Itzulia Basque Country 2018 Live Dashboard
Race Info, Preview, Live Video, Results, Photos and Highlights
Race Info, Preview, Live Video, Results, Photos and Highlights
![]() Overall race leader Primož ROGLIČ (LOTTO NL - JUMBO) won the Stage 4 ITT and has three second place stage finishes. More photos below. The Basque race Euskal Herriko Itzulia, Vuelta al País Vasco, or also known as Tour of the Basque Country, but now known as Itzulia Basque Country, is one of the best one week races on the World Calendar. Follow the 2018 race updates below. Big Photos from 2018 — flockton Big Photos from 2017 — flockton 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 2 | 162 km | ||||||||||
Zarautz → Zarautz | ||||||||||||
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2 | Tuesday, April 3 | 153 km | ||||||||||
Zarautz → Bermeo | ||||||||||||
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3 | Wednesday, April 4 | 185 km | ||||||||||
Bermeo → Valdegovía | ||||||||||||
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4 | Thursday, April 5 | 19.4 km | ||||||||||
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5 | Friday, April 6 | 165 km | ||||||||||
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6 | Saturday, April 7 | 122 km | ||||||||||
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Total Distance | 806 km | |||||||||||
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News and Updates for Itzulia Basque Country 2018
Stage 6 Post-Race Coverage 

47 Big Photos from Stage 6 — flockton
Stage 6 Results 1 MAS NICOLAU, Enric (QST) 3:17:34 2 LANDA MEANA, Mikel (MOV) + 12 3 IZAGIRRE INSAUSTI, Ion (TBM) + 27 4 TEUNS, Dylan (BMC) 5 QUINTANA, Nairo (MOV) + 30 6 DE GENDT, Thomas (LTS) + 45 7 BUCHMANN, Emanuel (BOH) + 47 8 MÜHLBERGER, Gregor (BOH) + 54 9 ROGLIČ, Primož (TLJ) 10 KONRAD, Patrick (BOH) 11 CARUSO, Damiano (BMC) 12 DE LA CRUZ MELGAREJO, David (SKY) + 1:32 13 BILBAO, Pello (AST) + 1:50 14 VERONA, Carlos (MTS) 15 GROSSSCHARTNER, Felix (BOH) 16 MOLLEMA, Bauke (TFS) 17 FARIA DA COSTA, Rui Alberto (UAD) 18 BARDET, Romain (ALM) 19 EDET, Nicolas (COF) + 2:30 20 DE LA PARTE, Victor (MOV) + 2:37 Final General Classification 1 ROGLIČ, Primož (TLJ) 20:53:47 2 LANDA MEANA, Mikel (MOV) + 1:09 3 IZAGIRRE INSAUSTI, Ion (TBM) + 1:42 4 BUCHMANN, Emanuel (BOH) + 3:14 5 QUINTANA, Nairo (MOV) + 3:17 6 MAS NICOLAU, Enric (QST) + 3:29 7 MOLLEMA, Bauke (TFS) + 3:50 8 BILBAO, Pello (AST) + 4:14 9 DE LA CRUZ MELGAREJO, David (SKY) + 4:15 10 KONRAD, Patrick (BOH) + 5:30Roglic wins Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco — cyclingnews
Last km of Stage 6 (02:48 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Last 5 Km of Stage 6 (15:38 Basque) — eitb
Last 200m of Stage 6 (01:16 Dutch, restricted to Europe) — @Eurosport_NL
Finish Clip from Stage 6 (00:50 Ambient) — @quickstepteam
Finish Clip from Stage 6 (00:18 No Sound) — @flobikes
5 km to go: The winning attack, Stage 6 (00:30 No Sound) — @flobikes
Final GC Podium Ceremony (02:03 Basque) — eitb
