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The moment Alex Aranburu took the roundabout from the right side

20250409182706_aranburu-rotonda_ — The moment Alex Aranburu took the roundabout from the right side

EITB

2025/04/09 - 20:40

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2025/04/09 - 20:40

Alex Aranburu has won the third stage of the Tour in the first place, but has since been disqualified by the court judges for wrongly taking the last round. Finally, the judges have overturned the punishment of the Guipuzcoan.

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