Euskaraz irakurri: Vingegaardek Mikel Landa gainditu du bien arteko sprint, Santurtzin

The Danish cyclist Jumbo – Visma Jonas Vingegaard ha cattle the fourth stage of the Itzulia Basque Country 2023which was held this Thursday with departure and arrival in Santurtzi, and has reinforced, in this way, his first place in the general classification. Vingegaard has achieved victory by beating in the final sprint Mikel Landa (Bahrain – Victorious)which is also classified in second positionnow 12 seconds behind the leader, overall.

The stage of the Itzulia that he had designed omar friar It has left spectacular moments, especially in its final part. The ascent to La Asturiana, whose summit was located 15 kilometers from the Santurtzi finish line, and, especially, the descent of that last port promised a battle, and the cyclists fought until the end. On the ramps of La Asturiana, seeing that Richard Carapaz (EF Education – EasyPost) I was looking to move the career, Vingegaard has decided to go on the attack; Landa responded effectively and immediately caught up with the leader of Itzulia, with whom he crowned with a difference of around half a minute with respect to his pursuers. From there, the rapid descent to the finish line has led to a hectic chase, with the first two overall facing a group of almost 20 riders trying to catch them. Finally, Vingegaard and Landa entered two seconds ahead of the other favourites, proving that they are, at least so far, the two strongest men in the race.

Before La Asturiana, the participants had to overcome another three scoring ports, all of them in the 3rd category, and the one who has known how to take advantage of it the best has been Jon Barrenetxea, the leader of the Mountain classification. The Biscayan from Caja Rural, one more day in the breakaway of the day, has added nine more points, going first through Malkuartu, Santa Koloma and Bezi, with which he already has 29 and underpins his jersey as the best climber of Itzulia .

The escape has been made up of four other men, in addition to Barrenetxea: Harm Vanhoucke (DSM), Jonathan Caicedo (EF Education – EasyPOst), Natnael Tesfazion (Trek – Segafredo), and Alan Jousseaume (TotalEnergies). They have come to have more than six minutes of advantage, but, in the peloton, the Ineos team has become serious, and the difference has been reduced quickly. By the time the second special sprint of the stage arrived, in La Rigada, at kilometer 148, 27 from the finish line, they had already been neutralized, and Jonas Vingegaard saw the option of extending the five seconds he was leading Mikel in the general Landa; the acceleration of the Dane has given him three more, and two bonuses to Jon Izagirre (Cofidis) which reaches, in this way, Matteo Sobrero (Jayco)and equals with the Italian in fourth place.

Has been The Asturianas planned, where the fate of the stage has been decided. Vingegaard, making it clear that he does not want any surprises, has taken action, and has taken Mikel Landa with him, bright again. Both riders understood each other well, better than those who were behind them, and they soon obtained an income of around half a minute, which allowed them to arrive at the Santurtzi finish line with options to play the sprint victory.

It seemed, already in the town on the Left Bank, that the pursuing group could catch up with the two leaders, but that has not happened, and Vingegaard has clearly imposed himself. Everything is still up in the air, anyway, and Friday’s stage, which begins and ends in Amorebieta-EtxanoNor does it seem that it will give rest to the strongest men of Itzulia. So the emotion continues in the Basque round.

Consult all the Itzulia classificationsat eitb.eus.

Source: Eitb

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