Itzulia Basque Country 2016 Live Dashboard
Race Info, Preview, Live Video, Results, Photos and Highlights
Race Info, Preview, Live Video, Results, Photos and Highlights
 Steve Cummings (Dimension Data) pulled off one of his patented solo dashes to the line to win stage 3 and then pulled this face on the podium. More photos from all stages below. The Basque race Euskal Herriko Itzulia, Vuelta al País Vasco, or also known as Tour of the Basque Country, is one of the best one week races on the World Calendar. Follow the 2016 race updates below. Big Photos from 2016 — flockton Big Photos from 2015 (all stages) — flockton 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 4 | 144 km | ||||||||||
| Etxebarria → Markina-Xemein | ||||||||||||
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| 2 | Tuesday, April 5 | 174 km | ||||||||||
| Markina-Xemein → Baranbio-Garrastatxu (Amurrio) | ||||||||||||
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| 3 | Wednesday, April 6 | 194 km | ||||||||||
| Vitoria-Gasteiz → Lesaka | ||||||||||||
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| 4 | Thursday, April 7 | 165 km | ||||||||||
 Lesaka → Orio | ||||||||||||
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| 5 | Friday, April 8 | 159 km | ||||||||||
| Orio → Arrate (Eibar) | ||||||||||||
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| 6 | Saturday, April 9 | 16.5 km | ||||||||||
 Eibar → Eibar | ||||||||||||
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| Total Distance | 853 km | |||||||||||
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News and Updates for Itzulia Basque Country 2016
Stage 6 Post-Race Coverage 
38 Big Photos from the Stage 6 ITT — flockton
Stage 6 Results 1 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TNK) 29:13 2 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV) + 5 3 HENAO MONTOYA, Sergio Luis (SKY) + 18 4 YATES, Adam (OGE) + 53 5 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC) + 1:04 6 PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ) + 1:09 7 FARIA DA COSTA, Rui Alberto (LAM) + 1:16 8 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KAT) 9 LOPEZ MORENO, Miguel Angel (AST) + 1:21 10 BILBAO, Pello (CJR) + 1:26 11 VAN DEN BROECK, Jurgen (KAT) + 1:29 12 VISCONTI, Giovanni (MOV) + 1:31 13 SPILAK, Simon (KAT) 14 BRAMBILLA, Gianluca (EQS) + 1:33 15 HENAO GOMEZ, Sebastian (SKY) + 1:37 16 FELLINE, Fabio (TFS) + 1:43 17 VERVAEKE, Louis (LTS) 18 CATALDO, Dario (AST) + 1:50 19 ROSA, Diego (AST) + 1:52 20 MONFORT, Maxime (LTS) 21 VUILLERMOZ, Alexis (ALM) + 1:53 22 DE PLUS, Laurens (EQS) + 1:55 23 NAVARRO GARCIA, Daniel (COF) + 1:56 24 KREUZIGER, Roman (TNK) + 1:58 25 CRADDOCK, Lawson (CPT) 26 EDET, Nicolas (COF) + 1:59 27 LATOUR, Pierre-Roger (ALM) + 2:03 28 LANDA MEANA, Mikel (SKY) + 2:11 29 PETILLI, Simone (LAM) + 2:13 30 KELDERMAN, Wilco (TLJ) 31 CUMMINGS, Stephen (DDD) + 2:17 32 REICHENBACH, Sébastien (FDJ) 33 LUDVIGSSON, Fredrik (TGA) + 2:18 34 POLANC, Jan (LAM) 35 PAUWELS, Serge (DDD) + 2:20 36 GESINK, Robert (TLJ) + 2:30 37 JEANNESSON, Arnold (COF) + 2:32 38 WOODS, Michael (CPT) + 2:33 39 DENIFL, Stefan (IAM) + 2:40 40 BOUWMAN, Koen (TLJ) + 2:42 Final General Classification 1 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TNK) 22:44:43 2 HENAO MONTOYA, Sergio Luis (SKY) + 12 3 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV) + 37 4 PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ) + 1:13 5 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KAT) + 1:22 6 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC) + 1:29 7 FARIA DA COSTA, Rui Alberto (LAM) + 2:19 8 SPILAK, Simon (KAT) + 2:47 9 CRADDOCK, Lawson (CPT) + 2:52 10 KELDERMAN, Wilco (TLJ) + 3:14Full Official Stage 6 Results and Final General Classification — itzulia.eus
