Pello Bilbao was the first rider of the Caja Rural-Seguros RGA team to cross the finish line in stage 6 of the Vuelta a Espana, with Jose Gonçalves finishing in 19th place.

Sports director Eugenio Goikoetxea summed up the stage: “It was a tough day for us, we did what we could considering Lluis Mas is sick, he lost 20 minutes but hopefully we can improve tomorrow. Pello and Gonçalves have been very close yet again today”

"The start of the stage was completely mad," Omar Fraile said. "It was going so fast. We tried to take the break but we couldn't make the right group. The heat was huge and I suffered from it, like everybody else in the peloton I think. I tried to stay safe until the end of the stage to preserve myself.

"Tomorrow, we'll try to go in the break agin and Pello (Bilbao) will try to play his own card in the finale. It will again be very hot. We're waiting to go past that day and then it should be a little bit milder."