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Itzulia Basque Country 2021 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 2021 race updates below.
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1Monday, April 513.9 km 
BilbaoBilbao
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2Tuesday, April 6155 km 
ZallaSestao
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3Wednesday, April 7168 km 
AmurrioErmualde (Laudio)
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4Thursday, April 8189 km 
Vitoria-GasteizHondarribia
profile | map | timetable | preview | results | photos | video
5Friday, April 9160 km 
HondarribiaOndarroa
profile | map | timetable | preview | results | photos | video
6Saturday, April 10112 km 
OndarroaArrate
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  Total Distance798 km 

2021 Itzulia Basque Country Teams
Team Rosters and Withdrawals
Group riders by: or

ASTANA-PREMIER TECH (APT)
KAZ
  1IZAGIRRE  IonESP
  2FUGLSANG  JakobDEN
  3ARANBURU  AlexESP
  4DE BOD  StefanRSA
  5FRAILE  OmarESP
  6LUTSENKO  AlexeyKAZ
  7RODRÍGUEZ  ÓscarESP

BORA-HANSGROHE (BOH)
GER
  11ALEOTTI  GiovanniITA
  12BENEDETTI  CesareITA
  13BUCHMANN  EmanuelGER
  14KELDERMAN  WilcoNED
  15KONRAD  PatrickAUT
  16SCHACHMANN  MaximilianGER
  17SCHELLING  IdeNED

TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE (BEX)
AUS
  21CHAVES  EstebanCOL
  22SMITH  DionNZL
  23NIEVE  MikelESP
  24GRMAY  TsgabuETH
  25HOWSON  DamienAUS
  26JUUL-JENSEN  ChristopherDEN
  27JANSEN  Amund GrøndahlNOR

UAE TEAM EMIRATES (UAD)
UAE
  31POGACAR  TadejSLO
  32CONTI  ValerioITA
  33MCNULTY  BrandonUSA
  34ULISSI  DiegoITA
  35HIRSCHI  MarcSUI
  36MAJKA  RafalPOL
  37POLANC  JanSLO

GROUPAMA-FDJ (GFC)
FRA
  41ARMIRAIL  BrunoFRA
  42DAVY  ClémentFRA
  43GAUDU  DavidFRA
  44LADAGNOUS  MatthieuFRA
  45SCOTSON  MilesAUS
  46SEIGLE  RomainFRA
  47VAN DEN BERG  LarsNED

MOVISTAR TEAM (MOV)
ESP
  51ARCAS  JorgeESP
  52CARRETERO  HectorESP
  53MAS  EnricESP
  54SAMITIER  SergioESP
  55RUBIO  EinerCOL
  56VALVERDE  AlejandroESP
  57VERONA  CarlosESP

EF EDUCATION-NIPPO (EFN)
USA
  61CARTHY  HughGBR
  62CAICEDO  JonathanECU
  63CAMARGO  DiegoCOL
  64HIGUITA  SergioCOL
  65HOWES  AlexUSA
  66CORT  MagnusDEN
  67WHELAN  JamesAUS

TREK-SEGAFREDO (TFS)
USA
  71MOLLEMA  BaukeNED
  72BERNARD  JulienFRA
  73CONCI  NicolaITA
  74EG  NiklasDEN
  75KAMP  AlexanderDEN
  76LOPEZ  Juan PedroESP
  77SKUJINS  TomsLAT

DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP (DQT)
BEL
  81CATTANEO  MattiaITA
  82CERNÝ  JosefCZE
  83GARRISON  IanUSA
  84HONORE  MikkelDEN
  85KNOX  JamesGBR
  86SERRY  PieterBEL
  87VANSEVENANT  MauriBEL

COFIDIS (COF)
FRA
  91BARCELÓ  FernandoESP
  92FERNANDEZ  RubenESP
  93GESCHKE  SimonGER
  94HERRADA  JesusESP
  95MARTIN  GuillaumeFRA
  96EDET  NicolasFRA
  97PEREZ  AnthonyFRA

LOTTO SOUDAL (LTS)
BEL
  101MONIQUET  SylvainBEL
  102DE GENDT  ThomasBEL
  103HOLMES  MatthewGBR
  104GRIGNARD  SébastienBEL
  105MARCZYNSKI  TomaszPOL
  106CONCA  FilippoITA
  107OLDANI  StefanoITA

