# 2024 Tour of the Basque Country

The 2024 Tour of the Basque Country (officially known as Itzulia Basque Country 2024) was a road cycling stage race that took place between 1 and 6 April in the Basque region in northern Spain and southern France. It was the 63rd edition of the Tour of the Basque Country and the 15th race of the 2024 UCI World Tour.

## Teams

All 18 UCI WorldTeams and six UCI ProTeams made up the 24 teams that participated in the race. All teams entered a full squad of seven riders, making a total of 168 competitors.
UCI WorldTeams
* Alpecin–Deceuninck
* Arkéa–B&B Hotels
* Astana Qazaqstan Team
* Bora–Hansgrohe
* Cofidis
* Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale
* EF Education–EasyPost
* Groupama–FDJ
* Ineos Grenadiers
* Intermarché–Wanty
* Lidl–Trek
* Movistar Team
* Soudal–Quick-Step
* Team Bahrain Victorious
* Team dsm–firmenich PostNL
* Team Jayco–AlUla
* UAE Team Emirates
* Visma–Lease a Bike
UCI ProTeams
* Burgos BH
* Caja Rural–Seguros RGA
* Equipo Kern Pharma
* Euskaltel–Euskadi
* Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team
* Team TotalEnergies

## Route

Stage characteristics and winners :
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Type | Winner |
| 1 | 1 April | Irun to Irun | 10 km (6.2 mi) | | Individual time trial | Primož Roglič (SLO) |
| 2 | 2 April | Irun to Kanbo (France) | 160 km (99 mi) | | Hilly stage | Paul Lapeira (FRA) |
| 3 | 3 April | Ezpeleta (France) to Altsasu | 190.9 km (118.6 mi) | | Medium mountain stage | Quinten Hermans (BEL) |
| 4 | 4 April | Etxarri-Aranatz to Legutio | 157.5 km (97.9 mi) | | Medium mountain stage | Louis Meintjes (RSA) |
| 5 | 5 April | Vitoria-Gasteiz to Amorebieta-Etxano | 175.9 km (109.3 mi) | | Medium mountain stage | Romain Grégoire (FRA) |
| 6 | 6 April | Eibar to Eibar | 137.8 km (85.6 mi) | | Mountain stage | Carlos Rodríguez (ESP) |
| Total | Total | Total | 832.1 km (517.0 mi) | 832.1 km (517.0 mi) | 832.1 km (517.0 mi) | 832.1 km (517.0 mi) | 832.1 km (517.0 mi) |

## Stages
### Stage 1
#### 1 April 2024 — Irun to Irun, 10 km (6.2 mi) (ITT)

Stage 1 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Primož Roglič (SLO) | Bora–Hansgrohe | 12' 34" |
| 2 | Jay Vine (AUS) | UAE Team Emirates | + 7" |
| 3 | Mattias Skjelmose (DEN) | Lidl–Trek | + 10" |
| 4 | Remco Evenepoel (BEL) | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 11" |
| 5 | Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) | Visma–Lease a Bike | + 15" |
| 6 | Kévin Vauquelin (FRA) | Arkéa–B&B Hotels | + 16" |
| 7 | Juan Ayuso (ESP) | UAE Team Emirates | + 16" |
| 8 | Maximilian Schachmann (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 16" |
| 9 | Ethan Hayter (GBR) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 19" |
| 10 | Ion Izagirre (ESP) | Cofidis | + 21" |
General classification after Stage 1 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Primož Roglič (SLO) | Bora–Hansgrohe | 12' 34" |
| 2 | Jay Vine (AUS) | UAE Team Emirates | + 7" |
| 3 | Mattias Skjelmose (DEN) | Lidl–Trek | + 10" |
| 4 | Remco Evenepoel (BEL) | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 11" |
| 5 | Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) | Visma–Lease a Bike | + 15" |
| 6 | Kévin Vauquelin (FRA) | Arkéa–B&B Hotels | + 16" |
| 7 | Juan Ayuso (ESP) | UAE Team Emirates | + 16" |
| 8 | Maximilian Schachmann (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 16" |
| 9 | Ethan Hayter (GBR) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 19" |
| 10 | Ion Izagirre (ESP) | Cofidis | + 21" |
* Primož Roglič.
* Jay Vine.
* Mattias Skjelmose.

