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- Videos: Tour of the Basque Country Videos.

- Tracking and ticker LIVE here.

- Expected LIVE video here.  (Eitb, geo-restricted) 

- Expected LIVE video here.  (Senal Colombia, geo-restricted)

- Need a VPN to access a geo-restricted feed? Try ExpressVPN.

- This page will be updated throughout the race.

- Start List here.

- Stage and G.C. Results here.

- Stage route profiles, timetables and more info here.

- Jonas Vingegaard (Team Jumbo-Visma) won the 2023 Tour of the Basque Country.

- Soudal Quick-Step lineup for the 2024 Tour of the Basque Country:

Remco Evenepoel (BEL)
Gil Gelders (BEL)
James Knox (GBR)
Mikel Landa (ESP)
William Junior Lecerf (BEL)
Pieter Serry (BEL)
Louis Vervaeke (BEL)
Sports directors: Davide Bramati (ITA)
Klaas Lodewyck (BEL)
Geert Van Bondt (BEL)

- Soudal Quick-Step sports director Klaas Lodewyck: "We have a very strong line-up for next week’s race, with Remco and Mikel, together with a couple of young guys but also some experienced helpers, so the feeling is good going into the race. Itzulia is a tough event, one of the hardest of the season, and you need to pay attention the whole time and be at your best level to fight for a top result. We are ready to give our all as we aim for the best possible GC result next Saturday."

- 2024 Itzulia Tour of the Basque Country stage schedule/times:

Stage 1 ITT - Monday, April 1
Start at 14:10 CET, 8:10am ET
Finish at 17:30 CET, 11:30am ET

Stage 2 - Tuesday, April 2
Start at 13:21 CET, 7:21am ET
Finish at 17:29 CET, 11:29am ET

Stage 3 - Wednesday, April 3
Start at 12:43 CET, 6:43am ET
Finish at 17:29 CET, 11:29am ET

Stage 4 - Thursday, April 4
Start at 13:31 CET, 7:31am ET
Finish at 17:30 CET, 11:30am ET

Stage 5 - Friday, April 5
Start at 13:06 CET, 7:06am ET
Finish at 17:30 CET, 11:30am ET

Stage 6 - Saturday, April 6
Start at 13:47 CET, 7:47am ET
Finish at 17:30 CET, 11:30am ET

- 2024 Tour of the Basque Country television/TV broadcasters for LIVE and On Demand streaming include Eitb, Esport3, Eurosport, Senal Colombia, Sky Sport, SuperSport,...

- The 2024 Tour of the Basque Country is being held April 1-6.

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- Photos: 2021 Tour of the Basque Country Stage 6 Photos.

- Photos: 2021 Tour of the Basque Country Stage 2 Photos.

- Photos: 2021 Tour of the Basque Country Stage 1 Photos.

- Photos: Tour of the Basque Country Photos.

- Results: Tour of the Basque Country Results.

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Spanish: Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco (Vuelta al País Vasco)
French: Tour du Pays Basque
Dutch: Ronde van het Baskenland
Catalan: Volta al País
Basque: Euskal Herriko Itzulia (Itzulia Basque Country)

- Welcome to our live coverage guide for the 2024 Tour of the Basque Country (Tour du Pays Basque en direct).

Notes from the 2023 Itzulia Women Tour of the Basque Country

- Tracking and ticker LIVE here. (women's race)

- Expected LIVE video here.  (Eitb, geo-restricted?) - scroll down to find feed.

- Need a VPN to access a geo-restricted feed? Try ExpressVPN.

Stage 1 - Friday, May 12
Start at 9:53 CET, 3:53am ET
Finish at 13:29 CET, 7:29am ET

Stage 2 - Saturday, May 13
Start at 9:41 CET, 3:41am ET
Finish at 13:29 CET, 7:29am ET

Stage 3 - Sunday, May 14
Start at 15:39 CET, 9:39am ET
Finish at 19:14 CET, 1:14pm ET

- Demi Vollering (SD Worx) won the 2022 Itzulia Women.

Notes from the 2023 Itzulia Tour of the Basque Country

- Daniel Martinez (Ineos Grenadiers) won the 2022 Tour of the Basque Country.