INEOS GRENADIERS (IGD)
GBR
  111YATES  AdamGBR
  112AMADOR  AndreyCRC
  113CARAPAZ  RichardECU
  114DE PLUS  LaurensBEL
  115DUNBAR  EdwardIRL
  116GEOGHEGAN HART  TaoGBR
  117SWIFT  BenGBR

INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY-GOBERT MATÉRIAUX (IWG)
BEL
  121DELACROIX  ThéoFRA
  122EIKING  Odd ChristianNOR
  123EVANS  AlexanderAUS
  124HERMANS  QuintenBEL
  125LAMMERTINK  MauritsNED
  126ROTA  LorenzoITA
  127ZIMMERMANN  GeorgGER

TEAM DSM (DSM)
GER
  131COMBAUD  RomainFRA
  132DONOVAN  MarkGBR
  133GALL  FelixAUT
  134LEKNESSUND  AndreasNOR
  135TUSVELD  MartijnNED
  136VERMAERKE  KevinUSA
  137VAN WILDER  IlanBEL

JUMBO-VISMA (TJV)
NED
  141ROGLIC  PrimozSLO
  142FOSS  TobiasNOR
  143PFINGSTEN  ChristophGER
  144HOFSTEDE  LennardNED
  145TOLHOEK  AntwanNED
  146OOMEN  SamNED
  147VINGEGAARD  JonasDEN

AG2R CITROËN TEAM (ACT)
FRA
  151COSNEFROY  BenoîtFRA
  152GASTAUER  BenLUX
  153FRANK  MathiasSUI
  154O'CONNOR  BenAUS
  155PARET-PEINTRE  AurélienFRA
  156PRODHOMME  NicolasFRA
  157WARBASSE  LawrenceUSA

ISRAEL START-UP NATION (ISN)
ISR
  161WOODS  MichaelCAN
  162BEVIN  PatrickNZL
  163CATAFORD  AlexanderCAN
  164HERMANS  BenBEL
  165IMPEY  DarylRSA
  166NEILANDS  KristsLAT
  167PICCOLI  JamesCAN

BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS (TBV)
BHR
  171LANDA  MikelESP
  172ARASHIRO  YukiyaJPN
  173BILBAO  PelloESP
  174CAPECCHI  ErosITA
  175MÄDER  GinoSUI
  176PADUN  MarkUKR
  177VALLS  RafaelESP

TEAM QHUBEKA ASSOS (TQA)
RSA
  181ARU  FabioITA
  182BENNETT  SeanUSA
  183CLARKE  SimonAUS
  185LINDEMAN  Bert-JanNED
  186SCHMID  MauroSUI
  187FRANKINY  KilianSUI

CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA (CJR)
ESP
  191LASTRA  JonathanESP
  192BARRENETXEA  JonESP
  193ABERASTURI  JonESP
  194IRISARRI  JonESP
  195OSORIO  AlejandroCOL
  196LAZKANO  OierESP
  197CEPEDA  JeffersonECU

BURGOS-BH (BBH)
ESP
  201MADRAZO  AngelESP
  202OKAMIKA BENGOETXEA  AnderESP
  203NAVARRO  DanielESP
  204CANAL  CarlosESP
  205CABEDO  OscarESP
  206EZQUERRA  JesusESP
  207OSORIO  Juan FelipeCOL

TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE (TDE)
FRA
  211BURGAUDEAU  MathieuFRA
  212DE LA PARTE  VictorESP
  213DOUBEY  FabienFRA
  214GRELLIER  FabienFRA
  215LATOUR  PierreFRA
  216RODRIGUEZ  CristianESP
  217SIMON  JulienFRA

EQUIPO KERN PHARMA (EKP)
ESP
  221ADRIÁ  RogerESP
  222GALVÁN  FranciscoESP
  223BERRADE  UrkoESP
  224MÁRQUEZ  Martí ESP
  225PARRA  José FélixESP
  226AGIRRE  JonESP
  227GARCÍA  RaúlESP

EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI (EUS)
ESP
  231ARISTI  MikelESP
  232BIZKARRA  MikelESP
  233CUADRADO  UnaiESP
  234ITURRIA  MikelESP
  235JUARISTI  TxominESP
  236MARTIN  GotzonESP
  237MATE  Luis AngelESP

