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Itzulia Basque Country 2019 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, but now known as Itzulia Basque Country, is one of the best one week races on the World Calendar. Follow the 2019 race updates below.
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1Monday, April 811.3 km 
ZumarragaZumarraga
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2Tuesday, April 9150 km 
ZumarragaGorraiz
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3Wednesday, April 10191 km 
SarrigurenEstibaliz
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4Thursday, April 11164 km 
Vitoria-GasteizArrigorriaga
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5Friday, April 12150 km 
ArrigorriagaArrate
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6Saturday, April 13118 km 
EibarEibar
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  Total Distance784 km 

2019 Itzulia Basque Country Teams
Team Rosters and Withdrawals
Group riders by: or

MOVISTAR (MOV)
ESP
  1LANDA MEANA  MikelESP
  2BETANCUR  CarlosCOL
  3FERNANDEZ  RubenESP
  4PEDRERO  AntonioESP
  5ROJAS  JoséESP
  6ANACONA  Winner AndrewCOL
  7VERONA QUINTANILLA  CarlosESP

BAHRAIN - MERIDA (TBM)
BRN
  11BOLE  GregaSLO
  12DENNIS  RohanAUS
  13WANG  MeiyinCHN
  14PADUN  MarkUKR
  15PIBERNIK  LukaSLO
  16TEUNS  DylanBEL
  17WILLIAMS  StephenGBR

BORA - HANSGROHE (BOH)
GER
  21BUCHMANN  EmanuelGER
  22BENEDETTI  CesareITA
  23KONRAD  PatrickAUT
  24MC CARTHY  JayAUS
  25MÜHLBERGER  GregorAUT
  26POLJANSKI  PawelPOL
  27SCHACHMANN  MaximilianGER

ASTANA PRO (AST)
KAZ
  31FUGLSANG  JakobDEN
  32BILBAO LOPEZ DE ARMENTIA  PelloESP
  33FRAILE MATARRANZ  OmarESP
  34IZAGIRRE INSAUSTI  GorkaESP
  35IZAGIRRE INSAUSTI  IonESP
  36LUTSENKO  AlexeyKAZ
  37SANCHEZ  Luis LeónESP

DECEUNINCK - QUICK-STEP (DQT)
BEL
  41ALAPHILIPPE  JulianFRA
  42CAVAGNA  RémiFRA
  43DEVENYNS  DriesBEL
  44HONORÉ  Mikkel FrølichDEN
  45MAS NICOLAU  EnricESP
  46SERRY  PieterBEL
  47VAKOČ  PetrCZE

AG2R LA MONDIALE (ALM)
FRA
  51GENIEZ  AlexandreFRA
  52CHEREL  MikaelFRA
  53CHEVRIER  ClémentFRA
  54FRANK  MathiasSUI
  55DUPONT  HubertFRA
  56PARET PEINTRE  AurélienFRA
  57WARBASSE  LawrenceUSA

LOTTO SOUDAL (LTS)
BEL
  61VANENDERT  JelleBEL
  62ARMEE  SanderBEL
  63HANSEN  Adam JamesAUS
  64LAMBRECHT  BjorgBEL
  65MARCZYNSKI  TomaszPOL
  66MONFORT  MaximeBEL
  67VAN DER SANDE  ToshBEL

KATUSHA ALPECIN (TKA)
SUI
  71BATTAGLIN  EnricoITA
  72SMIT  Willem JakobusRSA
  73GUERREIRO  RubenPOR
  74CRAS  SteffBEL
  75GONÇALVES  JoséPOR
  76NAVARRO GARCIA  DanielESP
  77STRAKHOV  DmitriiRUS

SKY (SKY)
GBR
  81THOMAS  GeraintGBR
  82CASTROVIEJO  Nicolás JonathanESP
  83DE LA CRUZ MELGAREJO  DavidESP
  84ELISSONDE  KennyFRA
  85GOLAS  MichalPOL
  86KWIATKOWSKI  MichalPOL
  87ROSA  DiegoITA

MITCHELTON - SCOTT (MTS)
AUS
  91YATES  AdamGBR
  92ALBASINI  MichaelSUI
  93HAMILTON  LucasAUS
  94HOWSON  DamienAUS
  95NIEVE ITURRALDE  MikelESP
  96SCHULTZ  NicholasAUS
  97GRMAY  Tsgabu GebremaryamETH

UAE TEAM EMIRATES (UAD)
UAE
  101MARTIN  DanielIRL
  102HENAO MONTOYA  Sergio LuisCOL
  103MORI  ManueleITA
  104POGAČAR  TadejSLO
  105RAVASI  EdwardITA
  106SUTHERLAND  RoryAUS
  107ULISSI  DiegoITA

EF EDUCATION FIRST (EF1)
USA
  111MARTINEZ POVEDA  Daniel FelipeCOL
  112BENNETT  SeanUSA
  113CARTHY  Hugh JohnGBR
  114CLARKE  SimonAUS
  115CRADDOCK  G LawsonUSA
  116HOWES  AlexUSA
  117BROWN  NathanUSA

