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Barrenetxea has six points in the mountain classification and will be looking to add to that total here. Plenty more climbs to come later in the day, too.

The break are on the first climb of the day at Etxauri.

Ezquerra is back with the breakaway to make it six up front. Six minutes back to the peloton.

Brandon Rivera, Egan Bernal, and Luke Plapp are leading the peloton for Ineos Grenadiers.

LEITZA SPAIN APRIL 04 Brandon Rivera of Colombia and Team INEOS Grenadiers leads the peloton during the 62nd Itzulia Basque Country 2023 Stage 2 a 1938km stage from Viana to Leitza UCIWT on April 04 2023 in Leitza Spain Photo by David RamosGetty Images

(Image credit: David RamosGetty Images)

141km to go

Seven minutes from the break back to the peloton.

An unclassified hill on the way to the climb of Etxauri and Ezquerra is in trouble off the rear of the breakaway group.

Movistar are working on behalf of their GC leader Enric Mas, while Ineos will be working for race leader Ethan Hayter and their GC hope Dani Martínez.

Movistar and Ineos Grenadiers are working at the head of the peloton at the moment.

150km to go

The riders covered 42km in the first hour. 6:30 between break and peloton currently.

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The gap from break to peloton has settled at around 5:30.

Barrenetxea leading the breakaway today in his polka dot KOM jersey.

LEITZA SPAIN APRIL 04 Javier Romo Oliver of Spain and Astana Qazaqstan Team Jesus Ezquerra Muela of Spain and Team BurgosBH Jon Barrenetxea Golzarri and Team Caja RuralSeguros RGA Polka Dot Mountain Jersey Carlos Garcia of Spain and Team Equipo Kern Pharma Txomin Juaristi of Spain and Team EuskaltelEuskadi and Alan Jousseaume of France and Team TotalEnergiescompete in the breakaway during the 62nd Itzulia Basque Country 2023 Stage 2 a 1938km stage from Viana to Leitza UCIWT on April 04 2023 in Leitza Spain Photo by David RamosGetty Images

(Image credit: David RamosGetty Images)

The breakaway isn't too notable, and it's extremely unlikely that the group of six will be staying away to contest the win today.

However, mountain classification leader Jon Barrenetxea will be on the lookout for more mountain points with three second-category climbs and two third-category on the menu today.

The gap from peloton to breakaway stretches out to five minutes.

There's still some way to go until the riders hit the first climb of the day. The second-category climb of  Etxauri (11.4km at 3.2%) lies a further 48km up the road.

168km to go

Vendrame is back on his bike after that fall.

Andrea Vendrame (AG2R Citroën) has crashed in the peloton.

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Now the gap has gone up over four minutes.

179km to go

The gap to the break is only going up as the peloton are happy to let them get up the road so long from the finish.

Three minutes for the breakaway.

Bahrain Victorious leader Pello Bilbao out of Itzulia Basque Country

Basque rider will not start stage 2 due to respiratory infection

SIENA ITALY MARCH 04 Pello Bilbao Lopez De Armentia of Spain and Team Bahrain Victorious competes during the Eroica 17th Strade Bianche 2023 Mens Elite a 184km one day race from Siena to Siena 318m StradeBianche on March 04 2023 in Siena Italy Photo by Tim de WaeleGetty Images

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A few early unclassified hills over and done with and now the riders will be traversing rolling roads for the next 60km.

188km to go

A few kilometres under the belt and the breakaway riders have two minutes.

KOM leader Jon Barrenetxea (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA) is joined once again in the move by Txomin Juaristi (Euskaltel-Euskadi).

Javier Romo (Astana Qazaqstan), Jesús Ezquerra (Burgos-BH), Carlos García Pierna (Kern Pharma), and Alan Jousseaume (TotalEnergies) are also up there.

The move has already been let go by the peloton. Names incoming...

Several riders from the invited ProTeam are on the move early on.

194km to go

It's a long one today but riders are on the attack as soon as the flag drops to start the stage proper.

Pello Bilbao (Bahrain Victorious) is a non-starter today. The Basque rider is suffering from a respiratory infection.

Here's a look at today's stage map.

Itzulia Basque Country 2023 stage 2 map

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Ethan Hayter is in the race leader's jersey today after winning the opening stage in Labastida.

VIANA SPAIN APRIL 04 Ethan Hayter of United Kingdom and Team INEOS Grenadiers Yellow Leader Jersey prior to the 2nd Itzulia Basque Country 2023 Stage 2 a 1938km stage from Viana to Leitza UCIWT on April 04 2023 in Viana Spain Photo by David RamosGetty Images

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The riders are just about to roll out to start the neutral zone in Viana.

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the second stage of Itzulia Basque Country!

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