In what the organisers promise would be the most mountainous version, the route of the 2024 Itzulia Ladies will cowl 358.9km over three levels from Could 12-14 within the Basque Nation of Spain.
The third version will embody 9 categorised mountain passes – one class 1, two class 2, and 6 class 3 – for a difficult occasion suited to one of the best climbers within the Ladies’s WorldTour.
The primary stage of the Itzulia Ladies 2024 is its longest and has the very best cumulative elevation acquire. Regardless of having simply 3 categorised mountain passes, it contains loads of climbs and descents.
The 140km stage ranging from Vitoria-Gasteiz might current a beneficial day for a breakaway that might escape on the class 1 ascent of Olaeta, 37.7km into the stage. The previous few kilometres climb steadily uphill on a steady false flat till the end line in Elgoibar.
The race organisers predict 104km stage 2 to be essentially the most nervous stage this yr. The figure-eight-shaped loop route contains three categorised ascents and a end with a number of uncategorized punchy climbs and descents which might be positive to determine the stage winner.
The ultimate 10 kilometres will power contenders to be nicely positioned or in a position to handle the potential adjustments of tempo or see their bid for total victory vanish up the street.
In essentially the most decisive stage of the race, the peloton will sort out the same path to the Classica San Sebastian, which incorporates the Jaizkibel, Gurutze, and the climb up the Murgil wall to Mendizorrotz, adopted by a descent and flat-run into Donostia.
Final yr, the peloton shattered on the class 1 Jaizkibel, leaving an elite group of about 20 riders to struggle for victory. Assaults flew on the Mendizorrotz climb, with just a few chasers in a position to tack again onto the lead group of 5 riders till Marlen Reusser (SD Worx) made her profitable solo transfer, lower than 13km to go.