CCC (CPT)
POL
  121BEVIN  PatrickNZL
  122ANTUNES  AmaroPOR
  123DE LA PARTE  VictorESP
  124DE MARCHI  AlessandroITA
  125KOCH  JonasGER
  126PAUWELS  SergeBEL
  127ZOIDL  RiccardoAUT

DIMENSION DATA (TDD)
RSA
  131KING  BenjaminUSA
  132CUMMINGS  StephenGBR
  133DLAMINI  NicholasRSA
  134JANSE VAN RENSBURG  Jacques WillemRSA
  135GHEBREIGZABHIER WERKILUL  AmanuelERI
  136SLAGTER  Tom-JelteNED
  137WYSS  DaniloSUI

GROUPAMA - FDJ (GFC)
FRA
  141MOLARD  RudyFRA
  142ARMIRAIL  BrunoFRA
  143GAUDU  DavidFRA
  144MADOUAS  ValentinFRA
  145ROUX  AnthonyFRA
  146SEIGLE  RomainFRA
  147VINCENT  LéoFRA

SUNWEB (SUN)
GER
  151ROCHE  NicolasIRL
  152HAMILTON  ChristopherAUS
  153HINDLEY  JaiAUS
  154HIRSCHI  MarcSUI
  155OOMEN  SamNED
  156STORER  MichaelAUS
  157STORK  FlorianGER

JUMBO - VISMA (TJV)
NED
  161BENNETT  GeorgeNZL
  162KUSS  SeppUSA
  163LINDEMAN  Bert-JanNED
  164MARTIN  TonyGER
  165OLIVIER  DaanNED
  166POWLESS  NeilsonUSA
  167VINGEGAARD  JonasDEN

TREK - SEGAFREDO (TFS)
USA
  171MOLLEMA  BaukeNED
  172BERNARD  JulienFRA
  173CONCI  NicolaITA
  174FELLINE  FabioITA
  175IRIZAR ARAMBURU  MarkelESP
  176SKUJINS  TomsLAT
  177STETINA  PeterUSA

COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS (COF)
FRA
  181HERRADA  JesusESP
  182ATAPUMA HURTADO  Jhon DarwinCOL
  183CHETOUT  LoicFRA
  184EDET  NicolasFRA
  185HANSEN  JesperDEN
  186MATE MARDONES  Luis AngelESP
  187PEREZ  AnthonyFRA

EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY - MURIAS (EUS)
ESP
  191BIZKARRA ETXEGIBEL  MikelESP
  192SAMITIER SAMITIER  SergioESP
  193SANZ UNZUE  EnriqueESP
  194ITURRIA SEGUROLA  MikelESP
  195BARCELO ARAGON  FernandoESP
  196BRAVO OIARBIDE  GarikoitzESP
  197RODRIGUEZ GARAICOECHEA  OscarESP

CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA (CJR)
ESP
  201RODRIGUEZ MARTIN  CristianESP
  202AMEZQUETA MORENO  JulenESP
  203ABERASTURI IZAGA  JonESP
  204IRISARRI RICON  JonESP
  205LASTRA MARTINEZ  JonathanESP
  206GONÇALVES  DomingosPOR
  207ARANBURU DEBA  AlexanderESP

MANZANA POSTOBON (MZN)
COL
  211REYES ORTEGA  AldemarCOL
  212SAENZ BALLESTEROS  NicolasCOL
  213GARCIA SOSA  Jhojan OrlandoCOL
  214JARAMILLO DIEZ  Daniel AlexanderCOL
  215SUAZA ARANGO  Bernardo AlbeiroCOL
  216SIERRA SANCHEZ  Yecid ArturoCOL
  217QUINTERO NOREÑA  Carlos JulianCOL

BURGOS - BH (BBH)
ESP
  221MADRAZO RUIZ  AngelESP
  222BOL  JetseNED
  223FERNANDES  JoséPOR
  224SESSLER  NicolasBRA
  225EZQUERRA MUELA  JesusESP
  226RUBIO HERNANDEZ  DiegoESP
  227VILELA  RicardoPOR

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News and Updates for Itzulia Basque Country 2019

Live Sunday,
2019 Paris-Roubaix Live (1.UWT FRA): race info, startlist, broadcasters, updates

