2025 Tour of the Basque Country

2025 Tour of the Basque Country
2025 UCI World Tour, race 15 of 36
Race details
Dates7–12 April 2025
Stages6
Distance855 km (531.3 mi)
Winning time20h 04' 49"
Results
Winner  João Almeida (POR) (UAE Team Emirates XRG)
  Second  Enric Mas (ESP) (Movistar Team)
  Third  Maximilian Schachmann (GER) (Soudal–Quick-Step)
Points  João Almeida (POR) (UAE Team Emirates XRG)
Mountains  Bruno Armirail (FRA) (Groupama–FDJ)
Youth  Isaac del Toro (MEX) (UAE Team Emirates XRG)
Team Soudal–Quick-Step

The 2025 Tour of the Basque Country (officially known as Itzulia Basque Country 2025) was a road cycling stage race that took place between 7 and 12 April in the Basque region in northern Spain. It was the 64th edition of the Tour of the Basque Country and the 15th race of the 2025 UCI World Tour.

Teams

All 18 UCI WorldTeams and six UCI ProTeams made up the 24 teams that participated in the race.[1] All teams entered a full squad of seven riders, making a total of 168 competitors.

UCI WorldTeams

UCI ProTeams

Route

Stage characteristics and winners
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
1 7 April Vitoria-Gasteiz to Vitoria-Gasteiz 16.5 km (10.3 mi) Individual time trial  Maximilian Schachmann (GER)
2 8 April Pamplona to Lodosa 186.6 km (115.9 mi) Hilly stage  Caleb Ewan (AUS)
3 9 April Zarautz to Beasain 155.6 km (96.7 mi) Medium mountain stage  Alex Aranburu (ESP)
4 10 April Beasain to Markina-Xemein 169.6 km (105.4 mi) Medium mountain stage  João Almeida (POR)
5 11 April Urduña to Gernika-Lumo 172.3 km (107.1 mi) Medium mountain stage  Ben Healy (IRL)
6 12 April Eibar to Eibar 153.4 km (95.3 mi) Mountain stage  João Almeida (POR)
Total 855 km (531 mi)

Stages

Stage 1

7 April 2025 — Vitoria-Gasteiz to Vitoria-Gasteiz, 16.5 km (10.3 mi) (ITT)[2]
Stage 1 Result[3]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Maximilian Schachmann (GER) Soudal–Quick-Step 18' 37"
2  João Almeida (POR) UAE Team Emirates XRG + 0"
3  Florian Lipowitz (GER) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe + 1"
4  Ethan Hayter (GBR) Soudal–Quick-Step + 6"
5 Aleksandr Vlasov Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe + 10"
6  Ilan Van Wilder (BEL) Soudal–Quick-Step + 11"
7  Victor Campenaerts (BEL) Visma–Lease a Bike + 12"
8  Mattias Skjelmose (DEN) Lidl–Trek + 12"
9  Bruno Armirail (FRA) Groupama–FDJ + 13"
10  Michael Leonard (CAN) Ineos Grenadiers + 16"
General classification after Stage 1[3]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Maximilian Schachmann (GER) Soudal–Quick-Step 18' 37"
2  João Almeida (POR) UAE Team Emirates XRG + 0"
3  Florian Lipowitz (GER) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe + 1"
4  Ethan Hayter (GBR) Soudal–Quick-Step + 6"
5 Aleksandr Vlasov Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe + 10"
6  Ilan Van Wilder (BEL) Soudal–Quick-Step + 11"
7  Victor Campenaerts (BEL) Visma–Lease a Bike + 12"
8  Mattias Skjelmose (DEN) Lidl–Trek + 12"
9  Bruno Armirail (FRA) Groupama–FDJ + 13"
10  Michael Leonard (CAN) Ineos Grenadiers + 16"

