Itzulia Basque Country 2019 Predictions

The 59th Itzulia Basque Country was known until 2017 as the Vuelta al Pais Vasco. The race starts with an individual time trial of 11.2 kilometers around Zumarraga. The queen stage from Arrigorriaga to Arrate (about 150km) is on Friday the 12th of April and features 7 categorized climbs. Five out of seven are of the third category, the remaining two are of the first category.

Table 1 show the predictions for the Itzulia Basque Country Zweeler poule. The predictions come with the usual disclaimer:

  • The predictions are generated for the riders on the startlist that we downloaded the 7th of April from Zweeler.
  • Our predictions are based on quantitative models and are presented in hard tables instead of stories.
  • We are continuously improving our prediction models and some type of predictions may be better than others (especially the classics/single day race algorithms have room for improvement).
  • Always combine these cycling predictions with other information.

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