Itzulia Basque Country 2013 Live Dashboard
Race Info, Preview, Live Video, Results, Photos and Highlights
Race Info, Preview, Live Video, Results, Photos and Highlights
 Thanks to his second place Stage 6 ITT performance behind only Tony Martin, Colombian Nairo Quintana (Movistar Team) is your 2013 Tour of the Basque Country winner. 2nd Richie Porte congratulates his Team Sky teammate Sergio Heneo (3rd overall) Big Photos from 2013 (all stages except stage 1) — flockton Big Photos from 2012 — flockton/reuters Big Photos from 2011 — flockton/reuters |
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| 1 | Monday, April 1 | 157 km | ||||||||||
| Elgoibar → Elgoibar | ||||||||||||
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| 2 | Tuesday, April 2 | 170 km | ||||||||||
| Elgoibar → Vitoria-Gasteiz | ||||||||||||
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| 3 | Wednesday, April 3 | 168 km | ||||||||||
| Vitoria-Gasteiz → Trapagaran (La Lejana) | ||||||||||||
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| 4 | Thursday, April 4 | 152 km | ||||||||||
 Trapagaran → Eibar (Arrate) | ||||||||||||
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| 5 | Friday, April 5 | 166 km | ||||||||||
| Eibar → Beasain | ||||||||||||
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| 6 | Saturday, April 6 | 24 km | ||||||||||
 Beasain → Beasain | ||||||||||||
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| Total Distance | 837 km | |||||||||||
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News and Updates for Itzulia Basque Country 2013
Stage 6 Post-Race Coverage 
50 Big Photos from Stage 6 — flockton
Stage 6 Results GER 1 MARTIN, Tony (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) 35:05 COL 2 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo Alexander (MOVISTAR TEAM) + 17 ESP 3 INTXAUSTI ELORRIAGA, Benat (MOVISTAR TEAM) + 32 AUS 4 PORTE, Richie (SKY PROCYCLING) + 40 SLO 5 SPILAK, Simon (KATUSHA) + 48 FRA 6 PERAUD, Jean-Christophe (AG2R LA MONDIALE) + 51 COL 7 HENAO MONTOYA, Sergio Luis (SKY PROCYCLING) + 57 COL 8 BETANCUR GOMEZ, Carlos Alberto (AG2R LA MONDIALE) + 1:05 NED 9 WEENING, Pieter (ORICA GREENEDGE) + 1:06 ESP 10 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (SAXO-TINKOFF) + 1:07 USA 11 TALANSKY, Andrew (GARMIN SHARP) + 1:08 POR 12 FARIA DA COSTA, Rui Alberto (MOVISTAR TEAM) + 1:22 BEL 13 MONFORT, Maxime (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD) + 1:28 SVK 14 VELITS, Peter (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) + 1:30 ESP 15 CASTROVIEJO NICOLAS, Jonathan (MOVISTAR TEAM) + 1:36 EST 16 KANGERT, Tanel (ASTANA) + 1:39 ESP 17 HERRADA LOPEZ, Jesus (MOVISTAR TEAM) ESP 18 LOSADA ALGUACIL, Alberto (KATUSHA) + 1:40 USA 19 DANIELSON, Thomas (GARMIN SHARP) + 1:45 NED 20 POELS, Wouter (VACANSOLEIL-DCM) + 1:47 USA 21 BUSCHE, Matthew (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD) + 1:52 ITA 22 MALORI, Adriano (LAMPRE-MERIDA) + 1:53 ITA 23 MONTAGUTI, Matteo (AG2R LA MONDIALE) + 1:56 RUS 24 CHERNETSKI, Sergei (KATUSHA) + 2:02 ESP 25 IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Jon (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI) + 2:08 General Classification after Stage 6 COL 1 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo Alexander (MOVISTAR TEAM) 