Itzulia Basque Country 2025, April 7th-12th

[Tim Cahill]

I think any chance of Almeida losing will only come if some guys a touch lower down go early and he ends up isolated. Unfortunately Schachmann is clinging on for dear life, Welder would be happy fighting for a podium, Lipowitz couldn't knock the skin off a custard and if I wasn't reading the forum I wouldn't even know Skjelmose was here. (Maybe not fully recovered from his injury)

Wilco is about to risk it all, Valter and Kuss up the road early.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Wilco is about to risk it all, Valter and Kuss up the road early.

Wilco always risks it all just by going near a bike.

 

[Bolder]

Healy is such a great rider. For every 10 fails he gets a majestic win.

 

[pastronef]

great win for Healy, one of those days I see who's in the break and immediately want that name to win. aupa!

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Lipowitz is still a biathlon athlet... no clue about cycling tactics

As long as he doesn't start shooting every time he sees something black 50 metres away. You wouldn't want to be a Tudor rider otherwise.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

As long as he doesn't start shooting every time he sees something black 50 metres away. You wouldn't want to be a Tudor rider otherwise.

No, Lipowitz is not an American cop.

 

[Didinho]

Always these 50k solo's, I'm sick of it!!

*sees it's Healy*

You gotta love these 50k solo's!!

 

[tobydawq]

Always these 50k solo's, I'm sick of it!!

*sees it's Healy*

You gotta love these 50k solo's!!

I'm sick of it even if it's my favourite rider.

 

[Netserk]

Stage 6: Eibar - Eibar, 153.6 km

168 riders are scheduled to start the race, but there can only be one winner. That man will be crowned in the streets of Eibar and forever be cycling royalty.

Spoiler: Climb details and map

The next section will be ridden twice during the stage. First they'll climb Trabakua

A 3 km descent is followed by a 10% 700m climb to Mallabia. Then comes a short descent followed by the last 1 km to the top of Alto de Areitio (the middle section on the profile below. The climb to Mallabia is not the one being displayed)

Now it's time for a copy of the final of stage 4, but with a different ascent of Izua

Then they'll climb Trabakua once more

And do the 3 km descent which is followed by a 10% 700m climb to Mallabia. Then comes a short descent followed by the last 1 km to the top of Alto de Areitio (the middle section on the profile below. The climb to Mallabia is not the one being displayed)

The last 10 km includes a bit of climbing, too, as you would expect, before this year's Itzulia will conclude at the line in Eibar.

Riders between 9th and 20th should hit the break:

1	ALMEIDA João	UAE Team Emirates - XRG	16:08:05
2	SCHACHMANN Maximilian	Soudal Quick-Step	0:30
3	LIPOWITZ Florian	Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe	0:38
4	VAN WILDER Ilan	Soudal Quick-Step	0:49
5	SKJELMOSE Mattias	Lidl - Trek	0:50
6	KELDERMAN Wilco	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	1:11
7	ARANBURU Alex	Cofidis	1:37
8	MAS Enric	Movistar Team	1:48
9	VELASCO Simone	XDS Astana Team	2:14
10	CRAS Steff	Team TotalEnergies	2:15
11	ONLEY Oscar	Team Picnic PostNL	2:21
12	CHAMPOUSSIN Clément	XDS Astana Team	2:26
13	MARTIN Guillaume	Groupama - FDJ	2:34
14	BERTHET Clément	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team	2:35
15	BUITRAGO Santiago	Bahrain - Victorious	2:47
16	JEGAT Jordan	Team TotalEnergies	3:18
17	VERGALLITO Luca	Alpecin - Deceuninck	3:25
18	COBO Iván	Equipo Kern Pharma	3:41
19	LAURANCE Axel	INEOS Grenadiers	,,
20	TEJADA Harold	XDS Astana Team	3:54

 

[KZD]

Great solo win from Healy.

Hope for a great race tomorrow, let's see if Almeida can hold on.

 

[Potomac]

Bring on the final stage, the profile looks great.

 

[CyclistAbi]

There should be some reserves left in terms of Red Bull and Soudal so i expect for them to crack UAE and after for leaders to sort it out in between them.

 

[Leinster]

If ben heally was born 10 years earlier he would have about 7 editions of LBL to his name thanks to the existence of that terrorist from Murcia

Dan Martin WAS born 15 years earlier, about 15 miles from where Healy was born. But Dan was just born with a better finishing kick.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

I'm sick of it even if it's my favourite rider.

