16:32
Quick Step’s Julian Alaphilippe is now ready to take the start. French is one of the great attractions of this race.
16:31
Igor Arrieta from Navarra, only 20 years old, made his professional debut at Itzulia with a time of 10’37”
16:25
Gorka Izagirre: “We have already seen how those from INEOS are coming… they are very strong. Let’s see now Roglic, Evenepoel…”
16:24
Gipuzkoan Gorka Izagirre has set a time of 10’11”. Right now he is 9th.
16:23
Behind Cavagna, provisional first, there are now Thomas, Yates, Vlasov and Armirail. All five are in four seconds.
16:22
New leader change! Frenchman Remi Cavagna overtakes Thomas and takes first place with a time of 10’04”
16:20
16:18
The Frenchman Remi Cavgna, from the Quick Step, is setting very good times. Watch out for him…
16:17
Vlasov! He stays third by a few tenths. What a chrono of the Russian!
16:15
Vlasov is already shooting and so is Gorka Izagirre
16:12
The Frenchman Armirail takes 3rd with a time of 10’08”
16:11
16:07
The Belgian Moniquet has had a mechanical problem and has signed the worst time so far in the time trial, with a mark of more than 13 minutes
16:04
Vlasov from Bora will be out in a few minutes. The Russian runner is one of the great favorites to take the final victory of Itzulia
16:01
At the moment, Thomas, from INEOS, leads the stage classification followed by Yates, Ion Izagirre, Tulett and Oliveira
15:56
Change of leader! Geraint Thomas passes Yates by just a few tenths in the Hondarribia time trial
15:56
A ver Geraint Thomas …
15:55
Izagirre remains two seconds behind Yates, with a time of 10’08”
15:54
Geraint Thomas is also pedaling very fast and could take first place from Yates
15:53
Izagirre is riding very well, it has successfully passed the San Telmo pass and at the moment it is one second faster than Yates in the time trial
15:50
Izagirre, from Cofidis, remains 3 seconds behind Yates at the intermediate point. He will have to come back if he wants to have the best time before more favorites come out
15:48
Ion Izagirre wheel. We will see what time the Ormaiztegi player is capable of
15:43
The Hondarribiarra fans turn to Asier Etxeberria, from Euskaltel
15:42
In the next few minutes Ion Izagirre, Geraint Thomas, Óscar Rodríguez, Aleksandr Vlasov, Gorka Izagirre, Sepp Kuss will take the start… the level of the stage is gradually rising.
15:40
Yates follows first, and is followed in the classification by Tulett, Oliveira, Devenyns and Molard
15:34
Yates won the 2015 Clásica San Sebastián and last year in the Vuelta a España he finished 4th, as well as in the Itzulia
15:33
Change of leader! Adam Yates credits the best time of the stage so far, with 10’06”
15:31
INEOS’s Adam Yates posted a spectacular time at the halfway point and could take that top spot from team-mate Tulett
15:28
The British Tulett, from INEOS, continues strong in that first place with that time of 10’19”. Oliveira, from Movistar, signs the second fastest time of this first stage of the Itzulia, three seconds behind Tulett
15:22
Ion Izagirre, the ormaiztegiarra from Cofidis, will start at 15:45. The Gipuzkoan is on the favorites list of many cycling experts
15:17
In the last Itzulia there were up to three Basque cyclists classified among the top 10. Will the same success be repeated this year?
15:16
The shots offered by the television production of the town of Hondarribia are spectacular. What a place to start this Itzulia!
15:13
Gipuzkoan Mikel Iturria, from Euskaltel, just took the start two minutes ago
15:12
Ben Tullett, partner of Omar Fraile in the INEOS Grenadiers, becomes the holder of the best time of the stage, with 10’09”
15:09
Txomin Perurena, former professional cyclist and contributor to El Diario Vasco, writes some interesting lines about Itzulia
It starts, but it doesn’t end today
15:03
Omar Fraile, from the INEOS Grenadiers, continues to set the best time with 10’19”
15:01
Before the favorites go out to roll through the streets of Hondarribia, let’s review the winners of Itzulia:
2021, Roglic / 2019, Ion Izagirre / 2018, Roglic / 2017, Valverde / 2016, Contador / 2015, Quim Rodriguez / 2014, Contador / 2013, Quintana / …
14:55
Antonio Nibali, brother of Vincenzo Nibali, will start in eight minutes
14:54
It should be noted that cyclists are enjoying optimal weather for cycling, with clear skies and a mild temperature that does not reach 20 degrees
14:52
Behind Santurtzi are De Bod, Soler, Hamilton or Aular
14:50
Omar Fraile, with a time of 10’19”, sets the best time so far
14:47
If there are no setbacks, the last rider, Roglic, will start to complete this time trial at 17:20. So the stage will end around 5:30 p.m.
14:41
At the moment -there are many runners to start-, the best time at the intermediate point is being signed by Orluis Aular, from Caja Rural
14:38
The port of San Telmo has a length of 1.5 kilometers and a drop of 57 meters
14:34
In this time trial, the cyclists must overcome a 3rd category port, that of San Telmo
14:33
This stage today will serve to mark the first differences between the riders. It is a short stage with small slopes. His first ascent will count towards the first mountain prize jersey
14:30
Ibai Azurmendi, Kenny Elissonde and Daniel Navarro have also taken the exit
14:27
LA ITZULIA OFFICIALLY STARTS. Colombian Dani Méndez is already riding his bike through the streets of Hondarribia to complete the 7.5-kilometre route.
14:26
Before the start of the race, a tribute was held to Jon Rodríguez, a cyclist who died in an accident. Among the attendees, the widow and daughter.
14:20
The favorites to win this Tour of the Basque Country are Primoz Roglic, Pello Bilbao, Sergio Higuita, Jonas Vingegaard, Alexander Vlasov, Ion Izagirre and Julian Alaphilippe
