Itzulia Basque Country 2014 Live Dashboard
Race Info, Preview, Live Video, Results, Photos and Highlights
Race Info, Preview, Live Video, Results, Photos and Highlights
 It was bye-bye Bertie on Stage 1. After an impressive win the first day, Alberto Contador goes wire-to-wire to win his 3rd Tour of the Basque Country. The Basque race Euskal Herriko Itzulia, or also known as Tour of the Basque Country, is one of the best one week races on the World Calendar. Follow the 2014 race updates below. Big Photos from 2014 — flockton 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 7 | 153 km | ||||||||||
| Ordizia → Ordizia | ||||||||||||
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| 2 | Tuesday, April 8 | 156 km | ||||||||||
| Ordizia → Dantxarinea (Urdazabi) | ||||||||||||
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| 3 | Wednesday, April 9 | 195 km | ||||||||||
| Urdazabi-Urdax → Vitoria-Gasteiz | ||||||||||||
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| 4 | Thursday, April 10 | 151 km | ||||||||||
 Vitoria-Gasteiz → Eibar (Arrate) | ||||||||||||
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| 5 | Friday, April 11 | 160 km | ||||||||||
| Eibar → Markina-Xemein | ||||||||||||
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| 6 | Saturday, April 12 | 25.9 km | ||||||||||
 Markina-Xemein | ||||||||||||
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| Total Distance | 841 km | |||||||||||
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News and Updates for Itzulia Basque Country 2014
Stage 6 Post-Race Coverage 
9 Big Photos from the Stage 6 ITT — flockton
Stage 6 Results GER 1 MARTIN, Tony (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) 38:33 ESP 2 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TINKOFF-SAXO) + 7 POL 3 KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) + 15 SLO 4 SPILAK, Simon (KATUSHA) + 16 FRA 5 PERAUD, Jean-Christophe (AG2R LA MONDIALE) + 35 NED 6 DUMOULIN, Tom (GIANT-SHIMANO) + 38 ESP 7 IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Jon (MOVISTAR) + 41 ESP 8 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR) + 1:02 USA 9 VAN GARDEREN, Tejay (BMC RACING) + 1:05 FRA 10 PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ.fr) + 1:25 AUS 11 EVANS, Cadel (BMC RACING) + 1:27 ESP 12 INTXAUSTI ELORRIAGA, Benat (MOVISTAR) + 1:31 LUX 13 JUNGELS, Bob (TREK FACTORY RACING) + 1:33 NED 14 POELS, Wouter (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) + 1:38 RUS 15 TROFIMOV, Yury (KATUSHA) + 1:44 ESP 16 HERRADA LOPEZ, Jesus (MOVISTAR) + 1:47 GBR 17 YATES, Simon (ORICA GreenEDGE) FRA 18 ROY, Jérémy (FDJ.fr) + 1:51 NED 19 CLEMENT, Stef (BELKIN) + 1:56 ITA 20 CUNEGO, Damiano (LAMPRE - MERIDA) + 1:57 CZE 21 KREUZIGER, Roman (TINKOFF-SAXO) + 1:58 BEL 22 WELLENS, Tim (LOTTO BELISOL) + 2:00 POR 23 FARIA DA COSTA, Rui Alberto (LAMPRE - MERIDA) + 2:09 SVK 24 VELITS, Peter (BMC RACING) + 2:14 BEL 25 GILBERT, Philippe (BMC RACING) + 2:15 BEL 26 VAN DEN BROECK, Jurgen (LOTTO BELISOL) + 2:16 ESP 27 FRAILE MATARRANZA, Omar (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA) + 2:20 ESP 28 SANCHEZ GIL, Luis Leon (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA) + 2:21 AUS 29 BOBRIDGE, Jack (BELKIN) + 2:24 BEL 30 SERRY, Pieter (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) FRA 31 SICARD, Romain (EUROPCAR) + 2:29 FRA 32 RIBLON, Christophe (AG2R LA MONDIALE) + 2:38 USA 33 PATE, Danny (SKY) + 2:39 GER 34 KOCH, Michel (CANNONDALE) + 2:41 ESP 35 TXURRUKA, Amets (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA) + 2:48 ESP 36 LANDA MEANA, Mikel (ASTANA) + 2:49 LUX 37 GASTAUER, Ben (AG2R LA MONDIALE) + 2:52 ITA 38 MONTAGUTI, Matteo (AG2R LA MONDIALE) + 2:58 ESP 39 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC RACING) BEL 