Cycling news - Primoz Roglic claims overall Tour of Basque Country victory, David Gaudu wins stage 6
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Updated 10/04/2021 at 18:15 GMT
Jumbo-Visma rider Primoz Roglic cruised to a domant victory at the Tour of the Basque Country. He was able to overhaul UAE Team Emirates' Brandon McNulty's pre-stage advantage to also finish as the winner of the overall race, which saw his team take all of the four jerseys that were up for grabs. David Gaudu took stage six as he finished just ahead of the Slovenian.
Stage 6 highlights: Roglic triumphs in the overall title as Gaudu takes the stage
David Gaudu claimed Stage 6, and Primoz Roglic the overall victory at the Tour of the Basque Country.
Brandon McNulty (UAE Team Emirates) started in yellow ahead of the the final stage, with Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) 23 seconds behind him in second place.
With 35km to go, a break of three riders - Roglic, David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ) and Hugh Carthy (EF Education–Nippo) - attempted to move away from a chase of six riders including Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) and Adam Yates (Ineos Grenadiers).
10km closer to the finish line, the status quo was still in force with no one rider able to assert a dominant lead.
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Primoz Roglic hands stage win to David Gaudu as he takes overall victory
It was then up to Roglic to defend his superiority and secure the overall victory, as the riders headed into the final climb of the race, Usartza.
It was at that stage that Carthy started to fall away under the exertions of the end of the stage, with Gaudu aiming to claim a stage win against his Slovenian rival.
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Roglic thrilled after securing General Classification in the Basque Country
Pogacar launched a late attempt to pull in the leaders with designs on a stage victory of his own, after his early work in the stage was an attempt to assist teammate McNulty.
At the death, Roglic cruised into second with Gaudu just ahead. With the chasing pack then pushing on, Adam Yates took fourth behind Alejandro Valverde.
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