47 Big Photos from Stage 6 — flockton
Stage 6 preview: Eibar → Arrate, 122 km (Mountain)
April 6 update: See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 6 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 6 start time: Saturday 14:26 CET (12:26:00 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: 17:29 CET (3:29:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Arrate, Spain
Stage 5 Post-Race Coverage 

46 Big Photos from Stage 5 — flockton
Stage 5 Results 1 FRAILE MATARRANZ, Omar (AST) 3:53:59 2 ROGLIČ, Primož (TLJ) 3 IZAGIRRE INSAUSTI, Ion (TBM) 4 VERONA, Carlos (MTS) 5 HERRADA, José (COF) 6 LANDA MEANA, Mikel (MOV) 7 PADUN, Mark (TBM) + 15 8 BILBAO, Pello (AST) + 1:27 9 FARIA DA COSTA, Rui Alberto (UAD) 10 HINDLEY, Jai (SUN) 11 HAIG, Jack (MTS) 12 DE LA CRUZ MELGAREJO, David (SKY) 13 BUCHMANN, Emanuel (BOH) 14 MOLLEMA, Bauke (TFS) 15 URAN, Rigoberto (EFD) 16 NAVARRO GARCIA, Daniel (COF) 17 QUINTANA, Nairo (MOV) 18 CASTROVIEJO, Jonathan (SKY) + 1:51 19 MAS NICOLAU, Enric (QST) + 2:15 20 ALAPHILIPPE, Julian (QST) 21 VAN DER SANDE, Tosh (LTS) 22 TEUNS, Dylan (BMC) 23 VUILLERMOZ, Alexis (ALM) + 3:48 24 PRADES REVERTER, Eduard (EUS) 25 LAMBRECHT, Bjorg (LTS) 26 ARANBURU DEBA, Alex (CJR) 27 SERRY, Pieter (QST) 28 KONRAD, Patrick (BOH) 29 VANENDERT, Jelle (LTS) 30 GRMAY, Tsgabu Gebremaryam (TFS) 31 ZAKARIN, Ilnur (TKA) 32 BRAVO OIARBIDE, Garikoitz (EUS) 33 ANTON HERNANDEZ, Igor (DDD) 34 EDET, Nicolas (COF) 35 PERNSTEINER, Hermann (TBM) 36 BIZKARRA ETXEGIBEL, Mikel (EUS) 37 CABEDO CARDA, Oscar (BBH) 38 HANSEN, Jesper (AST) 39 BARDET, Romain (ALM) 40 KIŠERLOVSKI, Robert (TKA) General Classification after Stage 5 1 ROGLIČ, Primož (TLJ) 17:35:19 2 IZAGIRRE INSAUSTI, Ion (TBM) + 2:13 3 LANDA MEANA, Mikel (MOV) + 2:17 4 ALAPHILIPPE, Julian (QST) + 2:55 5 MOLLEMA, Bauke (TFS) + 3:06 6 BUCHMANN, Emanuel (BOH) + 3:21 7 BILBAO, Pello (AST) + 3:30 8 QUINTANA, Nairo (MOV) + 3:41 9 DE LA CRUZ MELGAREJO, David (SKY) + 3:49 10 URAN, Rigoberto (EFD) + 3:57Fraile takes out intense País Vasco stage to Eibar — cyclingnews
Vincenzo Nibali quits Pais Vasco due to saddle sore — cyclingnews
Pre-Stage 5 Interview with Omar Fraile (00:40 Basque) — ItzuliaBasqueCountry
Last Km of Stage 5 (01:43 English) — eurosport
Last 2 Km of Stage 5 (03:12 Basque) — eitb
46 Big Photos from Stage 5 — flockton
Winner's Interview from Stage 5 (01:01 Basque) — eitb
Winner's Interview from Stage 5 (02:33 Spanish) — ItzuliaBasqueCountry
12 km to go: descending to the Stage 5 finish at 100 kph (01:17 English) — @flobikes
23 km to go: the Stage 5 race leader is dropped (00:22 No Sound) — @flobikes
25 km to go: David de la Cruz descending in a hurry to catch the Stage 5 lead group (00:30 No Sound) — @flobikes
Mikel Landa attack, Stage 5 (00:54 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Stage 5 Highlights (02:32 English) — eurosport
Stage 5 preview: Vitoria → Eibar, 165 km (Mountain)