21:39:35 AUS 2 PORTE, Richie (SKY PROCYCLING) + 23 COL 3 HENAO MONTOYA, Sergio Luis (SKY PROCYCLING) + 34 SLO 4 SPILAK, Simon (KATUSHA) + 35 ESP 5 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (SAXO-TINKOFF) + 54 NED 6 WEENING, Pieter (ORICA GREENEDGE) + 1:18 COL 7 BETANCUR GOMEZ, Carlos Alberto (AG2R LA MONDIALE) + 1:19 ESP 8 INTXAUSTI ELORRIAGA, Benat (MOVISTAR TEAM) + 1:57 NED 9 POELS, Wouter (VACANSOLEIL-DCM) + 2:47 FRA 10 GADRET, John (AG2R LA MONDIALE) + 2:56 USA 11 DANIELSON, Thomas (GARMIN SHARP) + 3:09 ITA 12 CARUSO, Giampaolo (KATUSHA) + 3:10 POR 13 FARIA DA COSTA, Rui Alberto (MOVISTAR TEAM) + 3:25 ITA 14 ULISSI, Diego (LAMPRE-MERIDA) + 3:36 ESP 15 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI) ITA 16 CUNEGO, Damiano (LAMPRE-MERIDA) FRA 17 PERAUD, Jean-Christophe (AG2R LA MONDIALE) + 3:52 CZE 18 KREUZIGER, Roman (SAXO-TINKOFF) + 3:59 ESP 19 LOSADA ALGUACIL, Alberto (KATUSHA) + 4:19 SVK 20 VELITS, Peter (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) + 4:50Full Official Results from Stage 6 and Final GC — diariovasco
Nairo Alexander Quintana wins 2013 Tour of the Basque Country — velonews
Quintana wins overall at Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco — cyclingnews
Quintana: “Hay que seguir aprendiendo para disputar una Grande en el futuro” — biciciclismo
Team Sky Duo Make Pais Vasco Podium — teamsky
Quintana overpowers Porte and Henao to scoop Vuelta al Pais Vasco overall victory — velonation
Stage 6 ITT Highlights and GC Podium (05:24 Ambient Noise) — eitb
Stage 6 - ITT Final riders (15:08 English) — eurosport
50 Big Photos from Stage 6 — flockton
Colombia rising: Quintana confirms South Americans are back with Basque win — velonews
Universal Sports Announcers Lose Their Minds at Vuelta al Pais Vasco — podiumcafe
Out of nowhere?: Philip Gomes: SBS Cycling Central — sbs.au
Stage 6 preview: Beasain → Beasain, 24 km (TT)
April 5 update: The final day ITT will be very difficult with several steep climbs and tricky descents and it could rain again. Four riders are within 10 seconds of the lead. — SteveSee the race summary table (right) for the Stage 6 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 6 Detailed Preview w/ Favorites — c-cycling.blogspot.cz
Stage 6 ITT Start Order and Times — biciciclismo
Stage 6 start time: Saturday 15:10 CET (1:10:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Beasain, Spain
Earliest live video: 15:30 CET (1:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:10 CET (3:10:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Beasain, Spain
Stage 5 Post-Race Coverage
40 Big Photos from Stage 5 — flockton
Stage 5 Results AUS 1 PORTE, Richie (SKY PROCYCLING) 4:40:43 ESP 2 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI) + 4 COL 3 HENAO MONTOYA, Sergio Luis (SKY PROCYCLING) COL 4 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo Alexander (MOVISTAR TEAM) NED 5 WEENING, Pieter (ORICA GREENEDGE) FRA 6 GADRET, John (AG2R LA MONDIALE) ESP 7 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (SAXO-TINKOFF) SLO 8 SPILAK, Simon (KATUSHA) ITA 9 ULISSI, Diego (LAMPRE-MERIDA) + 20 ITA 10 CARUSO, Giampaolo (KATUSHA) COL 11 BETANCUR GOMEZ, Carlos Alberto (AG2R LA MONDIALE) NED 12 POELS, Wouter (VACANSOLEIL-DCM) + 27 USA 13 DANIELSON, Thomas (GARMIN SHARP) ESP 14 NAVARRO