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Itzulia Basque Country 2017 Live Dashboard
Race Info, Preview, Live Video, Results, Photos and Highlights

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 2017 race updates below.
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1Monday, April 3153 km 
IruñeaEguesibar-Sarriguren
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2Tuesday, April 4173 km 
IruñeaEltziego
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3Wednesday, April 5161 km 
GasteizDonostia
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4Thursday, April 6174 km 
DonostiaBilbo
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5Friday, April 7140 km 
BilboEibar
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6Saturday, April 827.7 km 
EibarEibar
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  Total Distance829 km 

2017 Itzulia Basque Country Teams
Team Rosters and Withdrawals
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TREK - SEGAFREDO (TFS)
USA
  1CONTADOR VELASCO  AlbertoESP
  2BERNARD  JulienFRA
  3CARDOSO  AndréPOR
  4DIDIER  LaurentLUX
  5GUERREIRO  RúbenPOR
  6HERNANDEZ BLAZQUEZ  JesusESP
  7IRIZAR ARANBURU  MarkelESP
  8ZUBELDIA AGIRRE  HaimarESP

AG2R LA MONDIALE (ALM)
FRA
  11BARDET  RomainFRA
  12BERARD  JulienFRA
  13CHEREL  MikaelFRA
  14CHEVRIER  ClementFRA
  15DUPONT  HubertFRA
  16JAUREGUI  QuentinFRA
  17MONTAGUTI  MatteoITA
  18VUILLERMOZ  AlexisFRA

ASTANA (AST)
KAZ
  21SANCHEZ GIL  Luis LeónESP
  22BILBAO LOPEZ DE ARMENTIA  PelloESP
  23CHERNETSKI  SergeiRUS
  24FUGLSANG  JakobDEN
  25STALNOV  NikitaKAZ
  26KOZHATAYEV  BakhtiyarKAZ
  27LUTSENKO  AlexeyKAZ
  28VALGREN ANDERSEN  MichaelDEN

BAHRAIN - MERIDA (TBM)
BRN
  31IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI  JonESP
  32ARASHIRO  YukiyaJPN
  33BOLE  GregaSLO
  34CINK  OndrejCZE
  35GRMAY  Tsgabu GebremaryamETH
  36NIBALI  AntonioITA
  37BRAJKOVIC  JanezSLO
  38VISCONTI  GiovanniITA

BMC RACING (BMC)
USA
  41SANCHEZ GONZALEZ  SamuelESP
  42CARUSO  DamianoITA
  43DE MARCHI  AlessandroITA
  44MOINARD  AmaelFRA
  45ROCHE  NicholasIRL
  46TEUNS  DylanBEL
  47VLIEGEN  LoïcBEL
  48WYSS  DaniloSUI

BORA - HANSGROHE (BOH)
GER
  51BENNETT  SamIRL
  52BENEDETTI  CesareITA
  53BUCHMANN  EmanuelGER
  54HERKLOTZ  SilvioGER
  55KONRAD  PatrickAUT
  56MCCARTHY  JayAUS
  57MÜHLBERGER  GregorAUT
  58SCHWARZMANN  MichaelGER

CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA (CJR)
ESP
  61PARDILLA BELLON  SergioESP
  62ARANBURU DEVA  AlexanderESP
  63FERRARI BARCELO  FabricioURU
  64LASTRA MARTINEZ  JonathanESP
  65MAS BONET  Luis GuillermoESP
  66REIS  RafaelPOR
  67ROSON GARCIA  JaimeESP
  68IRISARRI RINCON  JonESP

CANNONDALE DRAPAC (CDT)
USA
  71URAN URAN  RigobertoCOL
  72BROWN  NathanUSA
  73CLARKE  SimonAUS
  74WOODS  MichaelCAN
  75HOWES  AlexUSA
  76SCULLY  ThomasNZL
  77SLAGTER  Tom-JelteNED
  78TALANSKY  AndrewUSA

COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS (COF)
FRA
  81NAVARRO GARCIA  DanielESP
  82BAGOT  YoannFRA
  83BONNAFOND  GuillaumeFRA
  84LETURNIER  MathiasFRA
  85EDET  NicolasFRA
  86MATE MARDONES  Luis AngelESP
  87PEREZ  AnthonyFRA
  88ROSSETTO  StéphaneFRA

