2024 Tour of the Basque Country

2024 Tour of the Basque Country
2024 UCI World Tour, race 15 of 35
The peloton during stage 2
The peloton during stage 2
Race details
Dates1–6 April 2024
Stages6
Distance832.1 km (517.0 mi)
Winning time15h 56' 50"
Results
Winner  Juan Ayuso (ESP) (UAE Team Emirates)
  Second  Carlos Rodríguez (ESP) (Ineos Grenadiers)
  Third  Mattias Skjelmose (DEN) (Lidl–Trek)
Points  Alex Aranburu (ESP) (Movistar Team)
Mountains  Sepp Kuss (USA) (Visma–Lease a Bike)
Youth  Juan Ayuso (ESP) (UAE Team Emirates)
Team United Arab Emirates UAE Team Emirates
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The 2024 Tour of the Basque Country (officially known as Itzulia Basque Country 2024) was a road cycling stage race that took place between 1 and 6 April in the Basque region in northern Spain and southern France. It was the 63rd edition of the Tour of the Basque Country and the 15th race of the 2024 UCI World Tour.

Teams

All 18 UCI WorldTeams and six UCI ProTeams made up the 24 teams that participated in the race.[1] All teams entered a full squad of seven riders, making a total of 168 competitors.

UCI WorldTeams

UCI ProTeams

Route

Stage characteristics and winners
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
1 1 April Irun to Irun 10 km (6.2 mi) Individual time trial  Primož Roglič (SLO)
2 2 April Irun to Kanbo (France) 160 km (99 mi) Hilly stage  Paul Lapeira (FRA)
3 3 April Ezpeleta (France) to Altsasu 190.9 km (118.6 mi) Medium mountain stage  Quinten Hermans (BEL)
4 4 April Etxarri-Aranatz to Legutio 157.5 km (97.9 mi) Medium mountain stage  Louis Meintjes (RSA)
5 5 April Vitoria-Gasteiz to Amorebieta-Etxano 175.9 km (109.3 mi) Medium mountain stage  Romain Grégoire (FRA)
6 6 April Eibar to Eibar 137.8 km (85.6 mi) Mountain stage  Carlos Rodríguez (ESP)
Total 832.1 km (517.0 mi)

Stages

Stage 1

1 April 2024 — Irun to Irun, 10 km (6.2 mi) (ITT)[2]
Stage 1 Result[3]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Primož Roglič (SLO) Bora–Hansgrohe 12' 34"
2  Jay Vine (AUS) UAE Team Emirates + 7"
3  Mattias Skjelmose (DEN) Lidl–Trek + 10"
4  Remco Evenepoel (BEL) Soudal–Quick-Step + 11"
5  Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) Visma–Lease a Bike + 15"
6  Kévin Vauquelin (FRA) Arkéa–B&B Hotels + 16"
7  Juan Ayuso (ESP) UAE Team Emirates + 16"
8  Maximilian Schachmann (GER) Bora–Hansgrohe + 16"
9  Ethan Hayter (GBR) Ineos Grenadiers + 19"
10  Ion Izagirre (ESP) Cofidis + 21"
General classification after Stage 1[3]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Primož Roglič (SLO) Bora–Hansgrohe 12' 34"
2  Jay Vine (AUS) UAE Team Emirates + 7"
3  Mattias Skjelmose (DEN) Lidl–Trek + 10"
4  Remco Evenepoel (BEL) Soudal–Quick-Step + 11"
5  Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) Visma–Lease a Bike + 15"
6  Kévin Vauquelin (FRA) Arkéa–B&B Hotels + 16"
7  Juan Ayuso (ESP) UAE Team Emirates + 16"
8  Maximilian Schachmann (GER) Bora–Hansgrohe + 16"
9  Ethan Hayter (GBR) Ineos Grenadiers + 19"
10  Ion Izagirre (ESP) Cofidis + 21"
  • Primož Roglič.
    Primož Roglič.
  • Jay Vine.
    Jay Vine.
  • Mattias Skjelmose.
    Mattias Skjelmose.

