Male Team 31 Jul Circuito de Getxo
Circuito de Getxo 
185 Kilometers
Participants list
- Winner Anacona
- Carlos Barbero
- Richard Carapaz
- Jaime Castrillo
- Víctor De la Parte
- Antonio Pedrero
- Rafa Valls
TV
Just like in 2017, the race will be shown live via Sportpublic TV's stream.
Score
Up to six wins have been obtained by the Movistar Team in Getxo, all of them with different riders. Carlos Hernández (1983), Víctor Gonzalo (1990), Jeremy Hunt (1997), Vicente Reynès (2007), Giovanni Visconti (2012) and the last victor to date, Carlos Barbero (2017), are the names in the palmarès.
Route
Getxo (Arkotxa / Fueros) (185km)
31 July
Analysis
The 73rd Circuito de Getxo – 18th Memorial Ricardo Otxoa (UCI 1.1) has enlarged their semi-urban circuit course, yet keeping its essences unchanged. In 2018, riders will have to cover 18.5 kilometers -and ten laps, just like in previous seasons- of a rolling course in the coastal part of Bizkaia, through the aforementioned Getxo, Berango and Leioa towns.
The extension of the Basque race’s loop -with three little bumps before the finish, one of them at 5% over 400m- makes for a longer separation of the climbs to the decisive Txomintxu hill, a short ascent accessed through a twiste approach alongside the Arriluze dock and the Ereaga beach. After a sharp, 180-degree turn right, the closing 700m uphill start: up to 10% in its early part, then 5 to 6% in the decisive meters.