Tour of the Basque Country 2022
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Tour of the Basque Country 2022: Izagirre wins final stage, Martínez takes the overall
Door Harmen Lustig Ion Izagirre wins the five-up sprint near the Arrate Sanctuary, while Daniel Felipe Martínez takes the overall victory on the Tour of the Basque Country. Ion Izagirre and Aleksandr Vlasov round out the final podium.
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Tour of the Basque Country 2022: Rodriguez wins stage 5, Evenepoel new leader
Door Harmen Lustig The 5th stage traverses the rugged terrain of the Basque Country. Young Carlos Rodriguez leaves his fellow-attacker Marc Soler behind on the last climb and solos to victory, while Remco Evenepoel moves into the GC lead.
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Tour of the Basque Country 2022: Sprint triumph Martínez, Roglic keeps GC lead
Door Harmen Lustig Victor Lafay attacks from the lead group on the last climb of the day. He is reeled in in the finale kilometre before Daniel Felipe Martínez sprints to victory, while Primoz Roglic stays in the race lead.
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Tour of the Basque Country 2022: Bilbao outguns Alaphilippe, Roglic stays in GC lead
Door Harmen Lustig The 3rd stage of the Itzulia Basque Country comes down to sprint finish of an elite group. Pello Bilbao outguns Julian Alaphilippe and Aleksandr Vlasov, while Primoz Roglic keeps the leader's jersey.
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Tour of the Basque Country 2022: Alaphilippe sprints to triumph, Roglic still leader
Door Harmen Lustig Breakaway rider Ibon Ruiz is caught with 500 metres to go before Julian Alaphilippe sprints to victory. Primoz Roglic stays in the lead of the general classification on the Itzulia Basque Country.
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Tour of the Basque Country 2022: Roglic flies to leader's jersey in ITT
Door Harmen Lustig Primoz Roglic storms to victory in the ITT on the first day of the Itzulia Basque Country. Remco Evenpoel finishes in second, 5 seconds behind the title defender.
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Tour of the Basque Country 2022: Starting times ITT
Door Harmen Lustig On the first day of the Itzulia Basque Country GC contenders are expected to step up in a demanding ITT. Cyclingstage.com brings you the most important starting times.
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Tour of the Basque Country 2022: The Route
Door Harmen Lustig Itzulia Basque Country kicks into gear on Monday 4 April to finish that Saturday with an attrition race to the Arrate Sanctuary. As always, punchers and climbers will find a fair share of their favourite terrain.
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Tour of the Basque Country 2022: Riders
Door Harmen Lustig Itzulia Basque Country is a race for climbers and punchers. Primoz Roglic is title holder. Cyclingstage.com brings you the start list of the Tour of the Basque Country.
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Tour of the Basque Country 2022: GC Favourites
Door Harmen Lustig Roglic is not only defending his title in the Basque Country, the Slovene is also top favourite to add another win to his tally. Cyclingstage.com takes a closer look at the major contenders to win the 2022 Itzulia Basque Country.
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Tour of the Basque Country 2022 Route stage 1: Hondarribia ITT
Door Harmen Lustig Monday 4 April - The Itzulia Basque Country opens with a trying 7.5 kilometres long ITT. The route ramps up to 10% at times.
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Tour of the Basque Country 2022 Route stage 2: Leitza - Viana
Door Harmen Lustig Tuesday 5 April - The 2nd stage of the Tour of the Basque Country travels from Leitza naar Viana. The race adds up to 207.9 kilometres. It's the longest race of this edition.
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Tour of the Basque Country 2022 Route stage 3: Laudio - Amurrio
Door Harmen Lustig Wednesday 6 April - The 3rd stage of the Tour of the Basque Country is a hilly race of 181.7 kilometres long between Laudio to Amurrio. The route takes in an elevation gain of 3,330 metres.
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Tour of the Basque Country 2022 Route stage 4: Vitoria-Gasteiz - Zamudio
Door Harmen Lustig Thursday 7 April - The 4th stage of the Tour of the Basque country travels from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Zamudio, a village in the Bilbao metropolitan area. The route is 185.6 kilometres long, the vertical gain adds up to approximately 2,700 metres.
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Tour of the Basque Country 2022 Route stage 5: Zamudio - Mallabia
Door Harmen Lustig Friday 8 April - There are five mountains between the start en finish of the 5th stage of the Itzulia Basque Country. The route totals 163.8 kilometres, while the riders tackle a 16% ramp in the last few hundred metres.
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Tour of the Basque Country 2022 Route stage 6: Eibar - Arrate
Door Harmen Lustig Saturday 9 April - The Itzulia Basque Contry goes out with a bang. The 135.7 kilometres long route includes seven ascents. The race finishes at the Arrate Sancturay after a 4.5 kilometres climb at 8.8% before a short and rolling run-in to the line.