Stage 6 Post-Race Coverage


55 Big Photos from Stage 6flockton
Stage 6 Results
1  YATES, Adam (MTS)                   2:59:46
2  MARTIN, Daniel (UAD)                 +    1
3  FUGLSANG, Jakob (AST)               
4  IZAGIRRE INSAUSTI, Ion (AST)        
5  POGAČAR, Tadej (UAD)                 +    7
6  MOLLEMA, Bauke (TFS)                 + 1:24
7  LANDA MEANA, Mikel (MOV)            
8  CARTHY, Hugh John (EF1)             
9  GAUDU, David (GFC)                  
10 HAMILTON, Lucas (MTS)               
11 MAS NICOLAU, Enric (DQT)            
12 VINGEGAARD, Jonas (TJV)             
13 BUCHMANN, Emanuel (BOH)             
14 NIEVE ITURRALDE, Mikel (MTS)        
15 MADOUAS, Valentin (GFC)              + 2:27
16 ULISSI, Diego (UAD)                 
17 KONRAD, Patrick (BOH)               
18 HENAO MONTOYA, Sergio Luis (UAD)    
19 BIZKARRA ETXEGIBEL, Mikel (EUS)      + 2:30
20 DE LA PARTE, Victor (CPT)           
21 SCHACHMANN, Maximilian (BOH)         + 3:33
22 IZAGIRRE INSAUSTI, Gorka (AST)      
23 SANCHEZ, Luis León (AST)            
24 DE MARCHI, Alessandro (CPT)         
25 NAVARRO GARCIA, Daniel (TKA)        
26 MATE MARDONES, Luis Angel (COF)      + 8:41
27 DUPONT, Hubert (ALM)                
28 HINDLEY, Jai (SUN)                  
29 LAMBRECHT, Bjorg (LTS)               + 8:45
30 REYES ORTEGA, Aldemar (MZN)         
31 LASTRA MARTINEZ, Jonathan (CJR)     
32 HAMILTON, Christopher (SUN)         
33 ROJAS, José (MOV)                    + 8:47
34 CHEREL, Mikael (ALM)                
35 DE LA CRUZ MELGAREJO, David (SKY)   
36 ELISSONDE, Kenny (SKY)              
37 GUERREIRO, Ruben (TKA)              
38 MOLARD, Rudy (GFC)                  
39 ITURRIA SEGUROLA, Mikel (EUS)        + 8:53
40 THOMAS, Geraint (SKY)                + 8:55

Final General Classification
1  IZAGIRRE INSAUSTI, Ion (AST)       19:24:09
2  MARTIN, Daniel (UAD)                +    29
3  BUCHMANN, Emanuel (BOH)             +    31
4  FUGLSANG, Jakob (AST)               +    36
5  YATES, Adam (MTS)                   +    51
6  POGAČAR, Tadej (UAD)                +  1:36
7  LANDA MEANA, Mikel (MOV)            +  2:56
8  NIEVE ITURRALDE, Mikel (MTS)        +  3:13
9  KONRAD, Patrick (BOH)               +  3:29
10 SCHACHMANN, Maximilian (BOH)        +  3:44
11 MAS NICOLAU, Enric (DQT)            +  4:15
12 CARTHY, Hugh John (EF1)             +  5:25
13 ULISSI, Diego (UAD)                 +  6:02
14 HENAO MONTOYA, Sergio Luis (UAD)    +  6:15
15 HAMILTON, Lucas (MTS)               +  6:43
16 DE LA PARTE, Victor (CPT)           +  6:45
17 MADOUAS, Valentin (GFC)             +  7:06
18 GAUDU, David (GFC)                  +  9:03
19 LAMBRECHT, Bjorg (LTS)              + 11:43
20 MARTINEZ POVEDA, Daniel (EF1)       + 15:56
Ion Izagirre wins the Tour of the Basque Countrycyclingnews
Fuglsang reacts after losing Basque Country podium spotcyclingnews
Last Km of Stage 6 (01:00 English)@flobikes
Last Km of Stage 6 (01:46 English, restricted to Europe)eurosport
Last 3 Km of Stage 6 (06:32 English)eitb
Bachmann takes wrong turn at last corner, gets podium place reinstated later (00:50 English, restricted to Europe)eurosport
Overall Winner's Interview (02:04 Basque)eitb
Overall Winner's Interview (05:15 Basque)ItzuliaBasqueCountry
Winner's Interview from Stage 6 (01:52 English)ItzuliaBasqueCountry
55 Big Photos from Stage 6flockton

58 km to go: Field splintered. Buchmann chasing (00:17 English)@flobikes
80 km to go: Race Scenery from the helicopter outside Eibar, Stage 6 (01:41 English)eitb

Stage 6 preview: Eibar → Eibar, 118 km (Mountain)

April 12 update:
Stage 6 Preview with Favoritesciclismointernacional
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 6 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 6 start time: Saturday 14:32 CET (12:32:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Eibar, Spain
Earliest live video: 15:30 CET (1:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:30 CET (3:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Eibar, Spain

