Itzulia Women 2025

The fourth edition of the Itzulia Women is scheduled for May 16-18 and is expected to attract the top climbers from the Women's WorldTour.

Itzulia Women Information

The three-day Itzulia Women made its debut in 2022. Taking in the mountainous terrain of the Basque Country in northern Spain, the event was organised by OCETA sports association which also runs the long-standing six-day Itzulia Basque Country men's stage race that is held in April. 

Once again in 2025, Itzulia Women falls on the calendar in the middle of an important block of Spanish stage races, La Vuelta Femenina by carrefour.es taking place May 4-10 and then Vuelta a Burgos Feminas scheduled May 22-25. All three events are on the Women’s WorldTour.

In 2022, Demi Vollering dominated the inaugural Itzulia Women by winning all three stages and the general classification. Pauliena Rooijakkers (Canyon-SRAM) was second, and Kristen Faulkner (Team BikeExchange-Jayco) was third.

In 2023, Team SD Worx continued their domination of Itzulia Women with Vollering winning the first two stages, but her teammate Marlen Reusser snatched the overall title with a solo attack to take the third stage. Vollering finished second overall, and Kasia Niewiadoma (Canyon-Sram) was third.

Last year, Vollering once again was back on the top step of the podium, winning the overall title ahead of her SD Worx teammate Mischa Bredewold and Team DSM's Juliette Labous. 

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Itzulia Women 2025 route

The organisers have not yet announced the 2025 Itzulia Women route, but it is expected to once again be a mountainous edition that delivers a challenging event suited to the best climbers in the Women's WorldTour.

Last year's race was 358.9km, which travelled through a trio of Euskadi territories in the Spanish Basque Country -  Alava, Bizkaia and Gipuzkoa -  with nine classified mountain passes.

Start list

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Itzulia Women Schedule