Stage 2

2 April 2024 — Irun to Kanbo (France), 160 km (99 mi)[4]
Stage 2 Result[5]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Paul Lapeira (FRA) Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale 3h 42' 28"
2  Samuele Battistella (ITA) Astana Qazaqstan Team + 0"
3  Louis Vervaeke (BEL) Soudal–Quick-Step + 0"
4  Pau Miquel (ESP) Equipo Kern Pharma + 0"
5  Alex Aranburu (ESP) Movistar Team + 0"
6  Guillermo Thomas Silva (URU) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 0"
7  Valentin Retailleau (FRA) Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale + 0"
8  Gonzalo Serrano (ESP) Movistar Team + 0"
9  Brandon McNulty (USA) UAE Team Emirates + 0"
10  Quinten Hermans (BEL) Alpecin–Deceuninck + 0"
General classification after Stage 2[5]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Primož Roglič (SLO) Bora–Hansgrohe 3h 55' 02"
2  Mattias Skjelmose (DEN) Lidl–Trek + 10"
3  Remco Evenepoel (BEL) Soudal–Quick-Step + 10"
4  Juan Ayuso (ESP) UAE Team Emirates + 14"
5  Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) Visma–Lease a Bike + 15"
6  Kévin Vauquelin (FRA) Arkéa–B&B Hotels + 16"
7  Maximilian Schachmann (GER) Bora–Hansgrohe + 16"
8  Brandon McNulty (USA) UAE Team Emirates + 23"
9  Bruno Armirail (FRA) Groupama–FDJ + 24"
10  Pello Bilbao (ESP) Team Bahrain Victorious + 25"

Stage 3

3 April 2024 — Ezpeleta (France) to Altsasu, 190.9 km (118.6 mi)[6]
Stage 3 Result[7]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Quinten Hermans (BEL) Alpecin–Deceuninck 4h 40' 59"
2  Edoardo Zambanini (ITA) Team Bahrain Victorious + 0"
3  Alex Aranburu (ESP) Movistar Team + 0"
4  Davide De Pretto (ITA) Team Jayco–AlUla + 0"
5  Nikias Arndt (GER) Team Bahrain Victorious + 0"
6  Ethan Hayter (GBR) Ineos Grenadiers + 0"
7  Romain Grégoire (FRA) Groupama–FDJ + 0"
8  Kévin Vauquelin (FRA) Arkéa–B&B Hotels + 0"
9  Vito Braet (BEL) Intermarché–Wanty + 0"
10  Valentin Retailleau (FRA) Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale + 0"
General classification after Stage 3[7]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Primož Roglič (SLO) Bora–Hansgrohe 8h 36' 01"
2  Remco Evenepoel (BEL) Soudal–Quick-Step + 7"
3  Mattias Skjelmose (DEN) Lidl–Trek + 10"
4  Juan Ayuso (ESP) UAE Team Emirates + 14"
5  Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) Visma–Lease a Bike + 14"
6  Kévin Vauquelin (FRA) Arkéa–B&B Hotels + 16"
7  Maximilian Schachmann (GER) Bora–Hansgrohe + 16"
8  Brandon McNulty (USA) UAE Team Emirates + 23"
9  Bruno Armirail (FRA) Groupama–FDJ + 24"
10  Pello Bilbao (ESP) Team Bahrain Victorious + 25"

Stage 4

4 April 2024 — Etxarri-Aranatz to Legutio, 157.5 km (97.9 mi)[8]

Stage 4 was marred by a large crash on a descent 35 kilometers from the finish, which took out race favorites Primož Roglič, Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel among others. Due to this, the peloton was neutralized for the remainder of the stage, and GC times were not taken at the finish. However, the breakaway of six riders were permitted to continue on and contest the stage win.[9]

Stage 4 Result[9]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Louis Meintjes (RSA) Intermarché–Wanty 4h 21' 15"
2  Reuben Thompson (NZL) Groupama–FDJ + 0"
3  Karel Vacek (CZE) Burgos BH + 0"
4  Mikel Retegi (ESP) Equipo Kern Pharma + 0"
5  Mathieu Burgaudeau (FRA) Team TotalEnergies + 0"
6  Joseba López (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 0"
7  Lorenzo Rota (ITA) Intermarché–Wanty + 0"
8  Kevin Colleoni (ITA) Intermarché–Wanty + 0"
9  Iván Cobo (ESP) Equipo Kern Pharma + 0"
10  José Manuel Díaz (ESP) Burgos BH + 0"
General classification after Stage 4[9]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Mattias Skjelmose (DEN) Lidl–Trek 8h 36' 11"
2  Juan Ayuso (ESP) UAE Team Emirates + 4"
3  Kévin Vauquelin (FRA) Arkéa–B&B Hotels + 6"
4  Maximilian Schachmann (GER) Bora–Hansgrohe + 6"
5  Brandon McNulty (USA) UAE Team Emirates + 13"
6  Bruno Armirail (FRA) Groupama–FDJ + 14"
7  Pello Bilbao (ESP) Team Bahrain Victorious + 15"
8  Paul Lapeira (FRA) Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale + 16"
9  Nelson Oliveira (POR) Movistar Team + 18"
10  Romain Grégoire (FRA) Groupama–FDJ + 18"