FDJ (FDJ)
FRA
  91MOLARD  RudyFRA
  92COURTEILLE  ArnaudFRA
  93EIKING  Odd ChristianNOR
  94PINEAU  CedricFRA
  95ROUX  AnthonyFRA
  96ROY  JérémyFRA
  97VAUGRENARD  BenoitFRA
  98VINCENT  LéoFRA

LOTTO SOUDAL (LTS)
BEL
  101WELLENS  TimBEL
  102DE BIE  SeanBEL
  103ARMEE  SanderBEL
  104MONFORT  MaximeBEL
  105VALLS FERRI  RafaelESP
  106VAN DER SANDE  ToshBEL
  107VANENDERT  JelleBEL
  108VERVAEKE  LouisBEL

MOVISTAR (MOV)
ESP
  111VALVERDE BELMONTE  AlejandroESP
  112DE LA PARTE GONZALEZ  VictorESP
  113FERNANDEZ ANDUJAR  RubenESP
  114IZAGIRRE INSAUSTI  GorkaESP
  115PEDRERO LOPEZ  AntonioESP
  116HERRADA LOPEZ  JesusESP
  117MORENO  DanielESP
  118SUTHERLAND  RoryAUS

ORICA - SCOTT (ORS)
AUS
  121YATES  SimonGBR
  122ALBASINI  MichaelSUI
  123POWER  RobAUS
  124GERRANS  SimonAUS
  125HAIG  JackAUS
  126KREUZIGER  RomanCZE
  127PLAZA MOLINA  RubenESP
  128VERONA  CarlosESP

QUICK - STEP FLOORS (QST)
BEL
  131ALAPHILIPPE  JulianFRA
  132BRAMBILLA  GianlucaITA
  133CAPECCHI  ErosITA
  134DE LA CRUZ MELGAREJO  DavidESP
  135DEVENYNS  DriesBEL
  136MAS NICOLAU  EnricESP
  137VELITS  MartinSVK
  138RICHEZE  Maximiliano ArielARG

DIMENSION DATA (DDD)
RSA
  141CUMMINGS  StephenGBR
  142ANTON HERNANDEZ  IgorESP
  143FRAILE MATARRANZ  OmarESP
  144KING  BenjaminUSA
  145KUDUS GHEBREMEDHIN  MerhawiERI
  146MORTON  LachlanAUS
  147NIYONSHUTI  AdrienRWA
  148PAUWELS  SergeBEL

KATUSHA ALPECIN (KAT)
SUI
  151ŠPILAK  SimonSLO
  152BELKOV  MaximRUS
  153KIŠERLOVSKI  RobertCRO
  154LAMMERTINK  MauritsNED
  155MACHADO  TiagoPOR
  156MAMYKIN  MatveyRUS
  157RESTREPO VALENCIA  JhonatanCOL
  158VICIOSO ARCOS  ÁngelESP

LOTTO NL - JUMBO (TLJ)
NED
  161ROGLIČ  PrimožSLO
  162BATTAGLIN  EnricoITA
  163BENNETT  GeorgeNZL
  164DE TIER  FlorisBEL
  165LINDEMAN  Bert-JanNED
  166LOBATO DEL VALLE  Juan JoseESP
  167MARTENS  PaulGER
  168TOLHOEK  AntwanNED

SKY (SKY)
GBR
  171HENAO MONTOYA  Sergio LuisCOL
  172LOPEZ GARCIA  DavidESP
  173GEOGHEGAN HART  TaoGBR
  174GOLAS  MichalPOL
  175HENAO GOMEZ  SebastianCOL
  176KIRYIENKA  VasilBLR
  177KWIATKOWSKI  MichalPOL
  178NIEVE ITURRALDE  MikelESP

SUNWEB (SUN)
GER
  181BARGUIL  WarrenFRA
  182FRÖHLINGER  JohannesGER
  183GESCHKE  SimonGER
  184HAMILTON  ChristopherAUS
  185PREIDLER  GeorgAUT
  186MATTHEWS  MichaelAUS
  187OOMEN  SamNED
  188TEN DAM  LaurensNED

UAE Team Emirates (UAD)
UAE
  191ULISSI  DiegoITA
  192ATAPUMA HURTADO  Jhon DarwinCOL
  193MEINTJES  LouisRSA
  194MOHORIC  MatejSLO
  195MORI  ManueleITA
  196CONTI  ValerioITA
  197ĐURASEK  KristijanCRO
  198SWIFT  BenGBR

