February 16, 2015 (Spain) – Canada’s Antoine Duchesne is racing in Spain with his Europcar team and finished 82nd in the Vuelta Ciclista a Murcia on Saturday won by Rein Taaramäe (Est) Astana Pro Team. On Sunday, Duchesne placed 26th at the Clasica de Almeria as Mark Cavendish (Gbr) Etixx – Quick Step sprinted to victory.

Results

Vuelta Ciclista a Murcia – Feb. 14 – Mazarrón to Lorca/Alto Fortaleza del Sol – 198.1km
1. Rein Taaramäe (Est) Astana Pro Team    5:11:38
2. Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek Factory Racing    0:10
3. Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Etixx – Quick Step
4. Fabio Felline (Ita) Trek Factory Racing
5. Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Esp) Astana Pro Team
6. Maciej Paterski (Pol) CCC Sprandi – Polkowice
7. Tiago Machado (Por) Team Katusha
8. Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ
9. Floris De Tier (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen – Baloise
10. Marco Canola (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team

82. Antoine Duchesne (Can) Team Europcar  15:02

Clasica de Almeria – Feb. 15 – Almeria to Almeria – 183.3km
1. Mark Cavendish (Gbr) Etixx – Quick Step    4:36:19
2. Juan J. Lobato (Esp) Movistar Team
3. Mark Renshaw (Aus) Etixx – Quick Step
4. Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Astana Pro Team
5. Edward Theuns (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen
6. Alexander Porsev (Rus) Team Katusha
7. Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
8. Grega Bole (Slo) CCCSprandi Polkowic
9. Oscar Gatto (Ita) Androni Giocattoli
10. Rudiger Selig (Ger) Team Katusha

26. Antoine Duchesne (Can) Team Europcar