I'm not sick of the solos. I'm sick of whoever is coming behind needing about 5 seconds of careful consideration to come to the conclusion that it's best to ride for second place.

Ben Hilly is a classy rider.

That uptempo trumpet tune probably blasting in his earpiece in order to go double speed.

 

[altigraphs]

Morning peeps, just giving you a quick summary of the 6th and last stage of this edition of Itzulia Basque Country 2025

Stage 6: Eibar > Eibar​

🏷️ Hilly
📏 Distance: 155 km
📈 Distance: 4,176 m
⛰️ Climbs: 7 (one of them is climbed twice)

🔗 Map and profile: https://www.altigraphs.com/en/itzulia-basque-country-2025/stage-6-stage-6

Climbs​

Elkorrieta (km 13)​

🏷️ Category 3
📏 Distance: 2.73 km
📈 Ascent: 173 m
📐 Average gradient: 6.36 %

🔗 Map and profile: https://www.altigraphs.com/en/climb-profile/47jj8h/alto-de-elkorrieta-from-sasiola

Azurki (km 25)​

🏷️ Category 1
📏 Distance: 13.47 km
📈 Ascent: 758 m
📐 Average gradient: 5.63 %

🔗 Map and profile: https://www.altigraphs.com/en/climb-profile/04a4d7/alto-de-azurki-from-sasiola

Krabelin (km 47)​

🏷️ Category 2
📏 Distance: 4.97 km
📈 Ascent: 478 m
📐 Average gradient: 9.64 %

🔗 Map and profile: https://www.altigraphs.com/en/climb-profile/kt3603/krabelin-from-azitain-via-arrate

Trabakua (km 69 and km 135)​

🏷️ Category 3
📏 Distance: 5.08 km
📈 Ascent: 265 m
📐 Average gradient: 5.21 %

🔗 Map and profile: https://www.altigraphs.com/en/climb-profile/7o3gyd/trabakua-from-iruzubieta

Karabieta (km 88)​

🏷️ Category 2
📏 Distance: 6.62 km
📈 Ascent: 442 m
📐 Average gradient: 6.68 %

🔗 Map and profile: https://www.altigraphs.com/en/climb-profile/6a4bb4/alto-de-karabieta-from-eibar

Izua (km 115)​

🏷️ Category 2
📏 Distance: 4.47 km
📈 Ascent: 431 m
📐 Average gradient: 9.65 %

🔗 Map and profile: https://www.altigraphs.com/en/climb-profile/nlive5/izua-from-n-634-diversion

 

[DenisMenchov]

Heavy downpour expected around Eibar at around 2pm might create complete chaos in the stage.

View: https://youtu.be/iiVJA-VjsUk?si=ulO0kySxS80ScXEt&t=105

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Heavy downpour expected around Eibar at around 2pm might create complete chaos in the stage.

View: https://youtu.be/iiVJA-VjsUk?si=ulO0kySxS80ScXEt&t=105

My forecast doesn‘t have rain before 5pm. Might affect the final of the race

 

[Faserr]

We can't have a race in basque country without rain.

 

[YavorD]

When will be the earliest available stream?
Eurosport is on at 15:30 (CET) and I would like to see Krabelin...if the broadcast even starts this early.

 

[Peyroteo94]

When will be the earliest available stream?
Eurosport is on at 15:30 (CET) and I would like to see Krabelin...if the broadcast even starts this early.

This stage deserves full coverage.

 

[search]

When will be the earliest available stream?
Eurosport is on at 15:30 (CET) and I would like to see Krabelin...if the broadcast even starts this early.

EiTB goes live one hour earlier, but it needs a Spanish IP to watch

 

[YavorD]

EiTB goes live one hour earlier, but it needs a Spanish IP to watch

VPN should do? I think I've done it in past editions.
Thanks.

 

[hayneplane]

Mas and Buitrago should light it up from far out but unfortunately most of the rest of the top twenty are just happy to be where they are.

 

[search]

VPN should do? I think I've done it in past editions.
Thanks.

yes, it was working with my Spanish VPN the other day

 

[search]

Does anyone know what happened? It looked like Santiago's legs froze up halfway through the climb. That was the strangest thing.

in the pre-stage interview today, Buitrago said that he is happy with his shape, but suffering a bit from allergies this week. Tejada said the same on Thursday, so it seems to affect some.