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News and Updates for Itzulia Basque Country 2017

Stage 6 Post-Race Coverage



54 Big Photos from the Stage 6flockton
Stage 6 Results
1  ROGLIČ, Primož (TLJ)                 35:58
2  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV)   +    9
3  IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Jon (TBM)        +   15
4  CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TFS)      +   23
5  DE LA CRUZ MELGAREJO, David (QST)    +   34
6  MATTHEWS, Michael (SUN)              +   41
7  KIRYIENKA, Vasil (SKY)               +   52
8  ULISSI, Diego (UAD)                  
9  DE LA PARTE GONZALEZ, Victor (MOV)   + 1:04
10 BENNETT, George (TLJ)                + 1:23
11 ŠPILAK, Simon (KAT)                  
12 KONRAD, Patrick (BOH)                + 1:27
13 GRMAY, Tsgabu Gebremaryam (TBM)      + 1:28
14 MEINTJES, Louis (UAD)                
15 IZAGIRRE INSAUSTI, Gorka (MOV)       + 1:31
16 VALGREN ANDERSEN, Michael (AST)      + 1:34
17 MAS NICOLAU, Enric (QST)             
18 OOMEN, Sam (SUN)                     + 1:37
19 PREIDLER, Georg (SUN)                
20 ROY, Jérémy (FDJ)                    
21 ROUX, Anthony (FDJ)                  + 1:41
22 BARGUIL, Warren (SUN)                
23 BUCHMANN, Emanuel (BOH)              + 1:44
24 EDET, Nicolas (COF)                  + 1:45
25 HENAO MONTOYA, Sergio Luis (SKY)     
26 YATES, Simon (ORS)                   + 1:48
27 FERNANDEZ ANDUJAR, Ruben (MOV)       + 1:49
28 VISCONTI, Giovanni (TBM)             + 1:53
29 NIEVE ITURRALDE, Mikel (SKY)         + 1:55
30 MONFORT, Maxime (LTS)                + 2:00
31 BILBAO, Pello (AST)                  + 2:01
32 SANCHEZ GIL, Luis León (AST)         
33 MONTAGUTI, Matteo (ALM)              + 2:05
34 MOHORIC, Matej (UAD)                 + 2:08
35 CONTI, Valerio (UAD)                 + 2:10
36 CAPECCHI, Eros (QST)                 + 2:12
37 VINCENT, Léo (FDJ)                   + 2:13
38 MOLARD, Rudy (FDJ)                   + 2:15
39 LUTSENKO, Alexey (AST)               + 2:21
40 WOODS, Michael (CDT)                 + 2:25

Final General Classification
1  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV)   20:41:25
2  CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TFS)        +   17
3  IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Jon (TBM)          +   21
4  DE LA CRUZ MELGAREJO, David (QST)      +   44
5  ROGLIČ, Primož (TLJ)                   +   59
6  MEINTJES, Louis (UAD)                  + 1:19
7  KONRAD, Patrick (BOH)                  + 1:40
8  HENAO MONTOYA, Sergio Luis (SKY)       + 1:51
9  URAN URAN, Rigoberto (CDT)             + 1:56
10 ŠPILAK, Simon (KAT)                    + 2:01
Valverde wins the Vuelta al Pais Vascocyclingnews
Cycling: In-form Valverde wins Tour of Basque countryreuters
País Vasco: Roglic wins time trial finale, Valverde claims overall victoryvelonews
Ion Izagirre Post Stage 6 Interview (01:57 Basque)eitb
Fourth second place GC result of 2017 for Contadorcyclingnews
On-Demand Stage 6 Broadcast (English)eurosport
Stage 6 Final ITT Riders (29:18 English)eurosport
Highlights from the Stage 6 ITT (03:14 Ambient Noise)eitb
Stage 6 winner and GC Podium Ceremonies (03:59 Basque)eitb
Overall Winner's Interview after Stage 6 (01:20 Spanish)eitb
54 Big Photos from the Stage 6flockton

Stage 6 preview: Eibar → Eibar, 27.7 km (TT)

April 7 update:
Stage 6 ITT Start Order and Times (CET) — itzulia.eus
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 6 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 6 start time: Saturday 14:05 CET (12:05:00 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: 17:10 CET (3:10:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Eibar, Spain