Stage 5 Post-Race Coverage


50 Big Photos from Stage 5flockton/bettini
Stage 5 Results
1  BUCHMANN, Emanuel (BOH)            3:44:14
2  IZAGIRRE INSAUSTI, Ion (AST)       +  1:08
3  YATES, Adam (MTS)                  
4  FUGLSANG, Jakob (AST)              
5  POGAČAR, Tadej (UAD)               +  1:24
6  MARTIN, Daniel (UAD)               
7  LANDA MEANA, Mikel (MOV)           +  1:50
8  HAMILTON, Lucas (MTS)              +  2:04
9  SCHACHMANN, Maximilian (BOH)       
10 KONRAD, Patrick (BOH)              
11 MOLLEMA, Bauke (TFS)               
12 MAS NICOLAU, Enric (DQT)           
13 MARTINEZ POVEDA, Daniel (EF1)      
14 NIEVE ITURRALDE, Mikel (MTS)       
15 GAUDU, David (GFC)                 +  2:55
16 LAMBRECHT, Bjorg (LTS)             
17 DE LA PARTE, Victor (CPT)          +  3:13
18 ULISSI, Diego (UAD)                +  3:29
19 BENNETT, George (TJV)              +  3:36
20 CARTHY, Hugh John (EF1)            
21 BIZKARRA ETXEGIBEL, Mikel (EUS)    +  4:03
22 HENAO MONTOYA, Sergio Luis (UAD)   
23 MADOUAS, Valentin (GFC)            +  4:26
24 EDET, Nicolas (COF)                
25 TEUNS, Dylan (TBM)                 +  4:45
26 QUINTERO NOREÑA, Carlos (MZN)      +  5:49
27 ROJAS, José (MOV)                  +  8:43
28 SKUJINS, Toms (TFS)                
29 MÜHLBERGER, Gregor (BOH)           + 13:05
30 IZAGIRRE INSAUSTI, Gorka (AST)     + 15:10
31 SANCHEZ, Luis León (AST)           
32 PEDRERO, Antonio (MOV)             
33 MC CARTHY, Jay (BOH)               + 19:15
34 SEIGLE, Romain (GFC)               + 19:31
35 VINCENT, Léo (GFC)                 
36 MARCZYNSKI, Tomasz (LTS)           
37 SCHULTZ, Nicholas (MTS)            
38 BENEDETTI, Cesare (BOH)            
39 KING, Benjamin (TDD)               + 20:48
40 HAMILTON, Christopher (SUN)        

General Classification after Stage 5
1  BUCHMANN, Emanuel (BOH)            16:23:30
2  IZAGIRRE INSAUSTI, Ion (AST)         +   54
3  SCHACHMANN, Maximilian (BOH)         + 1:04
4  MARTIN, Daniel (UAD)                 + 1:32
5  FUGLSANG, Jakob (AST)              
6  KONRAD, Patrick (BOH)                + 1:55
7  YATES, Adam (MTS)                    + 1:56
8  MARTINEZ POVEDA, Daniel (EF1)        + 2:11
9  LANDA MEANA, Mikel (MOV)             + 2:25
10 POGAČAR, Tadej (UAD)               
11 NIEVE ITURRALDE, Mikel (MTS)         + 2:42
12 MAS NICOLAU, Enric (DQT)             + 3:44
13 LAMBRECHT, Bjorg (LTS)               + 3:51
14 ULISSI, Diego (UAD)                  + 4:28
15 HENAO MONTOYA, Sergio Luis (UAD)     + 4:41
16 CARTHY, Hugh John (EF1)              + 4:54
17 BENNETT, George (TJV)                + 5:06
18 DE LA PARTE, Victor (CPT)            + 5:08
19 TEUNS, Dylan (TBM)                   + 5:15
20 MADOUAS, Valentin (GFC)              + 5:32
Buchmann wins stage 5cyclingnews
Last Km of Stage 5 (00:51 English)@flobikes
Last Km of Stage 5 (00:46 English, restricted to Europe)eurosport
Last 6 Km of Stage 5 (19:55 Basque)eitb
Omar Fraile wheelies the steepest climb of the day, Stage 5 (00:10 Ambient)@AstanaTeam
Luis Lean SANCHEZ gets a push from his brother, Stage 5 (00:10 Ambient)@ehitzulia
Stage 5 Podium Ceremony (01:10 Ambient)@BORAhansgrohe
Winner's Interview from Stage 5 (01:38 English)CyclingProNet
Winner's Interview from Stage 5 (01:37 English)ItzuliaBasqueCountry
50 Big Photos from Stage 5flockton/bettini
Stage 5 Highlights (04:26 Music)txirrindulariak

Dan Martin - Interview at the start - Stage 5 (01:13 English)CyclingProNet
Adam Yates - Interview at the start - Stage 5 (00:56 English)CyclingProNet
Geraint Thomas - Interview at the start - Stage 5 (01:10 English)CyclingProNet

Stage 5 preview: Arrigorriaga → Arrate, 150 km (Mountain)

