Highlights and best moments: Itzulia Basque Country 2024 Stage 2 between Irun and Kanbo
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3 years ago

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Our coverage of Stage 2 of the Itzulia Basque Country 2024 between Irun and Kanbo comes to an end.

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Next stage

The third stage of the Itzulia brings a longer route. It will be 190 kilometers from Ezpeleta, which will demand the legs of the riders, starting with a second category climb to Ostondo in the first 8 kilometers. Then they will face another second category climb to Usategieta Gaina; three third category climbs to Uitzi, Zuarrarrate and Olaberria. The last climb will be to Lizarrusti, another second category prize, located 18 kilometers from the finish in Altsasu.

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Top 10 - Overall Ranking

This is the general classification:
Top 10 - Overall Ranking
Pos. Rider (Country / Team) Time
1 Primoz Roglic (Slovenia / BORA - Hansgrohe) 03h 55'02"
2 Mattias Skjelmose (Denmark / LIDL-Trek) + 00'10"
3 Remco Evenepoel (Belgium / Soudal Quick - Step) + 00'10"
4 Juan Ayuso (Spain / UAE Team Emirates) + 00'14"
5 Jonas Vingegaard (Denmark / Team Visma) + 00'15"
6 Kevin Vauquelin (France / Arkea - B&B Hotels) + 00'16"
7 Max Schachmann (Germany / BORA - Hansgrohe) + 00'16"
8 Brandon McNulty (United States / UAE Team Emirates) + 00'23"
9 Bruno Armirail (France / Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) + 00'24"
10 Pello Bilbao (Spain / Bahrain Victorious) + 00'25"

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Top 10 - Stage 2

This is the top 10 of stage 2:
Top 10 - Stage 2
Pos. Rider (Country / Team) Time
1 Paul Lapeira (France / Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) 03h 42'28"
2 Samuele Batistella (Italy / Astana Qazaqstan) + 00'00"
3 Louis Vervaeke (Belgium / Soudal Quick - Step) + 00'00"
4 Pau Miquel Delgado (Spain / Kern Pharma) + 00'00"
5 Alex Aranburu (Spain / Movistar) + 00'00"
6 Thomas Silva (Uruguay / Caja Rural - Seguros RGA) + 00'00"
7 Valentin Retailleau (France / Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) + 00'00"
8 Gonzalo Serrano (Spain / Movistar) + 00'00"
9 Brandon McNulty (United States / UAE Team Emirates) + 00'00"
10 Quinten Hermans (Belgium / Alpecin - Deceunink) + 00'00"

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Victory for Paul Lapeira!

Celebrate the Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale! The French rider, Paul Lapeira, won the final sprint cleanly.

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Last kilometer

The last kilometer of the day arrived. The main group is reduced to about 30 runners.

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2 km to go

There were two riders from Alpecin - Deceunink at the front of the peloton and one of them went to the ground? Did he miss the launch opportunity to go for the stage win?

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4 km to go

Fall in the peloton! Several riders have gone to the ground and there is a break in the bunch.

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5 km to go

The end of the day is near. The peloton is still compact now looking for the finish line.

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10 km to go

The second intermediate sprint of the day is approaching. The race will surely be launched from this point on. Will someone surprise from behind?

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13 km to go

The breakaway is over! The work of the teams in the last few minutes has taken effect and ends the breakaway a few kilometers before the second intermediate sprint.

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15 km to go

There is a 20-second gap between the peloton and the escapees. In the big group, several teams are in contention for a better position, such as Movistar, EF Education - Easy Post and Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale.

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20 km to go

The escapees have a lead of 25 seconds over the bunch. On the downhill sections, Jetse Bol is the one who takes more precautions and that causes him some delays at times. It's a double effort for the Burgos BH rider, considering that there's not much stability on the course.

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25 km to go

The pace of the race is increasing. The last intermediate sprint of the day will be about eight kilometers from the finish. The weather continues to show rain, which although not heavy, is not going away completely.

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31 km to go

There is only a 1'20" gap between the escapees and the peloton, in which Roger Adriá of BORA - Hansgrohe has been setting the pace for quite some time.

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Intermediate Sprint - Kanbo

This is how the positions were in the first intermediate sprint of the day:
  1. Alexis Vuillermoz (TotalEnergies)  - 10 pts (+ 3'')
  2. Xabier Azparren (Q36.5 Pro Cycling) - 6 pts (+ 2'')
  3. Enekoitz Azparren (Euskatel - Euskadi) - 4 pts (+ 1'')

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35 km to go

The gap between the peloton and the escapees is now a minute and a half.

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40 km to go

The gap between the escapees and the peloton continues to go down. The gap is close to two minutes. The work of BORA - Hansgrohe putting a little more pace to the big group has paid off.

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45 km to go

The gap narrows again. The BORA - Hansgrohe riders take the lead of the peloton to impose the pace, albeit with great caution.

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50 km to go

The escapees were opening a gap again, but the new weather conditions made the four riders take precautions, and they began to relay each other in order to maintain the cadence on their route.

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55 km to go

The gap between the peloton and the leaders is now 2'35"... However, the rain appears and that can bring more difficulties.

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60 km to go

The peloton reduces the gap by a few seconds, but does not make a significant breakthrough yet. The INEOS Grenadiers riders take the lead of the bunch.

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3️⃣ San Ignace

This is how the positions were in the mountain pass that was disputed on the day:
  1. Jetse Bol (Burgos - BH) - 3 pts
  2. Ivan Cobo (Kern Pharma) - 2 pts
  3. Alexis Vuillermoz (TotalEnergies) - 1 pt

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63 km to go

The peloton manages to cut a few seconds of difference, 3'02", the time that separates them now.

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67 km to go

The gap between the escapees and the peloton is 3'15". The maximum that the breakaway managed to have was over four minutes.

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Breakaway of the day

The four riders in the day's breakaway are:

147- Alexis Vuillermoz (TotalEnergies)

177- Enekoitz Azparren (Euskatel - Euskadi)

227- Jetse Bol (Burgos - BH)

231- Xabier Azparren (Q36.5 Pro Cycling)

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Carreer status

There are 75 kilometers to go to the end of the stage. There is a group of four riders in the breakaway with a lead of 3'30" over the peloton. The day's mountain prize and one of the two intermediate sprints have already taken place.

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Welcome back

We are ready to bring you the actions of stage 2 of the Itzulia Basque Country 2024, which takes place between Irun and Kanbo. We invite you to follow along with us the incidents of this day.

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