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Itzulia Basque Country 2023 route

SIENA, ITALY - MARCH 03: Alexey Lutsenko of Kazahkstan and Astana-Qazaqstan team attends Strade Bianche 2023 race route recon on March 03, 2023 in Siena, Italy. (Photo by Sara Cavallini/Getty Images)

Often a stage host during Itzulia Basque Country, in 2023 the region’s capital Vitoria-Gasteiz will host the race’s Grand Depart for the first time kicking off the 165.4km opener to Labastida to the south. 

In a week of hilly stages, the first of them is the most sprinter-friendly of the lot, though even here there’s an uphill run to the line. Still, it’s a (relatively) gentle introduction to six days of hard and hilly racing.

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