40 VERMOTE, Julien (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) + 2:59 SLO 41 BRAJKOVIC, Janez (ASTANA) GER 42 GESCHKE, Simon (GIANT-SHIMANO) + 3:13 SWE 43 KESSIAKOFF, Fredrik Carl Wilhelm (ASTANA) + 3:30 GBR 44 YATES, Adam (ORICA GreenEDGE) + 3:33 FRA 45 HIVERT, Jonathan (BELKIN) + 3:34 FRA 46 MOINARD, Amaël (BMC RACING) + 3:52 RUS 47 BRUTT, Pavel (KATUSHA) + 3:53 LUX 48 SCHLECK, Andy (TREK FACTORY RACING) + 4:01 FRA 49 VAUGRENARD, Benoît (FDJ.fr) + 4:02 NED 50 WEENING, Pieter (ORICA GreenEDGE) + 4:08 Final General Classification ESP 1 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TINKOFF-SAXO) 21:09:11 POL 2 KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) + 49 FRA 3 PERAUD, Jean-Christophe (AG2R LA MONDIALE) + 1:04 SLO 4 SPILAK, Simon (KATUSHA) + 1:07 ESP 5 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR) USA 6 VAN GARDEREN, Tejay (BMC RACING) + 1:56 AUS 7 EVANS, Cadel (BMC RACING) RUS 8 TROFIMOV, Yury (KATUSHA) + 2:13 FRA 9 PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ.fr) + 2:14 NED 10 POELS, Wouter (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) + 2:26 ITA 11 CUNEGO, Damiano (LAMPRE - MERIDA) GBR 12 YATES, Simon (ORICA GreenEDGE) + 3:17 NED 13 SLAGTER, Tom Jelte (GARMIN SHARP) + 3:32 ESP 14 LANDA MEANA, Mikel (ASTANA) + 3:36 ESP 15 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC RACING) + 3:47 CRO 16 KISERLOVSKI, Robert (TREK FACTORY RACING) + 4:05 CZE 17 KREUZIGER, Roman (TINKOFF-SAXO) + 6:04 FRA 18 JEANNESSON, Arnold (FDJ.fr) + 8:55 FRA 19 GAUTIER, Cyril (EUROPCAR) + 9:43 FRA 20 BARGUIL, Warren (GIANT-SHIMANO) + 10:20Full Official Results from Stage 6 and the Final General Classification — itzulia.net
Contador secures overall victory ahead of Kwiatkowski — cyclingnews
Stage 6 Final ITT Riders (21:04 English) — eurosport
GC Winner and Stage 6 ITT Winner Interviews (02:56 Spanish/English) — eitb
Stage 6 GC Rider Highlights (02:13 English) — universalsports
GC Podium Ceremony (02:46 Basque/Ambient Noise) — eitb
9 Big Photos from the Stage 6 ITT — flockton
Highlights/Resumen de la última etapa (01:08 Ambient Noise) — eitb
Stage 6 ITT Highlights (02:02 English) — universalsports
Stage 6 preview: Markina-Xemein, 25.9 km (TT)
April 11 update:Stage 6 Preview and Favorites — c-cycling
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 6 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 6 start time: Saturday 14:16 CET (12:16:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Markina-Xemein, Spain
Earliest live video: 15:30 CET (1:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Estimated finish: 17:10 CET (3:10:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Markina-Xemein, Spain
Stage 5 Post-Race Coverage
36 Big Photos of the Stage 5 start, break, finish sequence, podium — flockton
Stage 5 Results GBR 1 SWIFT, Ben (SKY) 4:12:46 ESP 2 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR) POL 3 KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) NED 4 SLAGTER, Tom Jelte (GARMIN SHARP) ITA 5 CUNEGO, Damiano (LAMPRE - MERIDA) FRA 6 GAUTIER, Cyril (EUROPCAR) FRA 7 HIVERT, Jonathan (BELKIN) FRA 8 PERAUD, Jean-Christophe (AG2R LA MONDIALE) ESP 9 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TINKOFF-SAXO) AUS 10 EVANS, Cadel (BMC RACING) FRA 11 JEANNESSON, Arnold (FDJ.fr) FRA 12 PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ.fr) BEL 13 MONFORT, Maxime (LOTTO BELISOL) RUS 14 TROFIMOV, Yury (KATUSHA) USA 15 VAN GARDEREN, Tejay (BMC RACING) GBR 16 YATES, Simon (ORICA GreenEDGE) NED 17 POELS, Wouter (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) SLO 18 SPILAK, Simon (KATUSHA) ESP 19 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC RACING) CRO 20 KISERLOVSKI, Robert (TREK FACTORY RACING) ESP 21 LANDA MEANA, Mikel (ASTANA) GER 22 