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News and Updates for Itzulia Basque Country 2021

April 13 update:
How & Why UAE Team Emirates Lost Basque Country On the LAST DAY | Beyond the Coverage (32:01 English)ChrisHorner

Stage 6 non-spoiler mode: click for Stage 6 results, photos, reports

Last Km of Stage 6 (00:452 Spanish)senalcolombiadeportes
Last Km of Stage 6 (02:29 English, restricted to Europe)eurosport
Last 6 Km of Stage 6 (13:40 Basque)eitb
47 km to go: Roglic in the break, Stage 6 (09:30 Basque)eitb
69 km to go: Astana splits the race on the descent, Stage 6 (05:04 Basque)eitb
Post Stage 6 Celebrations (00:32 Spanish)senalcolombiadeportes
Winner's Interview from Stage 6 (02:57 French)CyclingProNet
Overall Winner's Interview after Stage 6 (03:02 English)CyclingProNet
Resumen Etapa 6 (11:28 Spanish)DanyProCycling
Stage 6 Highlights (06:12 English, restricted to Europe)eurosport
24 Big Photos from Stage 6corvos/flockton
The Butterfly Effect Stage 6 - TOTAL CHAOS (15:30 English)ChrisHorner

Stage 6 preview: Ondarroa → Arrate, 112 km (Mountain)



April 9 update:
Stage 6 Preview with Favoritesciclismointernacional
Tactics for Stage 6; Problems for Jumbo-Visma (11:37 English)ChrisHorner
Race leader McNulty upbeat ahead of Arrate showdowncyclingnews
Photos from Arrate (Vuelta) finish in 2020 - Primož ROGLIČ winsaso/corvos
Photos from Arrate finish in 2019 - Emanuel BUCHMANN winsflockton/corvos/bettini
Photos from Arrate finish in 2018 - Enric MAS winsflockton
Photos from Arrate finish in 2017 - Alejandro VALVERDE winsflockton
Photos from Arrate finish in 2016 - Diego ROSA winsflockton
Photos from Arrate finish in 2015 - Joaquin RODRIGUEZ winsflockton
Photos from Arrate finish in 2014 - Wouter POELS winsflockton
Photos from Arrate finish in 2012 - Sammy SANCHEZ winsflockton
Photos from Arrate finish in 2011 - Sammy SANCHEZ winsflockton/reuters
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 6 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 6 start time: Saturday 14:45 CET (12:45:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Ondarroa, 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 5 Post-Race Coverage


20 Big Photos from Stage 5flockton/corvos/bettini/getty
Stage 5 Results
1  HONORE, Mikkel (DQT)           3:39:54
2  CERNÝ, Josef (DQT)             
3  BERNARD, Julien (TFS)             + 17
4  IMPEY, Daryl (ISN)                + 28
5  CLARKE, Simon (TQA)            
6  OLDANI, Stefano (LTS)          
7  ROGLIC, Primoz (TJV)           
8  SIMON, Julien (TDE)            
9  CORT, Magnus (EFN)             
10 POGACAR, Tadej (UAD)           
11 EZQUERRA, Jesus (BBH)          
12 ROTA, Lorenzo (IWG)            
13 TUSVELD, Martijn (DSM)         
14 LUTSENKO, Alexey (APT)         
15 KONRAD, Patrick (BOH)          
16 VAN WILDER, Ilan (DSM)         
17 HERMANS, Quinten (IWG)         
18 MARTIN, Guillaume (COF)        
19 SCOTSON, Miles (GFC)           
20 COMBAUD, Romain (DSM)          
21 SMITH, Dion (BEX)              
22 ABERASTURI, Jon (CJR)          
23 BURGAUDEAU, Mathieu (TDE)      
24 MCNULTY, Brandon (UAD)         
25 VALVERDE, Alejandro (MOV)      
26 GAUDU, David (GFC)             
27 CHAVES, Esteban (BEX)          
28 KNOX, James (DQT)              
29 WARBASSE, Lawrence (ACT)       
30 OOMEN, Sam (TJV)               
31 LAMMERTINK, Maurits (IWG)      
32 BENNETT, Sean (TQA)            
33 VINGEGAARD, Jonas (TJV)        
34 SCHACHMANN, Maximilian (BOH)   
35 IZAGIRRE, Ion (APT)            
36 SCHMID, Mauro (TQA)            
37 ARCAS, Jorge (MOV)             
38 EDET, Nicolas (COF)            
39 KAMP, Alexander (TFS)          
40 VANSEVENANT, Mauri (DQT)       

