Saturday 6 April 2024 at 12:04
Itzulia Basque Country '24 / Stage 6
Eibar - Eibar
Classification: 2.UWT - Category ME
The stage
Stage 6 of the 2024 Itzulia Basque Country is a medium mountain stage that will take place on Saturday 6 April 2024 at 12:04.The stage starts in Eibar and finishes in Eibar. Start time is 12:04 with an expected finish at 15:30 (average speed of 40 km/h).
The total distance of the stage is 137.9 km. The stage includes 7 categorized climbs and 2 intermediate sprints. The stage has a total elevation gain of 3028.5 m with the highest altitude of the stage being 683 m. The total descent of the stage is -2981.7 m.
Weather and forecast
- The race will have temperatures between 21 and 28°C, with an average of 26°C.
- No rain is expected.
- The wind will come mainly from S, SE, SW, W with an average of 14 km/h wind. The maximum wind speed will be 27 km/h with gusts of up to 73 km/h.
Points of interest
The stage includes 7 categorized climbs and 2 intermediate sprints.
Elkorrieta
Elkorrieta is a KOM cat. 3 climb, which starts at 10.9 km (127.1 km to go) and ends at 13.4 km (124.5 km to go). It has total distance of 2.6 km, and an average gradient of 5.9%, going from 35 to 187 meters of altitude.
Azurki
Azurki is a KOM cat. 1 climb, which starts at 19 km (118.9 km to go) and ends at 24.2 km (113.8 km to go). It has total distance of 5.1 km, and an average gradient of 7.5%, going from 284 to 672 meters of altitude.
Gorla
Gorla is a KOM cat. 2 climb, which starts at 35.3 km (102.6 km to go) and ends at 44.9 km (93 km to go). It has total distance of 9.6 km, and an average gradient of 5.7%, going from 141 to 683 meters of altitude.
Krabelin
Krabelin is a KOM cat. 1 climb, which starts at 65.3 km (72.6 km to go) and ends at 70.4 km (67.6 km to go). It has total distance of 5 km, and an average gradient of 9.3%, going from 110 to 577 meters of altitude.
Markina - Xemein
Markina - Xemein is a Sprint at 83.7 km (54.2 km to go).
Trabakua
Trabakua is a KOM cat. 3 climb, which starts at 89.2 km (48.7 km to go) and ends at 92.5 km (45.4 km to go). It has total distance of 3.3 km, and an average gradient of 6.5%, going from 179 to 392 meters of altitude.
Eibar
Eibar is a Sprint at 104.7 km (33.3 km to go).
Izua
Izua is a KOM cat. 1 climb, which starts at 106.8 km (31.1 km to go) and ends at 111 km (26.9 km to go). It has total distance of 4.1 km, and an average gradient of 8.9%, going from 176 to 544 meters of altitude.
Urkaregi
Urkaregi is a KOM cat. 3 climb, which starts at 120.3 km (17.6 km to go) and ends at 125.3 km (12.6 km to go). It has total distance of 5 km, and an average gradient of 4.4%, going from 119 to 339 meters of altitude.
Final 3k
The final 3 km for this stage starts at 135 km, has an average gradient of 0.8%, and reaching 130 m of altitude.
