For the second consecutive year, one of Spain’s oldest races goes to UAE Team Emirates – XRG. After Jan Christen in 2024, it’s now the turn of another young talent, Igor Arrieta, at the 167-km long Ordiziako Klasikoa. For the 22-year-old from Navarre, who triumphs on the roads of his Basque Country, this marks his first professional victory, having previously been Spanish U23 time trial champion in 2021. Arrieta initiated Del Toro’s attack, then acted as a stopper on Simon Carr, and on the final descent dropped the Briton to join his Mexican teammate for a spectacular one-two. To round off a perfect day, Morgado took third place by outsprinting the chase group.

REPORT

With 53 km to go Stefan De Bod (Terengganu), the last survivor of the day’s breakaway, was caught. Then, with 48 km remaining, on the penultimate climb, Samuele Zoccarato (Polti VisitMalta) launched a solo attack, but was reeled in on the descent after around 10 kilometers thanks largely to Antonio Morgado’s work. On a flat section 27 km from the finish, Polti VisitMalta stayed active as Mattia Bais attacked alongside Davide Formolo (Movistar), Santiago Umba (XDS Astana) and UAE’s young prospect Pablo Torres. This quartet was also neutralized with 16.5 km to go. The race exploded on the last ascent to Abaltzisketa with the decisive move, 12 kilometers from the line, as described above.

