The Spanish race is set to take place in just over two months from the 4th to 9th of April where it is set to host, as every year, some of the peloton's greatest stage-racers who will be looking for important wins in Basque territory, and also most will be preparing for the Ardennes classics that soon follow.
In addition to the 18 World Tour teams who are automatically invited, the race has attributed an extra five spots for Pro Teams to participate. Neither of these spots have been filled by Alpecin-Fenix and Team Arkéa Samsic who had the option to be present due to their ranking as the two top teams in the UCI point ranking of last season, from which Arkéa benefits out of the disband of Team Qhubeka NextHash.
The home teams of
Euskaltel - Euskadi was naturally a selection as they will look to thrive on familiar roads, and alongside it all other three Spanish Pro Teams have got the invitation they wanted.
Burgos-BH, Caja Rura - Seguros RGA and
Equipo Kern Pharma will ride alongside the World Tour lineups throughout the week. The last spot has been given to
TotalEnergies.
