Celebrated The Tour of the Basque Country 2024, known as Itzulia. The race is one of the most important and prestigious held in the national territory. This will be the 63rd edition of six cycling race stages, which this time will start in Irún and end in Eibar.
The Basque Country Tour It is now one of the classic stage races on the cycling calendar each year. It had its first edition in 1924, with the success of Francis Pélissier. It was not contested from 1937 to 1968. In last year’s edition, 2023, the victory went to the Dane Jonas Vingegaardtwo-time winner of the Tour de France, ahead of Mikel Landa and Ion Izagirre.
The Tour of the Basque Country 2024 takes up the calendar baton of Tour of Flanders, one of the five monuments of the period. Therefore, its difficult course has attracted many of cycling’s top stars, with a combination of mountain and time trial as well as flat stages to provide opportunities for all types of riders.
Basque Country Tour Stages 2024
The Tour of the Basque Country 2024 will take place from Monday, April 1 to Saturday, April 6, 2024 and will consist of these six episodes starting around 1:00 pm:
Monday April 1. Irun – Irun, 10 km
Tuesday April 2. Irun – Kanbo, 160 km
Wednesday, April 3. Ezpeleta – Altsasu, 191 km
Thursday, April 4th. Etxarri Aranatz – Legutio, 159 km
Friday, April 5. Vitoria-Gasteiz-Amorebieta-Etxano, 176 km
Saturday April 6. Eibar-Eibar, 138 km
This Basque Country Tour 2024 will visit the towns from Leitza, Viana, Vitoria-Gasteiz and final in Eibar. It is one of four races in Spain that belong to the highest category of international cycling, UCI World Tour, including the Volta Ciclista a Catalunya, the Clásica a San Sebastián and the Vuelta a España.
The big favorite is the aforementioned Vingegaardadvocate of the 2023 title and two-time Tour de France champion. The Dane defends his champion’s crown on a route that fits him like a glove. Cyclists love it Juan Ayuso (2nd in the Tirreno-Adriatico pass after Vingegaard), Remco Evenepoel, Mikel Landa (2nd in Volta a Catalunya), Jay Hindley and Carlos Rodríguez They intend to fight for victory together Vingegaard. Carapaz, Gaudu, Skjelmose, Gall or Simon Yatesto outsiders.
When is La Vuelta al País Vasco 2024 celebrated?
The stage race was held from Monday, April 1 to next Saturday, April 6.
Where will the Tour of the Basque Country 2024 be held?
The Tour of the Basque Country 2024 can be seen by the DAZN platform, which broadcasts the race. The daily broadcast on Eurosport 1 and Eurosport Player its daily broadcast will begin at 3:30 pm, while ETB1 It is scheduled to start at 3:00 pm You can follow the autonomous chain at the Basque country. You can follow all information about the race on the Mundo Deportivo website.
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Source: La Verdad
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