Itzulia 2022: Stages, routes, favorites and profiles of the Basque Country Tour

Complete the tour in Itzulia 2022. 882.2 kilometers in the 61st edition of Basque Basque Tourstarting with an individual test at a time of 7.51 kilometers in the town of Hondarribia to get runners the pulse of the race, with perfect days for sprinters and more for a breakaway, with a stage of over 200 kilometers and ending in what could be considered the queen’s day in fix.

An Itzulia who remains faithful, visiting the towns of Leitza, Viana, Laudio, Amurrio, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Zamudio, Mallabia and will end with Eibarwith the traditional ascent to Sanctuary of Arrateand will once again feature some of the best cyclists in the peloton, in one of four races in Spain that belong to the highest international cycling category, the UCI World Tour, including Volta Ciclista a Catalunya, the Classic of San Sebastian Y the return.

23 KASALIW NA TEAM

The 61st edition of Itzulia will feature all 18 UCI WorldTeams. La Itzulia has an obligation to invite Alpecin-Fenix ​​and Team Arkea-Samsic to compete in the race due to their classification in the 2021 UCI ranking. Both declined the invitation, after which the following five formations were invited –TotalEnergies, Caja Rural -RGA Insurance, Burgos-BH, EUskaltel-Euskadi and Kern Pharma. The fivem accepted the invitation and this way there will be 23 teams in the 61st edition of Itzulia.

A Tour of the Basque Country where Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma)the winner of the 2021 and 2018 editions, will seek the triplet, the two -time world champion Julian Alaphilippe (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team), Enric Mas (Movistar Team), Remco Evenepoel (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team), Adam Yates and Geraint Thomas de (Ineos Grenadiers), Ion Izagirre (Cofidis), Michael Woods (Israel -Premier Tech), David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ), Brandon Mcnulty (UAE Team Emirates) or Peio Bilbao (Bahrain-Victorious) Among others.

THE STAGES

1.HONDARRIBIA-HONDARRIBIA (CRI), April 4: 7.51 km

CRI stage, 7.5 km. To open Itzulia, a very short stage with small slopes. His first ascent will count towards the first mountain prize jersey. There will be cyclists going to the top to pick up the mountain jersey, small time differences will form for the overall classification.

2. LEITZA-VIANA, April 5: 207.92 km

The longest stage of Itzulia. The output is demanding due to orography. It is predictable that there will be a bit of a break, but it is difficult for them to reach the finish line, as the differences from the previous day are seconds. There are chances that in your last kilometers you will find yourself with the wind. Propitious stage for sprinters if there is a team that wants to control it.

3. LAUDIO-AMURRIO, April 6: 181.72 km

This stage has crumbs. It can be split into two parts: the 1st is pretty simple until we reach Laudio, where we enter the 2nd part, which is 2 laps of a very “leg-breaking” circuit with a narrow road and where there will be a lot of tension in the platoon to try to get in front of it.

4. VITORIA-GASTEIZ-INGETEAM PARKE ZAMUDIO, April 7: 185.60 km

A stage where there will be a lot of fighting from the beginning, because the escape may come. It’s a “very pesty” land. In the end there is a difficult ascent where men in the general classification can make a difference. This stage will be divided into two different races, on the one hand, the fighters for the general classification and the other for the debate on stage.

5. INGETEAM PARKE ZAMUDIO-MALLABIA, April 8: 163.76 km

Very complex stage from the beginning. There is no 1st category port, but the terrain on which cyclists move is a continuous ups and downs, which, depending on the weather, can be a very difficult stage. Team tactics can play a decisive role, with a very explosive finale where we find ourselves within the last kilometer, a ramp of up to 16% and the boys generally can’t rest even for a second.

6.EIBAR-ERRATE, April 9: 135.69KM

Queen stage of Itzulia, little is said about it. Selective stage from the start and very demanding, which the men in the general classification will be the main protagonists and it will be important to have a great team to be able to control the stage and reign in Arrate.