The 44th edition of the San Sebastian Classic The engines are warming up and it is slowly becoming known which cyclists will compete in it, in a test that will have the presence of 25 teams and 175 cyclists.
It was found that, among others, the presence of ‘Txapela Classic’ of Oier Lazkano, Pello Bilbao, Felix Grobscharter, Dries de Pooter, Jaakko Hänninen, Sylvain Moniquet or three of the members of the Caja Rurall-Seguros RGA: Joel Nicolau, Abel Balderstone and Fernando Barceló; to which Danish has now been added Jonas Vingegaard.
The two-time champion of Tour de France pointed out that after the Large Boucle that’s not in Lap to recover well from the effort of the Tour – we must remember that the ride of Visma team He arrived in excellent form for the Tour after the terrible collapse of Itzulia – and to be with his wife, because of the dates of the Vuelta a second fatherhood was expected which, a priori, would allow him to be with in Sebastián Classic. Race to which a little later, on the 12th, he would add the Tour of Poland.
This is the second time that Vingegaard will participate in San Sebastian Classic after his debut in 2021, where he finished 8th in the victory of American Neilson Powless.
The journey
The route of the San Sebastián Classic changes again compared to previous years due to changes in the roads and for safety reasons. In this edition, the runners will have to travel 236 km, 6 more than last year, to win the txapela in Zurriola. 7 scoring ports will be uploaded but there are also surprises: Andazarate, Azkarate, Urraki, Alkiza, Jaizkibel, Erlaitz and Pilotegi. The latter is a new raise that debuted in Classic to replace Murgil. Pilotegi is a more demanding climb than Murgil or Bordako Torra with ramps of up to 27%. This edition will have 2 intermediate sprints that will be seen on the first step at the finish line and at kilometer 219.5 that will pass the opposite finish line.
The last edition of the Clásica in San Sebastián was won by Remco Evenepelin front of Pello Bilbao and Vlasov, This is the third time the Belgian has won the test.
Source: La Verdad
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