Itzulia Basque Country stage 2 live – A stage set for the sprinters

80km to go

3:35 for the breakaway now as Cobo is reabsorbed into the peloton.

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Remco Evenepoel racing in the peloton. He finished fourth on yesterday’s opening stage following an early crash and now lies 11 seconds down on Roglič.

Cobo now slowing up and waiting for the peloton after he was dropped from the break.

They’ll circle around to the east, then north, before approaching the town from the west to the finish.

The riders now taking on a hilly route to the south after passing through Kambo for the intermediate sprint.

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He’s 15 seconds off the back now. The peloton remains at 3:40.

90km to go

Cobo now off the rear of the group.

Cobo is now struggling to hold on in the five-man breakaway.

3:40 for the breakaway now after passing the 100km to go mark.

Primož Roglič won the opening time trial, beating Jay Vine and Mattias Skjelmose in the process. Check out the Itzulia Basque Country stage 1 results here.

Here’s a look at the current GC standings and stage 1 results.

10, 6, 4 points for the trio.

Here we go – Vuillermoz won the sprint ahead of Xabier Azparren and Enekoitz Azparren.

The riders have passed through the first intermediate sprint of the day but we haven’t had the result yet.

105km to go

The riders currently traversing some hilly ground, but no more classified climbs remain on the stage.

Movistar, Bora, and QuickStep all at the front of the peloton.

Meanwhile Bol stops in the breakaway for a bike change.

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