MARTIN, Tony (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) NED 23 WEENING, Pieter (ORICA GreenEDGE) + 31 FRA 24 ROLLAND, Pierre (EUROPCAR) + 1:05 FRA 25 BARGUIL, Warren (GIANT-SHIMANO) CZE 26 KREUZIGER, Roman (TINKOFF-SAXO) + 1:39 ESP 27 SANCHEZ GIL, Luis Leon (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA) FRA 28 DUPONT, Hubert (AG2R LA MONDIALE) FRA 29 MEDEREL, Maxime (EUROPCAR) BEL 30 GILBERT, Philippe (BMC RACING) + 2:17 General Classification after Stage 5 ESP 1 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TINKOFF-SAXO) 20:30:31 ESP 2 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR) + 12 ITA 3 CUNEGO, Damiano (LAMPRE - MERIDA) + 36 AUS 4 EVANS, Cadel (BMC RACING) FRA 5 PERAUD, Jean-Christophe (AG2R LA MONDIALE) RUS 6 TROFIMOV, Yury (KATUSHA) POL 7 KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) + 41 ESP 8 LANDA MEANA, Mikel (ASTANA) + 54 NED 9 POELS, Wouter (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) + 55 ESP 10 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC RACING) + 56 NED 11 SLAGTER, Tom Jelte (GARMIN SHARP) FRA 12 PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ.fr)Full Official Results from Stage 5 — itzulia.net
Ben Swift wins in Xemein — cyclingnews
Swift wins stage 5 of the Vuelta al Pais Vasco — velonews
Last 11 Km of Stage 5 (15:25 English) — eurosport
Último kilómetro de la quinta etapa 5 (01:07 Basque) — eitb
Stage 5 Highlights (02:05 English) — universalsports
Highlights/Resumen de la 5ª etapa (01:07 Ambient Noise) — eitb
Stage 5 interviews including the winner (04:13 English/Spanish) — eitb
Extended Highights fron Stage 5 (20:10 French) — eurosport
36 Big Photos of the Stage 5 start, break, finish sequence, podium — flockton
More Stage 5 and Basque Ambiance Photos — manualforspeed
Stage 5 One-Minute Highlights (00:49 English) — eurosport
Stage 5 preview: Eibar → Markina-Xemein, 160 km (hilly)
April 10 update: Stage 5 Preview and Favorites — c-cycling
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 5 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 5 start time: Friday 13:05 CET (11:05:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Eibar, Spain
Earliest live video: 15:30 CET (1:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Estimated finish: 17:15 CET (3:15:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Markina-Xemein, Spain
Stage 4 Post-Race Coverage
34 Photos from Stage 4 — flockton
Stage 4 Results NED 1 POELS, Wouter (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) 3:39:22 ESP 2 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR) + 1 ESP 3 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC RACING) NED 4 SLAGTER, Tom Jelte (GARMIN SHARP) + 3 NED 5 MOLLEMA, Bauke (BELKIN) RUS 6 TROFIMOV, Yury (KATUSHA) AUS 7 EVANS, Cadel (BMC RACING) ESP 8 LANDA MEANA, Mikel (ASTANA) ITA 9 CUNEGO, Damiano (LAMPRE - MERIDA) ESP 10 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TINKOFF-SAXO) FRA 11 PERAUD, Jean-Christophe (AG2R LA MONDIALE) USA 12 VAN GARDEREN, Tejay (BMC RACING) FRA 13 PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ.fr) SLO 14 SPILAK, Simon (KATUSHA) POL 15 KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) + 10 ESP 16 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (SKY) + 26 GBR 17 YATES, Simon (ORICA GreenEDGE) + 42 ESP 18 IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Gorka (MOVISTAR) General Classification after Stage 4 ESP 1 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TINKOFF-SAXO) 16:33:35 ESP 2 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR) + 12 ITA 3 CUNEGO, Damiano (LAMPRE - MERIDA) + 36 AUS 4 EVANS, Cadel (BMC RACING) FRA 5 PERAUD, Jean-Christophe (AG2R LA MONDIALE) RUS 6 TROFIMOV, Yury (KATUSHA) POL 7 KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) + 41 ESP 8 LANDA MEANA, Mikel (ASTANA) + 54 NED 9 POELS, Wouter (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) + 55 ESP 10 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC RACING) + 56 NED 11 SLAGTER, Tom Jelte (GARMIN SHARP) FRA 12 PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ.fr)Full Official Results from Stage 4 — itzulia.net