Stage 5 Post-Race Coverage


83 Big Photos from Stage 5flockton
Stage 5 Results
1  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV)   3:26:31
2  BARDET, Romain (ALM)                 
3  URAN URAN, Rigoberto (CDT)           
4  WOODS, Michael (CDT)                 
5  MEINTJES, Louis (UAD)                
6  CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TFS)       +    3
7  IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Jon (TBM)         +   15
8  HENAO MONTOYA, Sergio Luis (SKY)     
9  YATES, Simon (ORS)                   
10 DE LA CRUZ MELGAREJO, David (QST)     +   22
11 KONRAD, Patrick (BOH)                
12 VUILLERMOZ, Alexis (ALM)             
13 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC)        +   34
14 ŠPILAK, Simon (KAT)                   +   47
15 BUCHMANN, Emanuel (BOH)              
16 BENNETT, George (TLJ)                 +   58
17 MAS NICOLAU, Enric (QST)             
18 BARGUIL, Warren (SUN)                
19 EDET, Nicolas (COF)                  
20 CHERNETSKI, Sergei (AST)             
21 ROGLIČ, Primož (TLJ)                  + 1:11
22 CARUSO, Damiano (BMC)                
23 ROCHE, Nicholas (BMC)                
24 ROSON GARCIA, Jaime (CJR)            
25 VISCONTI, Giovanni (TBM)              + 1:27
26 PAUWELS, Serge (DDD)                 
27 OOMEN, Sam (SUN)                     
28 CHEREL, Mikael (ALM)                 
29 MOLARD, Rudy (FDJ)                    + 1:42
30 IZAGIRRE INSAUSTI, Gorka (MOV)        + 1:55
31 VANENDERT, Jelle (LTS)                + 1:57
32 NIEVE ITURRALDE, Mikel (SKY)          + 2:00
33 KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (SKY)            
34 CINK, Ondrej (TBM)                    + 2:16
35 ZUBELDIA AGIRRE, Haimar (TFS)         + 2:30
36 ULISSI, Diego (UAD)                   + 2:43
37 ANTON HERNANDEZ, Igor (DDD)          
38 CONTI, Valerio (UAD)                 
39 GESCHKE, Simon (SUN)                 
40 CARDOSO, André (TFS)                 

General Classification after Stage 5
1  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV)   20:05:18
2  URAN URAN, Rigoberto (CDT)           
3  BARDET, Romain (ALM)                 
4  MEINTJES, Louis (UAD)                
5  WOODS, Michael (CDT)                 
6  CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TFS)          +  3
7  IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Jon (TBM)            + 15
8  HENAO MONTOYA, Sergio Luis (SKY)     
9  DE LA CRUZ MELGAREJO, David (QST)        + 19
10 KONRAD, Patrick (BOH)                    + 22
Valverde wins queen stage of Vuelta al Pais Vascocyclingnews
Sammy Sanchez crash on the final descent to the line, Stage 5@CyclingHubTV
Winner's Interview from Stage 5 (01:20 Spanish)eurosport
Winner's Interview from Stage 5 (01:17 Spanish)eitb
No sophomore slump for Woods, on the attack in Pais Vascovelonews
Last 3 Km of Stage 5 (06:35 English)eurosport
Last 10 Km of Stage 5 (23:40 Basque)eitb
Last 24 Km of Stage 5 (34:45 English)eurosport
83 Big Photos from Stage 5flockton

Big Crowds on the narrow penultimate climb, Stage 5 (00:30 Ambient)@Bahrain_Merida

Stage 5 preview: Bilbo → Eibar, 140 km (Mountain)

April 6 update:
Valverde eyes Pais Vasco queen stage after sailing through stage 4cyclingnews
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 5 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 5 start time: Friday 14:00 CET (12:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Bilbo, Spain
Earliest live video: 15:00 CET (1:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:35 CET (3:35:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Eibar, Spain

