Tour of the Basque Country 2018
-
Tour of the Basque Country 2018 Stage 6: Enric Mas victor at Arate, Primoz Roglic wins overall
Door Martijn Ophorst The Tour of the Basque Country's master-piece is played out on a 122 kilometres course with no less than eight climbs. Enric Mas brings the early break home, while Primoz Roglic holds off an attack by Mikel Landa to win the overall. Landa and Ion…
-
Tour of the Basque Country 2018 Stage 5: Fraile wins seven-up sprint, Roglic cements lead
Door Martijn Ophorst The Tour of the Basque's 5th stage takes in three intermediate climbs in the second half of the race. Mikel Landa strikes on the penultimate ascent, but leader Primoz Roglic is not impressed. They gobble up the leaders in the race, after which…
-
Tour of the Basque Country 2018 Stage 4: Roglic takes time trial and moves into overall lead
Door Martijn Ophorst The Tour of the Basque Country's ITT is entirely flat. Primoz Roglic is fastest on the 19.4 kilometres course, besting Patrick Bevin and Vasil Kiryienka. Julian Alaphilippe now sits in second overall, 34 seconds in arrears.
-
Tour of the Basque Country 2018 Stage 3: Jay McCarthy sprints to victory, Alaphilippe still leader
Door Martijn Ophorst The 3rd stage is yet another hilly race through the Basque Country, although the fast men do have a chance of success today. Jay McCarthy grabs the opportunity and outsprints Aleksandr Riabushenko. Julian Alaphilippe retains in the leader's jersey.
-
Tour of the Basque Country 2018 Stage 2: Alaphilippe strikes again to cement lead, Roglic second
Door Martijn Ophorst The Tour of the Basque Country's 2nd stage travels on a hilly route to a demanding finale. Firstly, a 4.6 kilometres climb at 6.5% and then a 6.6 kilometres drop to the line. Leader Julian Alaphilippe attacks on the last slopes before Primoz…
-
Tour of the Basque Country 2018 Stage 1: Alaphilippe bests Roglic in two-up sprint to take lead
Door Martijn Ophorst The Tour of the Basque's 1st stage travels over five climbs to conclude with a drop to the line. On the steep last climb Julian Alaphilippe and Primoz Roglic go on the attack. They reach the crest together to drop to the line. The Frenchman wins…
-
Tour of the Basque Country 2018: The Route
Door Harmen Lustig The 2018 Tour of the Basque Country sets off on Monday, the 2nd of April to finish on Saturday the 7th. During the whole week of action attackers and climbers can eat their hearts out, although the route features one flat race - the ITT on day…
-
Tour of the Basque Country 2018: Riders
Door Martijn Ophorst The Tour of the Basque Country is a race to look forward to. Strong field, promising route. Check out the start list of the 2018 Tour of the Basque Country.
-
Tour of the Basque Country 2018: Favourites
Door Martijn Ophorst The Tour of the Basque Country is a perfect race for punchy climbers and bold descenders. Yet, if you target the GC win a strong time trial would come in handy, too. Who are the major contenders to win the 2018 Tour of the Basque Country?
-
Tour of the Basque Country 2018 Route stage 1: Zarautz - Zarautz
Door Harmen Lustig Monday, 2 April 2018 - The 1st stage in the Tour of the Basque Country features a number of different laps around Zarautz. Amounting to 162.1 kilometres, the route takes in five climbs, including the renowned Jaizkibel. The finale is a 6.6…
-
Tour of the Basque Country 2018 Route stage 2: Zarautz - Bermeo
Door Harmen Lustig Tuesday, 3 April 2018 - The 2nd stage of the Tour of the Basque Country travels from Zarautz to Bermeo. At 166.7 kilometres, the undulating to hilly route runs to La Ermita de San Pelayo - a 4.6 kilometres climb at 6.5% - before ending with a 6.6…
-
Tour of the Basque Country 2018 Route stage 3: Bermeo - Valdegovía
Door Harmen Lustig Wednesday, 4 April 2018 - At 184.8 kilometres, the 3rd stage of the Tour of the Basque Country travels from Bermeo to Valdegovía. The route is hilly with the most vertical metres in the first half of the race.
-
Tour of the Basque Country 2018 Route stage 4: ITT Lodosa
Door Harmen Lustig Thursday, 5 April 2018 - The 4th stage at the Tour of the Basque Country is an individual time trial of 19.4 kilometres. The race is played out on the flat.
-
Tour of the Basque Country 2018 Route stage 5: Vitoria-Gasteiz - Eibar
Door Harmen Lustig Friday, 6 april 2018 - At 164.7 kilometres, the 5th stage of the Tour of the Basque Country travels from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Eibar. The first half is slightly rolling before the second half features three climbs in rapid succession. The top of the…
-
Tour of the Basque Country 2018 Route stage 6: Eibar - Arrate
Door Harmen Lustig Saturday, 7 April 2018 - The final stage of the Tour of the Basque Country is sure to detonate the fireworks. At merely 122 kilometres, the route takes in eight climbs. The final haul up to the Sanctuary of Arrate amounts to 3.1 kilometres at…