Poels wins Eibar stage of Pais Vasco — cyclingnews
Poels wins stage 4 of the Vuelta al Pais Vasco — velonews
Valverde: “No me fiaba de Contador” — biciciclismo
Contador: “Doce segundos con Valverde es realmente poco” — biciciclismo
BMC triumvirate threating the overall at Pais Vasco — cyclingnews
Poels claims most important win of his career in Spain — cyclingnews
Last 13 Km of Stage 4 (25:01 English) — eurosport
Último kilómetro de la cuarta etapa (01:10 Ambient Noise) — eitb
Stage 4 interviews including the winner (03:32 English/Spanish) — eitb
Highlights/Resumen de la 4ª etapa (05:34 Ambient Noise) — eitb
Stage 4 Highlights (02:09 English) — universalsports
Stage 4 One-Minute Highlights (00:59 English) — eurosport
Extended Highlights from Stage 4 (17:44 French) — eurosport
34 Photos from Stage 4 — flockton
More Stage 4 and Basque Ambiance Photos — manualforspeed
Stage 4 preview: Vitoria-Gasteiz → Eibar, 151 km (Mountain)
April 9 update: Stage 4 Preview and Favorites — c-cycling
Alto Arrate 3D Interactive Climb Profile — veloviewer
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 4 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 4 start time: Thursday 13:20 CET (11:20:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
Earliest live video: 15:30 CET (1:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Estimated finish: 17:11 CET (3:11:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Eibar, Arrate
Stage 3 Post-Race Coverage
27 Photos of the Stage 3 start, sprint finish sequence and podium — flockton
Stage 3 Results AUS 1 MATTHEWS, Michael (ORICA GreenEDGE) 5:02:09 FRA 2 REZA, Kévin (EUROPCAR) POL 3 KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) GBR 4 SWIFT, Ben (SKY) GER 5 MARTENS, Paul (BELKIN) JPN 6 ARASHIRO, Yukiya (EUROPCAR) ITA 7 RATTO, Daniele (CANNONDALE) KAZ 8 IGLINSKIY, Maxim (ASTANA) ITA 9 GASPAROTTO, Enrico (ASTANA) BEL 10 VAN DER SANDE, Tosh (LOTTO BELISOL) General Classification after Stage 3 ESP 1 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TINKOFF-SAXO) 12:54:03 ESP 2 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR) + 14 POL 3 KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) + 34 ITA 4 CUNEGO, Damiano (LAMPRE - MERIDA) + 36 AUS 5 EVANS, Cadel (BMC RACING) FRA 6 PERAUD, Jean-Christophe (AG2R LA MONDIALE) ESP 7 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (SKY) RUS 8 TROFIMOV, Yury (KATUSHA) CZE 9 KREUZIGER, Roman (TINKOFF-SAXO) + 54 ESP 10 LANDA MEANA, Mikel (ASTANA) JPN 11 ARASHIRO, Yukiya (EUROPCAR) + 56 NED 12 SLAGTER, Tom Jelte (GARMIN SHARP) FRA 13 PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ.fr) NED 14 POELS, Wouter (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) + 58 ESP 15 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC RACING)Full Official Results from Stage 3 — itzulia.net
Matthews wins stage 3 of Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco — cyclingnews
Thibaut Pinot looking to impress overall at Pais Vasco — cyclingnews
Contador, ante Arrate: “Seguro que Valverde me probará” — biciciclismo
Last 5 Km of Stage 3 (05:24 English) — eurosport
Last Km of Stage 3 (01:12 English) — eurosport
Último kilómetro de la tercera etapa con final en Vitoria-Gasteiz (01:42 Ambient Noise) — eitb
Highlights/Resumen de la 3ª etapa (04:59 Ambient Noise) — eitb
Post Stage 3 Interviews (03:36 Basque/Spanish) — eitb
Stage 3 Highlights (02:13 English) — universalsports