Contador wins finale time trial to secure overall title at Vuelta al Pais Vasco — cyclingnews
Sergio Henao and Nairo Quintana Post Stage 6 (02:28 Spanish) — eitb
Contador shelves retirement plans for now — velonews
Contador rethinking retirement after fourth Pais Vasco victory — cyclingnews
Final ITT Riders from Stage 6 (31:10 English) — eurosport
Final ITT Riders from Stage 6 (10:49 Basque) — eitb
Finish of the Winning Stage 6 ITT Ride (02:30 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Pre-Stage 6 with race leader Sergio Henao (00:36 Spanish) — EuskalHerrikoItzulia
Final GC Podium Ceremony (04:35 Basque/Ambient Noise) — eitb
Overall Winner's Interview (01:53 Spanish) — eitb
One-Minute Highlights from the Stage 6 ITT (00:44 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
38 Big Photos from the Stage 6 ITT — flockton
Full Alberto Contador Post Race Press Conference (07:40 Spanish) — itzulia
Stage 6 preview: Eibar → Eibar, 16.5 km (TT)
April 8 update: Stage 6 ITT Stage Order and Times (CET) — biciciclismo
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 6 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 6 start time: Saturday 14:35 CET (12:35:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Eibar, Spain
Earliest live video: 15:00 CET (1:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:00 CET (3:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Eibar, Spain
Stage 5 Post-Race Coverage
35 Big Photos from Stage 5 — flockton
Stage 5 Results 1 ROSA, Diego (AST) 4:19:19 2 HENAO MONTOYA, Sergio Luis (SKY) + 3:13 3 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TNK) 4 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KAT) + 3:15 5 PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ) 6 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC) + 3:40 7 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV) + 3:41 8 CRADDOCK, Lawson (CPT) + 3:56 9 FARIA DA COSTA, Rui Alberto (LAM) + 4:12 10 PAUWELS, Serge (DDD) 11 SPILAK, Simon (KAT) 12 REICHENBACH, Sébastien (FDJ) + 4:14 13 LATOUR, Pierre-Roger (ALM) + 4:17 14 KELDERMAN, Wilco (TLJ) + 4:24 15 LANDA MEANA, Mikel (SKY) 16 ALBASINI, Michael (OGE) + 4:41 17 VUILLERMOZ, Alexis (ALM) 18 MOLLEMA, Bauke (TFS) 19 POLANC, Jan (LAM) 20 VERVAEKE, Louis (LTS) 21 BILBAO, Pello (CJR) + 4:47 22 VISCONTI, Giovanni (MOV) + 5:03 23 BRAMBILLA, Gianluca (EQS) + 5:56 24 MATE MARDONES, Luis Angel (COF) 25 MADRAZO RUIZ, Angel (CJR) 26 MONFORT, Maxime (LTS) + 6:22 27 HENAO GOMEZ, Sebastian (SKY) + 6:52 28 LOPEZ MORENO, Miguel Angel (AST) 29 ARMEE, Sander (LTS) + 7:50 30 KISERLOVSKI, Robert (TNK) + 8:39 31 NAVARRO GARCIA, Daniel (COF) + 8:44 32 ZEITS, Andrey (AST) 33 SCHLECK, Frank (TFS) + 9:06 34 VALGREN, Michael (TNK) 35 CLARKE, Simon (CPT) + 9:25 36 CARUSO, Damiano (BMC) + 9:47 37 ROLLAND, Pierre (CPT) 38 TXURRUKA, Amets (OGE) 39 VERONA QUINTANILLA, Carlos (EQS) 40 VICHOT, Arthur (FDJ) General Classification after Stage 5 1 HENAO MONTOYA, Sergio Luis (SKY) 22:15:24 2 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TNK) + 6 3 PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ) + 10 4 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KAT) + 12 5 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC) + 31 6 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV) + 38 7 CRADDOCK, Lawson (CPT) + 1:00 8 KELDERMAN, Wilco (TLJ) + 1:07 9 FARIA DA COSTA, Rui Alberto (LAM) + 1:09 10 REICHENBACH, Sébastien (FDJ) + 1:11 11 LANDA MEANA, Mikel (SKY) + 1:14 12 SPILAK, Simon (KAT) + 1:22 13 LATOUR, Pierre-Roger (ALM) + 1:33 14 VERVAEKE, Louis (LTS) + 1:38 15 VUILLERMOZ, Alexis (ALM) + 1:56 16 MOLLEMA, Bauke (TFS) + 2:02 17 VISCONTI, Giovanni (MOV) + 2:39 18 BILBAO, Pello (CJR) + 3:13 19 PAUWELS, Serge (DDD) + 3:43Full Official Stage 5 Results — itzulia.eus
