera (Xacobeo Galicia) 4:00:52

2 Xavier Tondo (Andalucía Cajasur) +0:00:06

3 Francesco Masciarelli (Acqua&Sapone) +0:00:09

4 Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne)

5 Tom Danielson (Garmin) +0:00:26

6 Mauricio Soler (Barloword) "

7 Iñigo Cuesta (Cervelo) +0:01:12

8 Beñat Intxausti (Fuji-Servetto) +0:01:14

9 Joaquim Rodríguez (Caisse d'Epargne) +0:01:13

10 Philip Deignan (Cervelo) +0:01:26

Final overall standings:

1 Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) 15:49:33

2 Xavier Tondo (Andalucía Cajasur) +0:00:10

3 Tom Danielson (Garmin) +0:00:12

4 Ezequiel Mosquera (Xacobeo Galicia) +0:00:30

5 Mauricio Soler (Barloword) +0:01:11

6 Francesco Masciarelli (Acqua&Sapone) +0:01:16

7 Beñat Intxausti (Fuji-Servetto) +0:01:39

8 Iñigo Cuesta (Cervelo) +0:01:40

9 Manuel Vázquez (Contentpois) +0:02:07

10 Philip Deignan (Cervelo) +0:02:14

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