April 11 update:
Stage 5 Preview with Favoritesciclismointernacional
Memories of Samuel Sánchez' wins in Arrate (02:40 Basque)eitb
Photos from Arrate finish in 2018 - Enric MAS winsflockton
Photos from Arrate finish in 2016 - Diego Rosa winsflockton
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 5 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 5 start time: Friday 13:45 CET (11:45:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Arrigorriaga, Spain
Earliest live video: 15:30 CET (1:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:29 CET (3:29:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Arrate, Spain

Stage 4 Post-Race Coverage


29 Big Photos from Stage 4flockton/bettini
Stage 4 Results
1  SCHACHMANN, Maximilian (BOH)          4:03:55
2  POGAČAR, Tadej (UAD)                  
3  FUGLSANG, Jakob (AST)                    +  1
4  YATES, Adam (MTS)                     
5  HIRSCHI, Marc (SUN)                      +  9
6  BUCHMANN, Emanuel (BOH)               
7  KONRAD, Patrick (BOH)                 
8  IZAGIRRE INSAUSTI, Ion (AST)          
9  MADOUAS, Valentin (GFC)               
10 LAMBRECHT, Bjorg (LTS)                
11 LANDA MEANA, Mikel (MOV)              
12 MOLLEMA, Bauke (TFS)                  
13 TEUNS, Dylan (TBM)                    
14 CRADDOCK, G Lawson (EF1)              
15 MARTIN, Daniel (UAD)                  
16 HENAO MONTOYA, Sergio Luis (UAD)      
17 MAS NICOLAU, Enric (DQT)              
18 MARTINEZ POVEDA, Daniel (EF1)         
19 QUINTERO NOREÑA, Carlos (MZN)         
20 MOLARD, Rudy (GFC)                    
21 CARTHY, Hugh John (EF1)               
22 BETANCUR, Carlos (MOV)                
23 FRAILE MATARRANZ, Omar (AST)          
24 DE LA CRUZ MELGAREJO, David (SKY)     
25 ULISSI, Diego (UAD)                   
26 NIEVE ITURRALDE, Mikel (MTS)          
27 ROSA, Diego (SKY)                        + 25
28 GUERREIRO, Ruben (TKA)                
29 FERNANDEZ, Ruben (MOV)                
30 LASTRA MARTINEZ, Jonathan (CJR)          + 33
31 GHEBREIGZABHIER, Amanuel (TDD)        
32 SEIGLE, Romain (GFC)                     + 39
33 MATE MARDONES, Luis Angel (COF)          + 46
34 RODRIGUEZ GARAICOECHEA, Oscar (EUS)   
35 AMEZQUETA MORENO, Julen (CJR)            + 47
36 CHEREL, Mikael (ALM)                  
37 BIZKARRA ETXEGIBEL, Mikel (EUS)       
38 OOMEN, Sam (SUN)                      
39 ATAPUMA HURTADO, Jhon Darwin (COF)    
40 DE MARCHI, Alessandro (CPT)              + 50

General Classification after Stage 4
1  SCHACHMANN, Maximilian (BOH)       12:38:16
2  KONRAD, Patrick (BOH)                +   51
3  IZAGIRRE INSAUSTI, Ion (AST)         +   52
4  MARTINEZ POVEDA, Daniel (EF1)        + 1:07
5  MARTIN, Daniel (UAD)                 + 1:08
6  BUCHMANN, Emanuel (BOH)              + 1:10
7  FUGLSANG, Jakob (AST)                + 1:24
8  TEUNS, Dylan (TBM)                   + 1:30
9  LANDA MEANA, Mikel (MOV)             + 1:35
10 NIEVE ITURRALDE, Mikel (MTS)         + 1:38
11 HENAO MONTOYA, Sergio Luis (UAD)     + 1:41
12 HIRSCHI, Marc (SUN)                  + 1:49
13 YATES, Adam (MTS)                    + 1:52
14 LAMBRECHT, Bjorg (LTS)               + 1:56
15 ULISSI, Diego (UAD)                  + 1:59
16 POGAČAR, Tadej (UAD)                 + 2:01
17 GHEBREIGZABHIER, Amanuel (TDD)       + 2:05
18 MADOUAS, Valentin (GFC)              + 2:08
19 QUINTERO NOREÑA, Carlos (MZN)      
20 OOMEN, Sam (SUN)                     + 2:13
Schachmann wins another on stage 4cyclingnews
Alaphilippe exits Tour of the Basque Country after previous day's crashcyclingnews
Castroviejo, Cummings out of Basque Country with fracturescyclingnews
Jakob Fuglsang - post-race interview - Stage 4 (01:11 English)CyclingProNet
Last Km of Stage 4 (00:45 English)@flobikes
Last Km of Stage 4 (02:24 English, restricted to Europe)eurosport
Last 6 Km of Stage 4 (09:20 Basque)eitb
3.5 km to go: Adam Yates attacks, Stage 4 (00:41 English)@flobikes
Winner's Interview from Stage 4 (01:31 English)CyclingProNet
29 Big Photos from Stage 4flockton/bettini
Lutsenko sparks multiple crashes on slippy corner, Stage 4 (01:34 English, restricted to Europe)eurosport