GARCIA, Daniel (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS) + 28 ESP 15 FRAILE MATARRANZA, Omar (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA) + 41 BEL 16 MONFORT, Maxime (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD) + 44 USA 17 BUSCHE, Matthew (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD) POR 18 FARIA DA COSTA, Rui Alberto (MOVISTAR TEAM) ITA 19 CUNEGO, Damiano (LAMPRE-MERIDA) SVK 20 VELITS, Peter (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) CZE 21 KREUZIGER, Roman (SAXO-TINKOFF) ESP 22 INTXAUSTI ELORRIAGA, Benat (MOVISTAR TEAM) EST 23 KANGERT, Tanel (ASTANA) + 1:03 ITA 24 PIETROPOLLI, Daniele (LAMPRE-MERIDA) + 1:17 ESP 25 HERNANDEZ BLAZQUEZ, Jesus (SAXO-TINKOFF) DEN 26 SÖRENSEN, Chris Anker (SAXO-TINKOFF) + 1:27 AUS 27 SULZBERGER, Wesley (ORICA GREENEDGE) AUS 28 CLARKE, Simon (ORICA GREENEDGE) POR 29 CARDOSO, Andre Fernando (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA) + 1:35 ITA 30 MONTAGUTI, Matteo (AG2R LA MONDIALE) General Classification after Stage 5 COL 1 HENAO MONTOYA, Sergio Luis (SKY PROCYCLING) 21:04:07 COL 2 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo Alexander (MOVISTAR TEAM) + 6 AUS 3 PORTE, Richie (SKY PROCYCLING) ESP 4 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (SAXO-TINKOFF) + 10 SLO 5 SPILAK, Simon (KATUSHA) NED 6 WEENING, Pieter (ORICA GREENEDGE) + 25 COL 7 BETANCUR GOMEZ, Carlos Alberto (AG2R LA MONDIALE) + 37 ESP 8 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI) + 47 ITA 9 CARUSO, Giampaolo (KATUSHA) + 51 ITA 10 ULISSI, Diego (LAMPRE-MERIDA) + 1:03 FRA 11 GADRET, John (AG2R LA MONDIALE) + 1:07 NED 12 POELS, Wouter (VACANSOLEIL-DCM) + 1:23 ITA 13 CUNEGO, Damiano (LAMPRE-MERIDA) + 1:28 USA 14 DANIELSON, Thomas (GARMIN SHARP) + 1:47 ESP 15 INTXAUSTI ELORRIAGA, Benat (MOVISTAR TEAM) + 1:48 CZE 16 KREUZIGER, Roman (SAXO-TINKOFF) + 2:25 POR 17 FARIA DA COSTA, Rui Alberto (MOVISTAR TEAM) + 2:26 FRA 18 BAGOT, Yohan (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS) + 3:09 SVK 19 VELITS, Peter (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) + 3:43 COL 20 SARMIENTO TUNARROSA, Cayetano José (CANNONDALE) + 3:51Full Official Results from Stage 5 — diariovasco
Porte attacks late for Basque Tour stage 5 win — velonews
Porte wins penultimate Pais Vasco stage with late solo attack — cyclingnews
Last Km of Stage 5 (03:21 English) — eurosport
Stage 5 Highlights (04:34 English) — universalsports
Last 2 Km of Stage 5 (03:17 Basque) — eitb
Post Stage 5 interviews including the winner (02:08 English/Spanish) — eitb
Last Km of Stage 5 (01:29 English) — eurosport
Stage 5 Highlights (01:14 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
40 Big Photos from Stage 5 — flockton
Stage 5 preview: Eibar → Beasain, 166 km (hilly)
April 4 update: "Remember the epic stage in Tirreno-Adriatico won by Peter Sagan a month ago? Good, now it’s time for part two." See detailed preview beloew. — SteveSee the race summary table (right) for the Stage 5 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 5 Detailed Preview w/ Favorites — c-cycling.blogspot.cz
Contador holds on while contenders slip away at Pais Vasco — cyclingnews
Big Changes After Crisis for Tour of the Basque Country — nytimes
Categorized Climbs for Stage 5:
| Km / To Go | Climb | Length | Grade | Max | Cat | Google Earth | Streetview |