27 Photos of the Stage 3 start, sprint finish sequence and podium — flockton
Stage 3 One-Minute Highlights (00:59 English) — eurosport
More Stage 3 and Basque Ambiance Photos — manualforspeed
Stage 3 preview: Urdazabi-Urdax → Vitoria-Gasteiz, 195 km (hilly)
April 8 update:Stage 3 Preview and Favorites — c-cycling
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 3 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 3 start time: Wednesday 11:15 CET (9:15:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Urdazabi-Urdax, Spain
Earliest live video: 15:30 CET (1:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Estimated finish: 17:11 CET (3:11:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
Stage 2 Post-Race Coverage
21 Big Photos from Stage 2 — flockton
Stage 2 Results GER 1 MARTIN, Tony (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) 3:46:17 GBR 2 SWIFT, Ben (SKY) + 30 POL 3 KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) ITA 4 CUNEGO, Damiano (LAMPRE - MERIDA) GER 5 MARTENS, Paul (BELKIN) ESP 6 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR) KAZ 7 IGLINSKIY, Maxim (ASTANA) JPN 8 ARASHIRO, Yukiya (EUROPCAR) AUS 9 MATTHEWS, Michael (ORICA GreenEDGE) ITA 10 NOCENTINI, Rinaldo (AG2R LA MONDIALE) ITA 11 CARUSO, Damiano (CANNONDALE) RUS 12 CHERNETSKI, Sergei (KATUSHA) NED 13 POELS, Wouter (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) NOR 14 NORDHAUG, Lars Petter (BELKIN) GER 15 GESCHKE, Simon (GIANT-SHIMANO) ESP 16 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TINKOFF-SAXO) ESP 17 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC RACING) NED 18 GESINK, Robert (BELKIN) BEL 19 GILBERT, Philippe (BMC RACING) AUS 20 EVANS, Cadel (BMC RACING) General Classification after Stage 2 ESP 1 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TINKOFF-SAXO) 7:51:54 ESP 2 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR) + 14 POL 3 KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) + 34 ITA 4 CUNEGO, Damiano (LAMPRE - MERIDA) + 36 AUS 5 EVANS, Cadel (BMC RACING) FRA 6 PERAUD, Jean-Christophe (AG2R LA MONDIALE) ESP 7 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (SKY) RUS 8 TROFIMOV, Yury (KATUSHA) CZE 9 KREUZIGER, Roman (TINKOFF-SAXO) + 54 ESP 10 LANDA MEANA, Mikel (ASTANA) JPN 11 ARASHIRO, Yukiya (EUROPCAR) + 56 NED 12 SLAGTER, Tom Jelte (GARMIN SHARP) FRA 13 PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ.fr) NED 14 POELS, Wouter (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) + 58 ESP 15 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC RACING)Full Official Results from Stage 2 — itzulia.net
Tony Martin wins stage 2 — cyclingnews
Martin wins stage 2 of the Vuelta al Pais Vasco — velonews
Tony Martin celebrates Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco victory with help from Bakelants — cyclingnews
Cunego consistent in Pais Vasco — cyclingnews
Last 3 Km of Stage 2 (03:42 English) — eurosport
Last 14 Km of Stage 2 (19:04 English) — eurosport
Último kilómetro de la segunda etapa con final en Urdazubi (01:40 Basque) — eitb
Highlights/Resumen de la segunda etapa (05:46 Ambient Noise) — eitb
Extended Highlights from Stage 2 (14:16 French) — eurosport
Stage 2 Highlights (02:17 English) — universalsports
21 Big Photos from Stage 2 — flockton
Winner's Interview, Gorka Izagirre after Stage 2 (04:27 English/Basque) — eitb
More Photos from Stage 2 — velonews
Stage 2 One-Minute Highlights (00:49 English) — eurosport
More Stage 2 & Basque Ambiance Photos — manualforspeed
Stage 2 preview: Ordizia → Dantxarinea, 156 km (hilly)
April 7 update: Stage 2 Preview and Favorites — c-cyclingSee the race summary table (right) for the Stage 2 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 2 start time: Tuesday 13:10 CET (11:10:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Ordizia, Spain
