2023 UCI World Tour, race 15 of 35 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Race details | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dates | 3–8 April 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stages | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 992.5 km (616.7 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winning time | 24h 45' 24" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2023 Tour of the Basque Country (officially known as Itzulia Basque Country 2023[1]) was a road cycling stage race that took place between 3 and 8 April 2023 in the titular region in northern Spain. It was the 62nd edition of the Tour of the Basque Country and the 15th race of the 2023 UCI World Tour.[2]
Teams
[edit]All 18 UCI WorldTeams and five UCI ProTeams made up the 23 teams that participated in the race.[3] All teams entered a full squad of seven riders.
UCI WorldTeams
- AG2R Citroën Team
- Alpecin–Deceuninck
- Arkéa–Samsic
- Astana Qazaqstan Team
- Bora–Hansgrohe
- Cofidis
- EF Education–EasyPost
- Groupama–FDJ
- Ineos Grenadiers
- Intermarché–Circus–Wanty
- Movistar Team
- Soudal–Quick-Step
- Team Bahrain Victorious
- Team DSM
- Team Jayco–AlUla
- Team Jumbo–Visma
- Trek–Segafredo
- UAE Team Emirates
UCI ProTeams
Route
[edit]Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | ||
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1 | 3 April | Vitoria-Gasteiz to Labastida | 165.4 km (102.8 mi) | ![]() |
Medium mountain stage | ![]() | |
2 | 4 April | Viana to Leitza | 193.8 km (120.4 mi) | ![]() |
Mountain stage | ![]() | |
3 | 5 April | Errenteria to Amasa-Villabona | 153.9 km (95.6 mi) | ![]() |
Medium mountain stage | ![]() | |
4 | 6 April | Santurtzi to Santurtzi | 175.7 km (109.2 mi) | ![]() |
Medium mountain stage | ![]() | |
5 | 7 April | Amorebieta-Etxano to Amorebieta-Etxano | 165.9 km (103.1 mi) | ![]() |
Mountain stage | ![]() | |
6 | 8 April | Eibar to Eibar | 137.8 km (85.6 mi) | ![]() |
Mountain stage | ![]() | |
Total | 992.5 km (616.7 mi) |
Stages
[edit]Stage 1
[edit]- 3 April 2023 — Vitoria-Gasteiz to Labastida, 165.4 km (102.8 mi)[4]
Stage 2
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Stage 3
[edit]- 5 April 2023 — Errenteria to Amasa-Villabona, 162.2 km (100.8 mi)[10]
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Stage 4
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Stage 5
[edit]- 7 April 2023 — Amorebieta-Etxano to Amorebieta-Etxano, 165.9 km (103.1 mi)[16]
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Stage 6
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Classification leadership table
[edit]Stage | Winner | General classification![]() |
Points classification![]() |
Mountains classification![]() |
Young rider classification![]() |
Basque rider classification | Team classification![]() |
Combativity award![]() |
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1 | Ethan Hayter | Ethan Hayter | Ethan Hayter | Jon Barrenetxea | Ethan Hayter | Jon Aberasturi | Ineos Grenadiers | Txomin Juaristi |
2 | Ide Schelling | Ide Schelling | Alex Aranburu | Ide Schelling | Mikel Landa | Movistar Team | Javier Romo | |
3 | Jonas Vingegaard | Jonas Vingegaard | Mattias Skjelmose | Rémi Cavagna | ||||
4 | Jonas Vingegaard | Jonas Vingegaard | Soudal–Quick-Step | Jon Barrenetxea | ||||
5 | Sergio Higuita | Mattia Cattaneo | ||||||
6 | Jonas Vingegaard | Brandon McNulty | Esteban Chaves | |||||
Final | Jonas Vingegaard | Jonas Vingegaard | Jon Barrenetxea | Brandon McNulty | Mikel Landa | Soudal Quick-Step | Not awarded |
Classification standings
[edit]Legend | |||
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Denotes the winner of the general classification | ![]() |
Denotes the winner of the young rider classification |
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Denotes the winner of the points classification | ![]() |
Denotes the winner of the team classification |
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Denotes the winner of the mountains classification | ![]() |
Denotes the winner of the combativity award |
General classification
[edit]Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Team Jumbo–Visma | 24h 45' 24" |
2 | ![]() |
Team Bahrain Victorious | + 1' 12" |
3 | ![]() |
Cofidis | + 1' 29" |
4 | ![]() |
Groupama–FDJ | + 1' 31" |
5 | ![]() |
Movistar Team | + 1' 36" |
6 | ![]() |
Bora–Hansgrohe | + 1' 37" |
7 | ![]() ![]() |
UAE Team Emirates | + 1' 38" |
8 | ![]() ![]() |
Soudal–Quick-Step | + 1' 38" |
9 | ![]() |
Team Jayco–AlUla | + 1' 39" |
10 | ![]() |
AG2R Citroën Team | + 1' 50" |
Points classification
[edit]Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Team Jumbo–Visma | 102 |
2 | ![]() ![]() |
Soudal–Quick-Step | 67 |
3 | ![]() |
Team Bahrain Victorious | 55 |
4 | ![]() |
Cofidis | 51 |
5 | ![]() |
Team Jayco–AlUla | 51 |
6 | ![]() |
Trek–Segafredo | 50 |
7 | ![]() ![]() |
UAE Team Emirates | 48 |