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| 11.5 / 155 | Azkarate | 4.5 km | 7.1 % | n/a | 3 | ||
| 31.9 / 134 | Urraki | 8.5 km | 6.8 % | n/a | 1 | ||
| 40.5 / 126 | Santa Agueda | 2.5 km | 8.4 % | n/a | 3 | ||
| 59.5 / 107 | Mandubia | 4.5 km | 6 % | n/a | 3 | ||
| 83.7 / 82 | Olaberria | 1.4 km | 12.1 % | 15 % | 2 | ||
| 99.4 / 67 | Gabiria | 2.5 km | 8.4 % | n/a | 3 | ||
| 112.1 / 54 | Olaberria | 1.4 km | 12.1 % | 15 % | 2 | ||
| 133.7 / 32 | Gabiria | 2.5 km | 8.4 % | n/a | 3 | ||
| 147.1 / 19 | Barbaris | 2.9 km | 9.1 % | n/a | 2 | ||
| 160.3 / 6 | Olaberria | 1.4 km | 12.1 % | 15 % | 2 |
Stage 5 start time: Friday 13:00 CET (11:00:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Eibar, Spain
Earliest live video: 15:30 CET (1:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:45 CET (3:45:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Beasain, Spain
Stage 4 Post-Race Coverage
32 Big Photos from Stage 4 (more photos added) — flockton
Stage 4 Results COL 1 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo Alexander (MOVISTAR TEAM) 3:58:52 COL 2 HENAO MONTOYA, Sergio Luis (SKY PROCYCLING) + 2 ESP 3 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (SAXO-TINKOFF) COL 4 BETANCUR GOMEZ, Carlos Alberto (AG2R LA MONDIALE) SLO 5 SPILAK, Simon (KATUSHA) AUS 6 PORTE, Richie (SKY PROCYCLING) FRA 7 PERAUD, Jean-Christophe (AG2R LA MONDIALE) NED 8 WEENING, Pieter (ORICA GREENEDGE) + 16 ESP 9 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI) + 23 ESP 10 LOSADA ALGUACIL, Alberto (KATUSHA) + 24 NED 11 POELS, Wouter (VACANSOLEIL-DCM) ITA 12 CUNEGO, Damiano (LAMPRE-MERIDA) ITA 13 CARUSO, Giampaolo (KATUSHA) + 27 FRA 14 GADRET, John (AG2R LA MONDIALE) ITA 15 ULISSI, Diego (LAMPRE-MERIDA) USA 16 DANIELSON, Thomas (GARMIN SHARP) + 28 COL 17 SARMIENTO TUNARROSA, Cayetano José (CANNONDALE) + 30 ESP 18 INTXAUSTI ELORRIAGA, Benat (MOVISTAR TEAM) + 33 USA 19 TALANSKY, Andrew (GARMIN SHARP) ESP 20 HERRADA LOPEZ, Jesus (MOVISTAR TEAM) + 54 USA 21 VAN GARDEREN, Tejay (BMC RACING) + 1:02 DEN 22 FUGLSANG, Jakob (ASTANA) POR 23 FARIA DA COSTA, Rui Alberto (MOVISTAR TEAM) + 1:16 SVK 24 VELITS, Peter (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) NED 25 TEN DAM, Laurens (BLANCO PRO CYCLING) General Classification after Stage 4 COL 1 HENAO MONTOYA, Sergio Luis (SKY PROCYCLING) 16:23:20 COL 2 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo Alexander (MOVISTAR TEAM) + 6 AUS 3 PORTE, Richie (SKY PROCYCLING) + 10 ESP 4 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (SAXO-TINKOFF) SLO 5 SPILAK, Simon (KATUSHA) COL 6 BETANCUR GOMEZ, Carlos Alberto (AG2R LA MONDIALE) + 21 FRA 7 PERAUD, Jean-Christophe (AG2R LA MONDIALE) + 26 NED 8 WEENING, Pieter (ORICA GREENEDGE) + 35 ITA 9 CARUSO, Giampaolo (KATUSHA) ESP 10 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI) + 47 ITA 11 ULISSI, Diego (LAMPRE-MERIDA) ITA 12 CUNEGO, Damiano (LAMPRE-MERIDA) + 48 NED 13 POELS, Wouter (VACANSOLEIL-DCM) + 1:00 ESP 14 LOSADA ALGUACIL, Alberto (KATUSHA) FRA 15 GADRET, John (AG2R LA MONDIALE) + 1:07 ESP 16 INTXAUSTI ELORRIAGA, Benat (MOVISTAR TEAM) + 1:08 ESP 17 HERRADA LOPEZ, Jesus (MOVISTAR TEAM) + 1:13 COL 18 SARMIENTO TUNARROSA, Cayetano José (CANNONDALE) + 1:15 DEN 19 FUGLSANG, Jakob (ASTANA) + 1:21 USA 20 DANIELSON, Thomas (GARMIN SHARP) + 1:24Full Official Results from Stage 4 — diariovasco
