Alberto CONTADOR VELASCO won in 22:44:43, 0:12 ahead of HENAO, after taking the lead on the last day.
| 1 |  A. CONTADOR VELASCO | 22:44:43 |
| 2 |  S. HENAO | +0:12 |
| 3 | N. QUINTANA | +0:37 |
| Points | S. HENAO | 70 pts |
| Mountains |  D. ROSA | 55 pts |
| Youth |  G. CRADDOCK | +2:52 |
| Intermediate sprints |  N. EDET | 11 pts |
The Tour of the Basque Country is an annual road cycling stage race held in the Spanish Basque Country in early April. The region is mountainous, featuring few flat stages. The terrain is characterized by short stages and steep ascents, with some gradients reaching well above 20%.
Stages
6| # | Type | Winner | Finish | Gap behind | New GC leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hills | L. SANCHEZ GILAstana Pro Team | Bunch sprint | +0:18Bunch sprint | L. SANCHEZ GILleads · 1 stage |
| 2 | Mountain | M. LANDATeam Sky | Solo | +0:01Solo | M. LANDAleads · 2 stages |
| 3 | Hills |  S. CUMMINGSTeam Dimension Data | Bunch sprint | +0:19Bunch sprint | |
| 4 | Hills | S. SANCHEZ GONZALEZBMC Racing Team | Bunch sprint | +0:08Bunch sprint | W. KELDERMANleads · 1 stage |
| 5 | Mountain | D. ROSAAstana Pro Team | Solo | +3:13Solo | S. HENAOleads · 1 stage |
| 6 | A. CONTADOR VELASCOTinkoff | Time trial | Time trial | A. CONTADOR VELASCOleads · 1 stage |
How the GC was won
gap to the leader after each stage, final podiumCONTADOR VELASCO 22:44:43HENAO +0:12QUINTANA +0:37Led from stage 6
Stage 6 decided it: CONTADOR VELASCO went from 6 seconds behind HENAO to 12 seconds ahead.
General
158| # | Rider | Time | UCI pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A. CONTADOR VELASCOTinkoff | 22:44:43 | 400 |
| 2 | S. HENAOTeam Sky | +0:12 | 320 |
| 3 | N. QUINTANAMovistar Team | +0:37 | 260 |
| 4 | T. PINOTFDJ | +1:13 | 220 |
| 5 | J. RODRIGUEZ OLIVERTeam Katusha | +1:22 | 180 |
| 6 | S. SANCHEZ GONZALEZBMC Racing Team | +1:29 | 140 |
| 7 |  R. COSTALampre - Merida | +2:19 | 120 |
| 8 |  S. ŠPILAKTeam Katusha | +2:47 | 100 |
| 9 | G. CRADDOCKCannondale Pro Cycling Team | +2:52 | 80 |
| 10 |  W. KELDERMANTeam Lotto NL - Jumbo | +3:14 | 68 |
| 11 |  L. VERVAEKELotto Soudal | +3:15 | 56 |
| 12 | M. LANDATeam Sky | +3:19 | 48 |
| 13 | FDJ | +3:22 | 40 |
| 14 | P. LATOURAG2R la Mondiale | +3:30 | 32 |
| 15 | A. VUILLERMOZAG2R la Mondiale | +3:43 | 28 |
Rider performance
stage places, log scalePresets
Stages
A. CONTADOR VELASCO1 winS. HENAObest 2N. QUINTANAbest 2
Teams
19 of 20 scored| # | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Sky | 494 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| 2 | Tinkoff | 486 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | Movistar Team | 312 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 4 | Team Katusha | 302 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 5 | FDJ | 262 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 | BMC Racing Team | 200 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | Lampre - Merida | 164 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 8 | Astana Pro Team | 160 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 |