Itzulia, Stage 2: Another Seixas Gem

Paul Seixas wins the second stage of the Itzulia Basque Country, from Pamplona-Iruña to Cuevas de Mendukilo (164.1km).

In the early stages of the race, a seven-man breakaway formed and approached the decisive climb of San Miguel de Ararar with a 1'30" lead over the yellow jersey group.

Seixas 's Decathlon set the pace on the climb: the Frenchman attacked 7 km from the summit and immediately created a gap. The 2006-born rider went alone to rejoin the breakaway, while Lipowitz and Del Toro attempted to react from behind, but Seixas crested the summit with a 1-minute lead over a small group of eight chasing riders.

The Frenchman wins by a wide margin. Skjelmose and Roglic take the podium of the day.
Del Toro fared badly, even breaking away from the first group, while Ayuso sank already on the main climb.

ORDER OF ARRIVAL

1 SEIXAS Paul Decathlon CMA CGM Team 4:11:48
2 SKJELMOSE Mattias Lidl - Trek 1:25
3 ROGLIČ Primož Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe ,,
4 UIJTDEBROEKS Cian Movistar Team ,,
5 TULETT Ben Team Visma | Lease a Bike,,
6 BAUDIN Alex EF Education - EasyPost ,,
7 IZAGIRRE Ion Cofidis ,,
8 LIPOWITZ Florian Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe ,,
9 CHAMPOUSSIN Clément XDS Astana Team 1:31
10 TEJADA Harold XDS Astana Team 1:43