Quintana claims victory in stage 4 at Tour of the Basque Country — velonews
Quintana jumps clear to nab stage win, Henao keeps race lead — velonation
Quintana wins in the rain on Arrate finish — cyclingnews
Last 4 Km of Stage 4 (09:18 English) — eurosport
32 Big Photos from Stage 4 (more photos added) — flockton
Stage 4 Highlights (04:55 English) — universalsports
Last Km of Stage 4 (02:14 Basque) — eitb
Stage 4 Winner's Interview (02:23 Spanish) — eitb
Stage 4 preview: Trapagaran → Eibar, 152 km (Mountain)
April 3 update: The Queen Stage, like in previous editions of this race, will finish in Eibar-Arrate, one of the major industrial cities in the Basque country. This is always a brutal stage regardless of where it starts, Trapagaran this year. There are six catgorized climbs ending with the usual Alto de Ixua, Alto de San Miguel and Alto de Usartza combination before a short, twisty descent finish. Sammy Sanchez has won this stage the last three years. — Steve
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 4 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 4 Detailed Preview — c-cycling.blogspot.cz
18 Big Photos from the Eibar-Arrate finish in 2012 — colinflockton
17 Big Photos from the Eibar-Arrate finish in 2011 — flockton/reuters
Stage 4 start time: Thursday 13:25 CET (11:25:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Trapagaran, Spain
Earliest live video: 15:30 CET (1:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:30 CET (3:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Eibar, Arrate
Stage 3 Post-Race Coverage
41 Big Photos from Stage 3 — flockton
Stage 3 Results COL 1 HENAO MONTOYA, Sergio Luis (SKY PROCYCLING) 3:54:22 COL 2 BETANCUR GOMEZ, Carlos Alberto (AG2R LA MONDIALE) ITA 3 CARUSO, Giampaolo (KATUSHA) + 5 COL 4 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo Alexander (MOVISTAR TEAM) + 8 ITA 5 ULISSI, Diego (LAMPRE-MERIDA) + 10 AUS 6 PORTE, Richie (SKY PROCYCLING) ESP 7 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (SAXO-TINKOFF) SLO 8 SPILAK, Simon (KATUSHA) ESP 9 ANTON HERNANDEZ, Igor (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI) + 16 ESP 10 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI) + 21 USA 11 STETINA, Peter (GARMIN SHARP) ESP 12 INTXAUSTI ELORRIAGA, Benat (MOVISTAR TEAM) FRA 13 PERAUD, Jean-Christophe (AG2R LA MONDIALE) ESP 14 HERRADA LOPEZ, Jesus (MOVISTAR TEAM) FRA 15 GADRET, John (AG2R LA MONDIALE) NED 16 WEENING, Pieter (ORICA GREENEDGE) DEN 17 FUGLSANG, Jakob (ASTANA) ITA 18 CUNEGO, Damiano (LAMPRE-MERIDA) FRA 19 BAGOT, Yohan (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS) CZE 20 KREUZIGER, Roman (SAXO-TINKOFF) General Classification after Stage 3 COL 1 HENAO MONTOYA, Sergio Luis (SKY PROCYCLING) 12:24:26 COL 2 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo Alexander (MOVISTAR TEAM) + 8 AUS 3 PORTE, Richie (SKY PROCYCLING) + 10 ESP 4 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (SAXO-TINKOFF) ITA 5 CARUSO, Giampaolo (KATUSHA) SLO 6 SPILAK, Simon (KATUSHA) DEN 7 FUGLSANG, Jakob (ASTANA) + 21 NED 8 WEENING, Pieter (ORICA GREENEDGE) ESP 9 HERRADA LOPEZ, Jesus (MOVISTAR TEAM) COL 10 BETANCUR GOMEZ, Carlos Alberto (AG2R LA MONDIALE) FRA 11 BAGOT, Yohan (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS) ITA 12 ULISSI, Diego (LAMPRE-MERIDA) + 22 ESP 13 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI) + 26 FRA 14 PERAUD, Jean-Christophe (AG2R LA MONDIALE) ITA 15 CUNEGO, Damiano (LAMPRE-MERIDA) USA 16 STETINA, Peter (GARMIN SHARP) ESP 17 ANTON HERNANDEZ, Igor (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI) + 28 CZE 18 KREUZIGER, Roman (SAXO-TINKOFF) + 31 USA 19 VAN GARDEREN, Tejay (BMC RACING) + 33 KAZ 20 DYACHENKO, Alexsandr (ASTANA)Official Results from Stage 3 — diariovasco
Henao out-climbs the Basque field to take race lead — velonews
Henao edges Betancur on climb to Trapagaran — cyclingnews
Last 7 km (Final Climb) of Stage 3 (15:21 English) — eurosport
Stage 3 Highlights (04:43 English) — universalsports
Last Km of Stage 3 (04:22 Basque) — eitb
Declaraciones de los protagonistas en la meta de La Lejana (06:58 Spanish) — eitb
41 Big Photos from Stage 3 — flockton
Stage 3 Brief Highlights (01:05 Italian) — rai
Last 500m, the steep 21 pct finish (01:43 English) — eurosport
Stage 3 Highlights (02:11 English) — sbs
Stage 3 preview: Vitoria-Gasteiz → Trapagaran, 168 km (uphill finish)
April 2 update: After two lumpy stages that ended in sprint finishes, it's now time for the GC riders to come to the front. The last 40 km of this stage features three categorized climbs including the uphill finish on Alto de la Lejana which kicks up to 21% in the last 400 meters. Read more in the Stage 3 preview below. — SteveSee the race summary table (right) for the Stage 3 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 3 Detailed Preview — c-cycling.blogspot.cz
Porte ready to test himself against former teammate Contador — velonews
Stage 3 start time: Wednesday 12:50 CET (10:50:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
Earliest live video: 15:30 CET (1:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:11 CET (3:11:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Trapagaran, La Lejana
Stage 2 Post-Race Coverage
27 Big Photos from Stage 2 — flockton
Stage 2 Results RSA 1 IMPEY, Daryl (ORICA GREENEDGE) 4:23:31 ITA 2 GAVAZZI, Francesco (ASTANA) ESP 3 VICIOSO ARCOS, Angel (KATUSHA) ITA 4 RATTO, Daniele (CANNONDALE) BEL 5 VANENDERT, Dennis (LOTTO BELISOL) NED 6 KREDER, Michel (GARMIN SHARP) ITA 7 PIETROPOLLI, Daniele (LAMPRE-MERIDA) ESP 8 GARCIA ECHEGUIBEL, Egoitz (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS) POL 9 PATERSKI, Maciej (CANNONDALE) SVK 10 VELITS, Peter (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) General Classification after Stage 2 ITA 1 GAVAZZI, Francesco (ASTANA) 8:30:04 ESP 2 VICIOSO ARCOS, Angel (KATUSHA) SVK 3 VELITS, Peter (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) DEN 4 FUGLSANG, Jakob (ASTANA) COL 5 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo Alexander (MOVISTAR TEAM) COL 6 HENAO MONTOYA, Sergio Luis (SKY PROCYCLING) AUS 7 GERRANS, Simon (ORICA GREENEDGE) AUS 8 PORTE, Richie (SKY PROCYCLING) POR 9 FARIA DA COSTA, Rui Alberto (MOVISTAR TEAM) USA 10 VAN GARDEREN, Tejay (BMC RACING)Official Results from Stage 2 — diariovasco
Impey delivers Orica-GreenEdge's second straight Pais Vasco stage win — cyclingnews
Orica stays perfect at Basque Country with Impey’s stage 2 win — velonews
Daryl Impey repeats his 2012 stage two Vitoria sprint — velonation
