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The French cyclist Groupama-FDJ Romain Grégoire ha cattle the Fifth stage of the Itzulia Basque Country of 2024this Friday, in Amorebieta-Etxanowhile the Danish runner of the Lidl-Trek Mattias Skjelmose continues in first position in the general classification, after this fifth and penultimate day of the race. Grégoire has claimed victory in a very tight sprintin which Alex Aranburu (Movistar) and Pello Bilbao (Bahrain Victorious) have obtained two notable positions, the fifth and the seventhrespectively.

The fifth stage of the Itzulia, in whose general classification everything is to be decided, with, for example, up to 23 cyclists in just one minute, has once again been conditioned by the falls; specifically, the one that has been recorded in Mañaria, before beginning the ascent to Urkiola, has forced Mikel Landa to abandon the racewhich has been broken clavicle. The one from Murgia, one of the great candidates for positions of honor, has had to say goodbye, thus, to the test.

Regarding strictly sports, Sepp Kuss, from Visma Lease a Bike, and Isaac del Toro, from UAEhave been involved in one of the escapes of the day, and, once they have been hunted by the platoon, a group of nine men, among which was Enekoitz Azparrin, of Euskaltel-Euskadi, have started the first ascent to Muniketa in the lead. The peloton has had both breakaways under control, which has not been able to achieve a very significant advantage.

With the stage about to enter its last 20 kilometers, five riders had a half-minute advantage over the peloton: Ibon Ruiz, from Kern Pharma, was one of them, and the Spaniard was accompanied by Johannes Staune-Mittet (Visma), Rémy Rochas (Groupama), Michal Kwiatkowski (INEOS) and Mark Donovan (Q36.5). Tao Geoghegan Hart led the leader’s group, his teammate Skjelmose, on the second climb to Muniketa, which had moments of excitement, with a brilliant Isaac del Toro also in action.

So things are, the victory in the stage has been decided by the sprint. In it, Romain Gregoire He has defeated all his rivals, and he has done so by just a few centimeters in the case of the Venezuelan Orluis Aular, from Caja Rural-Seguros RGA, and the German from BORA-hansgrohe Maximilian Schachmann. Grégoire, in this context, has obtained the most important victory, so far in his career; At just 21 years old, the Frenchman aims to be a cyclist with a very interesting future.

The sixth and final stage, this Saturday, in Eibar, will clear up all doubts. The cyclists have a lot of terrain ahead of them to test their strength and hurt their rivals. The day can be spectacular.

Source: Eitb

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