After the arrangements of the 3rd stage of Izulia Basque, the fourth phase of Thursday was practically flat. João Almeida (Portugal / UAE-Emirates), Max Schachmann (Germany / Soulal-fast step), yellow shape, took a good position to win the largest stage race of the day.
Course
Six pack cats. 3 climbing ranged from 9.7 to 2 km to 2 km and from 3.8 percent to 7.6 percent everywhere. They would encourage the wheel. But the real shooting would come to the first cat. 1 Race 1 Remains: izua, 3.5 km 9.6 percent. He took 10 km from the finish in Markina-Khemein.
Marc Soler, who is active in yesterday’s action, caught maximum comic points in the first cat. 3. The second one occurred in the beginning and the Soler took points by taking points to the third cat. To start watching Polka Dot Jersey Wearer Bruno Armail, who missed 3 breaks. After climbing Lekoitzegane, the Soler was at the beginning of the classification.
The locomotive of Bahrain-winning peloto was for a long spell. Soler’s 11 powerful group steamed towards the last cat. 3 strengthened his SME leadership.
The last cat allocated about 35 km of rectimized land. 3 izua Battleground and breaking were not designated to live. When there is a cat. 1, the gap was only 25 seques. The runs were absorbed in the necessary order. Lidl-Trek, Fifth Pilrova set onto Mattias Skjelmose.
In the steepest classes went to the front of Almeida and went to work solo, Schachmann could not continue. The second place was the closest follower of Florian Lipowitz.
Lipowitz, Schachmann, Skjelmose, Enric Mas and several others, participated in the peak of Almeda to reduce the 30-second advantage. Landscaped, Portuguese continued to the finish line? The expression enshrined him. Schachmann took the third time bonus seconds.
On Friday, the penultimate phase is more bulging than mountainous. One for the raid?
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2025 Basque Country Phase 4 returned
1) João Almeida (Portugal / UAE-Emirates) 3:52:39
2) Ishac del Toro (Mexico / UAE-Emiralates +0: 28
3) Max Schachmann (Germany / Soudal-Quick Step) ST
2025 Back Basque Country GC
1) João Almeida (Portugal / UAE-Emirats) 12:10:20
2) Max Schachmann (Germany / Soudal-Quick Step) +0: 30
3) Florian Lipowitz (Germany / Bora-Hansgrohe) +0: 38