Rosa wins in Arrate — cyclingnews
Diego Rosa puts in mammoth solo ride to net Tour of the Basque Country stage five — cweekly
Craddock emergent at punishing Pais Vasco — velonews
Last 12 Km of Stage 5 (30:16 English) — eurosport
Last Km of Stage 5 (02:25 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Best Victory Celebration of the Year, Stage 5 Finish (01:20 Basque) — eitb
Yellow Jersey Ceremony after Stage 2 (00:07 Ambient) — @TeamSky
Last 40 Km Extended Highlights (21:32 Basque) — eitb
Full On-Demand Stage 5 Broadcast (1:41:44 English) — eurosport
One-Minute Highlights from Stage 5 (01:26 Basque) — eitb
35 Big Photos from Stage 5 — flockton
Winner's Interview from Stage 5 (01:00 Italian) — EuskalHerrikoItzulia
Overall Leader's Interview after Stage 5 (01:06 Spanish) — EuskalHerrikoItzulia
Stage 5 preview: Orio → Arrate, 159 km (Mountain)
April 7 update:See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 5 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 5 start time: Friday 13:00 CET (11:00:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Orio, Spain
Earliest live video: 15:00 CET (1:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:00 CET (3:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Arrate, Eibar
Stage 4 Post-Race Coverage
60 Big Photos from Stage 4 — flockton
Stage 4 Results 1 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC) 4:13:12 2 FARIA DA COSTA, Rui Alberto (LAM) 3 BARGUIL, Warren (TGA) 4 VUILLERMOZ, Alexis (ALM) 5 HENAO MONTOYA, Sergio Luis (SKY) 6 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV) 7 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TNK) 8 KELDERMAN, Wilco (TLJ) 9 CRADDOCK, Lawson (CPT) 10 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KAT) 11 PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ) 12 YATES, Simon (OGE) 13 JEANNESSON, Arnold (COF) 14 GESINK, Robert (TLJ) 15 REICHENBACH, Sébastien (FDJ) 16 MOLARD, Rudy (COF) 17 VERVAEKE, Louis (LTS) 18 DE PLUS, Laurens (EQS) + 8 19 LATOUR, Pierre-Roger (ALM) 20 LANDA MEANA, Mikel (SKY) 21 SPILAK, Simon (KAT) 22 VISCONTI, Giovanni (MOV) + 11 23 PAUWELS, Serge (DDD) + 13 24 VAN DEN BROECK, Jurgen (KAT) 25 MOLLEMA, Bauke (TFS) 26 NAVARRO GARCIA, Daniel (COF) 27 ATAPUMA HURTADO, Darwin (BMC) + 18 28 ARU, Fabio (AST) + 19 29 LOPEZ MORENO, Miguel Angel (AST) 30 MONFORT, Maxime (LTS) + 27 31 POLANC, Jan (LAM) + 39 32 MATE MARDONES, Luis Angel (COF) 33 BILBAO, Pello (CJR) + 1:07 34 RIBLON, Christophe (ALM) + 1:17 35 KREUZIGER, Roman (TNK) 36 YATES, Adam (OGE) 37 FELLINE, Fabio (TFS) + 1:24 38 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (MOV) 39 SLAGTER, Tom Jelte (CPT) 40 SCHLECK, Frank (TFS) + 1:48 General Classification after Stage 4 1 KELDERMAN, Wilco (TLJ) 17:52:48 2 HENAO MONTOYA, Sergio Luis (SKY) + 4 3 LANDA MEANA, Mikel (SKY) + 7 4 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC) + 8 5 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TNK) + 10 6 PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ) + 12 7 FARIA DA COSTA, Rui Alberto (LAM) + 14 8 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV) 9 GESINK, Robert (TLJ) 10 REICHENBACH, Sébastien (FDJ) 11 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KAT) 12 VERVAEKE, Louis (LTS) 13 CRADDOCK, Lawson (CPT) + 21 14 BARGUIL, Warren (TGA) + 25 15 JEANNESSON, Arnold (COF) 16 SPILAK, Simon (KAT) + 27 17 VUILLERMOZ, Alexis (ALM) + 32 18 LATOUR, Pierre-Roger (ALM) + 33 19 MOLLEMA, Bauke (TFS) + 38 20 ARU, Fabio (AST) + 40Full Official Stage 4 Results — itzulia.eus
Samuel Sanchez wins stage 4 in Orio — cyclingnews
