Itzulia Basque Country 2024

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Stage 6: Juan Ayuso secures overall as Carlos Rodríguez wins finale / As it happened

A searing late attack has netted Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates) the overall of Itzulia Basque Country and the biggest win of his career, while Carlos Rodriguez (Ineos-Grenadiers) claimed the final ultra-tough stage 6 victory.

Rodriguez's and Ayuso’s unspoken alliance allowed the two to power into the finish line with roughly 40 seconds advantage on over night leader Mattias Skjelmose (Lidl-Trek)  -  Rodriguez taking the stage, and both moving onto the GC podium.

Stage 5: Romain Gregoire wins stage 5 / As it happened

Romain Grégoire (Groupama-FDJ) won stage 5 of Itzulia Basque Country in a bike throw across the line, out-pacing Orluis Aular (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA), who finished second. Maximilian Schachmann (Bora-Hansgrohe) took third in a reduced field sprint. 

Mattias Skjelmose (Lidl-Trek) retained his hold on the yellow jersey for a second day, headed to the finale on Saturday. He is just two seconds ahead of Max Schachmann (Bora-Hansgrohe) and four seconds better than Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates).

Stage 4: Meintjes wins subdued stage 4 after major crash neutralises peloton / As it happened

Louis Meintjes (Intermarché-Wanty) broke free of his five breakaway partners with 10km to go and crossed the finish line first on Thursday's fourth day at Itzulia Basque Country. It was an understated victory for the South African, as the final 35km were neutralised for the peloton after a major crash on a descent brought down many riders, including race leader Primož Roglič (Bora-Hansgrohe), second-placed Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-QuickStep) and contender Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike).

Organisers allowed the breakaway to complete the race, after taking out the Untzilla mountain pass, and all riders were given the same time on general classification. With both Roglič and Evenepoel out the race, Mattias Skjelmose (Lidl-Trek) moved from third to first as race leader.

Stage 3: Quinten Hermans wins uphill sprint on stage 3 while Roglic survives crash / As it happened

Quinten Hermans won a hectic field sprint on stage 3 of Itzulia Basque Country in Altsasu for his first win with Alpecin-Deceuninck. Primož Roglič (Bora-Hansgrohe) retained the race leader's jersey after chasing back into the front group following a crash with 40km to go. 

Stage 2: Paul Lapeira wins slippery sprint in rain on stage 2 / As it happened

Paul Lapeira (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) won stage 2 of the Itzulia Basque Country at the front of a reduced group of favourites. From the chaotic finale on wet roads in Kanbo, the young Frenchman passed Astana Qazaqstan rider Samuele Bastistella for his first WorldTour victory. Bastistella finished second and Louis Vervaeke (Soudal-QuickStep) was third.

Race leader Primož Roglič (Bora-Hansgrohe) and Jonas Vingegaard (VIsma-Lease a Bike) finished safely in the front group of some 30 riders, ahead of a large crash with around four kilometres. Caught behind and finishing 23 seconds back was Jay Vine (UAE Team Emirates), who dropped from second overall to 14th. 

Stage 1: Primoz Roglic takes stage win despite late detour / As it happened

Primož Roglič (Bora-Hansgrohe) recorded the fastest time in the individual time trial at Itzulia Basque Country's opening day, 12:34, and took the first leader’s jersey. Jay Vine (UAE Team Emirates) placed second, seven seconds back, and Mattias Skjelmose (Lidl-Trek) was three seconds farther back in third.

An early crash by Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-QuickStep) kept him off the podium by one second and he was fourth across the 10km course. Defending champion Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) completed his ride in 12:49, good for fifth place.

Just 15 seconds separate the top five riders, Roglič in pursuit of his third title at the Spanish stage race.

Itzulia Basque Country start list

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Itzulia Basque Country teams

• Ineos Grenadiers
• Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale
• Alpecin-Deceuninck
• Arkéa-B&B Hotels
• Astana Qazaqstan
• Bora-Hansgrohe
• Cofidis
• Team DSM-Firmenich-PostNL
• EF Education-EasyPost
• Groupama-FDJ
• Intermarché-Wanty
• Jayco-AlUla
• Movistar
• Soudal-QuickStep
• Bahrain Victorious
• Lidl-Trek
• Visma-Lease a Bike
• UAE Team Emirates
• Burgos-BH
• Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
• Kern Pharma
• Euskaltel-Euskadi
• TotalEnergies
• Q36.5