Earliest live video: 15:30 CET (1:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Estimated finish: 17:08 CET (3:08:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Dantxarinea, Urdazabi
Stage 1 Post-Race Coverage
35 Big Photos from Stage 1 — flockton
Stage 1 Results ESP 1 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TINKOFF-SAXO) 4:05:07 ESP 2 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR) + 14 POL 3 KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) + 34 RUS 4 TROFIMOV, Yury (KATUSHA) + 36 ITA 5 CUNEGO, Damiano (LAMPRE - MERIDA) FRA 6 PERAUD, Jean-Christophe (AG2R LA MONDIALE) ESP 7 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (SKY) AUS 8 EVANS, Cadel (BMC RACING) CZE 9 KREUZIGER, Roman (TINKOFF-SAXO) + 54 ESP 10 LANDA MEANA, Mikel (ASTANA) FRA 11 PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ.fr) + 56 JPN 12 ARASHIRO, Yukiya (EUROPCAR) NED 13 SLAGTER, Tom Jelte (GARMIN SHARP) NED 14 POELS, Wouter (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) + 58 ESP 15 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC RACING) NED 16 GESINK, Robert (BELKIN) BEL 17 VAN DEN BROECK, Jurgen (LOTTO BELISOL) USA 18 VAN GARDEREN, Tejay (BMC RACING) GBR 19 YATES, Simon (ORICA GreenEDGE) FRA 20 GADRET, John (MOVISTAR) CRO 21 KISERLOVSKI, Robert (TREK FACTORY RACING) LUX 22 SCHLECK, Frank (TREK FACTORY RACING) SLO 23 SPILAK, Simon (KATUSHA) RUS 24 CHERNETSKI, Sergei (KATUSHA) POR 25 CARDOSO, Andre Fernando S. Martins (GARMIN SHARP) CAN 26 HESJEDAL, Ryder (GARMIN SHARP) + 1:30 ITA 27 CARUSO, Damiano (CANNONDALE) + 1:34 SUI 28 ALBASINI, Michael (ORICA GreenEDGE) ESP 29 VALLS FERRI, Rafael (LAMPRE - MERIDA) NOR 30 NORDHAUG, Lars Petter (BELKIN) FRA 31 VUILLERMOZ, Alexis (AG2R LA MONDIALE) + 1:48 ESP 32 INTXAUSTI ELORRIAGA, Benat (MOVISTAR) + 1:50 FRA 33 BARGUIL, Warren (GIANT-SHIMANO) + 1:52 FRA 34 JEANNESSON, Arnold (FDJ.fr) + 1:58 USA 35 DANIELSON, Thomas (GARMIN SHARP) + 2:15 NED 36 OLIVIER, Daan (GIANT-SHIMANO) + 2:23 COL 37 CHAVES RUBIO, Jhoan Esteban (ORICA GreenEDGE) + 2:26 FRA 38 ROY, Jérémy (FDJ.fr) + 2:42 BEL 39 VANENDERT, Jelle (LOTTO BELISOL) BEL 40 GILBERT, Philippe (BMC RACING) General Classification after Stage 1 ESP 1 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TINKOFF-SAXO) 4:05:07 ESP 2 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR) + 14 POL 3 KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) + 34 RUS 4 TROFIMOV, Yury (KATUSHA) + 36 ITA 5 CUNEGO, Damiano (LAMPRE - MERIDA) FRA 6 PERAUD, Jean-Christophe (AG2R LA MONDIALE) ESP 7 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (SKY) AUS 8 EVANS, Cadel (BMC RACING) CZE 9 KREUZIGER, Roman (TINKOFF-SAXO) + 54 ESP 10 LANDA MEANA, Mikel (ASTANA) FRA 11 PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ.fr) + 56 JPN 12 ARASHIRO, Yukiya (EUROPCAR)Full Official Results from Stage 1 — itzulia.net
Contador wins stage 1 of Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco — cyclingnews
Contador wins stage 1 of the Vuelta al Pais Vasco — velonews
Contador: “No está todo decidido, ni mucho menos” — biciciclismo
Valverde: “No esperaba el ataque de Contador, pensaba que iba jodido” — biciciclismo
Evans encouraged by pais vasco performance — sbs.au
Valverde continues rich vein of form at Pais Vasco — cyclingnews
Last 9 Km of Stage 1 (14:56 English) — eurosport
Último kilómetro de la 1ª etapa con final en Ordizia (02:21 Basque) — eitb
Last Km of Stage 1 (01:37 English) — eurosport
Stage 1 Highlights (02:11 English) — universalsports
Winner's Interview (04:51 Spanish) — eitb
Highlights/Resumen de la 1ª etapa (03:57 Ambient Noise) — eitb
Extended Highlights (19:08 French) — eurosport
35 Big Photos from Stage 1 — flockton
Stage 1 One-Minute Highlights (00:49 English) — eurosport