Stage 4 preview: Vitoria-Gasteiz → Arrigorriaga, 164 km (hilly)

April 10 update:
Stage 4 Preview with Favoritesciclismointernacional
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 4 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 4 start time: Thursday 13:24 CET (11:24:00 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: 17:30 CET (3:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Arrigorriaga, Spain

Stage 3 Post-Race Coverage


23 Big Photos from Stage 3flockton/bettini
Stage 3 Results
1  SCHACHMANN, Maximilian (BOH)          4:47:57
2  ULISSI, Diego (UAD)                   
3  BATTAGLIN, Enrico (TKA)               
4  HIRSCHI, Marc (SUN)                   
5  IZAGIRRE INSAUSTI, Ion (AST)          
6  ABERASTURI IZAGA, Jon (CJR)           
7  YATES, Adam (MTS)                     
8  MOLLEMA, Bauke (TFS)                  
9  QUINTERO NOREÑA, Carlos (MZN)         
10 BOLE, Grega (TBM)                     
11 REYES ORTEGA, Aldemar (MZN)           
12 LANDA MEANA, Mikel (MOV)              
13 BENNETT, George (TJV)                 
14 GHEBREIGZABHIER, Amanuel (TDD)        
15 BUCHMANN, Emanuel (BOH)               
16 MOLARD, Rudy (GFC)                    
17 STRAKHOV, Dmitrii (TKA)               
18 CONCI, Nicola (TFS)                   
19 OOMEN, Sam (SUN)                      
20 VERONA QUINTANILLA, Carlos (MOV)      
21 AMEZQUETA MORENO, Julen (CJR)         
22 MARTIN, Daniel (UAD)                  
23 EZQUERRA MUELA, Jesus (BBH)           
24 HENAO MONTOYA, Sergio Luis (UAD)      
25 BILBAO, Pello (AST)                   
26 HERRADA, Jesus (COF)                  
27 FERNANDEZ, Ruben (MOV)                
28 LASTRA MARTINEZ, Jonathan (CJR)       
29 RODRIGUEZ GARAICOECHEA, Oscar (EUS)   
30 RUBIO HERNANDEZ, Diego (BBH)          
31 NIEVE ITURRALDE, Mikel (MTS)          
32 SANZ UNZUE, Enrique (EUS)             
33 VILELA, Ricardo (BBH)                 
34 LUTSENKO, Alexey (AST)                
35 WARBASSE, Lawrence (ALM)              
36 PAUWELS, Serge (CPT)                  
37 GONÇALVES, José (TKA)                 
38 KONRAD, Patrick (BOH)                 
39 ROSA, Diego (SKY)                     
40 DE LA PARTE, Victor (CPT)             

General Classification after Stage 3
1  SCHACHMANN, Maximilian (BOH)       8:34:31
2  IZAGIRRE INSAUSTI, Ion (AST)        +   33
3  KONRAD, Patrick (BOH)              
4  MARTINEZ POVEDA, Daniel (EF1)       +   48
5  MARTIN, Daniel (UAD)                +   49
6  BUCHMANN, Emanuel (BOH)             +   51
7  BILBAO, Pello (AST)                 +   54
8  TEUNS, Dylan (TBM)                  + 1:11
9  LANDA MEANA, Mikel (MOV)            + 1:16
10 OOMEN, Sam (SUN)                   
11 FUGLSANG, Jakob (AST)               + 1:17
12 NIEVE ITURRALDE, Mikel (MTS)        + 1:19
13 BENNETT, George (TJV)               + 1:20
14 HENAO MONTOYA, Sergio Luis (UAD)    + 1:22
15 GHEBREIGZABHIER, Amanuel (TDD)     
16 DE LA PARTE, Victor (CPT)           + 1:30
17 HIRSCHI, Marc (SUN)                
18 LAMBRECHT, Bjorg (LTS)              + 1:37
19 ULISSI, Diego (UAD)                 + 1:40
20 YATES, Adam (MTS)                   + 1:41
Schachmann wins stage 3 in Estibalizcyclingnews
Crash knocks Alaphilippe out of GC contention at Tour of the Basque Countrycyclingnews
Walscheid looking forward to Paris-Roubaix after Scheldeprijs podiumcyclingnews
Last Km of Stage 3 (00:55 English)@flobikes
Last Km of Stage 3 (02:04 English, restricted to Europe)eurosport
Last 10 Km of Stage 3 (16:01 Basque)eitb
5 km to go: Another crash, Stage 3 (00:45 English)@flobikes
85 km to go: Markel Irizar crashes, Stage 3 (01:45 Basque)eitb
Winner's Interview from Stage 3 (02:19 English)CyclingProNet
Winner's Interview from Stage 3 (00:57 English, restricted to Europe)eurosport
23 Big Photos from Stage 3flockton/bettini