- Tracking and ticker LIVE here.

- Expected LIVE video here and here.  (Eitb) 
- Expected LIVE video here.  (Esport3, geo-restricted)
- Expected LIVE video here.  (Senal Colombia, geo-restricted)
- Expected LIVE video here.  (SuperSport, geo-restricted)

- Soudal-Quick-Step roster for the 2023 Tour of the Basque Country:

Andrea Bagioli (ITA)
Mattia Cattaneo (ITA)
Rémi Cavagna (FRA)
Dries Devenyns (BEL)
James Knox (GBR)
Mauro Schmid (SUI)
Martin Svrcek (SVK)
Sports directors: Klaas Lodewyck (BEL), Geert Van Bondt (BEL)

- Soudal-Quickstep sports director Geert Van Bondt: "As we know, Pais Vasco is one of the hardest stage races of the season, but we go there with a strong squad, confident we can take some good results. Rémi and Mauro displayed their shape in Italy, Mattia had a solid Catalunya, Dries is back after sickness, while Andrea, James and Martin can bring their contribution to the team’s outing. There is no time trial this year, only lots of steep climbs, and also the weather can play an important role throughout the week, but we are motivated to do a good race."

- 2023 Itzulia Tour of the Basque Country stage schedule/times:

Stage 1 - Monday, April 3
Start at 12:59 CET, 6:59am ET
Finish at 17:29 CET, 11:29am ET

Stage 2 - Tuesday, April 4
Start at 12:29 CET, 6:29am ET
Finish at 17:30 CET, 11:30am ET

Stage 3 - Wednesday, April 5
Start at 13:04 CET, 7:04am ET
Finish at 17:29 CET, 11:29am ET

Stage 4 - Thursday, April 6
Start at 12:53 CET, 6:53am ET
Finish at 17:30 CET, 11:30am ET

Stage 5 - Friday, April 7
Start at 13:21 CET, 7:21am ET
Finish at 17:29 CET, 11:29am ET

Stage 6 - Saturday, April 8
Start at 13:50 CET, 7:50am ET
Finish at 17:30 CET, 11:30am ET

- 2023 Tour of the Basque Country television/TV broadcasters for LIVE and On Demand streaming include Eitb, Esport3, Eurosport, Senal Colombia, Sky Sport, SuperSport,...

- The 2023 Tour of the Basque Country is being held April 3-8.

Notes from the 2022 Itzulia Tour of the Basque Country

- Tracking and ticker LIVE here.

- Expected LIVE video here.  (Eitb) 

- Expected LIVE video here.  (Esport3, geo-restricted)

- The 2022 Itzulia Women race is being held May 13-15. This is the first year of the women's race. There will be live streaming. Start List here.

- 2022 Itzulia Women schedule/times:

Stage 1 - Friday, May 13
Start at 10:05 CET, 4:05am ET
Finish at 13:20 CET, 7:20am ET

Stage 2 - Saturday, May 14
Start at 9:54 CET, 3:54am ET
Finish at 13:20 CET, 7:20am ET

Stage 3 - Sunday, May 15
Start at 9:15 CET, 3:15am ET
Finish at 13:20 CET, 7:20am ET

- Stage route profiles, timetables and more info in table below.

- Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) won the 2021 Tour of the Basque Country.

- 2022 Tour of the Basque Country Stage Previews, Towns, Timetables, Profiles:

Stage details	Stage profiles
Stage 1: Monday, April 4 Hondarribia/Hondarribia (7.51 km ITT) Map, timetable, preview and more here.
Stage 2: Tuesday, April 5 Leitza/Viana (207.92 km) Map, timetable, preview and more here.
Stage 3: Wednesday, April 6 Laudio/Amurrio (181.72 km) Map, timetable, preview and more here.
Stage 4: Thursday, April 7 Vitoria-Gasteiz/Ingeteam Parke Zamudio (185.60 km) Map, timetable, preview and more here.
Stage 5: Friday, April 8 Ingeteam Parke Zamudio/Mallabia (163.76 km) Map, timetable, preview and more here.
Stage 6: Saturday, April 9 Eibar/Arrate (135.69 km) Map, timetable, preview and more here.

