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Itzulia Women 2026 Preview | Route, Stages, Startlist, Favorites

Itzulia Women 2026 already has its three Basque stage anchors on the official site, but the detailed 2026 route and startlist layers still need a cleaner publication before stage-by-stage preview coverage can go live.

Favorites

Demi Vollering

Two-time champion who has won all three stages in a single edition

Lotte Kopecky

World champion-level versatility on Basque mountain terrain

Kasia Niewiadoma

Strong climber who thrives in compact mountain stage races

Elisa Longo Borghini

Italian all-rounder suited to the short steep Basque climbs

Cat Ferguson

Young British talent emerging as a climbing force

Niamh Fisher-Black

Stage-race climber with consistent GC form

Itzulia Women 2026

The Itzulia Women 2026 edition page currently reflects the confirmed race framework rather than a full technical route book. The official site shows three stage anchors for May 15-17: Zumarraga to Agurain, Ugao-Miraballes to Igorre, and Donostia to Donostia.

Route

Those three anchors already tell you what kind of race this is: short, intense and Basque enough that there is rarely a harmless day. What is still missing is a clean 2026 publication of the stage distances, full profiles and route notes that would justify stage-specific previews.

Stages

The local stages section is reserved for when that 2026 technical detail is confirmed. Until then, the current edition surface owns the preview copy and keeps the race hub honest about what is known and what is still pending.

Startlist

No reliable current 2026 rider list has been published on a source strong enough to import locally. The startlist page therefore remains blocked for now rather than padded with speculative names.

Favorites

Favorites are also best treated cautiously until the route detail and the real rider list are both confirmed. With only three stages, Itzulia Women usually rewards riders who can climb, punch and avoid one bad tactical moment, but the exact 2026 hierarchy still needs the official route book and startlist to be useful.