Samuel Sanchez turns back the clock to win Tour of the Basque Country stage four — cyclingweekly
Craddock shows climbing strength at Pais Vasco — cyclingnews
Sanchez takes first individual win in three years at Pais Vasco — cyclingnews
Aggressive riding pays off for Kelderman at Pais Vasco — cyclingnews
Last 20 Km of Stage 4 (34:51 English) — eurosport
15 km to go: the very steep 28% Aia climb (07:35 Basque) — eitb
60 Big Photos from Stage 4 — flockton
One-Minute Highlights from Stage 4 (01:30 Basque) — eitb
Winner's Interview from Stage 4 (02:06 Spanish) — eitb
Stefan Denifl Post Stage 4 Interview (01:27 English) — EuskalHerrikoItzulia
Pello Bilbao Post Stage 4 Interview (01:13 Basque) — EuskalHerrikoItzulia
New Race Leader, Wilco Kelderman, Post Stage 4 Interview (01:01 English) — EuskalHerrikoItzulia
Stage 4 preview: Lesaka → Orio, 165 km (Mountain)
April 6 update: The popular race leader, Mikel Landa, signing autographs Pre-Stage 4 (00:08 Ambient) — @TeamSky
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 4 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 4 start time: Thursday 12:50 CET (10:50:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Lesaka, Spain
Earliest live video: 15:00 CET (1:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:00 CET (3:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Orio, Spain
Stage 3 Post-Race Coverage
47 Big Photos from Stage 3 — flockton
#itzulia we love this angle... @StevoCummings and @sergepauwels. Great job @TeamDiData!#BicyclesChangeLives pic.twitter.com/kkcSHvetop
— Team Dimension Data (@TeamDiData) April 6, 2016
Stage 3 Results 1 CUMMINGS, Stephen (DDD) 5:01:57 2 GERRANS, Simon (OGE) 3 FELLINE, Fabio (TFS) 4 BRAMBILLA, Gianluca (EQS) 5 VISCONTI, Giovanni (MOV) 6 CLARKE, Simon (CPT) 7 GALLOPIN, Tony (LTS) 8 BILBAO, Pello (CJR) 9 CHERNETSKI, Sergei (KAT) 10 HENAO GOMEZ, Sebastian (SKY) 11 BARGUIL, Warren (TGA) 12 CARUSO, Damiano (BMC) 13 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (MOV) 14 PAUWELS, Serge (DDD) 15 FARIA DA COSTA, Rui Alberto (LAM) General Classification after Stage 3 1 LANDA MEANA, Mikel (SKY) 13:39:35 2 KELDERMAN, Wilco (TLJ) + 1 3 HENAO GOMEZ, Sebastian (SKY) + 5 4 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC) + 9 5 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TNK) + 11 6 PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ) + 13 7 FARIA DA COSTA, Rui Alberto (LAM) + 15 8 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV) 9 GESINK, Robert (TLJ) 10 REICHENBACH, Sébastien (FDJ)Full Official Stage 3 Results and General Classification — itzulia.eus
Cummings wins stage 3 in Lesaka — cyclingnews
Calculated attack nets Cummings a stage win at Pais Vasco — cyclingnews
Steve Cummings springs surprise win in third stage of Vuelta al País Vasco — theguardian
Joseba Beloki: 'Nadie pensaba que Cummings iba a dar así la sorpresa' (00:58 Basque) — eitb
Last 18 Km of Stage 3 (25:35 English) — eurosport
Last 12 Km of Stage 3 (19:01 Basque) — eitb
Last Km of Stage 3 (02:23 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Yellow Jersey Ceremony after Stage 3 (00:12 Ambient) — @TeamSky
Race Leader's Interview after Stage 3 (01:26 Basque) — eitb
47 Big Photos from Stage 3 — flockton
Winner's Interview / Stephen Cummings Post Stage 3 (01:44 English) — EuskalHerrikoItzulia
Stage 3 preview: Vitoria-Gasteiz → Lesaka, 194 km (hilly)
April 5 update: Cummings eyes breakaway in Vuelta al Pais Vasco — cyclingnews
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 3 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 3 start time: Wednesday 12:10 CET (10:10:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
