Axel Laurance (Ineos Grenadiers) wins the third stage of the Itzulia Basque Country, starting and finishing in Basauri (152.8 km).

After several attempts, we managed to unleash a 16-man breakaway that gained about 2 minutes on the group.

With 73 km to go, a crash involved Del Toro , with the Mexican retiring due to pain in his right leg.

On the Bikotx Gane , the group of escapees is selected and, on the subsequent descent, Arrieta and Laurance try to set off.

The breakaway gained a large lead in the final part of the stage, with the leading pair now fighting for the win. On the climb leading to the finish line, Arrieta pulled away, but Laurance grabbed his wheel and overtook him in the final stretch.
3rd Tesfation , while Seixas regulates the group at 1'.

ORDER OF ARRIVAL

1 LAURANCE Axel INEOS Grenadiers
2 ARRIVE Igor UAE Team Emirates - XRG
3 TESFATSION Natnael Movistar Team
4 VAN WILDER Ilan Soudal Quick-Step
5 JOHANNESSEN Tobias Halland Uno-X Mobility
6 SHAW James EF Education - EasyPost
7 BRAZ AFONSO Clément Groupama - FDJ United
8 FORTUNATO Lorenzo XDS Astana Team
9 MARTIN Guillaume Groupama - FDJ United
10 THOMPSON Reuben Lot Intermarché