Alejandro VALVERDE BELMONTE won in 20:41:25, 0:17 ahead of CONTADOR VELASCO.
| 1 |  A. VALVERDE BELMONTE | 20:41:25 |
| 2 | A. CONTADOR VELASCO | +0:17 |
| 3 | I. IZAGUIRRE | +0:21 |
| Points | A. VALVERDE BELMONTE | 74 pts |
| Mountains |  A. HOWES | 27 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 |  M. MATTHEWSTeam Sunweb | Bunch sprint | +1:07Bunch sprint | M. MATTHEWSleads · 2 stages |
| 2 | Hills |  M. ALBASINIOrica - Scott | Bunch sprint | +1:07Bunch sprint | |
| 3 | Hills | D. DE LA CRUZQuick - Step Floors | Solo | +0:03Solo | D. DE LA CRUZleads · 2 stages |
| 4 | Hills |  P. ROGLIČTeam Lotto NL - Jumbo | Solo | +0:03Solo | |
| 5 | Mountain | A. VALVERDE BELMONTEMovistar Team | Group of 5 | +0:03Group of 5 | A. VALVERDE BELMONTEleads · 2 stages |
| 6 | P. ROGLIČ 2nd winTeam Lotto NL - Jumbo | Time trial | +0:09Time trial |
How the GC was won
gap to the leader after each stage, final podiumVALVERDE BELMONTE 20:41:25CONTADOR VELASCO +0:17IZAGUIRRE +0:21Led from stage 5
Stage 6 decided it: VALVERDE BELMONTE gained 14 seconds on CONTADOR VELASCO.
General
129| # | Rider | Time | UCI pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A. VALVERDE BELMONTEMovistar Team | 20:41:25 | 400 |
| 2 | A. CONTADOR VELASCOTrek - Segafredo | +0:17 | 320 |
| 3 | I. IZAGUIRREBahrain - Merida | +0:21 | 260 |
| 4 | D. DE LA CRUZQuick - Step Floors | +0:44 | 220 |
| 5 | P. ROGLIČTeam Lotto NL - Jumbo | +0:59 | 180 |
| 6 |  L. MEINTJESUAE Team Emirates | +1:19 | 140 |
| 7 |  P. KONRADBORA - Hansgrohe | +1:40 | 120 |
| 8 |  S. HENAOTeam Sky | +1:51 | 100 |
| 9 | R. URAN URANCannondale Drapac Professional Cycling Team | +1:56 | 80 |
| 10 | S. ŠPILAKTeam Katusha Alpecin | +2:01 | 68 |
| 11 |  G. BENNETTTeam Lotto NL - Jumbo | +2:12 | 56 |
| 12 |  M. WOODSCannondale Drapac Professional Cycling Team | +2:16 | 48 |
| 13 |  E. BUCHMANNBORA - Hansgrohe | +2:22 | 40 |
| 14 | E. MASQuick - Step Floors | +2:23 | 32 |
| 15 |  R. BARDETAG2R la Mondiale | +2:24 | 28 |
Rider performance
stage places, log scalePresets
Stages
A. VALVERDE BELMONTE1 winA. CONTADOR VELASCObest 4I. IZAGUIRREbest 3
Teams
20| # | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Movistar Team | 514 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2 | Quick - Step Floors | 346 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 3 | Team Lotto NL - Jumbo | 344 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | Trek - Segafredo | 336 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | Bahrain - Merida | 326 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 | BORA - Hansgrohe | 196 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 7 | Team Sky | 164 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 8 | UAE Team Emirates | 156 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 |