Earliest live video: 15:00 CET (1:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:20 CET (3:20:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Lesaka, Spain
Stage 2 Post-Race Coverage
54 Big Photos from Stage 2 — flockton
Stage 2 Results 1 LANDA MEANA, Mikel (SKY) 4:43:17 2 KELDERMAN, Wilco (TLJ) + 1 3 HENAO MONTOYA, Sergio Luis (SKY) + 5 4 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC) + 9 5 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TNK) + 11 6 PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ) + 13 7 FARIA DA COSTA, Rui Alberto (LAM) + 15 8 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV) 9 GESINK, Robert (TLJ) 10 REICHENBACH, Sébastien (FDJ) 11 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KAT) 12 VERVAEKE, Louis (LTS) 13 BILBAO, Pello (CJR) + 19 14 SPILAK, Simon (KAT) + 20 15 CRADDOCK, Lawson (CPT) + 22 16 ARU, Fabio (AST) 17 SLAGTER, Tom Jelte (CPT) 18 LATOUR, Pierre-Roger (ALM) + 26 19 MOLLEMA, Bauke (TFS) 20 FELLINE, Fabio (TFS) 21 JEANNESSON, Arnold (COF) 22 BARGUIL, Warren (TGA) 23 PAUWELS, Serge (DDD) + 31 24 VUILLERMOZ, Alexis (ALM) + 33 25 MARTIN, Daniel (EQS) + 43 26 VISCONTI, Giovanni (MOV) 27 ANTON HERNANDEZ, Igor (DDD) 28 YATES, Simon (OGE) + 52 29 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (MOV) + 58 30 YATES, Adam (OGE) 31 MOLARD, Rudy (COF) + 1:03 32 ROSA, Diego (AST) 33 NAVARRO GARCIA, Daniel (COF) 34 CARDOSO, Andre (CPT) + 1:06 35 HENAO GOMEZ, Sebastian (SKY) + 1:08 36 SCHLECK, Frank (TFS) + 1:13 37 BAKELANTS, Jan (ALM) 38 VAN DEN BROECK, Jurgen (KAT) + 1:14 39 ROLLAND, Pierre (CPT) + 1:17 40 ULISSI, Diego (LAM) + 1:25 General Classification after Stage 2 1 LANDA MEANA, Mikel (SKY) 8:37:38 2 KELDERMAN, Wilco (TLJ) + 1 3 HENAO GOMEZ, Sebastian (SKY) + 5 4 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC) + 9 5 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TNK) + 11 6 PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ) + 13 7 FARIA DA COSTA, Rui Alberto (LAM) + 15 8 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV) 9 GESINK, Robert (TLJ) 10 REICHENBACH, Sébastien (FDJ) 11 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KAT) 12 VERVAEKE, Louis (LTS) 13 SPILAK, Simon (KAT) + 20 14 CRADDOCK, Lawson (CPT) + 22 15 ARU, Fabio (AST)Full Official Stage 2 Results and General Classification — itzulia.eus
Landa wins hilltop finish in Garrastatxu — cyclingnews
Contador takes conservative approach to first summit finish at Pais Vasco — cyclingnews
Pinot makes it through complicated summit finish at Pais Vasco — cyclingnews
Kelderman hits form in Pais Vasco — cyclingnews
Last 11 Km of Stage 2 (20:04 English) — eurosport
Last Km of Stage 2 (01:32 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Winner's Interview from Stage 2 (01:11 Basque) — eitb
Winner's Interview from Stage 2 (00:50 English) — @TeamSky
Stage 2 Podium Ceremony (04:01 Basque) — eitb
54 Big Photos from Stage 2 — flockton
One-Minute Highlights from Stage 2 (01:17 Basque) — eitb
Winning team celebration at dinner after Stage 2 (00:08 Ambient) — @TeamSky
Stage 2 preview: Markina-Xemein → Baranbio-Garrastatxu, 174 km (hilltop finish)
April 4 update: See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 2 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 2 start time: Tuesday 12:30 CET (10:30:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Markina-Xemein, Spain
Earliest live video: 15:00 CET (1:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:00 CET (3:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Baranbio-Garrastatxu, Amurrio
Stage 1 Post-Race Coverage
36 Big Photos from Stage 1 — flockton