April 5 update: See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 5 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 5 start time: Friday 13:22 CET (11:22:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Vitoria, 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 Eibar, Spain
Stage 4 Post-Race Coverage 

29 Big Photos from the Stage 4 ITT — flockton
Stage 4 Results 1 ROGLIČ, Primož (TLJ) 22:26 2 BEVIN, Patrick (BMC) + 9 3 KIRYIENKA, Vasil (SKY) + 11 4 CASTROVIEJO, Jonathan (SKY) + 14 5 KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (SKY) + 20 6 MATTHEWS, Michael (SUN) + 36 7 DE LA CRUZ MELGAREJO, David (SKY) + 37 8 ALAPHILIPPE, Julian (QST) + 42 9 MOLLEMA, Bauke (TFS) + 43 10 CARUSO, Damiano (BMC) 11 TEUNS, Dylan (BMC) + 44 12 KONRAD, Patrick (BOH) + 46 13 DE GENDT, Thomas (LTS) + 50 14 LATOUR, Pierre Roger (ALM) + 51 15 CUMMINGS, Stephen (DDD) + 52 16 IZAGIRRE INSAUSTI, Ion (TBM) + 53 17 ARMIRAIL, Bruno (GFC) + 57 18 BUCHMANN, Emanuel (BOH) + 58 19 ZAKARIN, Ilnur (TKA) 20 GROSSSCHARTNER, Felix (BOH) + 59 21 ŠPILAK, Simon (TKA) + 1:03 22 HAGA, Chad (SUN) + 1:06 23 VINCENT, Léo (GFC) 24 PADUN, Mark (TBM) 25 HAMILTON, Lucas (MTS) + 1:07 26 SKUJINS, Toms (TFS) 27 HAIG, Jack (MTS) + 1:11 28 IZAGIRRE INSAUSTI, Gorka (TBM) 29 BILBAO, Pello (AST) 30 DE MARCHI, Alessandro (BMC) + 1:14 31 CRADDOCK G, Lawson (EFD) + 1:15 32 SIVAKOV, Pavel (SKY) + 1:16 33 LANDA MEANA, Mikel (MOV) 34 JUUL JENSEN, Christopher (MTS) 35 CAVAGNA, Rémi (QST) + 1:17 36 GEOGHEGAN HART, Tao (SKY) 37 QUINTANA, Nairo (MOV) + 1:18 38 FARIA DA COSTA, Rui Alberto (UAD) + 1:20 39 DE LA PARTE, Victor (MOV) + 1:21 40 MAS NICOLAU, Enric (QST) + 1:24 General Classification after Stage 4 1 ROGLIČ, Primož (TLJ) 13:41:26 2 ALAPHILIPPE, Julian (QST) + 34 3 MOLLEMA, Bauke (TFS) + 1:33 4 KONRAD, Patrick (BOH) + 1:36 5 IZAGIRRE INSAUSTI, Gorka (TBM) + 1:42 6 BUCHMANN, Emanuel (BOH) + 1:48 7 BILBAO, Pello (AST) + 1:57 8 QUINTANA, Nairo (MOV) + 2:08 9 IZAGIRRE INSAUSTI, Ion (TBM) + 2:11 10 LANDA MEANA, Mikel (MOV) 11 MAS NICOLAU, Enric (QST) + 2:14 12 DE LA CRUZ MELGAREJO, David (SKY) + 2:16 13 URAN, Rigoberto (EFD) + 2:24 14 MOLARD, Rudy (GFC) + 2:27 15 HAIG, Jack (MTS) + 2:29 16 BARDET, Romain (ALM) + 2:30 17 HERRADA, Jesus (COF) + 3:05 18 ZAKARIN, Ilnur (TKA) + 3:20 19 ANTON HERNANDEZ, Igor (DDD) + 3:22 20 VANENDERT, Jelle (LTS) + 3:27Roglic wins time trial in Lodosa — cyclingnews
Final Riders Highlights from the Stage 4 ITT (03:15 Basque) — eitb
Winner's Interview from Stage 4 (00:50 English) — eitb
Alaphilippe forced into damage limitation after relinquishing yellow jersey (03:07 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Stage 4 ITT Highlights (02:55 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Winning ride highlights from the Stage 4 ITT (02:23 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
29 Big Photos from the Stage 4 ITT — flockton
One-Minute Highlights from Stage 4 (01:17 Catalan) — esport3
Stage 4 preview: Lodosa → Lodosa, 19.4 km (TT)
April 4 update: Stage 4 ITT Start Order and Times (CET) — @ehitzulia
