Nairo and López spent the day in the Tour of Spain

[Akrapovic]

Primoz Roglic had no problems defending the leadership.

Mikel Iturria prevailed in stage 11 of the Tour of Spain, which was played between Saint-Palais and Urdax-Dantxarinea, 180 kilometers, in which the Slovenian Primoz Roglic defended the leadership and Colombians Miguel Ángel López and Nairo Quintana passed the day.
The beating that the favorites were given to the title in the individual time trial last Tuesday ‘forced them’ not to force the march, set the pace and let go a leak consisting of riders who did not jeopardize the first positions of the general.

François Bidard (AG2R La Mondiale) and Matteo Fabbro (Katusha Alpecin) hunt Gorka Izagirre (Astana Pro Team), Lawson Craddock (EF Education First) survived , Damien Howson (Mitchelton-Scott), Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier (Dimension Data) and Álex Aranburu (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA), who were looking for partial victory.

Behind, the Jumbo Visma team took control of the lot, a chase that was not so demonized, as the pointers were not a danger to their interests.

Nairo and López remained surrounded by their coequiperos, they did not show their faces with the aim of saving forces for the mountain days of Friday, Sunday and Monday, which will be key for the future of the competition.

Iturria flew off the leading lot and managed, for a few seconds, the final victory.

This Thursday will be held the 12th day between Circuito de Navarra and Bilbao, of 171 kilometers, with four mountain awards, all of third category, the last 8 kilometers from the goal.