Stage 4 Post-Race Coverage


70 Big Photos from Stage 4flockton
Stage 4 Results
1  ROGLIČ, Primož (TLJ)                 4:23:46
2  MATTHEWS, Michael (SUN)               +    2
3  VISCONTI, Giovanni (TBM)             
4  KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (SKY)            
5  YATES, Simon (ORS)                   
6  KONRAD, Patrick (BOH)                
7  MOLARD, Rudy (FDJ)                   
8  ULISSI, Diego (UAD)                  
9  BUCHMANN, Emanuel (BOH)              
10 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV)   
11 DE LA CRUZ MELGAREJO, David (QST)    
12 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC)       
13 GRMAY, Tsgabu Gebremaryam (TBM)      
14 ROSON GARCIA, Jaime (CJR)            
15 BENNETT, George (TLJ)                
16 URAN URAN, Rigoberto (CDT)           
17 PAUWELS, Serge (DDD)                 
18 KREUZIGER, Roman (ORS)               
19 OOMEN, Sam (SUN)                     
20 MAS NICOLAU, Enric (QST)             
21 FERNANDEZ ANDUJAR, Ruben (MOV)       
22 DE TIER, Floris (TLJ)                
23 KUDUS GHEBREMEDHIN, Merhawi (DDD)    
24 ŠPILAK, Simon (KAT)                  
25 CHERNETSKI, Sergei (AST)             
26 IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Jon (TBM)        
27 MEINTJES, Louis (UAD)                 +   10
28 EDET, Nicolas (COF)                  
29 DE LA PARTE GONZALEZ, Victor (MOV)   
30 WELLENS, Tim (LTS)                   
31 WOODS, Michael (CDT)                 
32 HENAO MONTOYA, Sergio Luis (SKY)     
33 BARDET, Romain (ALM)                 
34 VUILLERMOZ, Alexis (ALM)             
35 TEUNS, Dylan (BMC)                   
36 TEN DAM, Laurens (SUN)               
37 IZAGIRRE INSAUSTI, Gorka (MOV)        +   20
38 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TFS)       + 1:27
39 ANTON HERNANDEZ, Igor (DDD)           + 1:28
40 MACHADO, Tiago (KAT)                 

General Classification after Stage 4
1  DE LA CRUZ MELGAREJO, David (QST)    16:38:42
2  ROGLIČ, Primož (TLJ)                      + 1
3  KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (SKY)                 + 3
4  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV)   
5  KONRAD, Patrick (BOH)                
6  MOLARD, Rudy (FDJ)                   
7  BENNETT, George (TLJ)                
8  FERNANDEZ ANDUJAR, Ruben (MOV)       
9  URAN URAN, Rigoberto (CDT)           
10 OOMEN, Sam (SUN)                     
Primoz Roglic wins stage 4cyclingnews
Contador presses on after a painful day in the Basque Countrycyclingnews
Cummings, Atapuma injured in Pais Vasco crashcyclingnews
Last Km of Stage 4 (01:17 Ambient)@Eurosport_UK
Last 11 Km of Stage 4 (16:18 Basque)eitb
Last 30 Km of Stage 4 (44:06 English)eurosport
70 Big Photos from Stage 4flockton
Luis Leon Sanchez crash from Stage 4 (00:21 Ambient)@AstanaTeam

Stage 4 preview: Donostia → Bilbo, 174 km (Mountain)

April 5 update:
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 4 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 4 start time: Thursday 13:09 CET (11:09:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Donostia, 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 Bilbo, Spain

Stage 3 Post-Race Coverage


52 Big Photos from Stage 3flockton
Stage 3 Results
1  DE LA CRUZ MELGAREJO, David (QST)    3:54:25
2  KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (SKY)                + 3
3  MCCARTHY, Jay (BOH)                  
4  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV)   
5  VISCONTI, Giovanni (TBM)             
6  MOLARD, Rudy (FDJ)                   
7  ULISSI, Diego (UAD)                  
8  KONRAD, Patrick (BOH)                
9  VAN DER SANDE, Tosh (LTS)            
10 BARGUIL, Warren (SUN)                
11 BARDET, Romain (ALM)                 
12 URAN URAN, Rigoberto (CDT)           
13 EDET, Nicolas (COF)                  
14 SANCHEZ GIL, Luis León (AST)         
15 BENNETT, George (TLJ)                
16 PAUWELS, Serge (DDD)                 
17 OOMEN, Sam (SUN)                     
18 IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Jon (TBM)        
19 KUDUS GHEBREMEDHIN, Merhawi (DDD)    
20 FERNANDEZ ANDUJAR, Ruben (MOV)       
21 HENAO MONTOYA, Sergio Luis (SKY)     
22 VUILLERMOZ, Alexis (ALM)             
23 CHERNETSKI, Sergei (AST)             
24 BUCHMANN, Emanuel (BOH)              
25 VANENDERT, Jelle (LTS)               
26 ROSON GARCIA, Jaime (CJR)            
27 ATAPUMA HURTADO, Jhon Darwin (UAD)   
28 MAS NICOLAU, Enric (QST)             
29 ROGLIČ, Primož (TLJ)                 
30 MACHADO, Tiago (KAT)                 
31 ŠPILAK, Simon (KAT)                  
32 MEINTJES, Louis (UAD)                
33 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TFS)      
34 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC)       
35 GRMAY, Tsgabu Gebremaryam (TBM)      
36 NIEVE ITURRALDE, Mikel (SKY)         
37 WOODS, Michael (CDT)                 
38 NAVARRO GARCIA, Daniel (COF)         
39 KIŠERLOVSKI, Robert (KAT)            
40 CUMMINGS, Stephen (DDD)              