Stage 5

5 April 2024 — Vitoria-Gasteiz to Amorebieta-Etxano, 175.9 km (109.3 mi)[10]
Stage 5 Result[11]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Romain Grégoire (FRA) Groupama–FDJ 3h 43' 28"
2  Orluis Aular (VEN) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 0"
3  Maximilian Schachmann (GER) Bora–Hansgrohe + 0"
4  Quentin Pacher (FRA) Groupama–FDJ + 0"
5  Alex Aranburu (ESP) Movistar Team + 0"
6  Santiago Buitrago (COL) Team Bahrain Victorious + 0"
7  Pello Bilbao (ESP) Team Bahrain Victorious + 0"
8  Damien Howson (AUS) Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team + 0"
9  Samuele Battistella (ITA) Astana Qazaqstan Team + 0"
10  Carlos Rodríguez (ESP) Ineos Grenadiers + 0"
General classification after Stage 5[11]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Mattias Skjelmose (DEN) Lidl–Trek 12h 19' 39"
2  Maximilian Schachmann (GER) Bora–Hansgrohe + 2"
3  Juan Ayuso (ESP) UAE Team Emirates + 4"
4  Kévin Vauquelin (FRA) Arkéa–B&B Hotels + 6"
5  Romain Grégoire (FRA) Groupama–FDJ + 8"
6  Brandon McNulty (USA) UAE Team Emirates + 13"
7  Bruno Armirail (FRA) Groupama–FDJ + 14"
8  Pello Bilbao (ESP) Team Bahrain Victorious + 15"
9  Alex Aranburu (ESP) Movistar Team + 23"
10  Jordan Jegat (FRA) Team TotalEnergies + 30"

Stage 6

6 April 2024 — Eibar to Eibar, 137.8 km (85.6 mi)[12]
Stage 6 Result[13]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Carlos Rodríguez (ESP) Ineos Grenadiers 3h 37' 13"
2  Juan Ayuso (ESP) UAE Team Emirates + 0"
3  Marc Soler (ESP) UAE Team Emirates + 41"
4  Mattias Skjelmose (DEN) Lidl–Trek + 41"
5  Oscar Onley (GBR) Team dsm–Firmenich PostNL + 41"
6  Bauke Mollema (NED) Lidl–Trek + 1' 31"
7  Brandon McNulty (USA) UAE Team Emirates + 1' 31"
8  Pello Bilbao (ESP) Team Bahrain Victorious + 1' 31"
9  Esteban Chaves (COL) EF Education–EasyPost + 1' 31"
10  Isaac del Toro (MEX) UAE Team Emirates + 1' 41"
General classification after Stage 6[13]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Juan Ayuso (ESP) UAE Team Emirates 15h 56' 50"
2  Carlos Rodríguez (ESP) Ineos Grenadiers + 42"
3  Mattias Skjelmose (DEN) Lidl–Trek + 43"
4  Marc Soler (ESP) UAE Team Emirates + 1' 23"
5  Brandon McNulty (USA) UAE Team Emirates + 1' 46"
6  Pello Bilbao (ESP) Team Bahrain Victorious + 1' 48"
7  Isaac del Toro (MEX) UAE Team Emirates + 2' 15"
8  Kévin Vauquelin (FRA) Arkéa–B&B Hotels + 2' 38"
9  Ion Izagirre (ESP) Cofidis + 3' 06"
10  Alex Baudin (FRA) Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale + 3' 07"

Classification leadership table

Classification leadership by stage
Stage Winner General classification
 Points classification
 Mountains classification
 Young rider classification
 Basque rider classification Team classification
 Combativity award
1 Primož Roglič Primož Roglič Primož Roglič Primož Roglič Juan Ayuso Ion Izagirre UAE Team Emirates Primož Roglič
2 Paul Lapeira Pello Bilbao Bora–Hansgrohe Alexis Vuillermoz
3 Quinten Hermans Quinten Hermans Louis Meintjes Primož Roglič
4 Louis Meintjes Mattias Skjelmose Louis Meintjes
5 Romain Grégoire Alex Aranburu UAE Team Emirates Isaac del Toro
6 Carlos Rodríguez Juan Ayuso Sepp Kuss Marc Soler
Final Juan Ayuso Alex Aranburu Sepp Kuss Juan Ayuso Pello Bilbao UAE Team Emirates Not awarded

Classification standings

Legend
Denotes the winner of the general classification Denotes the winner of the young rider classification
Denotes the winner of the points classification Denotes the winner of the team classification
Denotes the winner of the mountains classification Denotes the winner of the combativity award

