Vuelta a España (Spain) - Press Release: Mikel Iturria (Euskadi-Murias) took his first professional win with a brilliant ride to Urdax on stage 11 of La Vuelta 19. Only a few kilometres away from his home, the Basque rider featured in the 14-man breakaway that animated the day. He soloed away from his companions in the last 25 kilometres and a massive effort saw him hold on to a 6” lead on the line. Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) safely rode to the finish inside the bunch, 18’35” behind the winner, to retain La Roja on the eve of a tricky stage to Bilbao.

Many riders in the bunch believe stage 11 is another one for the long range attackers and it leads to a hard battle for the breakaway. 11 riders jump ahead of the bunch after 9km: Jorge Arcas (Movistar Team), François Bidard (AG2R La Mondiale), Gorka Izagirre (Astana Pro Team), Lawson Craddock (EF Education First), Damien Howson (Mitchelton-Scott), Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier, Ben O’Connor (Dimension Data), Matteo Fabbro (Katusha Alpecin), Angel Madrazo (Burgos-BH), Alex Aranburu (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA) and Mikel Iturria (Euskadi-Murias).