Voigt in attacking mood in Vuelta al Pais Vasco — velonation
Last 4 Km of Stage 2 (04:47 English) — eurosport
27 Big Photos from Stage 2 — flockton
Stage 2 Highlights (06:35 English) — universalsports
Last Km of Stage 2 and podium ceremony (03:34 Basque) — eitb
Last Minute of Stage 2 (01:00 Ambient Noise, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Post Stage 2 interviews including the winner (06:12 English/Spanish) — eitb
Stage 2 preview: Elgoibar → Vitoria-Gasteiz, 170 km (lumpy)
April 1 update: This is probably the easiest of the road stages, with only three category 3 climbs in the final 110 km of the stage. Look for another hectic descending bunch sprint finish this time in Vitoria-Gasteiz. — SteveSee the race summary table (right) for the Stage 2 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 2 Detailed Preview — c-cycling.blogspot.cz
Stage 2 start time: Tuesday 12:55 CET (10:55:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Elgoibar, Spain
Earliest live video: 15:30 CET (1:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:20 CET (3:20:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
Stage 1 Post-Race Coverage
Stage 1 Results AUS 1 GERRANS, Simon (ORICA GREENEDGE) 4:03:34 SVK 2 VELITS, Peter (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) ESP 3 VICIOSO ARCOS, Angel (KATUSHA) ITA 4 GAVAZZI, Francesco (ASTANA) DEN 5 FUGLSANG, Jakob (ASTANA) COL 6 HENAO MONTOYA, Sergio Luis (SKY PROCYCLING) ESP 7 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (SAXO-TINKOFF) AUS 8 PORTE, Richie (SKY PROCYCLING) COL 9 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo Alexander (MOVISTAR TEAM) NED 10 WEENING, Pieter (ORICA GREENEDGE) USA 11 VAN GARDEREN, Tejay (BMC RACING) FRA 12 BAGOT, Yohan (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS) ESP 13 HERRADA LOPEZ, Jesus (MOVISTAR TEAM) SLO 14 SPILAK, Simon (KATUSHA) POR 15 FARIA DA COSTA, Rui Alberto (MOVISTAR TEAM) KAZ 16 DYACHENKO, Alexsandr (ASTANA) CZE 17 KREUZIGER, Roman (SAXO-TINKOFF) ESP 18 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI) + 5 AUS 19 CLARKE, Simon (ORICA GREENEDGE) USA 20 TALANSKY, Andrew (GARMIN SHARP) FRA 21 PINEAU, Jérôme (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) CAN 22 HESJEDAL, Ryder (GARMIN SHARP) ESP 23 IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Gorka (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI) GER 24 KLÖDEN, Andreas (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD) ITA 25 PIETROPOLLI, Daniele (LAMPRE-MERIDA) ESP 26 IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Jon (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI) ESP 27 FERNANDEZ, Koldo (GARMIN SHARP) ITA 28 CUNEGO, Damiano (LAMPRE-MERIDA) NED 29 SLAGTER, Tom Jelte (BLANCO PRO CYCLING) BEL 30 DE CLERCQ, Bart (LOTTO BELISOL)Full Results from Stage 1 — biciciclismo
Gerrans claims opening stage of Pais Vasco — cyclingnews
Gerrans takes Basque Country stage 1 in bunch sprint — velonews
Gerrans, victoria en Elgoibar y liderato en la Vuelta al Pais Vasco — diariovasco
No surprises for attentive Contador at Basque Country — cyclingnews
Crash destroys Van Den Broeck's hopes at Pais Vasco — cyclingnews
Sánchez unshaken by time loss in Basque Country opener — cyclingnews
Last 3 Km of Stage 1 (03:28 English) — eurosport
