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![Le prometteur Français Paul Seixas, 19 ans, a remporté la première étape du Tour du Pays basque lundi à Bilbao, un contre-la-montre individuel de 14 kilomètres. [ANDER GILLENEA / AFP]](/cdn-cgi/image/onerror=redirect,width=640,height=640,format=webp/https://storage.googleapis.com/uploads.mongoosehq.com/url/media/121094817/899856a5abf718deef48ba27dd3494e327bb7121f22adec64f634391838cb9f2)
Overview
- Axel Laurance won Wednesday's stage 3 from the day-long breakaway, while Paul Seixas kept the leader's jersey and took the sprint among the favorites.
- The 19-year-old leads the general classification by about 1:59 over Primož Roglič after Tuesday's solo mountain win, building on his victory in Monday's opening time trial in Bilbao.
- Isaac Del Toro abandoned Wednesday after a crash around 70 kilometers into stage 3, removing a key rival who had already lost time earlier in the race.
- During Tuesday's run to Mendukilo, a spectator fell into the roadway in front of race vehicles and Seixas, who avoided the person with no serious injury reported.
- Decathlon CMA CGM plans to decide on Seixas's Tour de France participation after La Flèche Wallonne on April 22 and Liège–Bastogne–Liège on April 24, following his high-profile week in Spain.