- Sporza tracking and ticker LIVE here. (auto-translated) More tracking and ticker LIVE here.

- Official site tracking and ticker LIVE here.

- Expected LIVE video here.  (Eitb, geo-restricted) 
- Expected LIVE video here.  (Esport3, geo-restricted)
- Expected LIVE video here.  (Senal Colombia, geo-restricted)
- Expected LIVE video here.  (Sky Sport, geo-restricted)
- Expected LIVE video here.  (SuperSport, geo-restricted)

- Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl lineup for the 2022 Itzulia Basque Country:

Julian Alaphilippe
Rémi Cavagna
Dries Devenyns
Remco Evenepoel
James Knox
Mauri Vansevenant
Louis Vervaeke

- Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl sports director Klaas Lodewyck: "Itzulia is a hard event, one of the most difficult stage races of the whole season. At the same time, it’s an important step towards the Ardennes. We have a strong and motivated squad at the start of this edition, and we plan to take it day by day and see how things go in terms of general classification. We hope to have a good week and get some nice results to boost our confidence ahead of the Classics."

- Team DSM roster for the 2022 Tour of the Basque Country:

Romain Combaud (FRA)

Mark Donovan (GBR)
Leon Heinschke (GER)

Andreas Leknessund (DEN)

Tim Naberman (NED)

Florian Stork (GER)

Martijn Tusveld (NED)

- Luke Roberts, Team DSM coach: "Itzulia Basque Country will kick off with a 7.5 kilometre prologue followed by five road stages with many vertical meters on the short, steep climbs the area is renowned for. We will bring a young team to the start who are all motivated to give it a go over the week. The goal is to take steps in their development through aggressive and attacking racing, taking our chances where we can and hoping for a successful week."

- Riders on the start list in 2022 include defending champion Primoz Roglic, Julian Alaphilippe, Remco Evenepoel, Chris Harper, Sepp Kuss, Pello Bilbao, Yukiya Arashiro, Rafal Majka, Rémi Cavagna, Tao Geoghegan Hart, Geraint Thomas, Adam Yates, Emanuel Buchmann, David Gaudu, Tony Gallopin, Rigoberto Uran, Mark Padun,...

- 2022 Itzulia Tour of the Basque Country stage schedule/times:

Stage 1 ITT - Monday, April 4
Start at 14:31 CET, 8:31am ET
Finish at 17:30 CET, 11:30am ET

Stage 2 - Tuesday, April 5
Start at 12:18 CET, 6:18am ET
Finish at 17:30 CET, 11:30am ET

Stage 3 - Wednesday, April 6
Start at 12:57 CET, 6:57am ET
Finish at 17:30 CET, 11:30am ET

Stage 4 - Thursday, April 7
Start at 12:54 CET, 6:54am ET
Finish at 17:30 CET, 11:30am ET

Stage 5 - Friday, April 8
Start at 13:24 CET, 7:24am ET
Finish at 17:30 CET, 11:30am ET

Stage 6 - Saturday, April 9
Start at 14:05 CET, 8:05am ET
Finish at 17:30 CET, 11:30am ET

- 2022 Tour of the Basque Country television/TV broadcasters for LIVE and On Demand streaming include Eitb, Esport3, Eurosport, Senal Colombia, Sky Sport, SuperSport,...

- The 2022 Tour of the Basque Country is being held April 4-9.

Notes from the 2021 Itzulia Tour of the Basque Country

- Ticker LIVE here. Sporza ticker LIVE here. (auto-translated)

- Expected LIVE video here.  (Eitb, geo-restricted)

- Expected LIVE video here.  (Esport3, geo-restricted)

- Expected LIVE video here.  (Senal Colombia, geo-restricted)

- Expected LIVE video here.  (Sky Sport, geo-restricted)

- Mikkel Honoré (Deceuninck-Quickstep) won Stage 5. Brandon McNulty (UAE Team Emirates) remains race leader.