Stage 3 preview: Sarriguren → Estibaliz, 191 km (hilly)

April 9 update:
Stage 3 Preview with Favoritesciclismointernacional
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 3 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 3 start time: Wednesday 12:45 CET (10:45:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Sarriguren, 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 Estibaliz, Spain

Stage 2 Post-Race Coverage


42 Big Photos from Stage 2flockton
Stage 2 Results
1  ALAPHILIPPE, Julian (DQT)          3:29:37
2  LAMBRECHT, Bjorg (LTS)             
3  KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (SKY)          
4  FRAILE MATARRANZ, Omar (AST)       
5  MADOUAS, Valentin (GFC)            
6  SCHACHMANN, Maximilian (BOH)       
7  KONRAD, Patrick (BOH)              
8  IZAGIRRE INSAUSTI, Ion (AST)       
9  POGAČAR, Tadej (UAD)               
10 SERRY, Pieter (DQT)                
11 MAS NICOLAU, Enric (DQT)           
12 FUGLSANG, Jakob (AST)              
13 TEUNS, Dylan (TBM)                 
14 HONORÉ, Mikkel Frølich (DQT)       
15 MARTIN, Daniel (UAD)               
16 BUCHMANN, Emanuel (BOH)            
17 GAUDU, David (GFC)                 
18 MARTINEZ POVEDA, Daniel (EF1)      
19 LASTRA MARTINEZ, Jonathan (CJR)    
20 NIEVE ITURRALDE, Mikel (MTS)       
21 BENNETT, George (TJV)              
22 LANDA MEANA, Mikel (MOV)           
23 THOMAS, Geraint (SKY)              
24 STETINA, Peter (TFS)               
25 OOMEN, Sam (SUN)                   
26 HENAO MONTOYA, Sergio Luis (UAD)   
27 BETANCUR, Carlos (MOV)             
28 CARTHY, Hugh John (EF1)            
29 VERONA QUINTANILLA, Carlos (MOV)   
30 CRADDOCK, G Lawson (EF1)           
31 ULISSI, Diego (UAD)                
32 HIRSCHI, Marc (SUN)                
33 CLARKE, Simon (EF1)                
34 GENIEZ, Alexandre (ALM)            
35 BILBAO, Pello (AST)                
36 ANACONA, Winner Andrew (MOV)       
37 ZOIDL, Riccardo (CPT)              
38 PEREZ, Anthony (COF)               
39 QUINTERO NOREÑA, Carlos (MZN)         + 16
40 ARANBURU DEBA, Alexander (CJR)        + 18

General Classification after Stage 2
1  SCHACHMANN, Maximilian (BOH)    3:46:44
2  ALAPHILIPPE, Julian (DQT)        +    5
3  KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (SKY)        +   10
4  MARTINEZ POVEDA, Daniel (EF1)    +   18
5  KONRAD, Patrick (BOH)            +   23
6  IZAGIRRE INSAUSTI, Ion (AST)    
7  MAS NICOLAU, Enric (DQT)         +   28
8  TEUNS, Dylan (TBM)               +   36
9  MARTIN, Daniel (UAD)             +   39
10 BUCHMANN, Emanuel (BOH)          +   41
11 FUGLSANG, Jakob (AST)            +   42
12 THOMAS, Geraint (SKY)           
13 CARTHY, Hugh John (EF1)          +   43
14 BILBAO, Pello (AST)              +   44
15 CRADDOCK, G Lawson (EF1)         +   46
16 POGAČAR, Tadej (UAD)             +   47
17 GENIEZ, Alexandre (ALM)          +   54
18 HONORÉ, Mikkel Frølich (DQT)     + 1:00
19 DE MARCHI, Alessandro (CPT)     
20 LAMBRECHT, Bjorg (LTS)           + 1:02
Alaphilippe wins in Gorraizcyclingnews
Bjorg Lambrecht - Post-race interview - Stage 2 (01:10 English)CyclingProNet
Amazing Alaphilippe keeps winningvelonews
Finish Clip from Stage 2 (00:34 Spanish)senalcolombiadeportes
Last Km of Stage 2 (00:59 English)@flobikes
Last Km of Stage 2 (02:19 English, restricted to Europe)eurosport
Last Km of Stage 2 (01:21 English, restricted to Australia)sbs
Winning Team Celebrates After Stage 2 (00:25 Ambient)
Last 5 Km of Stage 2 (08:25 Basque)eitb
Winner's Interview from Stage 2 (01:14 French)CyclingProNet
Race Leader's Interview from Stage 2 (01:24 English)CyclingProNet
42 Big Photos from Stage 2flockton
Stage 2 Highlights (06:56 Music)txirrindulariak

Stage 2 preview: Zumarraga → Gorraiz, 150 km (hilly)

April 8 update:
Stage 2 Preview with Favoritesciclismointernacional
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 2 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 2 start time: Tuesday 13:37 CET (11:37:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Zumarraga, Spain
Earliest live video: 15:30 CET (1:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:25 CET (3:25:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Gorraiz, Spain

