2025 Itzulia Women
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| 2025 UCI Women's World Tour, race 16 of 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 16–18 May 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 377.4 km (234.5 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 9h 55' 44" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2025 Itzulia Women was a Spanish women's road cycle stage race that was held in the Basque Country from 16 to 18 May. It was the fourth edition of Itzulia Women, and the 16th event in the 2025 UCI Women's World Tour.[1]
The race was won by Dutch rider Demi Vollering of FDJ–Suez for the third time, with Vollering winning the final stage to secure her victory. Vollering also won the mountains classification for the third time.[2] Mischa Bredewold of Team SD Worx–Protime finished second, after winning the first two stages – Bredewold also won the points classification.[2] Sarah Van Dam of Ceratizit Pro Cycling finished third, after gaining bonus seconds on the last stage.[3] Antonia Niedermaier of Canyon//SRAM zondacrypto won the youth classification, with her team also winning the team classification.[2]
Dutch rider Demi Vollering was widely seen by cycling analysts as the top favorite, having finished first or second in every previous edition of Itzulia Women, with two wins in 2022 and 2024. Team SD Worx–Protime teammates Mischa Bredewold and Anna van der Breggen were also top contenders; Bredwold finished runner-up with two stage wins in the 2024 edition, while Van der Breggen was making her debut in the race but has had significant success in other stage races. Other riders mentioned in pre-race analysis were Évita Muzic, Yara Kastelijn, Mavi Garcia, and Thalita de Jong.[4][5]
Teams
Fourteen UCI Women's WorldTeams, two UCI Women's ProTeams, and three UCI Women's Continental Teams took part in the race.[6]
UCI Women's WorldTeams
UCI Women's ProTeams
UCI Women's Continental Teams
Route
The race used the hilly landscape of the Basque Country, with stage 3 featuring the famed Jaizkibel climb (7.9km at 5.6%) used in the Clásica de San Sebastián.[7]
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Stage winner | |
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| 1 | 16 May | Zumarraga to Agurain | 148.5 km (92.3 mi) |  |
Hilly stage |  Mischa Bredewold (NED) |
| 2 | 17 May | Ugao-Miraballes to Igorre | 116 km (72 mi) | |
Hilly stage | Mischa Bredewold (NED) |
| 3 | 18 May | San Sebastián to San Sebastián | 112.9 km (70.2 mi) | |
Hilly stage | Demi Vollering (NED) |
| Total | 377.4 km (234.5 mi) | |||||
Stages
Stage 1
Stage 2
- 17 May 2025 — Ugao-Miraballes to Igorre, 116 km (72 mi)
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Stage 3
- 18 May 2025 — San Sebastián to San Sebastián, 112.9 km (70.2 mi)
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