Vingegaard tackles Itzulia with another exhibition

Although the Scandinavian runner “has no problems with the heat” these days, put lace to the test with an exhibition With his start and finish at the Eibar, the final day confirmed him as the best in one of his “favorite races”. An Itzulia that won for the first time and replaces cyclists from the asset on the winners list, among the recent highlights to wear the winner’s ‘txapela’ are Primoz Roglic, Alberto Contador or Alejandro Valverde.

This Saturday, in A short and explosive stage with 137.8 kilometers and seven scoring climbsThree from the First Division prevailed in new-times fashion, with an attack at almost 30km. He is less than a minute ahead of the finish line and his followers, as he was relieved as he celebrated the victory in the last few meters.

The British were in second place at the stage. James Knox (Soudal Quick-Step), 47 seconds behind and third, 2019 winner, Ion Izagirre (Cofidis), where 4 bonus seconds give him a spot on the overall podium. As demonstrated by Gipuzkoan’s joy at the finish line, leading small groups of followers.

Landa accompanied Vingegaard on the final podium with Izagirre, who was third with 1.29, second in 1.12. Fourth, fifth and sixth place respectively were France’s David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ), Spain’s Enric Mas (Movistar) and Colombia’s Sergio Higuita (BORA) with 1.31, 1.36 and 1.37.

Vingegaard has won, along with the next generation Tadej Pogacar, Wout van Aert, Mathieu van der Poel and Remco Evenepoel, who have turned all the books and canons of cycling history upside down.

What happened this Saturday would be signed by any component of an already glorious ‘repoker’ of runners marking the new times. There is also room for the winner looking at the television camera with a smile, one kilometer from the finish line, and sending kisses to everyone who is delighted with him. There will definitely be a lot before their tremendous superiority and the given show.

His celebration afterward was no less The attack that Mas made 28 kilometers from the finish line, where he was trying to follow him. However, the Movistar leader was unable to control himself and He had to take refuge in the chase group, which ended his chances for a podium rewarding Basque cycling.

To Landa, who is clearly the second strongest in the race and confirmed by the classification; and as happy as Vingegaard at the finish line, Ion Izagirre confirms a new podium with third place to add to the previous four, including victory in 2019.

Tando Mas attacked in the last kilometers like Landa and Izagirre, but without even thinking of reaching out to a leader with a team, Jumbo dominated the race as he wanted tactically and physically.

On this Saturday stage, after some initial trials, a split of nine runners formedit was later expanded to twelve with last year’s winner Daniel Martinez (Ineos) and two drivers from the lead, Steven Kruijswijk and Attila Valter (Jumbo).

The escape was close to three minutes before they lost units and worked behind Hermann Pernsteiner (Bahrain) in favor of their leader, Landa.

After crossing Krabelin, one of the slopes to climb the Arrate, Chaves, Kruijswijk and Guerreiro, joined by Vingegaard’s lieutenants Attila Valter and Mauro Schmid, remained ahead.

The Swiss player from Soudal Quick-Step thought that was not enough and attacked and took the lead alone. This worried Jumbo as he was only 1.40 behind the Dane. Not much, as he immediately demonstrates his dominance with the iron hand he did in O Camiño, where he scored again three laps, giving the whip he punished in a race that was almost in his pocket. general.

The Dane’s best legacy of return to Basque is hitting the lands for the Tour de France in July.. He warned his great rival, Pogacar, that he was leaving Bilbao and faced the same: crushing his rivals with impressive displays. Today’s road to Eibar will remember time, and it’s best to run three months from now.