Stage 1 Post-Race Coverage


54 Big Photos from the 20% section near the finish of the Stage 1 ITTflockton
Stage 1 Results
1  SCHACHMANN, Maximilian (BOH)          17:10
2  MARTINEZ POVEDA, Daniel (EF1)         +    9
3  KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (SKY)             +   10
4  ALAPHILIPPE, Julian (DQT)             +   12
5  YATES, Adam (MTS)                     +   16
6  KONRAD, Patrick (BOH)                 +   19
7  IZAGIRRE INSAUSTI, Ion (AST)          +   22
8  MAS NICOLAU, Enric (DQT)              +   24
9  THOMAS, Geraint (SKY)                 +   30
10 CARTHY, Hugh John (EF1)               +   31
11 BILBAO, Pello (AST)                   +   32
12 TEUNS, Dylan (TBM)                    
13 CRADDOCK, G Lawson (EF1)              +   34
14 MARTIN, Daniel (UAD)                  +   35
15 BUCHMANN, Emanuel (BOH)               +   37
16 FUGLSANG, Jakob (AST)                 +   38
17 GENIEZ, Alexandre (ALM)               +   42
18 POGAČAR, Tadej (UAD)                  +   43
19 HAMILTON, Lucas (MTS)                 +   46
20 GHEBREIGZABHIER, Amanuel (TDD)        
21 LUTSENKO, Alexey (AST)                +   47
22 DENNIS, Rohan (TBM)                   
23 DE MARCHI, Alessandro (CPT)           +   48
24 IZAGIRRE INSAUSTI, Gorka (AST)        +   49
25 ANACONA, Winner Andrew (MOV)          +   50
26 MOLARD, Rudy (GFC)                    +   51
27 ROSA, Diego (SKY)                     +   53
28 DE LA PARTE, Victor (CPT)             +   54
29 LANDA MEANA, Mikel (MOV)              
30 HAMILTON, Christopher (SUN)           
31 OOMEN, Sam (SUN)                      
32 BEVIN, Patrick (CPT)                  +   55
33 HONORÉ, Mikkel Frølich (DQT)          +   56
34 RODRIGUEZ GARAICOECHEA, Oscar (EUS)   
35 NIEVE ITURRALDE, Mikel (MTS)          +   57
36 BENNETT, George (TJV)                 +   58
37 FELLINE, Fabio (TFS)                  
38 HENAO MONTOYA, Sergio Luis (UAD)      + 1:00
39 CASTROVIEJO, Nicolás Jonathan (SKY)   + 1:01
40 GUERREIRO, Ruben (TKA)                + 1:03

General Classification after Stage 1
1  SCHACHMANN, Maximilian (BOH)    17:10
2  MARTINEZ POVEDA, Daniel (EF1)    +  9
3  KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (SKY)        + 10
4  ALAPHILIPPE, Julian (DQT)        + 12
5  YATES, Adam (MTS)                + 16
6  KONRAD, Patrick (BOH)            + 19
7  IZAGIRRE INSAUSTI, Ion (AST)     + 22
8  MAS NICOLAU, Enric (DQT)         + 24
9  THOMAS, Geraint (SKY)            + 30
10 CARTHY, Hugh John (EF1)          + 31
Schachmann wins stage 1cyclingnews
Schachmann wins Basque time trial ahead of Yates and Thomasvelonews
Highlights/Resumen Stage 1 ITT (04:20 Basque)eitb
Highlights from the Winning Ride of the Stage 1 ITT (00:43 English, restricted to Europe)eurosport
Winner's Interview from Stage 1 (00:25 English/Spanish)eitb
Winner's Interview from Stage 1 (02:30 English)CyclingProNet
Winner's Interview from Stage 1 (01:07 English, restricted to Europe)eurosport
54 Big Photos from the 20% section near the finish of the Stage 1 ITTflockton
Stage 1 Podium Ceremony (01:13 Ambient)@BORAhansgrohe
Stage 1 Highlights (01:57 English, restricted to Australia)sbs

Stage 1 preview: Zumarraga → Zumarraga, 11.3 km (TT)

April 7 update:
Stage 1 Preview with Favoritesciclismointernacional
Stage 1 ITT Start Order and Times (CET) — biciciclismo
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 1 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 1 start time: Monday 14:10 CET (12:10:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Zumarraga, 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 Zumarraga, Spain


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2019 Itzulia Basque Country Preview

April 7 update:
Overall Preview with Favoritesciclismointernacional

April 4 update:
Alaphilippe leads Deceuninck-QuickStepcyclingnews
Provisional Startlist w/ bib numberssteephill.tv

February 27 update:
All stage profiles and maps are now posted. see right

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



Live Video Streaming and TV Coverage

April 4 update: A work in progress for 2019 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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2019 Itzulia Basque Country Route Map


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