Thomas Löfkvist got his2011 campaign off to solid start by finishing inside the top 10 during the prologue of the Ruta del Sol.

Thomas Löfkvist finished in eighth on the lumpy 6.8km course which started and finished in Benahavís, and both riders ended the day less than 10 seconds down on the triumphant Jimmy Engoulvent (Saur Sojasun), who clocked a time of nine minutes and 28 seconds.