- 2021 Tour of the Basque Country Stage Previews, Towns, Timetables, Profiles:

Stage details	Stage profiles
Stage 1: Monday, April 5 Bilbao/Bilbao (13.89 km) Map, timetable, preview and more here.
Stage 2: Tuesday, April 6 Zalla/Sestao (154.8 km) Map, timetable, preview and more here.
Stage 3: Wednesday, April 7 Amurrio/Ermualde (Laudio) (167.7 km) Map, timetable, preview and more here.
Stage 4: Thursday, April 8 Vitoria-Gasteiz/Hondarribia (189.1 km) Map, timetable, preview and more here.
Stage 5: Friday, April 9 Hondarribia/Ondarroa (160.2 km) Map, timetable, preview and more here.
Stage 6: Saturday, April 10 Ondarroa/Arrate (Eibar) (111.9 km) Map, timetable, preview and more here.

- Ticker LIVE here. Sporza ticker LIVE here. (auto-translated)

- Brandon McNulty (UAE Team Emirates) after Stage 4, where he took the overall race lead: "For sure we were aiming for the stage win without thinking too much about the leader’s jersey, but I’m obviously happy with the result today. I feel good and ready to face the last two stages. Tomorrow could be another tricky stage, while Saturday will be an epic day. We’ll do our best to defend the leaders jersey."

- Jon Izagirre (Astana) won Stage 4. Brandon McNulty (UAE Team Emirates) is new overall leader.

- Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) after his Stage 3 victory: "In the morning we had gone by car to see the finish and the team manager Matxin had explained the route to me well, so I was aware of the toughness of the climb and I knew that it would be crucial to be in first position on the final crest to launch well into the final meters downhill towards the finish. This success makes me very happy because, after racing here in the Basque Country two years ago, I have always had the ambition to come back and do well : it is a very beautiful race and the enthusiasm of the fans is really amazing. There are still three days of racing, all quite hard. I’m pretty optimistic because the condition is good and the team is racing very well together."

- Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) won Stage 3. Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) retained the overall race lead.

- Ticker LIVE here. Sporza ticker LIVE here. (auto-translated)

- Alex Aranburu (Astana) won Stage 2. Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) remains overall leader.

- Jumbo-Visma sports director Frans Maassen after Stage 1: "I am proud of the team with three riders in the top four. Winning a time trial is always beautiful and definitely in such a strong field. Primoz is our leader this week, but it may be in his favour if Jonas and Tobias can remain close in the overall standings."

- Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) following his Stage 1 ITT victory: "I am very happy with this victory and with my performance today. It’s always special and beautiful when you win. It was a very good day for us. The time trial here is always tough and I like to race in the Basque Country. The course was a nice challenge with a mix of climbs, descents, fast turns and a steep wall at the end. It is a great start for us, but we will have a tough week ahead of us. The field here is really strong and the next stages are going to be very tough."

- Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) won the Stage 1 Individual Time Trial and is first leader in the general classification.

- Ticker LIVE here. (auto-translated)

- Deceuninck-Quickstep roster for the 2021 Tour of the Basque Country:

Mattia Cattaneo (ITA)
Josef Cerny (CZE)
Ian Garrison (USA)
Mikkel Honoré (DEN)
James Knox (GBR)
Pieter Serry (BEL)
Mauri Vansevenant (BEL)
Sports directors: Davide Bramati (ITA)
Geert Van Bondt (BEL)

- Quick-Step sports director Geert Van Bondt: "Pais Vasco is one of the toughest races of the year, with steep and tough climbs that make it very hard to control. The weather is another factor which can play a big role, with the rain and wind usually having the potential to be decisive in the outcome, and it doesn’t look like this year it will be any different. Our team is a mixture of youth and experience, the riders are all motivated and will go to the start having shown a strong form in their previous races, so we’re confident we can get some nice results next week."

- Jon Izagirre (Astana) won the 2019 Tour of the Basque Country. There was no race in 2020 due to the global pandemic.

