Vuelta a España stage 11: Iturria stuns breakaway companions - Video highlights

By Cyclingnews
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Basque rider claims his first pro win on home turf

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Mikel Iturria (Euskadi-Murias)  won stage 11 of the Vuelta a España after a solo breakaway that succeeded to the finish line in Urdax-Dantxarinea. The Spaniard attacked his breakaway companions with 25km to go, and then held off the chasers to take the prestigious victory.

He formed part of an initial 14-rider move that cleared the field near the start of the 180km stage from from Saint-Palais to Urdax. Iturria finished the stage just six seconds ahead of runner-up Jonathan Lastra (Caja-Rural) and Lawson Craddock (EF Education First). 

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