Stage 1 Results 1 SANCHEZ GIL, Luis Leon (AST) 3:54:21 2 NAVARRO GARCIA, Daniel (COF) 3 GERRANS, Simon (OGE) 4 FELLINE, Fabio (TFS) 5 CLARKE, Simon (CPT) 6 BAKELANTS, Jan (ALM) 7 MARTIN, Daniel (EQS) 8 BARGUIL, Warren (TGA) 9 GALLOPIN, Tony (LTS) 10 CHERNETSKI, Sergei (KAT) 11 FARIA DA COSTA, Rui Alberto (LAM) 12 PRADES REVERTE, Eduard (CJR) 13 VAN DEN BROECK, Jurgen (KAT) 14 SLAGTER, Tom Jelte (CPT) 15 JEANNESSON, Arnold (COF) 16 LATOUR, Pierre-Roger (ALM) 17 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (MOV) 18 YATES, Simon (OGE) 19 VUILLERMOZ, Alexis (ALM) 20 LOPEZ MORENO, Miguel Angel (AST) General Classification after Stage 1 1 SANCHEZ GIL, Luis Leon (AST) 3:54:21 2 NAVARRO GARCIA, Daniel (COF) 3 GERRANS, Simon (OGE) 4 FELLINE, Fabio (TFS) 5 CLARKE, Simon (CPT) 6 BAKELANTS, Jan (ALM) 7 MARTIN, Daniel (EQS) 8 BARGUIL, Warren (TGA) 9 GALLOPIN, Tony (LTS) 10 CHERNETSKI, Sergei (KAT)Full Official Stage 1 Results — itzulia.eus
Luis Leon Sanchez wins Pais Vasco opening stage — cyclingnews
Contador works out cobwebs in opening stage of Pais Vasco — cyclingnews
Jonathan Lastra Post Race Interview' (01:06 Spanish) — eitb
Last 14 Km of Stage 1 (18:54 English) — eurosport
Last Km of Stage 1 (01:32 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Last 10 Km of Stage 1 (16:38 Basque) — eitb
One-Minute Highlights from Stage 1 (01:07 Basque) — eitb
36 Big Photos from Stage 1 — flockton
Stage 1 crash (00:26 Basque) — eitb
One-Minute Highlights from Stage 1 (01:22 Catalan) — esport3
Stage 1 preview: Etxebarria → Markina-Xemein, 144 km (hilly)
March 31 update: It's a wet start to a tough opening stage in the Basque Country (00:14 Ambient) — @TeamSky
@NairoQuinCo espera poder salvar el primer día sin los Izagirre (00:20 Ambient) — @Movistar_Team
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 1 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 1 start time: Monday 13:20 CET (11:20:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Etxebarria, Spain
Earliest live video: 15:00 CET (1:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:30 CET (3:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Markina-Xemein, Spain
2016 Itzulia Basque Country Preview
 
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Official Startlist w/ bib numbers — steephill.tv
Quintana loses two teammates at Pais Vasco to gastronenteritis — cyclingnews
Yates brothers focus on overall at Vuelta al Pais Vasco — cyclingnews
April 2 update:
Rodriguez warns poor weather could make tough Vuelta al Pais Vasco even harder — cyclingnews
Izagirre: Winning Indurain confirms I’m ready for Pais Vasco — cyclingnews
2016 Vuelta al Pais Vasco preview — cyclingquotes
March 31 update:
Nairo Quintana leads Movistar in the Basque Country — cyclingnews
Tour of the Basque Country preview — cyclingweekly
Yates brothers to lead Orica-GreenEdge at Vuelta a Pais Vasco — cyclingnews
March 17 update:
Race Promo: Llega la Euskal Herriko Itzulia (00:58 Basque) — eitb
On-Demand Race Route Presentation (49:18 Basque) — EuskalHerrikoItzulia
Provisional Startlist w/ bib numbers — steephill.tv
All stages, profiles and timetables are now posted. See the race summary table, right.
Video highlights/archived coverage from previous years
Race History with Past Winners — wikipedia
Live Video Streaming and TV Coverage
March 31 update: A work in progress for 2016 Itzulia Basque Country live and delayed coverage. Most live feeds will be country restricted, but unrestricted links will appear in bold. Check back at race time for more links. Feel free to send in additional sources for live video, tv coverage or text updates/tickers as they become known. — Steve| media source | tv or internet | comments/restrictions | |
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2016 Itzulia Basque Country Route Map
Stage maps are posted in the race summary table.