2018 Klasika Primavera
Male Team 08 Apr

Klasika Primavera

171.5 Kilometers
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Participants list

  1. Alejandro Valverde
  2. Andrey Amador
  3. Winner Anacona
  4. Carlos Betancur
  5. Jaime Castrillo
  6. Rubén Fernández
  7. Rafa Valls
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TV

There won't be any live coverage of the race. Basque station ETB1 will be showing highlights at 4pm CEST on Sunday, which should be available at their website later on (look for 'Azken 7 egunak', then ETB1 and 'Igandea 8 Aprilak').
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Timetable

The start from Amorebieta's Navarra street will be given at 9.15am; the finish is scheduled between 1.20 and 1.32pm CEST.
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Social Media

The organisers' official Twitter account is @scamorebieta, even though they usually don't cover the race live extensively. The hashtag, if we follow the procedure for last year's, should be #Klasika18. Over at @Movistar_Team we'll be follow our riders' results in the Basque Country, in the middle of an action-packed Sunday also including Paris-Roubaix and the Trofeo Villa de Noja.
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Score

The GP Miguel Indurain 'tied' last March with Amorebieta as the one-day event -excluding the Spanish National Championships- which Eusebio Unzué's squad has won the most times at. Ten victories have been obtained by the Abarca Sports organisation in the Klasika Primavera, the earliest of which came 36 (!!) years ago from the legs of Jesús Suárez Cueva. The full list is available on our website's History stats section.

Route

Amorebieta (171.5km)
08 April

Analysis

The 64th edition of the Klasika Primavera gets back one of its two most significant climbs, following five years of roadworks and modifications that forced the organisers to vary its route. Autzagane, a short, difficult climb closer to Amorebieta’s finish than its counterpart, will be a great way for this modest race, hosted by humble cycling club SC Amorebieta, to wrap up the ‘Holy Week’ of racing in the Basque Country.

The route, 171.5km in length, becomes harder than in previous years, even if the first half of the race will still go through flat, straight roads in the Arratia valley. Riders will then be directed eastbound to start the traditional circuit, with three climbs to Muniketa / Montecalvo (4km at 6%) and as many to Autzagane (2km, 5%), the latter of which will be completed just 5km before the end.