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Jonas Vingegaard gives his leader’s jersey a little more shine with second stage victory | Tour of the Basque Country 2023

Jonas Vingegaard has seized his second stage victory in this Tour of the Basque Country. The Tour winner was the strongest in a sprint-à-deux with Mikel Landa and also strengthens his leading position thanks to the bonuses.

After his victory yesterday, Jonas Vingegaard rode around for the first time today in his coveted leader’s jersey. But with a bonus of just 5 seconds on Mikel Landa, the Ronde was far from decided.

A first challenge followed today, where the peloton again had to deal with a cartload of Basque climbs.

After a tentative start with a series of escape attempts, a group of five riders finally got the blessing of the peloton.

Our country was represented with climber Harm Vanhoucke and Barrenetxea – the Basque leader in the King of the Mountains classification – also joined the adventure.

The latter had a successful day. After a day in the breakaway he was able to extend his lead in the secondary classification.

Vingegaard is lord and master

On the La Asturiana, the final climb where the escapees were caught, the classification riders came to mingle.

An isolated Vingegaard was soon put under pressure by Education First. After shots from Carapaz, Higuita and Uran, the Dane decided to go through himself.

Nobody could follow the yellow jersey and Vingegaard immediately made a nice difference. Landa, second in the standings, was the only one who could attach his cart with some difficulty.

The duo rode together to the finish and could compete for the stage victory. There Vingegaard again proved to be the fastest of the two in a sprint.

After Vingegaard was able to collect some bonus seconds in an intermediate sprint, he is even more ahead of his apparently biggest competitor thanks to this victory.

Vingegaard: “I felt good so I went myself”

Jonas Vingegaard: “I felt good on the final climb and I thought: why not go myself? Landa came to me, after which we worked well together. Fortunately I was able to win the sprint. I am very happy with that. Tomorrow is another one tricky stage. Then everyone will try to attack me again.”

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  1. 5:32 PM. The chasing group came very close. It was Schmid who was ultimately the fastest and took third place. .
  2. 5:30 pm. Vingegaard is the fastest. It is Vingegaard who is the fastest. The glutton beats public favorite Landa again and does a great job in the standings. .
  3. 5:29 pm. They’re not coming. Vingegaard and Landa are allowed to sprint. .
  4. 5:29 pm. The duo looks back and sees the pursuers coming. The difference is only five seconds! .
  5. Last kilometer. Vingegaard and Landa will be allowed to sprint! Landa is no longer taking over. Who’s making it? . 17 hours 28.
  7. 17:26. Vingegaard is still talking to his team, Landa’s nerves are visible on his face. The pursuers meanwhile come back to 14 seconds. There won’t be much time to lurk anyway! .
  8. 5:25 pm. The main descent work is done for the duo. Will there be poker in the last 3 kilometers? .
  9. 17:23. Landa takes some risks in the descent. The Spaniard can force a gap, but Vingegaard closes it quickly. .
  10. 17 hours 22. The difference is now around 23 seconds. That means that the pursuers are getting closer. .
  11. 5:19 pm. Vingegaard and Landa continue to blaze towards the finish. There isn’t much time to think about a possible sprint anyway. .
  12. 5 pm 4 pm. It is sometimes narrow paths down. Nevertheless, Vingegaard tries to put pressure on his competitor. So far without success. .
  13. 33″. The chasing group has thickened considerably. Vingegaard and Landa see their lead extend to just over half a minute. . 17 hours 14.
  14. 17:13. The duo is at the top and now Landa takes the lead. Another 15 kilometers of descent and we know the winner. .
  15. 5:11 pm. Home driver Landa is loudly encouraged by the Basque fans. For the time being, he has not yet taken over and is in Vingegaard’s wheel. .
  16. 5:10 pm. McNulty, Knox and Skjelmose escape in the peloton. They are looking for a place of honor. .
  18. 5:07 pm. The situation. The two have a lead of about 20 seconds over Gaudu, Gall, Mas, Izagirre and Higuita. A group with Yates is not far behind. .
  19. 5:06 pm. Many teams had plans, but when Vingegaard and Landa go, everyone just has to pass. A sour conclusion for Ineos and EF. .
  20. 5:05 pm. The numbers one and two in the standings still have to climb 4 kilometers. Then there is a long descent. .
  21. 5:04 PM. In the background we see how Gaudu is still trying to catch up. The distance between the two leaders can certainly still be bridged. .
  22. 5:03 PM Landa seems to be the best of the rest. The Spaniard is the only one to drive to Vingegaard for the time being. .

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