### Stage 2
#### 2 April 2024 — Irun to Kanbo (France), 160 km (99 mi)

Stage 2 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Paul Lapeira (FRA) | Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale | 3h 42' 28" |
| 2 | Samuele Battistella (ITA) | Astana Qazaqstan Team | + 0" |
| 3 | Louis Vervaeke (BEL) | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 0" |
| 4 | Pau Miquel (ESP) | Equipo Kern Pharma | + 0" |
| 5 | Alex Aranburu (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 0" |
| 6 | Guillermo Thomas Silva (URU) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 0" |
| 7 | Valentin Retailleau (FRA) | Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale | + 0" |
| 8 | Gonzalo Serrano (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 0" |
| 9 | Brandon McNulty (USA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 0" |
| 10 | Quinten Hermans (BEL) | Alpecin–Deceuninck | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 2 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Primož Roglič (SLO) | Bora–Hansgrohe | 3h 55' 02" |
| 2 | Mattias Skjelmose (DEN) | Lidl–Trek | + 10" |
| 3 | Remco Evenepoel (BEL) | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 10" |
| 4 | Juan Ayuso (ESP) | UAE Team Emirates | + 14" |
| 5 | Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) | Visma–Lease a Bike | + 15" |
| 6 | Kévin Vauquelin (FRA) | Arkéa–B&B Hotels | + 16" |
| 7 | Maximilian Schachmann (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 16" |
| 8 | Brandon McNulty (USA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 23" |
| 9 | Bruno Armirail (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | + 24" |
| 10 | Pello Bilbao (ESP) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 25" |
* Breakaway before Cambo-les-Bains.
* Breakaway after Ustaritz.
* Peloton.

### Stage 3
#### 3 April 2024 — Ezpeleta (France) to Altsasu, 190.9 km (118.6 mi)

Stage 3 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Quinten Hermans (BEL) | Alpecin–Deceuninck | 4h 40' 59" |
| 2 | Edoardo Zambanini (ITA) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 0" |
| 3 | Alex Aranburu (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 0" |
| 4 | Davide De Pretto (ITA) | Team Jayco–AlUla | + 0" |
| 5 | Nikias Arndt (GER) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 0" |
| 6 | Ethan Hayter (GBR) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 0" |
| 7 | Romain Grégoire (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | + 0" |
| 8 | Kévin Vauquelin (FRA) | Arkéa–B&B Hotels | + 0" |
| 9 | Vito Braet (BEL) | Intermarché–Wanty | + 0" |
| 10 | Valentin Retailleau (FRA) | Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 3 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Primož Roglič (SLO) | Bora–Hansgrohe | 8h 36' 01" |
| 2 | Remco Evenepoel (BEL) | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 7" |
| 3 | Mattias Skjelmose (DEN) | Lidl–Trek | + 10" |
| 4 | Juan Ayuso (ESP) | UAE Team Emirates | + 14" |
| 5 | Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) | Visma–Lease a Bike | + 14" |
| 6 | Kévin Vauquelin (FRA) | Arkéa–B&B Hotels | + 16" |
| 7 | Maximilian Schachmann (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 16" |
| 8 | Brandon McNulty (USA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 23" |
| 9 | Bruno Armirail (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | + 24" |
| 10 | Pello Bilbao (ESP) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 25" |

### Stage 4
#### 4 April 2024 — Etxarri-Aranatz to Legutio, 157.5 km (97.9 mi)

Stage 4 was marred by a large crash on a descent 35 kilometers from the finish, which took out race favorites Primož Roglič, Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel among others. Due to this, the peloton was neutralized for the remainder of the stage, and GC times were not taken at the finish. However, the breakaway of six riders were permitted to continue on and contest the stage win.
Stage 4 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Louis Meintjes (RSA) | Intermarché–Wanty | 4h 21' 15" |
| 2 | Reuben Thompson (NZL) | Groupama–FDJ | + 0" |
| 3 | Karel Vacek (CZE) | Burgos BH | + 0" |
| 4 | Mikel Retegi (ESP) | Equipo Kern Pharma | + 0" |
| 5 | Mathieu Burgaudeau (FRA) | Team TotalEnergies | + 0" |
| 6 | Joseba López (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 0" |
| 7 | Lorenzo Rota (ITA) | Intermarché–Wanty | + 0" |
| 8 | Kevin Colleoni (ITA) | Intermarché–Wanty | + 0" |
| 9 | Iván Cobo (ESP) | Equipo Kern Pharma | + 0" |
| 10 | José Manuel Díaz (ESP) | Burgos BH | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 4 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Mattias Skjelmose (DEN) | Lidl–Trek | 8h 36' 11" |
| 2 | Juan Ayuso (ESP) | UAE Team Emirates | + 4" |
| 3 | Kévin Vauquelin (FRA) | Arkéa–B&B Hotels | + 6" |
| 4 | Maximilian Schachmann (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 6" |
| 5 | Brandon McNulty (USA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 13" |
| 6 | Bruno Armirail (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | + 14" |
| 7 | Pello Bilbao (ESP) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 15" |
| 8 | Paul Lapeira (FRA) | Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale | + 16" |
| 9 | Nelson Oliveira (POR) | Movistar Team | + 18" |
| 10 | Romain Grégoire (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | + 18" |