Stage 2

8 April 2025 — Pamplona to Lodosa, 186.6 km (115.9 mi)[4]
Stage 2 Result[5]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Caleb Ewan (AUS) Ineos Grenadiers 4h 13' 50"
2  Luca Van Boven (BEL) Intermarché–Wanty + 0"
3  Bastien Tronchon (FRA) Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale + 0"
4  Thibaud Gruel (FRA) Groupama–FDJ + 0"
5  Iúri Leitão (POR) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 0"
6  Axel Zingle (FRA) Visma–Lease a Bike + 0"
7  Fabio Van den Bossche (BEL) Alpecin–Deceuninck + 0"
8  Luc Wirtgen (LUX) Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 0"
9  Jon Aberasturi (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi + 0"
10  Anders Foldager (DEN) Team Jayco–AlUla + 0"
General classification after Stage 2[5]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Maximilian Schachmann (GER) Soudal–Quick-Step 4h 32' 27"
2  João Almeida (POR) UAE Team Emirates XRG + 0"
3  Florian Lipowitz (GER) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe + 1"
4  Ethan Hayter (GBR) Soudal–Quick-Step + 6"
5 Aleksandr Vlasov Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe + 10"
6  Ilan Van Wilder (BEL) Soudal–Quick-Step + 11"
7  Victor Campenaerts (BEL) Visma–Lease a Bike + 12"
8  Mattias Skjelmose (DEN) Lidl–Trek + 12"
9  Bruno Armirail (FRA) Groupama–FDJ + 13"
10  Michael Leonard (CAN) Ineos Grenadiers + 16"

Stage 3

9 April 2025 — Zarautz to Beasain, 155.6 km (96.7 mi)[6]
Stage 3 Result[7]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Alex Aranburu (ESP) Cofidis 3h 45' 21"
2  Romain Grégoire (FRA) Groupama–FDJ + 3"
3  Maximilian Schachmann (GER) Soudal–Quick-Step + 3"
4  João Almeida (POR) UAE Team Emirates XRG + 3"
5  Enric Mas (ESP) Movistar Team + 3"
6  Mattias Skjelmose (DEN) Lidl–Trek + 3"
7  Wilco Kelderman (NED) Visma–Lease a Bike + 3"
8  Florian Lipowitz (GER) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe + 3"
9  Steff Cras (BEL) Team TotalEnergies + 3"
10  Ilan Van Wilder (BEL) Soudal–Quick-Step + 3"
General classification after Stage 3[7]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Maximilian Schachmann (GER) Soudal–Quick-Step 8h 17' 47"
2  Florian Lipowitz (GER) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe + 4"
3  João Almeida (POR) UAE Team Emirates XRG + 4"
4  Ilan Van Wilder (BEL) Soudal–Quick-Step + 15"
5  Mattias Skjelmose (DEN) Lidl–Trek + 16"
6  Wilco Kelderman (NED) Visma–Lease a Bike + 37"
7  Romain Grégoire (FRA) Groupama–FDJ + 40"
8  Steff Cras (BEL) Team TotalEnergies + 46"
9  Alex Aranburu (ESP) Cofidis + 1' 03"
10  Enric Mas (ESP) Movistar Team + 1' 14"

Stage 4

10 April 2025 — Beasain to Markina-Xemein, 169.6 km (105.4 mi)[8]
Stage 4 Result[9]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  João Almeida (POR) UAE Team Emirates XRG 3h 52' 39"
2  Isaac del Toro (MEX) UAE Team Emirates XRG + 28"
3  Maximilian Schachmann (GER) Soudal–Quick-Step + 28"
4  Clément Champoussin (FRA) XDS Astana Team + 28"
5  Alex Aranburu (ESP) Cofidis + 28"
6  Clément Berthet (FRA) Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale + 28"
7  Simone Velasco (ITA) XDS Astana Team + 28"
8  Oscar Onley (GBR) Team Picnic–PostNL + 28"
9  Ilan Van Wilder (BEL) Soudal–Quick-Step + 28"
10  Guillaume Martin (FRA) Groupama–FDJ + 28"
General classification after Stage 4[9]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  João Almeida (POR) UAE Team Emirates XRG 12h 10' 20"
2  Maximilian Schachmann (GER) Soudal–Quick-Step + 30"
3  Florian Lipowitz (GER) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe + 38"
4  Ilan Van Wilder (BEL) Soudal–Quick-Step + 49"
5  Mattias Skjelmose (DEN) Lidl–Trek + 50"
6  Wilco Kelderman (NED) Visma–Lease a Bike + 1' 11"
7  Alex Aranburu (ESP) Cofidis + 1' 37"
8  Enric Mas (ESP) Movistar Team + 1' 48"
9  Steff Cras (BEL) Team TotalEnergies + 2' 15"
10  Simone Velasco (ITA) XDS Astana Team + 2' 18"