More Stage 1 & Basque Ambiance Photos — manualforspeed
Stage 1 preview: Ordizia → Ordizia, 153 km (hilly)
April 7 update:Stage 1 Preview and Favorites — c-cycling
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 1 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 1 start time: Monday 13:15 CET (11:15:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Ordizia, Spain
Earliest live video: 15:30 CET (1:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Estimated finish: 17:10 CET (3:10:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Ordizia, Spain
2014 Itzulia Basque Country Preview
April 7 update:
Race Preview and Favorites — c-cycling
Rui Costa to lead Lampre in Vuelta al Pais Vasco — cyclingnews
Intxausti, ante la Vuelta al País Vasco: “Por qué no repetir en el podio” — biciciclismo
País Vasco, una carrera “especial” para Samuel Sánchez en un poderoso BMC — biciciclismo
Race promo (00:19 Music/Basque) — eitb
Contador targets overall success at the Vuelta al Pais Vasco — cyclingnews
April 4 update:
Haimar Zubeldia analiza la ronda vasca (01:12 Basque) — eitb
Vuelta al País Vasco 2014; Recorrido de la Vuelta al País Vasco (01:00 Basque) — eitb
Valverde afronta “las emboscadas” de País Vasco tras verse “muy bien” en el pavé — biciciclismo
Contador, ante País Vasco: “Tendré que sacar ventaja antes de la crono” — biciciclismo
 
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Team expect podium from Contador in Pais Vasco — cyclingnews
April 1 update:
Barguil, de Catalunya a País Vasco: “Me encanta el ataque” — biciciclismo
March 28 update:
Provisional Startlist w/ bib numbers — steephill.tv
Race Promo: Presentación de la prueba (01:13 Basque/Music) — eitb
February 28 update:
Kwiatkowski achieving his dreams en route to the top of cycling — velonews
February 18 update:
Samuel hará el Giro, Vuelta al País Vasco y Vuelta a Cataluña. El Comercio — elcomercio.es
Movistar confirms spring schedules for Quintana, Valverde (Quintana no title defend) — velonews
Luis León Sanchez: This isn’t a transition year — cyclingnews
Live Video Streaming and TV Coverage
April 7 update: The initial tv and online options to view the 2014 Tour of Basque Country are now listed below. Unrestricted live links will appear in bold. Check back at race time for updates to the online links and tv schedules. Feel free to send in additional sources for live video or tv coverage as they become known. — Steve
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 live video (basque) tv schedule
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Basque, restricted to Europe; the earliest daily broadcast 15:00 CET. | |
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live coverage starting at 15:30 CET each day | |
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Dutch | |
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live video
(catalan) tv schedule |
Catalan; live daily coverage | |
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live video tv schedule (see comments) |
U.S. only; Live coverage every day between 10-11:30AM ET for cable subscribers | |
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 live text updates |
Official text updates in Spanish and ticker (Google English Translation) | |
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live text updates ES |
The Spanish website Biciciclismo will also has the latest race updates | |
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updates on live coverage, results, photos and highlights | |
check back at race time for more and updated links;  send a comment or a new live link |
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2014 Itzulia Basque Country Route Map
Stage maps and profiles are posted in the race summary table.