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Tour of the Basque Country 2016

Tour of the Basque Country 2016: Stage 6 – Contador powers to stage win and overall victory

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 and overall victory. Well deserved after two times in second in both Paris-Nice and the Volta a Catalunya.

Tour of the Basque Country 2016: Route maps, height profiles, etc.

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Tour of the Basque Country 2016: Start and finish at Google Maps

Start and finish at Google maps

Tour of the Basque Country: Instagram images

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Eibar-Arrate

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Tour of the Basque Country 2016: Stage 5 – Huge solo victory Diego Rosa, Sergio Henao new leader

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 climb to finish second and third. Henao is the new leader 6 seconds ahead of Contador, while Kelderman tumbles to eight in the overall.

Tour of the Basque Country 2016: Stage 4 – Stage win Sammy Sanchez, Kelderman new leader

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 Sanchez brings him the stage win. Kelderman is the new leader.

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More articlesTour of the Basque Country 2016: Stage 3 – Stephen Cummings soloes to tight victory, Landa retains lead Tour of the Basque Country 2016: Stage 2 – Landa bests Kelderman on steep closing climb to take leader’s jersey Tour of the Basque Country 2016: Stage 1 – Luis León Sánchez wins after perfect descent Tour of the Basque Country 2016: Riders Tour of the Basque Country 2016: Favourites Tour of the Basque Country 2016: The Route Tour of the Basque Country 2016 Route stage 1: Etxebarria – Markina-Xemein Tour of the Basque Country 2016 Route stage 2: Markina-Xemein – Baranbio Tour of the Basque Country 2016 Route stage 3: Vitoria-Gasteiz – Lesaka Tour of the Basque Country 2016 Route stage 4: Lesaka – Orio Tour of the Basque Country 2016 Route stage 5: Orio – Arrate (Eibar)Tour of the Basque Country 2016 Route stage 6: Eibar – Eibar