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 4 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 4 start time: Thursday 14:15 CET (12:15:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Lodosa, Spain
Earliest live video: 15:00 CET (1:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 16:10 CET (2:10:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Lodosa, Spain
Stage 3 Post-Race Coverage 

32 Big Photos from Stage 3 — flockton
Stage 3 Results 1 MCCARTHY, Jay (BOH) 4:49:39 2 RIABUSHENKO, Aleksandr (UAD) 3 KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (SKY) 4 ALBASINI, Michael (MTS) 5 SANZ UNZUE, Enrique (EUS) 6 ALAPHILIPPE, Julian (QST) 7 MATTHEWS, Michael (SUN) 8 EZQUERRA MUELA, Jesus (BBH) 9 BILBAO, Pello (AST) 10 BATTAGLIN, Enrico (TLJ) 11 SIMON CASULLERAS, Jordi (BBH) 12 MOLARD, Rudy (GFC) 13 GUERREIRO, Rúben (TFS) 14 LAMBRECHT, Bjorg (LTS) 15 ROJAS, José (MOV) 16 VAN DER SANDE, Tosh (LTS) 17 LAMMERTINK, Maurits (TKA) 18 BAKELANTS, Jan (ALM) 19 TEUNS, Dylan (BMC) 20 POLANC, Jan (UAD) 21 BUCHMANN, Emanuel (BOH) 22 FARIA DA COSTA, Rui Alberto (UAD) 23 AMEZQUETA MORENO, Julen (CJR) 24 GHEBREIGZABHIER, Amanuel (DDD) 25 HOWES, Alex (EFD) 26 BROWN, Nathan (EFD) 27 GEOGHEGAN HART, Tao (SKY) 28 BARDET, Romain (ALM) 29 MAS BONET, Luis Guillermo (CJR) 30 MOLLEMA, Bauke (TFS) 31 LASTRA MARTINEZ, Jonathan (CJR) 32 ROGLIČ, Primož (TLJ) 33 IZAGIRRE INSAUSTI, Ion (TBM) 34 EDET, Nicolas (COF) 35 MATE MARDONES, Luis Angel (COF) 36 IZAGIRRE INSAUSTI, Gorka (TBM) 37 MAS NICOLAU, Enric (QST) 38 PERNSTEINER, Hermann (TBM) 39 FRAILE MATARRANZ, Omar (AST) 40 SKUJINS, Toms (TFS) General Classification after Stage 3 1 ALAPHILIPPE, Julian (QST) 13:18:52 2 ROGLIČ, Primož (TLJ) + 8 3 IZAGIRRE INSAUSTI, Gorka (TBM) + 39 4 LANDA MEANA, Mikel (MOV) + 43 5 BILBAO, Pello (AST) + 54 6 MOLARD, Rudy (GFC) + 58 7 BUCHMANN, Emanuel (BOH) 8 BARDET, Romain (ALM) 9 MAS NICOLAU, Enric (QST) 10 KONRAD, Patrick (BOH) 11 MOLLEMA, Bauke (TFS) 12 QUINTANA, Nairo (MOV) 13 URAN, Rigoberto (EFD) 14 VANENDERT, Jelle (LTS) + 1:23 15 IZAGIRRE INSAUSTI, Ion (TBM) + 1:26 16 PRADES REVERTER, Eduard (EUS) 17 HAIG, Jack (MTS) 18 HANSEN, Jesper (AST) + 1:47 19 DE LA CRUZ MELGAREJO, David (SKY) 20 ANTON HERNANDEZ, Igor (DDD)McCarthy wins stage 3 — cyclingnews
Last Km of Stage 3 (03:30 Basque) — eitb
Winner's Interview from Stage 3 (01:05 English) — ItzuliaBasqueCountry
32 Big Photos from Stage 3 — flockton
One-Minute Highlights from Stage 3 (01:05 Catalan) — esport3
Stage 3 preview: Bermeo → Valdegovía, 185 km (hilly)
April 3 update: preview coming... — SteveSee the race summary table (right) for the Stage 3 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 3 start time: Wednesday 12:52 CET (10:52:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Bermeo, 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 Valdegovía, Spain
Stage 2 Post-Race Coverage 

60 Big Photos from Stage 2 — flockton/corvos