General Classification after Stage 5
1  MCNULTY, Brandon (UAD)         16:05:43
2  ROGLIC, Primoz (TJV)             +   23
3  VINGEGAARD, Jonas (TJV)          +   28
4  BILBAO, Pello (TBV)              +   36
5  POGACAR, Tadej (UAD)             +   43
6  YATES, Adam (IGD)                + 1:02
7  BUCHMANN, Emanuel (BOH)          + 1:07
8  VALVERDE, Alejandro (MOV)        + 1:13
9  IZAGIRRE, Ion (APT)              + 1:15
10 LANDA, Mikel (TBV)               + 1:23
11 VANSEVENANT, Mauri (DQT)         + 1:32
12 SCHACHMANN, Maximilian (BOH)   
13 HIGUITA, Sergio (EFN)            + 1:42
14 FUGLSANG, Jakob (APT)            + 1:44
15 CHAVES, Esteban (BEX)          
16 GAUDU, David (GFC)               + 1:52
17 VAN WILDER, Ilan (DSM)           + 1:58
18 KNOX, James (DQT)                + 2:01
19 LATOUR, Pierre (TDE)             + 2:02
20 CARTHY, Hugh (EFN)               + 2:33
Full Stage 5 Results and General Classificationfirstcycling
Cerny, Honoré give Deceuninck-Quickstep a 1-2 on stage 5cyclingnews
Race leader McNulty upbeat ahead of Arrate showdowncyclingnews
Last Km of Stage 5 (01:05 Spanish)senalcolombiadeportes
Last Km of Stage 5 (01:39 Basque)eitb
Last Km of Stage 5 (02:48 English, restricted to Europe)eurosport
26 km to go: Astana attacks, Stage 5 (01:36 Basque)eitb
Winner's Interview from Stage 5 (02:21 English)CyclingProNet
Overall Leader's Interview after Stage 5 (01:21 English)CyclingProNet
Resumen Etapa 5 (08:11 Spanish)DanyProCycling
Recap and Analysis Stage 5 (40:11 English)LanterneRouge
20 Big Photos from Stage 5flockton/corvos/bettini/getty
The Butterfly Effect Stage 5 - Jumbo Visma Walk of Shame (11:37 English)ChrisHorner

Stage 5 preview: Hondarribia → Ondarroa, 160 km (lumpy)

April 8 update:
Stage 5 Preview with Favoritesciclismointernacional
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 Hondarribia, 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 Ondarroa, Spain

Stage 4 Post-Race Coverage


20 Big Photos from Stage 4corvos/flockton/bettini
Click on any rider name below to view a rider's picture, profile and past race results
Stage 4 Results
1  IZAGIRRE, Ion (APT)            4:17:07
2  BILBAO, Pello (TBV)            
3  MCNULTY, Brandon (UAD)         
4  VINGEGAARD, Jonas (TJV)        
5  BUCHMANN, Emanuel (BOH)        
6  CHAVES, Esteban (BEX)           +    2
7  BEVIN, Patrick (ISN)            +   49
8  KNOX, James (DQT)              
9  HERMANS, Quinten (IWG)         
10 VALVERDE, Alejandro (MOV)      
11 ARANBURU, Alex (APT)           
12 POGACAR, Tadej (UAD)           
13 GESCHKE, Simon (COF)           
14 ROGLIC, Primoz (TJV)           
15 VAN WILDER, Ilan (DSM)         
16 HIGUITA, Sergio (EFN)          
17 OSORIO, Alejandro (CJR)        
18 LATOUR, Pierre (TDE)           
19 LASTRA, Jonathan (CJR)         
20 SCHACHMANN, Maximilian (BOH)   
21 GAUDU, David (GFC)             
22 VANSEVENANT, Mauri (DQT)       
23 ARU, Fabio (TQA)               
24 LANDA, Mikel (TBV)             
25 YATES, Adam (IGD)              
26 TOLHOEK, Antwan (TJV)          
27 MÄDER, Gino (TBV)              
28 FERNANDEZ, Ruben (COF)         
29 OOMEN, Sam (TJV)               
30 FUGLSANG, Jakob (APT)          
31 CARTHY, Hugh (EFN)             
32 MAS, Enric (MOV)               
33 CARAPAZ, Richard (IGD)         
34 ULISSI, Diego (UAD)             + 5:42
35 EIKING, Odd Christian (IWG)    
36 PARRA, José Félix (EKP)        
37 FOSS, Tobias (TJV)             
38 RODRIGUEZ, Cristian (TDE)      
39 VERONA, Carlos (MOV)           
40 EZQUERRA, Jesus (BBH)          