### Stage 5
#### 5 April 2024 — Vitoria-Gasteiz to Amorebieta-Etxano, 175.9 km (109.3 mi)

Stage 5 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Romain Grégoire (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | 3h 43' 28" |
| 2 | Orluis Aular (VEN) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 0" |
| 3 | Maximilian Schachmann (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 0" |
| 4 | Quentin Pacher (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | + 0" |
| 5 | Alex Aranburu (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 0" |
| 6 | Santiago Buitrago (COL) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 0" |
| 7 | Pello Bilbao (ESP) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 0" |
| 8 | Damien Howson (AUS) | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | + 0" |
| 9 | Samuele Battistella (ITA) | Astana Qazaqstan Team | + 0" |
| 10 | Carlos Rodríguez (ESP) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 5 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Mattias Skjelmose (DEN) | Lidl–Trek | 12h 19' 39" |
| 2 | Maximilian Schachmann (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 2" |
| 3 | Juan Ayuso (ESP) | UAE Team Emirates | + 4" |
| 4 | Kévin Vauquelin (FRA) | Arkéa–B&B Hotels | + 6" |
| 5 | Romain Grégoire (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | + 8" |
| 6 | Brandon McNulty (USA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 13" |
| 7 | Bruno Armirail (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | + 14" |
| 8 | Pello Bilbao (ESP) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 15" |
| 9 | Alex Aranburu (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 23" |
| 10 | Jordan Jegat (FRA) | Team TotalEnergies | + 30" |

### Stage 6
#### 6 April 2024 — Eibar to Eibar, 137.8 km (85.6 mi)

Stage 6 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Carlos Rodríguez (ESP) | Ineos Grenadiers | 3h 37' 13" |
| 2 | Juan Ayuso (ESP) | UAE Team Emirates | + 0" |
| 3 | Marc Soler (ESP) | UAE Team Emirates | + 41" |
| 4 | Mattias Skjelmose (DEN) | Lidl–Trek | + 41" |
| 5 | Oscar Onley (GBR) | Team dsm–firmenich PostNL | + 41" |
| 6 | Bauke Mollema (NED) | Lidl–Trek | + 1' 31" |
| 7 | Brandon McNulty (USA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 1' 31" |
| 8 | Pello Bilbao (ESP) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 1' 31" |
| 9 | Esteban Chaves (COL) | EF Education–EasyPost | + 1' 31" |
| 10 | Isaac del Toro (MEX) | UAE Team Emirates | + 1' 41" |
General classification after Stage 6 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Juan Ayuso (ESP) | UAE Team Emirates | 15h 56' 50" |
| 2 | Carlos Rodríguez (ESP) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 42" |
| 3 | Mattias Skjelmose (DEN) | Lidl–Trek | + 43" |
| 4 | Marc Soler (ESP) | UAE Team Emirates | + 1' 23" |
| 5 | Brandon McNulty (USA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 1' 46" |
| 6 | Pello Bilbao (ESP) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 1' 48" |
| 7 | Isaac del Toro (MEX) | UAE Team Emirates | + 2' 15" |
| 8 | Kévin Vauquelin (FRA) | Arkéa–B&B Hotels | + 2' 38" |
| 9 | Ion Izagirre (ESP) | Cofidis | + 3' 06" |
| 10 | Alex Baudin (FRA) | Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale | + 3' 07" |

## 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 | Primož Roglič | Primož Roglič | Primož Roglič | Primož Roglič | Juan Ayuso | Ion Izagirre | UAE Team Emirates | Primož Roglič |
| 2 | Paul Lapeira | Primož Roglič | Primož Roglič | Primož Roglič | Juan Ayuso | Pello Bilbao | Bora–Hansgrohe | Alexis Vuillermoz |
| 3 | Quinten Hermans | Primož Roglič | Quinten Hermans | Louis Meintjes | Juan Ayuso | Pello Bilbao | Bora–Hansgrohe | Primož Roglič |
| 4 | Louis Meintjes | Mattias Skjelmose | Quinten Hermans | Louis Meintjes | Juan Ayuso | Pello Bilbao | Bora–Hansgrohe | Louis Meintjes |
| 5 | Romain Grégoire | Mattias Skjelmose | Alex Aranburu | Louis Meintjes | Juan Ayuso | Pello Bilbao | UAE Team Emirates | Isaac del Toro |
| 6 | Carlos Rodríguez | Juan Ayuso | Alex Aranburu | Sepp Kuss | Juan Ayuso | Pello Bilbao | UAE Team Emirates | Marc Soler |
| Final | Final | Juan Ayuso | Alex Aranburu | Sepp Kuss | Juan Ayuso | Pello Bilbao | UAE Team Emirates | Not awarded |

