Friday 5 April 2024 at 11:06
Itzulia Basque Country '24 / Stage 5
Vitoria-Gasteiz - Amorebieta-Etxano
Classification: 2.UWT - Category ME
The stage
Stage 5 of the 2024 Itzulia Basque Country is a hilly stage that will take place on Friday 5 April 2024 at 11:06.The stage starts in Vitoria-Gasteiz and finishes in Amorebieta-Etxano. Start time is 11:06 with an expected finish at 15:30 (average speed of 40 km/h).
The total distance of the stage is 176.4 km. The stage includes 3 categorized climbs and 2 intermediate sprints. The stage has a total elevation gain of 1961.1 m with the highest altitude of the stage being 717 m. The total descent of the stage is -2407.4 m.
Weather and forecast
- The race will have temperatures between 16 and 26°C, with an average of 22°C.
- No rain is expected.
- The wind will come mainly from SE, E, S with an average of 15 km/h wind. The maximum wind speed will be 23 km/h with gusts of up to 53 km/h.
Points of interest
The stage includes 3 categorized climbs and 2 intermediate sprints.
Urkiola
Urkiola is a KOM cat. 1 climb, which starts at 82.5 km (93.8 km to go) and ends at 88.1 km (88.3 km to go). It has total distance of 5.5 km, and an average gradient of 9.3%, going from 203 to 717 meters of altitude.
Amorebieta-Etxano
Amorebieta-Etxano is a Sprint at 123.7 km (52.6 km to go).
Muniketagaina
Muniketagaina is a KOM cat. 3 climb, which starts at 134.6 km (41.7 km to go) and ends at 138.1 km (38.2 km to go). It has total distance of 3.5 km, and an average gradient of 7.2%, going from 133 to 384 meters of altitude.
Amorebieta-Etxano
Amorebieta-Etxano is a Sprint at 149.5 km (26.9 km to go).
Muniketagaina
Muniketagaina is a KOM cat. 3 climb, which starts at 160.4 km (16 km to go) and ends at 163.9 km (12.5 km to go). It has total distance of 3.5 km, and an average gradient of 7.2%, going from 133 to 384 meters of altitude.
Final 3k
The final 3 km for this stage starts at 173.4 km, has an average gradient of -2.2%, and reaching 71 m of altitude.