General Classification after Stage 4
1  MCNULTY, Brandon (UAD)         12:25:21
2  ROGLIC, Primoz (TJV)             +   23
3  VINGEGAARD, Jonas (TJV)          +   28
4  BILBAO, Pello (TBV)              +   36
5  POGACAR, Tadej (UAD)             +   43
6  YATES, Adam (IGD)                + 1:02
7  BUCHMANN, Emanuel (BOH)          + 1:07
8  VALVERDE, Alejandro (MOV)        + 1:13
9  IZAGIRRE, Ion (APT)              + 1:15
10 LANDA, Mikel (TBV)               + 1:23
11 VANSEVENANT, Mauri (DQT)         + 1:32
12 SCHACHMANN, Maximilian (BOH)   
13 HIGUITA, Sergio (EFN)            + 1:42
14 FUGLSANG, Jakob (APT)            + 1:44
15 CHAVES, Esteban (BEX)          
16 GAUDU, David (GFC)               + 1:52
17 VAN WILDER, Ilan (DSM)           + 1:58
18 KNOX, James (DQT)                + 2:01
19 LATOUR, Pierre (TDE)             + 2:02
20 CARTHY, Hugh (EFN)               + 2:33
Full Stage 4 Results and General Classificationfirstcycling
McNulty takes lead on stage 4 won by Izagirrecyclingnews
Pello Bilbao - Entrevista en la llegeda - Etapa 4 (01:33 English)CyclingProNet
Tadej Pogacar - Interview at the finish - Stage 4 (01:18 English)CyclingProNet
McNulty storms into lead with surprise attackcyclingnews
Chaves comes desperately close to victorycyclingnews
Primoz Roglic: Itzulia Basque Country is far from overcyclingnews
Last Km of Stage 4 (02:19 Spanish)senalcolombiadeportes
Last Km of Stage 4 (01:58 English, restricted to Europe)eurosport
Last 10 Km of Stage 4 (16:22 Basque)eitb
Winner's Interview from Stage 4 (01:33 Spanish)CyclingProNet
Overall Leader's Interview after Stage 4 (01:33 English)CyclingProNet
Stage 4 Highlights (07:09 Music)TXIRRINDULARIAK
Stage 4 Highlights (04:58 English, restricted to Europe)Eurosport
Recap and Analysis from Stage 4 (29:25 English)LanterneRouge
The Butterfly Effect Stage 4 - Fire EVERYONE! (13:34 English)ChrisHorner
20 Big Photos from Stage 4corvos/flockton/bettini

Stage 4 preview: Vitoria-Gasteiz → Hondarribia, 189 km (hilly)

April 7 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 12:46 CET (10:46:00 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 Hondarribia, Spain