- 2021 Itzulia Tour of the Basque Country stage schedule/times:

Stage 1 ITT - Monday, April 5
Start at 13:58 CET, 7:58am ET
Finish at 17:30 CET, 11:30am ET

Stage 2 - Tuesday, April 6
Start at 13:37 CET, 7:37am ET
Finish at 17:29 CET, 11:29am ET

Stage 3 - Wednesday, April 7
Start at 13:18 CET, 7:18am ET
Finish at 17:29 CET, 11:29am ET

Stage 4 - Thursday, April 8
Start at 12:46 CET, 6:46am ET
Finish at 17:29 CET, 11:29am ET

Stage 5 - Friday, April 9
Start at 13:29 CET, 7:29am ET
Finish at 17:29 CET, 11:29am ET

Stage 6 - Saturday, April 10
Start at 14:42 CET, 8:42am ET
Finish at 17:29 CET, 11:29am ET

- The 2021 Tour of the Basque Country is being held April 5-10.

Notes from the 2019 Itzulia Tour of the Basque Country

- During the stage, Cyclingnews ticker LIVE here.

- Expected LIVE video here and here.  (Eitb, geo-restricted?)  - Expected LIVE video here.  (Esport3, geo-restricted)  - Expected LIVE video here.  (Señal Colombia, geo-restricted)

- Results: Buchmann wins stage 5. (Cyclingnews) - Bora-Hansgrohe swaps race leaders in Arrate.

- Emanuel Buchmann (Bora-Hansgrohe) won Stage 5 and took over the race lead.

- 2019 Tour of the Basque Country Stage Previews, Towns, Timetables, Profiles:

Stage details	Stage profiles
Stage 1: Monday, April 8 Zumarraga/Zumarraga (11.2 km ITT) Map, timetable, preview and more here.
Stage 2: Tuesday, April 9 Zumarraga/Gorraiz (149.5 km) Map, timetable, preview and more here.
Stage 3: Wednesday, April 10 Sarriguren/Estibaliz (191.4 km) Map, timetable, preview and more here.
Stage 4: Thursday, April 11 Vitoria-Gasteiz/Arrigorriaga (163.6 km) Map, timetable, preview and more here.
Stage 5: Friday, April 12 Arrigorriaga/Arrate (149.8 km) Map, timetable, preview and more here.
Stage 6: Saturday, April 13 Eibar/Eibar (118.2 km) Map, timetable, preview and more here.

- Results: Schachmann wins another on stage 4. (Cyclingnews) - Bora-Hansgrohe rider tops Pogacar in rainy crash-marred finale.

- Max Schachmann (Bora-Hansgrohe) following his Stage 4 victory: "I don’t really know what to say. It’s my third win here and I’ll need some time to process this. The weather conditions were very bad today, even worse than predicted. It was relatively cold and it rained continuously. In the end, I was exhausted, but I was really motivated to win today. I was in a perfect position in the finishing straight, and was able to sprint across the line first. Tomorrow it will be a hard stage, but we will of course do our best to net a good result."

- Race leader Max Schachmann (Bora-Hansgrohe) won Stage 4.

- Results: Schachmann wins stage 3 in Estibaliz. (Cyclingnews) - Bora-Hansgrohe rider extends overall lead.

- Max Schachmann (Bora-Hansgrohe) following his Stage 3 victory: "I want to thank the whole team. The guys supported me, like always, very well, and this was clear to see yet again today. In the finale, the were a crash and I hope that all the riders involved are ok. In the finish, I had Gregor and Jay there with me, and they brought me into a good position. I had good legs and that allowed me to notch up the win and defend my leader’s jersey. Yesterday we had a meeting and we discussed what I could do better, and today I implemented that, and it worked. I feel good and am happy to be able to reward the hard work of my team with this win. We still have three hard stages ahead of us, and I hope that I will still have something left in the tank after today."

- Race leader Max Schachmann (Bora-Hansgrohe) won Stage 3.

- News: Puncture derails Adam Yates' Basque Country plans. (Cyclingnews) - 'We will be going on the offensive' says Mitchelton-Scott leader after losing 1:12 on stage 2.

- Results: Alaphilippe wins in Gorraiz. (Cyclingnews) - Late puncture costs Adam Yates.

- Jens Zemke, Sports Director, Bora-Hansgrohe, after Stage 2: "It was a hard stage today, particularly the sectors of gravel road. They were tricky, but we were prepared for them, and rode the whole day at the front, to defend our lead in the general classification. The peloton split in the end into many groups, but four of our riders were able to get themselves into the front group. Max also took bonus seconds and with his sixth place, and Patrick’s seventh place, we can be very satisfied. The guys all did a great job today."

