Zingle sprints to sixth place in second stage of Itzulia Basque Country
Starting from Pamplona, the peloton set course for a nearly 190-kilometer ride towards the finish line in Lodosa. The remnants of an early breakaway held on for quite a while in a stage that seemed tailor-made for the sprinters. Two kilometers from the line, the last escapee was caught.
Victor Campenaerts, who finished seventh in yesterday’s opening time trial, crashed with three kilometers to go. Campenaerts made it to the finish line on his own but was visibly scratched up.
Attila Valter put in a strong effort in the final stages, but Zingle was too far back as they entered the last kilometer. The Frenchman moved up a few positions and reached a high top speed, but his strong sprint only brought him a sixth-place finish.
“I’m a little disappointed”
Axel Zingle
“I’m a little disappointed”, Zingle said after crossing the line. “We had higher expectations for this finish. I had set my sights on the win, though a podium would have been great too. Positioning was the issue today. Sometimes you know what to do, but in a split second, you make the wrong decision. It was a good opportunity, but unfortunately, we couldn’t grab it. There will be more chances this week. If our legs are good, the results will follow naturally. That’s what we’re all going for.”
Itzulia Basque Country
Stage 2
Result
Rankings
Result
1
Caleb Ewan
INEOS Grenadiers
04:13:50
2
Luca Van Boven
Intermarché – Wanty
+00:00:00
3
Bastien Tronchon
Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team
+00:00:00
6
Axel Zingle
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:00:00
29
Attila Valter
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:00:00
56
Wilco Kelderman
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:00:00
86
Ben Tulett
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:00:00
116
Sepp Kuss
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:00:00
164
Thomas Gloag
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:00:00
167
Victor Campenaerts
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:00:00
Rankings
1
Maximilian Schachmann
Soudal Quick-Step
04:32:27
2
João Almeida
UAE Team Emirates – XRG
+00:00:00
3
Florian Lipowitz
Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe
+00:00:01
7
Victor Campenaerts
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:00:12
22
Wilco Kelderman
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:00:33
46
Axel Zingle
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:00:59
47
Ben Tulett
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:01:00
48
Attila Valter
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:01:00
60
Thomas Gloag
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:01:08
95
Sepp Kuss
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:01:26
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Axel Zingle
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Itzulia Basque Country