Stage 3 Post-Race Coverage


21 Big Photos from Stage 3corvos/flockton/bettini
Stage 3 Results
1  POGACAR, Tadej (UAD)           4:04:50
2  ROGLIC, Primoz (TJV)           
3  VALVERDE, Alejandro (MOV)       +    5
4  YATES, Adam (IGD)              
5  LANDA, Mikel (TBV)             
6  GAUDU, David (GFC)              +    8
7  KNOX, James (DQT)               +   16
8  VINGEGAARD, Jonas (TJV)        
9  VANSEVENANT, Mauri (DQT)       
10 MCNULTY, Brandon (UAD)          +   18
11 HIGUITA, Sergio (EFN)           +   20
12 BILBAO, Pello (TBV)            
13 CHAVES, Esteban (BEX)          
14 SCHACHMANN, Maximilian (BOH)    +   32
15 FUGLSANG, Jakob (APT)          
16 CARTHY, Hugh (EFN)             
17 VAN WILDER, Ilan (DSM)          +   34
18 BUCHMANN, Emanuel (BOH)         +   36
19 IZAGIRRE, Ion (APT)            
20 MÄDER, Gino (TBV)               +   50
21 LATOUR, Pierre (TDE)           
22 ARU, Fabio (TQA)                + 1:03
23 O'CONNOR, Ben (ACT)            
24 MAS, Enric (MOV)               
25 FERNANDEZ, Ruben (COF)         
26 LOPEZ, Juan Pedro (TFS)         + 1:10
27 MARTIN, Guillaume (COF)         + 1:20
28 CARAPAZ, Richard (IGD)          + 1:22
29 CEPEDA, Jefferson (CJR)        
30 ROTA, Lorenzo (IWG)             + 1:40
31 DONOVAN, Mark (DSM)            
32 KONRAD, Patrick (BOH)           + 1:57
33 RODRIGUEZ, Cristian (TDE)      
34 LASTRA, Jonathan (CJR)         
35 MAJKA, Rafal (UAD)              + 1:59
36 OOMEN, Sam (TJV)               
37 ULISSI, Diego (UAD)             + 2:32
38 POLANC, Jan (UAD)              
39 NIEVE, Mikel (BEX)              + 2:38
40 DUNBAR, Edward (IGD)           

General Classification after Stage 3
1  ROGLIC, Primoz (TJV)           8:07:48
2  POGACAR, Tadej (UAD)            +   20
3  MCNULTY, Brandon (UAD)          +   30
4  YATES, Adam (IGD)               +   39
5  VALVERDE, Alejandro (MOV)       +   50
6  VINGEGAARD, Jonas (TJV)         +   54
7  LANDA, Mikel (TBV)              + 1:00
8  BILBAO, Pello (TBV)             + 1:08
9  SCHACHMANN, Maximilian (BOH)    + 1:09
10 VANSEVENANT, Mauri (DQT)       
11 HIGUITA, Sergio (EFN)           + 1:19
12 FUGLSANG, Jakob (APT)           + 1:21
13 GAUDU, David (GFC)              + 1:29
14 BUCHMANN, Emanuel (BOH)         + 1:33
15 VAN WILDER, Ilan (DSM)          + 1:35
16 KNOX, James (DQT)               + 1:38
17 LATOUR, Pierre (TDE)            + 1:39
18 IZAGIRRE, Ion (APT)             + 1:51
19 CHAVES, Esteban (BEX)           + 2:08
20 CARTHY, Hugh (EFN)              + 2:10
Full Stage 3 Results and General Classificationfirstcycling
Tadej Pogacar climbs to stage 3 wincyclingnews
Pogacar gaining on Roglic at Itzulia Basque Countrycyclingnews
Roglic admits Pogacar's recon made a difference on stage 3cyclingnews
Last Km of Stage 3 (01:01 Spanish)senalcolombiadeportes
Last Km of Stage 3 (00:54 English, restricted to Europe)eurosport
Last 4 Km of Stage 3 (12:25 Basque)eitb
Winner's Interview from Stage 3 (01:00 English)CyclingProNet
Race Leader's Interview after Stage 3 (01:39 English)CyclingProNet
Resumen Etapa 3 (08:01 Spanish)DanyProCycling
Stage 3 Highlights (05:25 English, restricted to Europe)Eurosport
Stage 3 Highlights (06:08 Music)TXIRRINDULARIAK
21 Big Photos from Stage 3corvos/flockton/bettini
Recap and Analysis: Stage 3 (29:46 English)LanterneRouge
The Butterfly Effect Stage 3 - 5 BIG Teams 5 BIG Mistakes (10:33 English)ChrisHorner

Stage 3 preview: Amurrio → Ermualde, 168 km (hilly/uphill finish)

April 6 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 13:20 CET (11:20:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Amurrio, 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 Ermualde, Laudio