- Max Schachmann (Bora-Hansgrohe) following Stage 2: "Congratulations to Alaphilippe. Today I didn’t really have a big chance. In the end, you needed to have enough left in the tank, and of course also the right timing. Particularly on a final climb like this, it all came down to the legs. Tomorrow we have a long stage ahead of us, and it will be a different type of race. I am sure, that it will be a challenging stage, but we will continue to do our best."

- Julian Alaphilippe (Deceuninck-Quickstep) won Stage 2.  Max Schachmann (Bora-Hansgrohe) remains overall leader.

- Results: Schachmann wins stage 1. (Cyclingnews) - Martinez is second, Kwiatkowski third.

- Max Schachmann (Bora-Hansgrohe) won the Stage 1 Individual Time Trial and is first leader in the general classification.

- Stage 1 Individual Time Trial Start Order and Times here.

- CCC Team roster for the 2019 Itzulia Tour of the Basque Country:

Amaro Antunes (POR)
Patrick Bevin (NZL)
Víctor de la Parte (ESP)
Alessandro De Marchi (ITA)
Jonas Koch (GER)
Serge Pauwels (BEL)
Riccardo Zoidl (AUS)
Sports Directors: Gabriele Missaglia (ITA), Marco Pinotti (ITA)

- Gabriele Missaglia (CCC Team sports director): "The goal for us at Itzulia Basque Country will be to race aggressively and go for stage wins with all of our riders, starting on stage one with Patrick Bevin and the time trial. From there, we will look to be present and active on every stage and I believe we have a team strong enough to be challenging for results all week."

- Primoz Roglic (LottoNL-Jumbo) won the 2018 Itzulia Tour of the Basque Country.

- 2019 Itzulia Tour of the Basque Country stage schedule/times:

Stage 1 ITT - Monday, April 8
Start at 14:15 CET, 8:15am ET
Finish at 17:15 CET, 11:15am ET

Stage 2 - Tuesday, April 9
Start at 13:37 CET, 7:37am ET
Finish at 17:30 CET, 11:30am ET

Stage 3 - Wednesday, April 10
Start at 12:42 CET, 6:42am ET
Finish at 17:30 CET, 11:30am ET

Stage 4 - Thursday, April 11
Start at 13:24 CET, 7:24am ET
Finish at 17:30 CET, 11:30am ET

Stage 5 - Friday, April 12
Start at 13:45 CET, 7:45am ET
Finish at 17:29 CET, 11:29am ET

Stage 6 - Saturday, April 13
Start at 14:32 CET, 8:32am ET
Finish at 17:30 CET, 11:30am ET

- The 2019 Tour of the Basque Country is being held April 8-13.

Notes from the 2018 Itzulia Tour of the Basque Country

- News: Landa's bid for overall Pais Vasco victory comes up short. (Cyclingnews) - Spaniard to head to Ardennes in support of Valverde.

- News: Roglic survives final day Pais Vasco test to seal overall victory. (Cyclingnews) - Slovenian survives early crash to claim first WorldTour stage race win.

- News: Roglic wins Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco. (Cyclingnews) - Mas holds off Landa to win on the final climb to Arrate.

- Enric Mas (Quick-Step Floors) won Stage 6.  Primoz Roglic (LottoNL-Jumbo) wins the 2018 Itzulia Tour of the Basque Country.

- 2018 Tour of the Basque Country Stage Previews, Towns, Timetables, Profiles:

Stage details	Stage profiles
Stage 1: Monday, April 2 Zarautz/Zarautz (162.1 km) Map, timetable, preview and more here.
Stage 2: Tuesday, April 3 Zarautz/Bermeo (166.7 km) Map, timetable, preview and more here.
Stage 3: Wednesday, April 4 Bermeo/Valdegovía (184.8 km) Map, timetable, preview and more here.
Stage 4: Thursday, April 5 Lodosa/Lodosa (19.4 km ITT) Map, timetable, preview and more here.
Stage 5: Friday, April 6 Vitoria-Gasteiz/Eibar (164.7 km) Map, timetable, preview and more here.
Stage 6: Saturday, April 7 Eibar/Arrate (122.2 km) Map, timetable, preview and more here.