General Classification after Stage 3
1  DE LA CRUZ MELGAREJO, David (QST)    12:14:54
2  MCCARTHY, Jay (BOH)                       + 3
3  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV)   
4  KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (SKY)            
5  KONRAD, Patrick (BOH)                
6  MOLARD, Rudy (FDJ)                   
7  VAN DER SANDE, Tosh (LTS)            
8  SANCHEZ GIL, Luis León (AST)         
9  BARDET, Romain (ALM)                 
10 FERNANDEZ ANDUJAR, Ruben (MOV)       
Finish Line Clip from Stage 3 (00:07 English)eurosport
Last Km of Stage 3 (01:53 English, restricted to Europe)eurosport
Last 32 Km of Stage 3 (33:12 English)eurosport
Last 10 Km of Stage 3 (15:19 Basque)eitb
One-Minute Highlights from Stage 3 (01:04 English, restricted to Europe)eurosport
52 Big Photos from Stage 3flockton

Stage 3 preview: Gasteiz → Donostia, 161 km (hilly)

April 4 update:
Contador expects a calmer end to Vais Pasco stage 3cyclingnews
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 3 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 3 start time: Wednesday 13:30 CET (11:30:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Gasteiz, 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 Donostia, Spain

Stage 2 Post-Race Coverage

Tour du Pays Basque : Michael Albasini à toute vitesse https://t.co/VFlL6hQxIr pic.twitter.com/ad5vVmJbTM

— CyclingPro.net (@cyclingpronet) April 4, 2017
69 Big Photos from Stage 2flockton
Stage 2 Results
1  ALBASINI, Michael (ORS)              4:35:22
2  RICHEZE, Maximiliano Ariel (QST)     
3  DE BIE, Sean (LTS)                   
4  MATTHEWS, Michael (SUN)              
5  MARTENS, Paul (TLJ)                  
6  MOHORIC, Matej (UAD)                 
7  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV)   
8  MOLARD, Rudy (FDJ)                   
9  MORI, Manuele (UAD)                  
10 KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (SKY)            
11 SCHWARZMANN, Michael (BOH)           
12 BATTAGLIN, Enrico (TLJ)              
13 KONRAD, Patrick (BOH)                
14 VAN DER SANDE, Tosh (LTS)            
15 PREIDLER, Georg (SUN)                
16 BILBAO, Pello (AST)                  
17 SANCHEZ GIL, Luis León (AST)         
18 ARASHIRO, Yukiya (TBM)               
19 VLIEGEN, Loïc (BMC)                  
20 VALGREN ANDERSEN, Michael (AST)      
21 MCCARTHY, Jay (BOH)                  
22 ROUX, Anthony (FDJ)                  
23 OOMEN, Sam (SUN)                     
24 LAMMERTINK, Maurits (KAT)            
25 LOBATO DEL VALLE, Juan Jose (TLJ)    
26 FRAILE MATARRANZ, Omar (DDD)         
27 BOLE, Grega (TBM)                    
28 ROCHE, Nicholas (BMC)                
29 CHEREL, Mikael (ALM)                 
30 PAUWELS, Serge (DDD)                 