Stage 5

11 April 2025 — Urduña to Gemika-Lumo, 172.3 km (107.1 mi)[10]
Stage 5 Result[11]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Ben Healy (IRL) EF Education–EasyPost 3h 55' 57"
2  Axel Laurance (FRA) Ineos Grenadiers + 1' 47"
3  Simone Velasco (ITA) XDS Astana Team + 1' 48"
4  Alex Aranburu (ESP) Cofidis + 1' 48"
5  Romain Grégoire (FRA) Groupama–FDJ + 1' 48"
6  Maxim Van Gils (BEL) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe + 1' 48"
7  Pau Miquel (ESP) Equipo Kern Pharma + 1' 48"
8  Jordan Jegat (FRA) Team TotalEnergies + 1' 48"
9  Clément Champoussin (FRA) XDS Astana Team + 1' 48"
10  Guillermo Thomas Silva (URU) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 1' 48"
General classification after Stage 5[11]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  João Almeida (POR) UAE Team Emirates XRG 16h 08' 05"
2  Maximilian Schachmann (GER) Soudal–Quick-Step + 30"
3  Florian Lipowitz (GER) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe + 38"
4  Ilan Van Wilder (BEL) Soudal–Quick-Step + 49"
5  Mattias Skjelmose (DEN) Lidl–Trek + 50"
6  Wilco Kelderman (NED) Visma–Lease a Bike + 1' 11"
7  Alex Aranburu (ESP) Cofidis + 1' 37"
8  Enric Mas (ESP) Movistar Team + 1' 48"
9  Simone Velasco (ITA) XDS Astana Team + 2' 14"
10  Steff Cras (BEL) Team TotalEnergies + 2' 15"

Stage 6

12 April 2025 — Eibar to Eibar, 153.4 km (95.3 mi)[12]
Stage 6 Result[13]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  João Almeida (POR) UAE Team Emirates XRG 3h 56' 54"
2  Enric Mas (ESP) Movistar Team + 0"
3  Ben Healy (IRL) EF Education–EasyPost + 13"
4  Isaac del Toro (MEX) UAE Team Emirates XRG + 28"
5  Alex Aranburu (ESP) Cofidis + 58"
6  Jordan Jegat (FRA) Team TotalEnergies + 58"
7  Simone Velasco (ITA) XDS Astana Team + 1' 19"
8  Oscar Onley (GBR) Team Picnic–PostNL + 1' 19"
9  Felix Großschartner (AUT) UAE Team Emirates XRG + 1' 19"
10  Clément Champoussin (FRA) XDS Astana Team + 1' 19"
General classification after Stage 6[13]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  João Almeida (POR) UAE Team Emirates XRG 20h 04' 49"
2  Enric Mas (ESP) Movistar Team + 1' 52"
3  Maximilian Schachmann (GER) Soudal–Quick-Step + 1' 59"
4  Florian Lipowitz (GER) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe + 2' 07"
5  Mattias Skjelmose (DEN) Lidl–Trek + 2' 17"
6  Ilan Van Wilder (BEL) Soudal–Quick-Step + 2' 18"
7  Alex Aranburu (ESP) Cofidis + 2' 45"
8  Guillaume Martin (FRA) Groupama–FDJ + 3' 42"
9  Simone Velasco (ITA) XDS Astana Team + 3' 43"
10  Oscar Onley (GBR) Team Picnic–PostNL + 3' 50"

Classification leadership table

Classification leadership by stage
Stage Winner General classification
 Points classification
 Mountains classification
 Young rider classification
 Basque rider classification Team classification
 Combativity award
1 Maximilian Schachmann Maximilian Schachmann Maximilian Schachmann Maximilian Schachmann Michael Leonard Pello Bilbao Soudal–Quick-Step Florian Lipowitz
2 Caleb Ewan Diego Uriarte Tobias Bayer
3 Alex Aranburu Bruno Armirail Romain Grégoire Alex Aranburu Clément Berthet
4 João Almeida João Almeida João Almeida Marc Soler Brieuc Rolland XDS Astana Team Marc Soler
5 Ben Healy Bruno Armirail Ben Healy
6 João Almeida Isaac del Toro Soudal–Quick-Step Bruno Armirail
Final João Almeida João Almeida Bruno Armirail Isaac del Toro Alex Aranburu Soudal Quick-Step Bruno Armirail

Classification standings

Legend
Denotes the winner of the general classification Denotes the winner of the young rider classification
Denotes the winner of the points classification Denotes the winner of the team classification
Denotes the winner of the mountains classification Denotes the winner of the combativity award