Stage 2 Post-Race Coverage


23 Big Photos from Stage 2corvos/flockton/bettini
Stage 2 Results
1  ARANBURU, Alex (APT)            3:45:32
2  FRAILE, Omar (APT)               +   15
3  POGACAR, Tadej (UAD)            
4  GAUDU, David (GFC)              
5  WOODS, Michael (ISN)            
6  ROGLIC, Primoz (TJV)            
7  SCHACHMANN, Maximilian (BOH)    
8  LANDA, Mikel (TBV)              
9  HIGUITA, Sergio (EFN)           
10 VALVERDE, Alejandro (MOV)       
11 IZAGIRRE, Ion (APT)             
12 LATOUR, Pierre (TDE)            
13 YATES, Adam (IGD)               
14 PARET-PEINTRE, Aurélien (ACT)   
15 VAN WILDER, Ilan (DSM)           +   19
16 KNOX, James (DQT)               
17 BILBAO, Pello (TBV)             
18 CHAVES, Esteban (BEX)           
19 MCNULTY, Brandon (UAD)          
20 FUGLSANG, Jakob (APT)           
21 KELDERMAN, Wilco (BOH)          
22 VANSEVENANT, Mauri (DQT)        
23 BUCHMANN, Emanuel (BOH)         
24 VINGEGAARD, Jonas (TJV)          +   29
25 LASTRA, Jonathan (CJR)          
26 FERNANDEZ, Ruben (COF)           +   33
27 CARTHY, Hugh (EFN)               +   41
28 COSNEFROY, Benoît (ACT)          +   54
29 HIRSCHI, Marc (UAD)             
30 BEVIN, Patrick (ISN)            
31 HONORE, Mikkel (DQT)            
32 EIKING, Odd Christian (IWG)     
33 MAS, Enric (MOV)                 + 1:01
34 ROTA, Lorenzo (IWG)              + 1:05
35 CATTANEO, Mattia (DQT)           + 1:07
36 OOMEN, Sam (TJV)                 + 1:10
37 FOSS, Tobias (TJV)               + 1:21
38 HERMANS, Quinten (IWG)          
39 MARTIN, Gotzon (EUS)            
40 ULISSI, Diego (UAD)             

General Classification after Stage 2
1  ROGLIC, Primoz (TJV)           4:03:04
2  ARANBURU, Alex (APT)            +    5
3  MCNULTY, Brandon (UAD)          +    6
4  POGACAR, Tadej (UAD)            +   24
5  YATES, Adam (IGD)               +   28
6  SCHACHMANN, Maximilian (BOH)    +   31
7  VINGEGAARD, Jonas (TJV)         +   32
8  FRAILE, Omar (APT)              +   34
9  KELDERMAN, Wilco (BOH)          +   40
10 BILBAO, Pello (TBV)             +   42
11 LATOUR, Pierre (TDE)            +   43
12 FUGLSANG, Jakob (APT)          
13 VALVERDE, Alejandro (MOV)      
14 VANSEVENANT, Mauri (DQT)        +   47
15 LANDA, Mikel (TBV)              +   49
16 BUCHMANN, Emanuel (BOH)         +   51
17 HIGUITA, Sergio (EFN)           +   53
18 VAN WILDER, Ilan (DSM)          +   55
19 WOODS, Michael (ISN)            + 1:07
20 BEVIN, Patrick (ISN)           
Full Stage 2 Results and General Classificationfirstcycling
Basque rider Aranburu wins stage 2cyclingnews
Stage 2 Finish Clip (00:27 Ambient)@ehitzulia
Last Km of Stage 2 (01:24 Spanish)senalcolombiadeportes
Last Km of Stage 2 (02:24 English, restricted to Europe)eurosport
Last 10 Km of Stage 2 (14:06 Basque)eitb
Winner's Interview from Stage 2 (01:12 Spanish)CyclingProNet
Overall Leader's Interview after Stage 2 (01:24 English)CyclingProNet
Stage 2 Highlights (05:39 English, restricted to Europe)eursport
Resumen Etapa 2 (08:31 Spanish)DanyProCycling
The Butterfly Effect Stage 2 - Is Roglic Disqualified? (13:50 English)ChrisHorner
23 Big Photos from Stage 2corvos/flockton/bettini
Recap and Analysis, Stage 2 (27:07 English)LanterneRouge

Stage 2 preview: Zalla → Sestao, 155 km (hilly)

April 5 update:
Stage 2 Preview with Favoritesciclismointernacional
The Butterfly Effect Stage 1 Analysis + Race Preview (08:58 English)ChrisHorner
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 2 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 2 start time: Tuesday 13:40 CET (11:40:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Zalla, 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 Sestao, Spain

