Jan Christen (UAE Team Emirates) scored the third win of his neo-pro season with a 10km solo to triumph at the Basque one-day race, the Prueba Villafranca-Ordiziako Klasika.
The 20-year-old broke clear of the peloton late on in the hilly 166km race, holding a small gap to the chasing pack and surviving to the line after making his move on the Alto de Abaltzisketa.
Vincenzo Albanese (Arkéa-B&B Hotels) and Pau Miquel (Kern Pharma) filled out the podium behind Christen, who forms part of a talented young core at UAE alongside Isaac del Toro, Igor Arrieta, Juan Ayuso, and António Morgado.
Christen's win stands alongside his debut win at pro level, a stage of April's Giro d'Abruzzo, and another solo win earlier this month at the Giro dell'Appennino.
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