General classification

Final general classification (1–10)[13]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Juan Ayuso (ESP) UAE Team Emirates 15h 56' 50"
2  Carlos Rodríguez (ESP) Ineos Grenadiers + 42"
3  Mattias Skjelmose (DEN) Lidl–Trek + 43"
4  Marc Soler (ESP) UAE Team Emirates + 1' 23"
5  Brandon McNulty (USA) UAE Team Emirates + 1' 46"
6  Pello Bilbao (ESP) Team Bahrain Victorious + 1' 48"
7  Isaac del Toro (MEX) UAE Team Emirates + 2' 15"
8  Kévin Vauquelin (FRA) Arkéa–B&B Hotels + 2' 38"
9  Ion Izagirre (ESP) Cofidis + 3' 06"
10  Alex Baudin (FRA) Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale + 3' 07"

Points classification

Final points classification (1–10)[13]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Alex Aranburu (ESP) Movistar Team 40
2  Juan Ayuso (ESP) UAE Team Emirates 35
3  Romain Grégoire (FRA) Groupama–FDJ 34
4  Quinten Hermans (BEL) Alpecin–Deceuninck 31
5  Carlos Rodríguez (ESP) Ineos Grenadiers 31
6  Mattias Skjelmose (DEN) Lidl–Trek 30
7  Isaac del Toro (MEX) UAE Team Emirates 28
8  Samuele Battistella (ITA) Astana Qazaqstan Team 27
9  Marc Soler (ESP) UAE Team Emirates 26
10  Paul Lapeira (FRA) Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale 25

Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–10)[13]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Sepp Kuss (USA) Visma–Lease a Bike 35
2  Louis Meintjes (RSA) Intermarché–Wanty 20
3  Isaac del Toro (MEX) UAE Team Emirates 15
4  Rein Taaramäe (EST) Intermarché–Wanty 15
5  Igor Arrieta (ESP) UAE Team Emirates 15
6  Oscar Onley (GBR) Team dsm–Firmenich PostNL 14
7  Marc Soler (ESP) UAE Team Emirates 14
8  Esteban Chaves (COL) EF Education–EasyPost 12
9  Alan Jousseaume (FRA) Team TotalEnergies 11
10  Eric Antonio Fagúndez (URU) Burgos BH 11

Young rider classification

Final young rider classification (1–10)[13]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Juan Ayuso (ESP) UAE Team Emirates 15h 56' 50"
2  Isaac del Toro (MEX) UAE Team Emirates + 2' 15"
3  Oscar Onley (GBR) Team dsm–Firmenich PostNL + 4' 48"
4  William Junior Lecerf (BEL) Soudal–Quick-Step + 6' 31"
5  Romain Grégoire (FRA) Groupama–FDJ + 9' 39"
6  Gianmarco Garofoli (ITA) Astana Qazaqstan Team + 12' 42"
7  Johannes Staune-Mittet (DEN) Visma–Lease a Bike + 13' 52"
8  Igor Arrieta (ESP) UAE Team Emirates + 17' 14"
9  Alexy Faure Prost (FRA) Intermarché–Wanty + 25' 07"
10  Iker Mintegi (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi + 28' 11"

Basque rider classification

Final Basque rider classification (1–10)[13]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Pello Bilbao (ESP) Team Bahrain Victorious 15h 58' 38"
2  Ion Izagirre (ESP) Cofidis + 1' 18"
3  Alex Aranburu (ESP) Movistar Team + 2' 13"
4  Víctor de la Parte (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi + 4' 30"
5  Ibon Ruiz (ESP) Equipo Kern Pharma + 5' 22"
6  Jonathan Castroviejo (ESP) Ineos Grenadiers + 13' 49"
7  Igor Arrieta (ESP) UAE Team Emirates + 15' 26"
8  Txomin Juaristi (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi + 15' 50"
9  Jon Barrenetxea (ESP) Movistar Team + 17' 37"
10  Unai Iribar (ESP) Equipo Kern Pharma + 20' 58"

Team classification

Final team classification (1–10)[13]
Rank Team Time
1 United Arab Emirates UAE Team Emirates 47h 53' 27"
2 Bahrain Team Bahrain Victorious + 8' 30"
3 United Kingdom Ineos Grenadiers + 8' 36"
4 United States EF Education–EasyPost + 9' 47"
5 Germany Bora–Hansgrohe + 9' 53"
6 United States Lidl–Trek + 10' 00"
7 Spain Movistar Team + 13' 49"
8 Netherlands Visma–Lease a Bike + 17' 02"
9 France Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale + 17' 59"
10 Netherlands Team dsm–Firmenich PostNL + 18' 48"

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