Video: Santiago Buitrago and his strong attack in the Basque Country, rises in the general classification

The Colombian cyclist Santiago Buitrago He showed himself to attack in the fifth stage of the Return to the Basque Country, which took place this Friday between Vitoria-Gasteiz and Amorebieta-Etxano, of 175 km, won by Romain Gregoire and in which Mattias Skjelmose, who defended the leadership.

Buitrago launched his attack 37 27 kilometers from the finish in search of not only going for the partial victory, getting more time, getting closer in the general classification, but also for the mountain prize points.

Once in the leader's lot they noticed it, as his gregarious members took a strong step in search of capture. Brandon Riverathe Colombian from the Ineos team, also took the lead.

Very active

However the Lidl – Trek They picked up the pace and caught the leaders, so the stage calmed down before the last mountain pass of the day.

The falls occurred. Jonas Vingegaard, Remco Evenepoel and Primoz Roglic, among the most important, already left the test on Thursday, but this Friday it was the Spaniard's turn Mikel Landa.

The runner, 47 km from the finish line, fell to the ground and the team doctors Soudal They decided to put him in the ambulance, send him to the hospital.

What Buitrago did at the end was very good. Several times he was active, he tried to jump over the last points of the mountain, he achieved them and went in search of partial victory.

The group neutralized him and in the end he was in the pack, he crossed sixth and is now 14th in the general classification.

This Saturday the queen stage will take place with departure and arrival at Eibar, 138 km, with seven mountain passes, three third, one second and three first, at the end of the race.

Classifications

Stage

1. Romain Gregoire 3h 43m 28s

2. Orluis Aular mt

3. Maximilian Schachmann mt

4. Quentin Pacher mt

6. Santiago Buitrago m,.t.

24. Mattias Skjelmose mt

26. Rigoberto Urán mt

31. Esteban Chaves mt

43. Brandon Rivera at 59 seconds

General

1. Mattias Skjelmose 12h 19m 39s

2. Maximilian Schachmann at 2 s

3. Juan Ayuso at 4 seconds

3. Kevin Vauquelin at 6s

5. Romain Gregoire at 8 seconds

6. Brandon McNulty at 13s

7. Bruno Armirail at 14 s

8. Pello Bilbao at 15 seconds

9. Alex Aranburu at 23 seconds

10. Jordan Jegat at 30s

14. Santiago Buitrago at 34 s

17. Rigoberto Urán at 39 s

28. Brandon Rivera at 1 min 21 sec

45. Esteban Chaves at 2 min 29 s