In what the organisers promise would be the most mountainous version, the route of the 2024 Itzulia Girls will cowl 358.9km over three phases 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 the perfect climbers within the Girls’s WorldTour.
The primary stage of the Itzulia Girls 2024 is its longest and has the very best cumulative elevation achieve. Regardless of having simply 3 categorised mountain passes, it consists of loads of climbs and descents.
The 140km stage ranging from Vitoria-Gasteiz might current a beneficial day for a breakaway that would 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 expect 104km stage 2 to be essentially the most nervous stage this yr. The figure-eight-shaped loop route consists of three categorised ascents and a end with a number of uncategorized punchy climbs and descents which are certain to resolve the stage winner.
The ultimate 10 kilometres will power contenders to be properly positioned or capable of 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 deal with an analogous 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 battle for victory. Assaults flew on the Mendizorrotz climb, with just a few chasers capable of tack again onto the lead group of 5 riders till Marlen Reusser (SD Worx) made her profitable solo transfer, lower than 13km to go.
