MADRID, May 25, 2008 (AFP) – Spain’s Gustavo Cesar, riding for the Karpin
Galicia team, won the Tour of Catalonia after Sunday’s sixth and final stage
was secured by Jose Leon Carrasco.

Cesar claimed outright victory from France’s Remi Pauriol, who went into
the last day’s 122.1km run from Palleja to Barcelona with an eight second lead
in the standings.

Tour of Catalonia results from Sunday’s sixth
and final stage, 122.1km ride from Palleja to Barcelona:

Stage
1. Jose L. Carrasco (ESP/Andalucia-Cajasur) 122.1 km in 2hr 20min 38sec
2. Gustavo Cesar (ESP) s.t.
3. Francisco Jose Ventoso (ESP) at 7sec
4. Aleksandr Kuschynski (BLB) s.t.
5. Eduardo Gonzalo (ESP) s.t.
6. Rémy Di Gregorio (FRA) s.t.
7. Samuel Dumoulin (ESP) s.t.
8. Vladimir Efimkin (RUS) s.t.
9. Daniel Navarro (ESP) s.t.
10. Matej Mugerli (SLO) s.t.

Overall
1. Gustavo Cesar (ESP/Karpin Galicia) 24hr 29min 22sec
2. Rigoberto Uran (COL) at 16.
3. Remi Pauriol (FRA) 21.
4. Josep Jufre (ESP) s.t.
5. Daniel Navarro (ESP) 23.
6. Haimar Zubeldia (ESP) 28.
7. Janez Brajkovic (SLO) 29.
8. Pierrick Fedrigo (FRA) 31.
9. Thomas Lovkvist (SWE) 34.
10. Gorka Verdugo (ESP) s.t.