## 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) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Juan Ayuso (ESP) | UAE Team Emirates | 15h 56' 50" |
| 2 | Carlos Rodríguez (ESP) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 42" |
| 3 | Mattias Skjelmose (DEN) | Lidl–Trek | + 43" |
| 4 | Marc Soler (ESP) | UAE Team Emirates | + 1' 23" |
| 5 | Brandon McNulty (USA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 1' 46" |
| 6 | Pello Bilbao (ESP) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 1' 48" |
| 7 | Isaac del Toro (MEX) | UAE Team Emirates | + 2' 15" |
| 8 | Kévin Vauquelin (FRA) | Arkéa–B&B Hotels | + 2' 38" |
| 9 | Ion Izagirre (ESP) | Cofidis | + 3' 06" |
| 10 | Alex Baudin (FRA) | Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale | + 3' 07" |

### Points classification

Final points classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Alex Aranburu (ESP) | Movistar Team | 40 |
| 2 | Juan Ayuso (ESP) | UAE Team Emirates | 35 |
| 3 | Romain Grégoire (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | 34 |
| 4 | Quinten Hermans (BEL) | Alpecin–Deceuninck | 31 |
| 5 | Carlos Rodríguez (ESP) | Ineos Grenadiers | 31 |
| 6 | Mattias Skjelmose (DEN) | Lidl–Trek | 30 |
| 7 | Isaac del Toro (MEX) | UAE Team Emirates | 28 |
| 8 | Samuele Battistella (ITA) | Astana Qazaqstan Team | 27 |
| 9 | Marc Soler (ESP) | UAE Team Emirates | 26 |
| 10 | Paul Lapeira (FRA) | Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale | 25 |

### Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Sepp Kuss (USA) | Visma–Lease a Bike | 35 |
| 2 | Louis Meintjes (RSA) | Intermarché–Wanty | 20 |
| 3 | Isaac del Toro (MEX) | UAE Team Emirates | 15 |
| 4 | Rein Taaramäe (EST) | Intermarché–Wanty | 15 |
| 5 | Igor Arrieta (ESP) | UAE Team Emirates | 15 |
| 6 | Oscar Onley (GBR) | Team dsm–firmenich PostNL | 14 |
| 7 | Marc Soler (ESP) | UAE Team Emirates | 14 |
| 8 | Esteban Chaves (COL) | EF Education–EasyPost | 12 |
| 9 | Alan Jousseaume (FRA) | Team TotalEnergies | 11 |
| 10 | Eric Antonio Fagúndez (URU) | Burgos BH | 11 |

### Young rider classification

Final young rider classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Juan Ayuso (ESP) | UAE Team Emirates | 15h 56' 50" |
| 2 | Isaac del Toro (MEX) | UAE Team Emirates | + 2' 15" |
| 3 | Oscar Onley (GBR) | Team dsm–firmenich PostNL | + 4' 48" |
| 4 | William Junior Lecerf (BEL) | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 6' 31" |
| 5 | Romain Grégoire (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | + 9' 39" |
| 6 | Gianmarco Garofoli (ITA) | Astana Qazaqstan Team | + 12' 42" |
| 7 | Johannes Staune-Mittet (DEN) | Visma–Lease a Bike | + 13' 52" |
| 8 | Igor Arrieta (ESP) | UAE Team Emirates | + 17' 14" |
| 9 | Alexy Faure Prost (FRA) | Intermarché–Wanty | + 25' 07" |
| 10 | Iker Mintegi (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 28' 11" |

### Basque rider classification

Final Basque rider classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Pello Bilbao (ESP) | Team Bahrain Victorious | 15h 58' 38" |
| 2 | Ion Izagirre (ESP) | Cofidis | + 1' 18" |
| 3 | Alex Aranburu (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 2' 13" |
| 4 | Víctor de la Parte (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 4' 30" |
| 5 | Ibon Ruiz (ESP) | Equipo Kern Pharma | + 5' 22" |
| 6 | Jonathan Castroviejo (ESP) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 13' 49" |
| 7 | Igor Arrieta (ESP) | UAE Team Emirates | + 15' 26" |
| 8 | Txomin Juaristi (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 15' 50" |
| 9 | Jon Barrenetxea (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 17' 37" |
| 10 | Unai Iribar (ESP) | Equipo Kern Pharma | + 20' 58" |

### Team classification

Final team classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Team | Time |
| 1 | UAE Team Emirates | 47h 53' 27" |
| 2 | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 8' 30" |
| 3 | Ineos Grenadiers | + 8' 36" |
| 4 | EF Education–EasyPost | + 9' 47" |
| 5 | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 9' 53" |
| 6 | Lidl–Trek | + 10' 00" |
| 7 | Movistar Team | + 13' 49" |
| 8 | Visma–Lease a Bike | + 17' 02" |
| 9 | Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale | + 17' 59" |
| 10 | Team dsm–firmenich PostNL | + 18' 48" |