PREVIEW | Itzulia Basque Country 2025 stage 6

From the 7th to the 12th of April, the peloton will take on Itzulia Basque Country; a race that is well known for it's course designed for climbers and puncheurs in a region full of cycling history. We preview stage 6.

The queen stage in the Basque Country is always a day to fear unless you're an extremely talented climber. 3600 meters of climbing in 154 kilometers starting and finishing in the town of Eibar, with some very difficult climbs spread all throughout the day. It's one purely for the climbers, where the key attacks can come on several moments of the day.

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PREVIEW | Itzulia Basque Country 2025

Stage 6: Eibar - Eibar, 154.1 kilometers

Truly a gruesome day of racing. The climbs, mostly, are known to those who participate in this race but it won't make them any easier:

Ekorrieta: 2.5Km; 6.2%; 140Km to go

Azurki: 5.1Km; 7.4%; 129Km to go

Krabelin: 5Km; 9.4%; 107Km to go

Trabakua: 3.3Km; 6.8%; 85Km to go

Karabieta: 6.5Km; 6.5%; 65Km to go

Krabelin is the hardest climb of the day, and it's quite possible that some riders will try to raid the race in there, but the climb where it's most likely that there will be big attacks is Izua which comes with a manageable 38 kilometers to go. It's just over 4 kilometers long but the final 3 average 10%, it's steep and long enough for the pure climbers to really make a difference. However the climbing doesn't end there.

The ascent to Trabakua is ridden once again, now finishing with 18 kilometers to go, followed by two small ascents... The climbing truly never ends on a day like this, as even after the final categorized ascent there are still three serious ones to tackle.

The last of which is the 'variante' ascent, on a wide highway area, only 500 meters long but it averages 10% and comes with 5 kilometers to go at the end of a brutal day. The finale itself won't be downhill but rather rolling, with small downhill or uphill gradients all the way into the finish line in Eibar.

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Map Itzulia Basque Country 2025 stage 6 

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Original: Rúben Silva

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