8 | ![]() |
Groupama–FDJ | 47 |
9 | ![]() |
Bora–Hansgrohe | 44 |
10 | ![]() |
Movistar Team | 34 |
Mountains classification
[edit]Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | ![]() ![]() |
Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | 35 |
2 | ![]() |
EF Education–EasyPost | 27 |
3 | ![]() |
Movistar Team | 25 |
4 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Team Jumbo–Visma | 19 |
5 | ![]() |
Team Jumbo–Visma | 18 |
6 | ![]() ![]() |
Soudal–Quick-Step | 18 |
7 | ![]() ![]() |
Soudal–Quick-Step | 14 |
8 | ![]() |
Team TotalEnergies | 11 |
9 | ![]() |
Intermarché–Circus–Wanty | 10 |
10 | ![]() |
Team Bahrain Victorious | 8 |
Young rider classification
[edit]Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | ![]() ![]() |
UAE Team Emirates | 24h 47' 02" |
2 | ![]() |
AG2R Citroën Team | + 12" |
3 | ![]() ![]() |
Soudal–Quick-Step | + 58" |
4 | ![]() |
Team Jumbo–Visma | + 1' 35" |
5 | ![]() |
Trek–Segafredo | + 3' 05" |
6 | ![]() |
Team DSM | + 6' 06" |
7 | ![]() |
Equipo Kern Pharma | + 6' 20" |
8 | ![]() |
UAE Team Emirates | + 14' 42" |
9 | ![]() |
Intermarché–Circus–Wanty | + 18' 04" |
10 | ![]() |
Groupama–FDJ | + 32' 33" |
Basque rider classification
[edit]Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | ![]() |
Team Bahrain Victorious | 24h 46' 36" |
2 | ![]() |
Cofidis | + 17" |
3 | ![]() |
Team TotalEnergies | + 4' 46" |
4 | ![]() |
Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 4' 59" |
5 | ![]() |
Equipo Kern Pharma | + 6' 46" |
6 | ![]() |
Cofidis | + 14' 24" |
7 | ![]() |
Movistar Team | + 14' 28" |
8 | ![]() |
Movistar Team | + 17' 13" |
9 | ![]() |
Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 24' 03" |
10 | ![]() |
Ineos Grenadiers | + 26' 18" |
Team classification
[edit]Rank | Team | Time |
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1 | ![]() ![]() |
74h 24' 59" |
2 | ![]() |
+ 3' 29" |
3 | ![]() |
+ 5' 58" |
4 | ![]() |
+ 14' 43" |
5 | ![]() |
+ 15' 19" |
6 | ![]() |
+ 17' 21" |
7 | ![]() |
+ 20' 16" |
8 | ![]() |
+ 20' 37" |
9 | ![]() |
+ 21' 52" |
10 | ![]() |
+ 32' 46" |
References
[edit]- ^ "Itzulia Basque Country". UCI. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- ^ Fotheringham, Alasdair (31 March 2023). "Itzulia Basque Country 2023 favourites - who can take on Jonas Vingegaard?". CyclingNews. Future plc. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- ^ "Teams". Tour of the Basque Country. Organizaciones Ciclistas Euskadi. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- ^ "Vitoria-Gasteiz – Labastida". Tour of the Basque Country. Organizaciones Ciclistas Euskadi. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- ^ a b Fotheringham, Alasdair (3 April 2023). "Ethan Hayter wins opening stage of Itzulia Basque Country 2023". CyclingNews. Future plc.
- ^ a b "Rankings after Stage 1". Tour of the Basque Country. Organizaciones Ciclistas Euskadi. 3 April 2023.
- ^ "Viana – Leitza". Tour of the Basque Country. Organizaciones Ciclistas Euskadi. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- ^ a b Fotheringham, Alasdair (4 April 2023). "Ide Schelling wins Itzulia Basque Country stage 2". CyclingNews. Future plc.
- ^ a b "Rankings after Stage 2". Tour of the Basque Country. Organizaciones Ciclistas Euskadi. 4 April 2023.
- ^ "Errenteria – Amasa-Villabona". Tour of the Basque Country. Organizaciones Ciclistas Euskadi. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- ^ a b Fotheringham, Alasdair (4 April 2023). "Itzulia Basque Country: Jonas Vingegaard captures stage 3 uphill victory". CyclingNews. Future plc.
- ^ a b "Rankings after Stage 3". Tour of the Basque Country. Organizaciones Ciclistas Euskadi. 5 April 2023.
- ^ "Santurtzi – Santurtzi". Tour of the Basque Country. Organizaciones Ciclistas Euskadi. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ a b Farrand, Stephen (6 April 2023). "Itzulia Basque Country: Vingegaard makes it two in a row on stage 4". CyclingNews. Future plc.
- ^ a b "Rankings after Stage 4". Tour of the Basque Country. Organizaciones Ciclistas Euskadi. 6 April 2023.
- ^ "Amorebieta-Etxano – Amorebieta-Etxano". Tour of the Basque Country. Organizaciones Ciclistas Euskadi. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ a b Tyson, Jackie (7 April 2023). "Itzulia Basque Country: Sergio Higuita wins stage 5 from day-long breakaway". CyclingNews. Future plc.
- ^ a b "Rankings after Stage 5". Tour of the Basque Country. Organizaciones Ciclistas Euskadi. 7 April 2023.
- ^ "Eibar – Eibar". Tour of the Basque Country. Organizaciones Ciclistas Euskadi. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Fletcher, Patrick (8 April 2023). "Jonas Vingegaard seals Itzulia Basque Country title with rampaging third stage win". CyclingNews. Future plc.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Rankings after Stage 6". Tour of the Basque Country. Organizaciones Ciclistas Euskadi. 8 April 2023.