Landa takes stage five in the Basque Country, as Yates moves to third overall

Mikel Landa won stage five of the Tour of the Basque Country from a break, as young Briton Simon Yates rode to third in the GC

Simon Yates on stage eight of the 2014 Tour de France

(Image credit: Graham Watson)

Mikel Landa (Astana) rode to victory on the penultimate stage of the Tour of the Basque Country, attacking from a small lead group to the summit of the Alto de Aia.

The Spaniard had been part of a 30-man breakaway that had been allowed to distance the peloton by over four minutes earlier in the stage, but found himself as part of a lead fivesome of Tom Danielson (Cannondale-Garmin), Tony Gallopin (Lotto-Soudal), Tim Wellens (Lotto-Soudal) and teammate Rein Taaramae after split to pieces on the first ascent over the top of the climb.

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