- News: Fraile takes out intense País Vasco stage to Eibar. (Cyclingnews) - Roglic extends race lead.

- Omar Fraile (Astana Pro Team) won Stage 5.  Primoz Roglic (LottoNL-Jumbo) remains overall leader heading into Saturday's final stage.

- Official site ticker LIVE here.  (auto-translated)

- Note:  I am on the road most of the week and will be doing limited updates here.  But there will be videos post-stage here.

- Emanuel Buchmann (Bora-Hansgrohe) following Stage 5, the race's penultimate stage: "Today was a really tough stage, especially the last climb split the race once again. I was able to stay in the chasing group but I felt not really in best shape today. I am satisfied, that I managed to stay in this group and to be still sixth in the GC. Tomorrow will be the last stage, we will see what the outcome will be."

- Primoz Roglic (LottoNL-Jumbo) won the Stage 4 individual time trial and took over the lead on G.C.

- News: Roglic wins time trial in Lodosa. (Cyclingnews) - LottoNL-Jumbo rider takes race lead.

- News: McCarthy wins stage 3. (Cyclingnews) - Alaphilippe continues in race lead.

- Jay McCarthy (Bora-Hansgrohe) won Stage 3.  Julian Alaphilippe (Quick-Step Floors) remains overall leader.

- News: Alaphilippe wins again in Bermeo. (Cyclingnews) - Quick-Step rider extends lead over Roglic.

- Race leader Julian Alaphilippe: "The stage was on from the start and the crosswinds made it even more brutal, but fortunately I have a great team around me, who set an incredible pace at the front of the bunch, keeping the attackers on a leash, and a very strong Enric, who played a big role in my victory. Unlike yesterday, I had no idea on the final, but stayed calm and confident in my legs and sprint. Despite taking some more bonus seconds and increasing my advantage in the GC, I’m not changing my goal and will continue to take it day by day."

- Julian Alaphilippe (Quick-Step Floors) following his win on stage 2: "It’s crazy! I was already happy with my win on stage 1 and having the yellow jersey on my shoulders, so to take another victory is just incredible. We’re on a fantastic run of success, we’re winning everywhere and seeing how the team performs only gives us more confidence. Two victories in two days and three jerseys it’s a great harvest for our squad, but we don’t want to stop here."

- Race leader Julian Alaphilippe (Quick-Step Floors) won Stage 2.

- During the stage, Cyclingnews ticker LIVE here.

- News: Caruso hits parked car in final of Pais Vasco opener. (Cyclingnews) - GC aims disappear for BMC in the Basque Country.

- News: Opening stage win propels Alaphilippe into GC contention. (Cyclingnews) - First European win of 2018 for Frenchman.

- News: Alaphilippe wins opening stage. (Cyclingnews) - Quick-Step rider escapes with Roglic on final climb.

- Julian Alaphilippe (Quick-Step Floors) following his Stage 1 victory: "I am very happy, especially as I got sick after Milano-Sanremo and had to rest before returning to training. I was very motivated after this small setback, so I worked hard to be back at my best. The plan was to take a stage here and even though we did a recon of the final climb yesterday and on paper it suited me, I didn’t know how my legs would react following that break."

- Julian Alaphilippe (Quick-Step Floors) won Stage 1 and is first leader in the general classification.

- News: Izagirre brothers to lead Bahrain-Merida at Vuelta al Pais Vasco. (Cyclingnews) - Nibali on domestique duty in the Basque Country.

- News: Richie Porte back in action at Vuelta al Pais Vasco. (Cyclingnews) - Australian backs Caruso after six weeks out.

- News: Uran leads ambitions EF Education First-Drapac into Vuelta al Pais Vasco. (Cyclingnews) - Climber heavy squad aiming for overall victory in the Basque Country.

- News: Youthful Mitchelton-Scott squad for Vuelta al Pais Vasco. (Cyclingnews) - Albasini adds experience in Spanish WorldTour stage race.

-  Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) won the 2017 Tour of the Basque Country.

- The 2018 Tour of the Basque Country is being held April 2-7.