A searing late assault has netted Juan Ayuso (UAE Staff Emirates) the general of Itzulia Basque Nation and the largest win of his profession, whereas Carlos Rodriguez (Ineos-Grenadiers) claimed the ultimate ultra-tough stage.
On the toughest stage of Itzulia Basque Nation and a day of continuous attacking, the 2 younger Spaniards broke away from race chief Mattias Skjelmose (Lidl-Trek) some 16 kilometres from the road.
Rodriguez’s and Ayuso’s unstated alliance allowed the 2 to energy into the end line with roughly 40 seconds benefit on Skjelmose – Rodriguez taking the stage, and each transferring onto the GC podium.
On the final day of intense racing, UAE’s fantastically performed ways, with Marc Soler softening up Lidl-Trek’s resistance earlier than teammate Ayuso completed them off, made for an exciting finale.
However Itzulia Basque Nation 2024 stays nonetheless severely marked by the mass crash on the finish of stage 4, which noticed 11 riders abandon, some with main accidents, together with main favourites Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-QuickStep) and defending champion Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease A Bike).
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