Euskaraz irakurri: Vingegaard-Roglic-Evenepoel, Tour zaporea duen lehia 2024ko Itzulian

The Itzulia 2024the 63rd edition of the traditional Tour of the Basque Country, which takes place from this Monday, April 1 to Saturday, April 6, is shaping up to be a fight between three of the great stars of world cycling, Jonas Vingegaard, Primoz Roglic and Remco Evenepoelon his way to the Tour de France. The three are expected in the French race along with Tadej Pogacarthe only one of the great international figures in stage races who has declined to sign up for the, in recent years officially called Itzulia Basque Countryone of the most important one-week tests on the annual calendar.

But it is not in the Danish Vingegaardthe Slovenian Roglic and the belgian Evenepoel the brilliant list of the Basque race, in which the 18 UCI WorldTeams teams, the first international division, and 6 invited UCI ProTeams teams will start.

The best of the Spanish peloton will also meet in this 2024 edition, led by the emerging Juan Ayuso and Carlos Rodriguez and the local star, Mikel Landaand with the only notable absence of Enric Mas.

Landaby the way, after his splendid start to the course, being the only one capable of following at a certain distance Pogacar in the Return to Catalonialeads a more than outstanding Basque participation with the classics Ion Izagirre (one overall victory and five podiums in the event), Pello Bilbao, Jonathan Castroviejo, Omar Fraile, Alex Aranburu and the promising Igor Arrieta and Markel Beloki.

Although there are also other prominent names in the race registration, such as those of Sepp KussBrothers Yates, Adam and Simon, Tom Pidcock, Jay Hindley, David Gaudu, Felix Gall either Mattias Skjelmoseall eyes will initially be on a trio of cyclists whose coincidence in a test is almost an event.

Especially this year Vingegaard and Roglic, who have separated their paths and no longer continue together in the now called Visma-Lease a Bike. The Dane, winner of the last two Tours de France and the last edition 2023 of ItzuliaHowever, he is the great favorite against the Slovenian, winner of three Vueltas a España, two Itzulias and current Olympic time trial champion, who at the beginning of the course seems to have suffered from the change of team and has not shone as usual in the first events by stages of the season.

Both, in any case, have a great team at their disposal. As Evenepoelwinner of a Vuelta, current world champion on the road and in 2022 in the time trial, third in contention at tomorrow’s start in Irun and who will also be able to play Landa’s trick, second in 2023 and in principle his lieutenant for the 2024 Tour .

The decision of the final victory will be made by a route of 833.6 km divided into six stages along roads in Guipuzcoa, France, Navarra, Álava and Biscay with endings in Irun, Kanbo, Altsasu, Legutio, Amorebieta and Eibar.

On average 22 scoring climbs, although without high finishes. Of the 22 ports, 4 are First, 5 are Second and 13 are Third.

The bonuses are also presumed to be important, which will be 10, 6 and 4 seconds at the finish line and 3, 2 and 1 in the intermediate sprints.

The most decisive stages are presumed the first and the last. The first in a 10-kilometer time trial through Irun with a stop at Tercera, Olabarria (1.7 km at 5.2% gradient), halfway through (km 4.4) and a short final slope at 10%.

The last day is the classic one for Eibar going up to Arrate along several of its slopes and dotted with a lot of ports. This time seven and without a high finish, but with three First ascents to Azurki and two to Arrate through Krabelin and Izua.

The second It is a leg-breaking stage, without notable ports, between Irun and Kanbo; the third and the quarter two similar days between Ezpeleta and Alsasua and Etxarri Aranaz and Legutio, ravines and ports; and the fifth, between Victoria and Amorebietapresents in its second half the legendary Urkiola stop and two double climbs to Muniketa and Autzagane traditional in the defunct Spring GP of Amorebieta.

Itzulia 2024: Tour

1st stage: Irun-Irun (CRI; 10 km)

2nd stage: Irun-Kanbo (160 km)

3rd stage: Ezpeleta-Altsasu (190.9 km)

4th stage: Etxarri Aranatz-Legutio (159 km)

5th stage: Vitoria-Amorebieta (175.9 km)

6th stage: Eibar-Eibar (137.8 km)

Latest winners:

2023 Jonas Vingegaard (DIN)

2022 Daniel Felipe Martínez (COL)

2021 Primoz Roglic (ESL)

2020 – It was not held due to the pandemic.

2019 Ion Izagirre (ESP)

2018 Primoz Roglic (ESL)

2017 Alejandro Valverde (ESP)

2016 Alberto Contador (ESP)

2015 Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP)

2014 Alberto Contador (ESP)

Source: Eitb

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