Tour of the Basque Country 2016
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Tour of the Basque Country 2016: Stage 6 – Contador powers to stage win and overall victory
Door Martijn Ophorst At 16.5 kilometres, the closing stage of the Tour of the Basque Country is an individual time trial on a mountainous parcours containing a 5.5 kilometres climb at 8.5%. That's where Aberto Contador hits hard. The Spaniard powers to the stage win…
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Tour of the Basque Country 2016: Stage 5 – Huge solo victory Diego Rosa, Sergio Henao new leader
Door Martijn Ophorst Stage 5 in the Tour of the Basque Country leads over eight peaks to the finish near the Santuario de la Virgen de Arrate. In over hundred kilometres Diego Rosa soloes to an impressive victory. Sergio Henao and Alberto Contador attack at the last…
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Tour of the Basque Country 2016: Stage 4 – Stage win Sammy Sanchez, Kelderman new leader
Door Martijn Ophorst The 4th stage of the Tour of the Basque Country is a spectacle race with six peaks. After the super steep climb up the last ramp at Aia the race explodes in the last kilometres with Kelderman and Contador attacking, while a counter by Sammy…
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Tour of the Basque Country 2016: Stage 3 – Stephen Cummings soloes to tight victory, Landa retains lead
Door Martijn Ophorst At 193.5 kilometres, stage 3 in the Tour of the Basque Country leads to Lesaka. The last 30 kilometres are spiced up with three mountain tops, but the race is decided by a late Cummings attack. The Briton soloes to a tight victory in Cummings…
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Tour of the Basque Country 2016: Stage 2 - Landa bests Kelderman on steep closing climb to take leader's jersey
Door Martijn Ophorst At 174 kilometres, stage 2 in the Tour of the Basque Country leads from Markina-Xemein to the Ermita de Garrastatxu. This equals a short and steep closing climb and it's here Landa and Kelderman attack. They power to the line, where the Basque…
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Tour of the Basque Country 2016: Stage 1 - Luis León Sánchez wins after perfect descent
Door Martijn Ophorst The 1st stage of the Tour of the Basque Country brings eight hills, while the last one is crested with 8 kilometres remaining. Just under the top the race exploded and Daniel Navarro is the first to plunge down. Luis León Sánchez joins him and…
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Tour of the Basque Country 2016: Riders
Door Martijn Ophorst The Tour of the Basque Country is definitely a race to look forward to - what a start list! Title defender Joaquim Rodriguez, Alberto Contador, Nairo Quintana, Fabio Aru, Mikel Landa, Robert Gesink, Thibaut Pinot... just to name a few.…
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Tour of the Basque Country 2016: Favourites
Door Martijn Ophorst The Tour of the Basque Country is marked by steep climbs. Perfect for lightweights such as Quintana, Contador and Rodriguez, so it doesn't come as a surprise they won last three editions. The ITT may play a crucial role for the overall win in…
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Tour of the Basque Country 2016: The Route
Door Martijn Ophorst The Tour of the Basque Country is on from Monday, April 4, to Saturday, April 9. Steep flanks and ferocious racing, those are the characteristics of one of the most interesting stage races on the cycling calendar. Cyclingstage.com brings you the…
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Tour of the Basque Country 2016 Route stage 1: Etxebarria – Markina-Xemein
Door Martijn Ophorst Monday, April 4, 2016 – At 144 kilometres, stage 1 in the Tour of the Basque Country leads from Etxebarria to Markina-Xemein. The race brings eight climbs and the last one is crested with 8 kilometres to go.
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Tour of the Basque Country 2016 Route stage 2: Markina-Xemein – Baranbio
Door Martijn Ophorst Tuesday, April 5, 2016 – At 174.2 kilometres, stage 2 in the Tour of the Basque Country leaves from Markina-Xemein, while the arrival is close to Baranbio after a 2.8 kilometres closing climb with grades up to 20%. The finish line is near…
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Tour of the Basque Country 2016 Route stage 3: Vitoria-Gasteiz - Lesaka
Door Martijn Ophorst Tuesday, April 5, 2016 – Stage 3 in the Tour of the Basque Country leads from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Lesaka. In 193.5 kilometres the riders are to crest five mountains, while the last peak is situated at 9 kilometres from the finish line.
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Tour of the Basque Country 2016 Route stage 4: Lesaka – Orio
Door Martijn Ophorst Thursday, April 7, 2016 – After a trip to neighbouring region Navarre, the 4th stage of the Tour of Basque Country leaves from Lesaka to head for Orio in 165 kilometres. Six climbs, including the Jaizkibel and the super steep Wall of Aia from…
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Tour of the Basque Country 2016 Route stage 5: Orio – Arrate (Eibar)
Door Martijn Ophorst Friday, April 8, 2016 – At 159 kilometres, stage 5 of the Tour of the Basque Country brings a familiar finale. After a tough mountain stage with eight climbs the arrival is near the Santuario de la Virgen de Arrate.
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Tour of the Basque Country 2016 Route stage 6: Eibar – Eibar
Door Martijn Ophorst Saturday, April 9, 2016 – At 16.5 kilometres, the closing stage in the Tour of the Basque Country is an individual time trial with both start and finish in Eibar.