PREVIEW | Itzulia Women 2024 stage 1 - Cyclocross stars Shirin van Anrooij and Blanka Kata Vas big favourites for opening day

From the 10th to the 12th of May we quickly reach another Spanish race from within the Women's World Tour. In the Basque Country more specifically, the peloton takes on the hilly Itzulia Women. We preview the stage ahead.

The first stage of the race is a tricky one... A breakaway could succeed as not all sprinters will be confident of making it to the finish, but also climbers don't really have terrain to make the difference. The day features two difficult climbs but the latter one summits with 42 kilometers to go; there is another one closer to the finish but it is nowhere as difficult. A sprint finish is expected in Elgoibar.

Prediction Itzulia Women 2024 stage 1:

*** Blanka Kata Vas, Shirin van Anrooij
** Marlen Reusser, Olivia Baril, Arlenis Sierra
* Arianna Fidanza, Niamh FIsher-Black, Elise Chabbey, Hannah Ludwig, Thalita De Jong, Demi Vollering

Pick: Shirin van Anrooij