Euskaraz irakurri: 2024ko Miguel Indurain Sari Nagusiaren profila, ibilbidea, ordutegia eta parte-hartzaileak (198.1 km)

He Miguel Indurain-Laboral Kutxa Grand Prize dispute your twenty-fifth edition on Saturday, March 30on a tour of 198.1 kilometers, which begins and ends in Estella and ends in the Navarrese city itself. The Gipuzkoan cyclist of Cofidis Jon Izagirre opts to achieve his third victory in the event, after those obtained in 2016 and last year, in 2023, and thus reach the cyclists who have won the most times in the Miguel Indurain GP, ​​who are, with three victories, Ángel Vicioso and Alejandro Valverde (Hortensio Vidaurreta, Miguel Mari Lasa and Juan Fernández also achieved three wins, but when the race was carried out under other names). Now, in 2024, the Miguel Indurain GP will have 22 teams on your starting line, eleven of them WorldTeam category; Euskaltel-Euskadi, Caja Rural and Kern Pharma will be in the test. EITB, through ETB1 and eitb.euswill broadcast the race livefrom the 3:00 p.m..

As determined by the organization, the The neutralized start is scheduled for 12:05 p.m., while the actual start will take place at 12:10 p.m. The layout includes the dispute of two special sprints, three flying goals and four scoring climbs for mountain classification. One of them, Guirguillanois 1st category; Lezáun and Eraul, which is promoted twice, are 2nd. The last climb, the second to Eraul, is located just ten kilometers from the finish line.

Thus, the platoon, after leaving Estella Once the race has started, he will head to Zubielquifollowed by Murieta and then to Ancinbefore in Legaria Farm, at kilometer 15, the first special sprint of the test takes place. Thirteen kilometers later, at 28.1, in Arronizthe first flying goal arrives.

The test will go through Barbarin, Luquin, Urbiola and Azqueta, before returning to Zubielqui. At kilometer 50.4, again in Estella, a new flying goal comes into play. Ayegui and Irache will then vibrate with the pace of the participants, who at kilometer 67.4, again in Granja Legaria, will fight for the second and last special sprint of this edition of the Miguel Indurain GP.

At kilometer 73.3, the peloton ascends Olejuawhich does not score, what does happen in Eraul, at kilometer 97.3. Eraul is a 3.9 kilometer pass, with an average slope of 5.1%, classified as 2nd category. The GP Miguel Indurain then passes through Estella again, before reaching Irurre and Garisoainwhich precede the rise to Guirguillano, 1st. Guirguillano does not have an excessively hard average slope, since it is 2.6%, but it is long, since it will require cyclists to make an effort of 10.6 kilometers, until they pass under its banner, at kilometer 132. ,1.

Muzqui, Estenoz, Muez and Las Casetas They precede the passage of the test through Lezáun, 2nd, which is crowned at kilometer 150.6. Lezáun, 3.8 kilometers long, has an average slope of 5.3%. It arrives, after its descent, Abarzuzaand again Estella, where, at kilometer 170, with less than 30 to go, we are going to witness the third and last flying goal of the day.

Eraul, in its second ascent, which ends at kilometer 188.3, ​​can be decisive, since there will only be ten kilometers left to go when the participants have overcome it. The arrival, as always, will take place in Estella, where we will know who is the winner of the twenty-fifth Miguel Indurain Grand Prix.

The relationship of favorites The triumph includes names of the highest level. It includes, among others, Jon Izagirre (Cofidis), Emmanuel Buchmann (BORA-hansgrohe), Felix Gall (Decathlon AG2R), Andrey Amador and Richard Carapaz (EF Education), Mattias Skjelmose (Lidl-Trek), Alex Aranburu (Movistar), Warren Barguil (DSM) , Simon Yates (Jayco-AlUla) and Juan Ayuso and Brandon McNulty (UAE).

Profile of the 2024 Miguel Indurain Grand Prix

Profile of GP Miguel Indurain of 2024. Image: Club Ciclista Estella.

Source: Eitb

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