Basque Country Tour: Buchmann takes overall lead

Emanuel Buchmann, racing for the Bora-hansgrohe team, won the fifth stage over 149,8 kilometers from Arrigorriaga to Arrate after an impressive solo ride with a lead of 1.08 minutes over Ion Izagirre (Spain) and Adam Yates (England). .

On the queen stage, Buchmann made full use of his climbing qualities. With 30 kilometers to go, the 26-year-old broke away from the peloton with a group of four. On the penultimate climb he left his fellow escapees behind and confidently rode the last 20 kilometers single-handedly to his greatest career victory.

The three-time stage winner Schachmann, on the other hand, had to pay tribute to his efforts from the previous days and fell back from the favorite group on the mountain stage with two climbs in the first category on the last hill. In the end, the Berliner crossed the finish line in ninth place, 2:04 minutes behind.

Buchmann before overall victory After his second win of the season, Buchmann leads the overall classification by 54 seconds over Izagirre and could become the second German after Andreas Klöden (2000 and 2011) to win the “Itzulia”. Schachmann also still has a chance of overall victory in third place, 1.04 minutes behind.

The final stage on Saturday around Eibar should also suit climbing specialist Buchmann. There are six mountain classifications to be completed over a distance of 118,2 kilometers, including one in the first and one in the second category.

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Basque Country Tour: Buchmann takes overall lead

German professional cyclist Emanuel Buchmann pushed his compatriot and teammate Maximilian Schachmann off the top of the overall rankings with a stage win on Friday in the 59th Tour of the Basque Country.

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