General Classification after Stage 2
1  MATTHEWS, Michael (SUN)              8:20:29
2  RICHEZE, Maximiliano Ariel (QST)     
3  DE BIE, Sean (LTS)                   
4  SCHWARZMANN, Michael (BOH)           
5  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV)   
6  MCCARTHY, Jay (BOH)                  
7  MOHORIC, Matej (UAD)                 
8  KONRAD, Patrick (BOH)                
9  KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (SKY)            
10 ROUX, Anthony (FDJ)                  
Albasini wins stage 2cyclingnews
Pais Vasco: Albasini wins tricky stage 2 sprintvelonews
Last Km of Stage 2 (01:20 Basque)eitb
Last 8 Km of Stage 2 (13:12 Basque)eitb
Last 25 Km of Stage 2 (34:43 English)eurosport
69 Big Photos from Stage 2flockton
One-Minute Highlights from Stage 2 (01:01 Basque)eitb
One-Minute Highlights from Stage 2 (01:18 English)eurosport

Stage 2 preview: Iruñea → Eltziego, 173 km (lumpy)

April 3 update:
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 2 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 2 start time: Tuesday 13:00 CET (11:00:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Iruñea, Spain
Earliest live video: 15:00 CET (1:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 18:00 CET (4:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Eltziego, Spain

Stage 1 Post-Race Coverage


62 Big Photos from the teams presentation and Stage 1flockton
Stage 1 Results
1  MATTHEWS, Michael (SUN)              3:45:07
2  MCCARTHY, Jay (BOH)                  
3  GERRANS, Simon (ORS)                 
4  RESTREPO VALENCIA, Jhonatan (KAT)    
5  DE BIE, Sean (LTS)                   
6  RICHEZE, Maximiliano Ariel (QST)     
7  URAN URAN, Rigoberto (CDT)           
8  ROUX, Anthony (FDJ)                  
9  SWIFT, Ben (UAD)                     
10 MÜHLBERGER, Gregor (BOH)             
11 SCHWARZMANN, Michael (BOH)           
12 ROGLIČ, Primož (TLJ)                 
13 FERNANDEZ ANDUJAR, Ruben (MOV)       
14 BENNETT, George (TLJ)                
15 KONRAD, Patrick (BOH)                
16 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV)   
17 ARASHIRO, Yukiya (TBM)               
18 MOHORIC, Matej (UAD)                 
19 IZAGIRRE INSAUSTI, Gorka (MOV)       
20 KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (SKY)            

General Classification after Stage 1
1  MATTHEWS, Michael (SUN)             3:45:07
2  MCCARTHY, Jay (BOH)                 
3  GERRANS, Simon (ORS)                
4  RESTREPO VALENCIA, Jhonatan (KAT)   
5  DE BIE, Sean (LTS)                  
6  RICHEZE, Maximiliano Ariel (QST)    
7  URAN URAN, Rigoberto (CDT)          
8  ROUX, Anthony (FDJ)                 
9  SWIFT, Ben (UAD)                    
10 MÜHLBERGER, Gregor (BOH)            
Matthews claims first stage victorycyclingnews
Last Km of Stage 1 (01:25 Basque)eitb
Last Km of Stage 1 (01:32 English, restricted to Europe)eurosport
Last 30 Km of Stage 1 (37:23 English)eurosport
62 Big Photos from the teams presentation and Stage 1flockton
Winner's Interview from Stage 1 (01:06 English)eurosport
One-Minute Highlights from Stage 1 (01:07 Basque)eitb

Stage 1 preview: Iruñea → Eguesibar-Sarriguren, 153 km (lumpy)

April 1 update: preview coming... — Steve
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 1 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 1 start time: Monday 13:41 CET (11:41:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Iruñea, 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 Eguesibar-Sarriguren, Spain

2017 Itzulia Basque Country Preview


April 2 update:
Official Startlist w/ bib numberssteephill.tv
Vuelta Ciclista al País Vasco 2017 previewcyclingnews

March 31 update:
Valverde sets eyes on Basque Country titlevelonews



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March 30 update:
Kwiatkowski and Henao lead Team Sky at Pais Vascocyclingnews

March 23 update:
Route details (stage maps, profiles, timetables). See the race summary (right)

Video highlights/archived coverage from previous years
Race History with Past Winnerswikipedia



Live Video Streaming and TV Coverage

April 1 update: A work in progress for 2017 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


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Europe; English. Stage 1 live at 15:30
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Catalan; live daily coverage
 live text updates
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Official text updates in Spanish and ticker
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updates on live coverage, results, photos and highlights
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2017 Itzulia Basque Country Route Map


Stage maps are posted in the race summary table.


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