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    Itzulia Basque Country: João Almeida rides away from rivals on final climb to deliver solo stage 4 victory, takes overall race lead

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    A single powerful mountain attack by João Almeida saw the Portuguese star solo to both stage 4 win and the overall lead in Itzulia Basque Country.

    The UAE Team Emirates-XRG rider had miscalculated late on in the previous day’s racing, making a mistake in his line which arguably cost him the stage victory.

    But there were no such errors of calculation Thursday’s ascent of the ultra-steep Cat.1 Izua, when Almeida blasted clear some 13 kilometres from the line, then comfortably handled the fast, technical drop down to the finish in Markina-Xemein.


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    On a great day for UAE, Almeida’s teammate Isaac del Toro was second at the head of a small group of chasers, 27 seconds behind. Race leader Max Schachmann (Soudal-QuickStep) finished third after fighting hard to defend his yellow jersey but ultimately had to hand over control of the GC to his Portuguese rival.

    Almeida now has two tough days to stay on top of the overall, but as things stand, he is well positioned to try to follow on from his teammate Juan Ayuso as the outright winner of Itzulia Pais Vasco.

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