Ethan Hayter makes Eneos play perfect with the sprint | Tour of the Basque Country 2023

Also in the top ten: Karapaz (sixth) and our compatriot Hermans (seventh).

Mauro Schmid is in second place and Aperatore in third.

No one can get off the wheel of a Hayter, he wins by bike length.

Fraile pulls off an Ethan Hayter sprint.

Borgodo tries a solo, taking a few meters forward.

Alpecin – Deceuninck were perfectly timed, reporting in front 2km away.

We’re diving down the last 3km at a brisk pace, and the sprint seems to be getting more and more intense.

We see Soudal – Quick Step in the lead for the first time. They seem to be riding in service of Bagioli, the Italian far from slow on a tough finish.

Quentin Hermans and Stefano Oldani are at the back of the peloton, and the pace is picking up at the front.

4 kilometers to go!

We could see FDJ, with leader David Gaudu, out front all day.

However, the Frenchman did not interfere in the intermediate race.

The question is whether Gaudu didn’t care or couldn’t have done a better job, he was still ill after Paris-Nice.

There is enough space for all the trains on the wide roads.

We see 8 teams next to each other in the front row.

The peloton continues to lead at a tight pace.

In the background we see a group of riders who have been released, never to rejoin.

Let’s take a look at the fasting guys.

Hetter, Schilling and Arnaborough are the main names. We can also expect our compatriot Quentin Hermans to reach the bullish end point.

Still 15 km to go, jogging seems more and more bearable.

Trek’s sports director points out that there are plenty of headwinds in the last kilometer. He advises his knights to wait as long as possible until they are turned on.

The peloton splits into several pieces, and about 25 riders seem to miss the boat.

After the middle enemy falls silent. Vingegaard and his colleagues don’t want to lead.