Stage 1 Post-Race Coverage


9 Big Photos from the Stage 1 ITTcorvos/flockton/bettini
Click on any rider name below to view a rider's picture, profile and past race results
Stage 1 Results
1  ROGLIC, Primoz (TJV)           17:17
2  MCNULTY, Brandon (UAD)         +    2
3  VINGEGAARD, Jonas (TJV)        +   18
4  FOSS, Tobias (TJV)             +   24
5  POGACAR, Tadej (UAD)           +   28
6  YATES, Adam (IGD)              
7  BEVIN, Patrick (ISN)           
8  SCHELLING, Ide (BOH)           +   29
9  ARANBURU, Alex (APT)           +   30
10 SCHACHMANN, Maximilian (BOH)   +   31
11 KELDERMAN, Wilco (BOH)         +   36
12 HIRSCHI, Marc (UAD)            +   37
13 BILBAO, Pello (TBV)            +   38
14 FUGLSANG, Jakob (APT)          +   39
15 CATTANEO, Mattia (DQT)         +   40
16 FRAILE, Omar (APT)             
17 LATOUR, Pierre (TDE)           +   43
18 VANSEVENANT, Mauri (DQT)       
19 VALVERDE, Alejandro (MOV)      
20 KONRAD, Patrick (BOH)          
21 CARAPAZ, Richard (IGD)         +   45
22 HONORE, Mikkel (DQT)           +   46
23 NEILANDS, Krists (ISN)         +   47
24 BUCHMANN, Emanuel (BOH)        
25 DE BOD, Stefan (APT)           
26 LANDA, Mikel (TBV)             +   49
27 VAN WILDER, Ilan (DSM)         +   51
28 HIGUITA, Sergio (EFN)          +   53
29 CORT, Magnus (EFN)             
30 IMPEY, Daryl (ISN)             +   54
31 DE GENDT, Thomas (LTS)         +   55
32 MAJKA, Rafal (UAD)             + 1:00
33 DE LA PARTE, Victor (TDE)      + 1:01
34 ARMIRAIL, Bruno (GFC)          + 1:02
35 DONOVAN, Mark (DSM)            
36 LUTSENKO, Alexey (APT)         + 1:03
37 DE PLUS, Laurens (IGD)         + 1:06
38 CARTHY, Hugh (EFN)             
39 ULISSI, Diego (UAD)            + 1:07
40 WOODS, Michael (ISN)           

General Classification after Stage 1
1  ROGLIC, Primoz (TJV)           17:17
2  MCNULTY, Brandon (UAD)          +  2
3  VINGEGAARD, Jonas (TJV)         + 18
4  FOSS, Tobias (TJV)              + 24
5  POGACAR, Tadej (UAD)            + 28
6  YATES, Adam (IGD)              
7  BEVIN, Patrick (ISN)           
8  SCHELLING, Ide (BOH)            + 29
9  ARANBURU, Alex (APT)            + 30
10 SCHACHMANN, Maximilian (BOH)    + 31
Full Stage 1 Resultsfirstcycling
Primoz Roglic wins stage 1 time trialcyclingnews
Brandon McNulty - Interview at the finish - Stage 1 (00:54 English)CyclingProNet
McNulty narrowly misses a victory at Itzulia Basque Countrycyclingnews
Pogacar to fight back after losing to Roglic in Itzulia opening TTcyclingnews
Highlights of the Winning Stage 1 ITT (01:41 Basque)eitb
Winner's Interview from Stage 1 (02:21 English)CyclingProNet
9 Big Photos from the Stage 1 ITTcorvos/flockton/bettini
Resumen Etapa 1 (08:31 Spanish)DanyProCycling
Recap Stage 1 (23:51 English)LanterneRouge
The Butterfly Effect Stage 1 (08:58 English)ChrisHorner
Stage 1 Highlights (03:59 English, restricted to Europe)eurosport

Stage 1 preview: Bilbao → Bilbao, 13.9 km (TT)

April 2 update:
Stage 1 Preview with Favoritesciclismointernacional
Stage 1 TT 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 13:58 CET (11:58:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Bilbao, 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 Bilbao, Spain

2021 Itzulia Basque Country Preview


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April 4 update:
Overall Preview with Favoritesciclismointernacional

April 3 update:
Five things to look out for at Tour of the Basque Country 2021cyclingweekly

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Top 3 Summary and Full Results from Past Editionsfirstcycling



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April 2 update: A work in progress for 2021 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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