The world elite this weekend on the Basque roads in Itzulia

The international cycling elite is meeting this weekend on the roads of the Basque with a dispute aboutto the woman Itzulia, the first edition of a race that was in men’s cycling, the traditional Basque Basque Touris one of the calendar references to a career week.

There will be a total of 363.6 kilometers and 13 ports divided into three phases by the three territories of the Basque Country from Friday 13 to Sunday 15 May.

To them, two points seem decisive: The Carpet High, the only First in the whole race, at 12 kms. of purpose in Mallabia of the second stage, the Biscayan: and Murgil-Uto, from Segunda, 8 kms. from coming to boulevard donostiarra in the third and last, similar to Classic San Sebastian of the male calendar.

Finally the Dutch could no longer come out Annemiek Van Vleuten, head of Movistar and great favorite, because he has yet to recover from the broken wrist he suffered when he fell into Paris-Roubaix.

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However, in the squad of 21 teams (12 World Teams and 9 UCI Continental Teams) and 126 cyclists announced by the organization there are well -known names such as L.ourdes Oyarbide at Paula Patiño (Movistar), Lucinda Brand (Trek Segafredo), Ane Santesteban and Amanda Spratt (Team Bike Exchange), Demi Vollering at Lonneke Uneken (SD Worx), Eva Buurman at Tereza Neumanova (Liv Racing Extra), Ahleigh Moolman (SD Worx), Liane Lippert (DSM), Soraya Paladin (Canyon Sram Racing), Marta Cavalli (FDJ) or Elena Pirrone (Valcar).

The race will start at the Alava stage, between Vitoria and Labastida, which is 105 kilometers and on scoring climbs to Zaldiaran (3rd), Mirador de Rivas (2nd) and Herrera (3rd).

The second day is Biscayan, starting and ending in Mallabia, a 117.9 -kilometer phase with six ports, Areitio (3rd), Montecalvo (3rd), Bizkaiko Begiratokia (3rd), Milloi (3rd), Trabakua (3rd) and Karabieta (1st). The latter, just 12 kilometers from the finish.

Closed Itzulia is the first women’s stage in Gipuzkoa, with a start and end in San Sebastian and 139.8 kilometers. A route similar to the Clásica donostiarra with climbs to Aia (3rd), Jaizkibel (2nd), Gurutze (3rd) and Murgil Tontorra (2nd)the last three within the last 50 kilometers and the last 8 kilometers from the finish line.