Stage 2 Results 1 ALAPHILIPPE, Julian (QST) 4:11:47 2 ROGLIČ, Primož (TLJ) 3 IZAGIRRE INSAUSTI, Gorka (TBM) 4 LANDA MEANA, Mikel (MOV) 5 KONRAD, Patrick (BOH) + 15 6 PRADES REVERTER, Eduard (EUS) 7 BILBAO, Pello (AST) 8 MOLARD, Rudy (GFC) 9 MAS NICOLAU, Enric (QST) 10 IZAGIRRE INSAUSTI, Ion (TBM) 11 BUCHMANN, Emanuel (BOH) 12 BARDET, Romain (ALM) 13 DE LA CRUZ MELGAREJO, David (SKY) 14 QUINTANA, Nairo (MOV) 15 HAIG, Jack (MTS) 16 URAN, Rigoberto (EFD) 17 MOLLEMA, Bauke (TFS) 18 HANSEN, Jesper (AST) 19 HERRADA, Jesus (COF) 20 ANTON HERNANDEZ, Igor (DDD) 21 VANENDERT, Jelle (LTS) + 40 22 SERRY, Pieter (QST) + 55 23 LAMBRECHT, Bjorg (LTS) 24 PAUWELS, Serge (DDD) 25 VUILLERMOZ, Alexis (ALM) 26 FRAILE MATARRANZ, Omar (AST) + 58 27 ZAKARIN, Ilnur (TKA) 28 TEUNS, Dylan (BMC) 29 PERNSTEINER, Hermann (TBM) + 1:01 30 CARTHY, Hugh John (EFD) 31 ŠPILAK, Simon (TKA) 32 KIRYIENKA, Vasil (SKY) 33 HERRADA, José (COF) + 1:22 34 KIŠERLOVSKI, Robert (TKA) + 1:25 35 ULISSI, Diego (UAD) + 1:28 36 FARIA DA COSTA, Rui Alberto (UAD) 37 POWLESS, Neilson (TLJ) 38 POLANC, Jan (UAD) 39 BRAVO OIARBIDE, Garikoitz (EUS) 40 BETANCUR, Carlos (MOV) + 1:31 General Classification after Stage 2 1 ALAPHILIPPE, Julian (QST) 8:29:13 2 ROGLIČ, Primož (TLJ) + 8 3 IZAGIRRE INSAUSTI, Gorka (TBM) + 39 4 LANDA MEANA, Mikel (MOV) + 43 5 BILBAO, Pello (AST) + 54 6 KONRAD, Patrick (BOH) + 58 7 MAS NICOLAU, Enric (QST) 8 BUCHMANN, Emanuel (BOH) 9 MOLARD, Rudy (GFC) 10 BARDET, Romain (ALM) 11 QUINTANA, Nairo (MOV) 12 URAN, Rigoberto (EFD) 13 MOLLEMA, Bauke (TFS) 14 VANENDERT, Jelle (LTS) + 1:23 15 PRADES REVERTER, Eduard (EUS) + 1:26 16 IZAGIRRE INSAUSTI, Ion (TBM) 17 HAIG, Jack (MTS) 18 DE LA CRUZ MELGAREJO, David (SKY) + 1:47 19 ANTON HERNANDEZ, Igor (DDD) 20 HERRADA, Jesus (COF)Alaphilippe wins in Bermeo — cyclingnews
Last Km of Stage 2 (01:34 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Last 17 Km of Stage 2 (20:25 Basque) — eitb
60 Big Photos from Stage 2 — flockton/corvos
Stage 2 Highlights (01:28 Basque) — eitb
Stage 2 Highlights (02:45 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Winner's Interview and Others, Post Stage 2 (05:51 English/Basque) — eitb
One-Minute Highlights from Stage 2 (01:17 Catalan) — esport3
Stage 2 preview: Zarautz → Bermeo, 153 km (hilly)
April 2 update: See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 2 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 2 start time: Tuesday 13:19 CET (11:19:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Zarautz, 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 Bermeo, Spain
Stage 1 Post-Race Coverage 

65 Big Photos from Stage 1 — flockton
Stage 1 Results 1 ALAPHILIPPE, Julian (QST) 4:17:46 2 ROGLIČ, Primož (TLJ) 3 BILBAO, Pello (AST) + 23 4 MAS NICOLAU, Enric (QST) 5 IZAGIRRE INSAUSTI, Gorka (TBM) 6 BUCHMANN, Emanuel (BOH) 7 KONRAD, Patrick (BOH) 8 VANENDERT, Jelle (LTS) 9 BARDET, Romain (ALM) 10 QUINTANA, Nairo (MOV) 11 MOLARD, Rudy (GFC) 12 URAN, Rigoberto (EFD) 13 MOLLEMA, Bauke (TFS) 14 LANDA MEANA, Mikel (MOV) 15 PRADES REVERTER, Eduard (EUS) + 51 16 SERRY, Pieter (QST) 17 HAIG, Jack (MTS) 18 IZAGIRRE INSAUSTI, Ion (TBM) 19 NIBALI, Vincenzo (TBM) 20 WOODS, Michael (EFD) 21 BRAVO OIARBIDE, Garikoitz (EUS) 22 LAMBRECHT, Bjorg (LTS) + 1:12 23 FARIA DA COSTA, Rui Alberto (UAD) 24 ANTON HERNANDEZ, Igor (DDD) 25 VUILLERMOZ, Alexis (ALM) 26 ZAKARIN, Ilnur (TKA) 27 HERRADA, Jesus (COF) 28 GRMAY, Tsgabu Gebremaryam (TFS) 29 DE LA CRUZ MELGAREJO, David (SKY) 30 STETINA, Peter (TFS) 31 HANSEN, Jesper (AST) 32 ŠPILAK, Simon (TKA) 33 CARTHY, Hugh John (EFD) 34 ULISSI, Diego (UAD) + 1:35 35 MATE MARDONES, Luis Angel (COF) 36 HERRADA, José (COF) 37 PAUWELS, Serge (DDD) + 1:46 38 ARANBURU DEBA, Alex (CJR) 39 TEUNS, Dylan (BMC) 40 VALLS FERRI, Rafael (MOV) General Classification after Stage 1 1 ALAPHILIPPE, Julian (QST) 4:17:36 2 ROGLIČ, Primož (TLJ) + 4 3 BILBAO, Pello (AST) + 29 4 MAS NICOLAU, Enric (QST) + 33 5 IZAGIRRE INSAUSTI, Gorka (TBM) 6 BUCHMANN, Emanuel (BOH) 7 KONRAD, Patrick (BOH) 8 VANENDERT, Jelle (LTS) 9 BARDET, Romain (ALM) 10 QUINTANA, Nairo (MOV)Alaphilippe wins opening stage — cyclingnews
Caruso hits parked car in final of Pais Vasco opener — cyclingnews
Last 10 Km of Stage 1 (15:40 Basque) — eitb
Stage 1 winner rides side-saddle to the podium (00:41 Ambient)
Winner's Interview + Others from Stage 1 (05:00 English/Basque) — eitb
Jhonatan Narváez crash (01:20 Ambient) — eitb
65 Big Photos from Stage 1 — flockton
Resumen: Etapa 1 (00:51 Spanish, restricted to Latin America) — espn
Stage 1 Highlights (02:36 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Stage 1 preview: Zarautz → Zarautz, 162 km (hilly)
Ion Izaguirre Bahrain Merida Pre-Stage 1 (00:25 Spanish) — ItzuliaBasqueCountrySee the race summary table (right) for the Stage 1 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 1 start time: Monday 13:26 CET (11:26:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Zarautz, Spain
Earliest live video: 15:00 CET (1:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:50 CET (3:50:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Zarautz, Spain
2018 Itzulia Basque Country Preview 

April 1 update:
Nibali goes straight from Flanders to Basque Country — velonews
Izagirre brothers to lead Bahrain-Merida at Vuelta al Pais Vasco — cyclingnews
Richie Porte back in action at Vuelta al Pais Vasco — cyclingnews
March 31 update:
Uran leads ambitions EF Education First-Drapac into Vuelta al Pais Vasco — cyclingnews
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Provisional Startlist w/ bib numbers — steephill.tv
March 2 update:
La crono y las bonificaciones, las novedades de la Itzulia — diariovasco
All stage profiles, maps and timetables are now posted (see race summary , right)
Video highlights/archived coverage from previous years
Race History with Past Winners — wikipedia
Live Video Streaming and TV Coverage 
April 6 update: A work in progress for 2018 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. — Stevemedia source | tv or internet | comments/restrictions | |
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2018 Itzulia Basque Country Route Map 

Stage maps are posted in the race summary table .