General classification

Final general classification (1–10)[13]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  João Almeida (POR) UAE Team Emirates XRG 20h 04' 49"
2  Enric Mas (ESP) Movistar Team + 1' 52"
3  Maximilian Schachmann (GER) Soudal–Quick-Step + 1' 59"
4  Florian Lipowitz (GER) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe + 2' 07"
5  Mattias Skjelmose (DEN) Lidl–Trek + 2' 17"
6  Ilan Van Wilder (BEL) Soudal–Quick-Step + 2' 18"
7  Alex Aranburu (ESP) Cofidis + 2' 45"
8  Simone Velasco (ITA) XDS Astana Team + 3' 43"
9  Oscar Onley (GBR) Team Picnic–PostNL + 3' 50"
10  Clément Champoussin (FRA) XDS Astana Team + 3' 55"

Points classification

Final points classification (1–10)[13]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  João Almeida (POR) UAE Team Emirates XRG 84
2  Alex Aranburu (ESP) Cofidis 67
3  Ben Healy (IRL) EF Education–EasyPost 66
4  Maximilian Schachmann (GER) Soudal–Quick-Step 61
5  Isaac del Toro (MEX) UAE Team Emirates XRG 45
6  Simone Velasco (ITA) XDS Astana Team 39
7  Enric Mas (ESP) Movistar Team 35
8  Florian Lipowitz (GER) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe 32
9  Romain Grégoire (FRA) Groupama–FDJ 32
10  Jordan Jegat (FRA) Team TotalEnergies 31

Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–10)[13]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Bruno Armirail (FRA) Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale 57
2  Ben Healy (IRL) EF Education–EasyPost 25
3  Marc Soler (ESP) UAE Team Emirates XRG 23
4  Enric Mas (ESP) Movistar Team 20
5  João Almeida (POR) UAE Team Emirates XRG 18
6  Sergio Samitier (ESP) Cofidis 11
7  Jordan Jegat (FRA) Team TotalEnergies 10
8  Daniel Martínez (COL) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe 9
9  Juan Guillermo Martínez (COL) Team Picnic–PostNL 8
10  Brandon McNulty (USA) UAE Team Emirates XRG 6

Young rider classification

Final young rider classification (1–10)[13]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Isaac del Toro (MEX) UAE Team Emirates XRG 20h 09' 44"
2  Brieuc Rolland (FRA) Groupama–FDJ + 3' 48"
3  Romain Grégoire (FRA) Groupama–FDJ + 4' 37"
4  Léo Bisiaux (FRA) Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale + 4' 38"
5  Hugo de la Calle (ESP) Burgos Burpellet BH + 19' 25"
6  Max van der Meulen (NED) Team Bahrain Victorious + 27' 22"
7  Alexander Hajek (AUT) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe + 35' 58"
8  Juan Guillermo Martínez (COL) Team Picnic–PostNL + 36' 00"
9  Thibaud Gruel (FRA) Groupama–FDJ + 37' 01"
10  Bjoern Koerdt (GBR) Team Picnic–PostNL + 44' 48"

Basque rider classification

Final Basque rider classification (1–10)[13]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Alex Aranburu (ESP) Cofidis 20h 07' 34"
2  Unai Iribar (ESP) Equipo Kern Pharma + 6' 31"
3  Gotzon Martín (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi + 21' 27"
4  Ander Okamika (ESP) Burgos Burpellet BH + 25' 51"
5  Mikel Bizkarra (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi + 27' 33"
6  Julen Arriola-Bengoa (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 33' 25"
7  Ion Izagirre (ESP) Cofidis + 35' 17"
8  Txomin Juaristi (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi + 39' 26"
9  Omar Fraile (ESP) Ineos Grenadiers + 41' 07"
10  Pello Bilbao (ESP) Team Bahrain Victorious + 43' 06"

Team classification

Final team classification (1–10)[13]
Rank Team Time
1 Soudal–Quick-Step 60h 27' 39"
2 XDS Astana Team + 3' 04"
3 Groupama–FDJ + 7' 21"
4 UAE Team Emirates XRG + 8' 26"
5 Lidl–Trek + 19' 31"
6 Team TotalEnergies + 26' 05"
7 Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe + 27' 06"
8 Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale + 27' 20"
9 Burgos Burpellet BH + 30' 45"
10 Equipo Kern Pharma + 33' 29"

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