Paul LapeiraFrench team cyclist Decathlon AGR2R La Mondialeclaimed victory in the 2nd stage of Itzulia 2024, between Irún and the French town of Canbo-les-Bainsafter winning an exciting and collective final sprint, with a time of 3:42:28″.
Inside of platoon of about 30 cyclists chose by two waterfalls in the last 4 kilometersLapeira, 23 years old, surpassed in a long sprint on the wet road in Italian Samuele Battistella (Astana) and the Belgian Louis Vervaeke (Soudal Quick Step).
The Kern Pharma cyclist Pau Miguel is fourth and the Movistar Alex Aranburu and Gonzalo Serrano They finished fifth and eighth.
In the overall race, the Slovenian Primoz Roglicwho won yesterday in the individual CRI (Irún-Irún) continues to lead Itzulia, now with 10 second advantage about danish Mattias Skjelmose (Lidl-Trek).
He lost time at the end, probably because of one of the falls, the Australian Jay Vine (UAE), second in the first stage.
Another great favorite, the Belgian Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Quick Step), the Danish Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike), are now third and fourth, 11 and 15 seconds away respectively.
The Spanish Juan Ayuso (UAE) remains sixth, leading the way for the Frenchman Kevin Vauquelin (Arkea B&B Hotels), fifth, same 16 seconds from Roglic.
The 3rd stage will be held tomorrow, between Ezpeleta and AltsasuThe longest edition of 2024 and there will also be 6 scoring mountain passes.
Almost at the beginning of the stage (km 8.5) they will start climbing to Octobera favorable place for a strong and numerous escape to escape.
The last two climbs, at Olaberria (km 154.2) and Lizarrusti (km 172.5) will be able to determine the group that will reach the finish line in the lead.
Classification of Itzulia
Stage 2: Irún-Kanbo
1.- Paul LAPEIRA (FRA) – 3:42:28″
2.- Samuele BATTISTELLA (ITA) – mt
3.- Louis VERVAEKE (BEL) – mt
4.- Pau MIQUEL (ESP) – mt
The5.- Alex ARANBURU (ESP) – mt
6.- Thomas SILVA (URU) – mt
7.- Valentin RETAILLEAU (FRA) – mt
8.- Gonzalo SERRANO (ESP) – mt
9.- Brandon McNULTY (USA) – mt
10.- Quinten HERMANS (BEL) – mt
Classification of Itzulia
General
1.- Primoz ROGLIC (SLO) 3:55:02″
2.- Mattias SKJELMOSE (DIN) +00:10″
3.- Remco EVENEPOEL (BEL) mt
4.- Juan AYUSO (ESP) +00:14″
5.- Jonas VINGEGAARD (DIN) +00:15″
6.- Kevin VAUQUELIN (FRA) +00:16″
7.- Max SCHACHMANN (GER) mt
8.- Brandon McNULTY (USA) +00:23
9.- Bruno ARMIRAIL (FRA) +00:24
The10.- Pello BILBAO (ESP) +00:25″
Source: La Verdad
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