Clásica de San Sebastián 2025: Favourites

The route takes in six ascents before the Murgil appears with 10.1 kilometres remaining. The 2.1 kilometres climb at 10.1% precedes a flat kilometre at the top before the riders fly down to a 3-kilometre run-in to the line in San Sebastián.

On paper, it’s tempting to back riders who impressed in the Tour, but more often than not, they’re too fatigued to truly fight for victory. History shows that riders building towards the Vuelta — or targeting other late-season goals — tend to have the upper hand.

Then again, you never quite know how things will unfold. With his punchy style and fast finish, Isaac Del Toro is a strong contender to succeed Marc Hirschi. On paper, the same goes for Oscar Onleyr, but the Scot is coming off a demanding — albeit impressive — Tour.

Favourites Clásica de San Sebastián 2024

**** Isaac del Toro, Primoz Roglic
*** Giulio Ciccone, Juan Ayuso, Giulio Pellizzari
** Quinn Simmons, Neilson Powless, Pello Bilbao, Oscar Onley
* Marc Hirschi, Maxim Van Gils, Lenny Martinez, Alex Aranburu