The 62nd edition of Itzulia will feature the best cyclists of the international peloton

This Thursday took place official presentation of Itzulia Basque Country 2023 at the Teatro Coliseo in Eibar. The event was attended by Jon Iraola, mayor of Éibar; Gorka Iturriaga, director of Physical Activity and Sport of the Basque Government; Itziar Mahave, director of the North Territorial Commercial Network of Banco Sabadell; Goizane Álvarez, Director of Youth and Sports at the Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa; Idoia Gonzalez, Marketing, Brand and Communications of TotalEnergies; Mikel Arrillaga, area head of brands and markets at HAZI, among others.

Jon Iraola, mayor of Eibar, commented on the presentation that, “as mayor of a city associated with cycling and where this sport is part of our industrial and historical heritage, it is a source of pride to -host of a cycling presentation.race as important as Itzulia Basque Country 2023, and that, again, Eibar was the location of the most decisive stage. Our city will once again be the center of joy to see how cyclists put themselves to the test in one of the most demanding races and, moreover, this time, we have managed to bring cycling closer, bringing the finish line in the heart of our city, with all the organizational and logistical challenges that come with it. From the Eibar City Council, we will continue to bet on bringing this very important race of the annual cycling calendar to our city”.

Julian Eraso wants to take advantage of this moment where town halls, institutions, sponsors and friends of the race “thank you for all the support, without your help this race will not continue. After some difficult years for everyone, it seems that we will be able to live cycling again as we did before the pandemic. In this edition we expect our fans, one of the best in the world, to fill the roads of Euskadi covering to cyclists as they used to do”.

Itziar Mahave from Banco Sabadell commented the bank “maintains its commitment to Itzulia. In this Edition, the Entity has supported this International Reference cycling event for 12 years.

For us this is the most important event in the Territory. Itzulia has given us brand awareness in the Basque Country all these years. Through this sponsorship “Grand Prize BS” we have been able to unite the cycling entity in the Basque Country. In the Basque Country, historically there are many fans of cycling and as every year, we will take clients to this great sporting event who will accompany us in all stages of this event that is ours, Itzulia”.

He Director of Physical Activity and Sports of the Basque Government, Gorka Iturriagaemphasized the support that the institutions give to Itzulia and stressed that “being in the most important cycling circuit means that our race will also have the best cyclists in the peloton. It also means that we will have an international showcase where to show ourselves, a showcase to show ourselves to the world, to prove once again that we are a cycling nation, and that we know how to organize a race at the highest level and as many of us as Itzulia. We have great professionals in the peloton but we also have the best fans”.

Idoia Gonzalez, from TotalEnergies, responded that “at TotalEnergies we have always wanted to position ourselves very close to sport by identifying ourselves with the values ​​associated with this type of activity. In addition, it is a way of approaching customers in each region and making them feel close to us, giving us a face and a voice. We are #laenergíaadelascarreras and we want to show it. It’s also a great setting to show our professional team, Team TotalEnergies, who wear our logo on their jersey around the world, and it’s a treat to have them here too.”

Six stages of the world’s best cycling

Itzulia Basque Country 2023 will be held from April 3 to 8 in between Vitoria-Gasteiz and Eibar for a total of six episodes. The 62nd edition of the race will visit the towns of Vitoria-Gasteiz, Labastida, Viana, Leitza, Errenteria, Amasa-Villabona, Santurtzi, Amorebieta-Etxano and Éibartraveling 992.5 kilometers.

It is expected that on April 3 at the exit of Vitoria-Gasteiz there will be cyclists like the current winner of Itzulia. Daniel Felipe Martinez (Ineos Grenadiers), Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma), the olympic champion Richard Carapaz (EF Education – Easypost) to which must be added the names of: Enric Mas (Movistar Team), David Gaudu (Groupama-FDF), Adam Yates, Juan Ayuso and Brandon Mcnulty (UAE Team Emirates), Egan Bernal and Carlos Rodríguez (Ineos Grenadiers), Ion Izagirre (Cofidis), Mikel Landa and Peio Bilbao (Bahrain Victorious), David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ), Brandon Mcnulty (UAE Team Emirates) and Simon Yates (Team Jayco Alula) among others.