Ethan Hayter wins opening stage of Itzulia Basque Country 2023

Ethan Hayter has blasted to victory and the first race lead in stage 1 of the 2023 Itzulia Basque Country, a rolling 165.4 kilometre stage from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Labastida which ended in a bunch sprint.

Alasdair Fotheringham

Alasdair Fotheringham has been reporting on cycling since 1991. He has covered every Tour de France since 1992 bar one, as well as numerous other bike races of all shapes and sizes, ranging from the Olympic Games in 2008 to the now sadly defunct Subida a Urkiola hill climb in Spain. As well as working for Cyclingnews, he has also written for The IndependentThe GuardianProCycling, The Express and Reuters.

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