Stage 1 Finish Photo — @Orica_GreenEDGE
Stage 1 Highlights (4:33 English) — universalsports
Last Km of Stage 1 (01:00 Spanish) — eitb
Post Stage 1 interviews including the winner (04:21 English/Spanish) — eitb
Stage 1 Highlights (01:13 Italian) — rai
Stage 1 preview: Elgoibar → Elgoibar, 157 km (hilly)
March 31 update: A hilly stage with six categorized climbs starting and ending in Elgoibar. The last cat 2 climb crests 7 km before the expected downhill bunch sprint finish. — SteveSee the race summary table (right) for the Stage 1 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 1 Detailed Preview — c-cycling.blogspot.cz
Stage 1 start time: Monday 13:15 CET (11:15:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Elgoibar, Spain
Earliest live video: 14:45 CET (12:45:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:25 CET (3:25:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Elgoibar, Spain
2013 Tour of the Basque Country Preview
March 31 update:
Official Startlist w/ bib numbers — steephill
Alberto Contador, Richie Porte square off for a battle in the Basque Country — velonews
Horner to miss the Vuelta al Pais Vasco due to a knee problem — cyclingnews
Declaraciones Samuel de Sánchez (01:04 Spanish) — eitb
Declaraciones de Beñat Intxausti (01:13 Spanish) — eitb
Gorka y Jon Izagirre en La Lejana (01:31 Spanish) — eitb
March 30 update:
Contador targetting a third victory at Pais Vasco — cyclingnews
Van Garderen, Gilbert set out goals for Vuelta al Pais Vasco — velonation
Euskaltel hopes to break winless streak during ‘Basque week’ — velonews
March 22 update:
Stage profiles now posted, see the race summary table (right)
Press-conference photos and climb details — biciciclismo
February 25 update:
La Lejana y Arrate, llegadas en alto de la Vuelta al Pais Vasco 2013 —
Race History with Past Winners — wikipedia
 
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Live Video Streaming and TV Coverage
March 31 update: Listed below are the known broadcasters for Tour of the Basque Country 2013. Check back at race time for more 2013 live coverage options. Unrestricted live video links will appear in bold. Free feel to send in additional information. — Steve
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Basque, restricted to Europe; the earliest daily broadcast 14:45 - 17:45 CET. | |
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live coverage starting at 15:30 CET each day | |
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live video (italian) tv schedule |
Italian; live coverage beginning at 14:50 CET | |
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live video tv schedule (see comments) |
U.S. only; Live coverage every day between 10-11:30AM ET | |
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 live text updates |
Official text updates in Spanish and ticker (Google English Translation) | |
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live text updates ESlive text updates EN |
The Spanish website Biciciclismo will also has the latest race updates | |
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 steephill text updates |
updates on live coverage, results, photos and highlights | |
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2013 Vuelta al País Vasco Route Map
Stage maps are posted in the race summary table