STANDINGS


1 Arrieta Igor UAE Team Emirates-XRG 03:50:23

2 del Toro Isaac UAE Team Emirates-XRG + 00

3 Morgado António UAE Team Emirates-XRG + 16

4 Ulissi Diego XDS Astana Team + 16

5 Alleno Clément Burgos Burpellet BH + 16

6 Barceló Fernando Caja Rural-Seguros RGA + 16

7 Formolo Davide Movistar Team + 16

8 Etxeberria Haimar Equipo Kern Pharma + 16

9 Shichkin Vlas Pingtan International Tourism Island Cycling Team + 16

10 Scaroni Christian XDS Astana Team + 16

11 Brambilla Gianluca Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team + 16

12 Donovan Mark Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team + 16

13 Silva Thomas Caja Rural-Seguros RGA + 16

14 Miquel Delgado Pau Equipo Kern Pharma + 16

15 Pedrero Antonio Movistar Team + 16

16 Herrada Jesus Cofidis + 16

17 Jousseaume Alan Team TotalEnergies + 16

18 Pescador Diego Movistar Team + 16

19 De Cassan Davide Team Polti VisitMalta + 16

20 Delbove Joris Team TotalEnergies + 16

21 Martin Alex Team Polti VisitMalta + 16

22 Verschuren Killian Unibet Tietema Rockets + 16

23 Berrade Urko Equipo Kern Pharma + 16

24 Faura José Luis Burgos Burpellet BH + 16

25 Carr Simon Cofidis + 21

26 Umba Santiago XDS Astana Team + 45

27 Iribar Unai Equipo Kern Pharma + 57

28 Barrenetxea Jon Movistar Team + 01:18

29 Perez Anthony Cofidis + 01:18

30 Crescioli Ludovico Team Polti VisitMalta + 01:18

31 Lastra Jonathan Cofidis + 01:18

32 Caicedo Jonathan Petrolike + 01:18

33 Bais Mattia Team Polti VisitMalta + 01:18

34 Bregnhøj Mathias Terengganu Cycling Team + 01:18

35 Martín Gotzon Euskaltel-Euskadi + 01:18

36 Murguialday Jokin Euskaltel-Euskadi + 01:18

37 Callejas Alejandro Petrolike + 01:20

38 Calzoni Walter Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team + 01:55

39 Prades Eduard Caja Rural-Seguros RGA + 02:03

40 Garcia Soriano Jose Maria Illes Balears Arabay Cycling + 02:03

41 Sevilla Diego Team Polti VisitMalta + 02:08

42 Heßmann Michel Movistar Team + 02:08

43 Agirre Jon Euskaltel-Euskadi + 02:08

44 Pronskiy Vadim Terengganu Cycling Team + 02:18

45 Garcia Carlos Burgos Burpellet BH + 02:20

46 Sessler Nicolas Victoria Sports Pro Cycling + 02:20

47 Pidcock Joseph Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team + 02:22

48 Ivanov Viacheslav Pingtan International Tourism Island Cycling Team + 02:40

49 Torres Pablo UAE Team Emirates-XRG + 02:41

50 Ruiz Ibon Equipo Kern Pharma + 02:41

51 Samitier Sergio Cofidis + 03:29

52 Mintegi Iker Euskaltel-Euskadi + 03:29

53 Eiking Odd Christian Unibet Tietema Rockets + 03:40

54 Grellier Fabien Team TotalEnergies + 04:16

55 Fagundez Eric Burgos Burpellet BH + 04:18

56 Pinheiro Ivo Feirense - Beeceler + 04:45

57 Ponomar Andrii Petrolike + 04:45

58 Gonzalez Asier Pablo Illes Balears Arabay Cycling + 04:45

59 de Bod Stefan Terengganu Cycling Team + 04:45

60 Cadena Edgar Petrolike + 04:45

61 Galimberti Lorenzo Petrolike + 04:45

62 Huyet Baptiste Unibet Tietema Rockets + 04:45

63 Zoccarato Samuele Team Polti VisitMalta + 04:51

64 Burnett Josh Burgos Burpellet BH + 05:57

65 Quaedvlieg Lars Universe Cycling Team + 05:57

66 Sorarrain Gorka Caja Rural-Seguros RGA + 06:42

67 Bugaenko Viktor Pingtan International Tourism Island Cycling Team + 06:43

68 Romo Javier Movistar Team + 06:44

69 Vadic Baptiste Team TotalEnergies + 06:44

70 Oldani Stefano Cofidis + 07:27

71 Molenaar Alex Caja Rural-Seguros RGA + 07:28

72 Diaz Alex Caja Rural-Seguros RGA + 07:28

73 Schelling Ide XDS Astana Team + 08:57

74 Fito Ricard Illes Balears Arabay Cycling + 08:57

75 Garcia Pablo Team Polti VisitMalta + 09:24

76 Sagrado Perez Alvaro Illes Balears Arabay Cycling + 09:24

77 Andrade Pedro Feirense - Beeceler + 09:24

78 Munton Byron Feirense - Beeceler + 10:47

79 Nicolau Joel Caja Rural-Seguros RGA + 11:27

80 Meris Sergio Unibet Tietema Rockets + 13:37

81 Soupe Geoffrey Team TotalEnergies + 13:48

82 Boulahoite Rayan Team TotalEnergies + 13:49

83 Ferron Valentin Cofidis + 13:49

84 Paige Charlie Unibet Tietema Rockets + 13:49

85 Kminek Vojtech Burgos Burpellet BH + 13:49

86 Elosegui Iñigo Equipo Kern Pharma + 13:49

87 Trueba Sergio Illes Balears Arabay Cycling + 13:49

88 Covi Alessandro UAE Team Emirates-XRG + 14:34

89 Johansen Julius UAE Team Emirates-XRG + 14:34

90 Schwarzbacher Matthias UAE Team Emirates-XRG + 14:34

91 Kee Zhe Yie Terengganu Cycling Team + 14:34

92 Azparren Xabier Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team + 14:34

93 Pareja Nichol Victoria Sports Pro Cycling + 14:34

94 Riera Joan Albert Illes Balears Arabay Cycling + 14:34

95 Dina Marton Euskaltel-Euskadi + 14:34

96 Bizkarra Mikel Euskaltel-Euskadi + 14:34

97 Pereira Francisco Feirense - Beeceler + 14:34

98 Esparza Unai Illes Balears Arabay Cycling + 14:34

99 Townsend Rory Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team + 17:30

DNS Guerreiro Ruben Movistar Team

DNS Budiak Anatolii Terengganu Cycling Team

DNS Su Haoyu XDS Astana Team

DNF Kudus Merhawi Burgos Burpellet BH

DNF Aznar Hugo Equipo Kern Pharma

DNF Lopez Jordi Euskaltel-Euskadi

DNF Oliveira Fabio Feirense - Beeceler

DNF Oliveira Diogo Feirense - Beeceler

DNF Cisneros Muñiz Cesar Leonel Petrolike

DNF Garcia Carlos Petrolike

DNF Bersenev Nikita Pingtan International Tourism Island Cycling Team

DNF Huang Wenbo Pingtan International Tourism Island Cycling Team

DNF Igoshev Egor Pingtan International Tourism Island Cycling Team

DNF Zarakovskiy Daniil Pingtan International Tourism Island Cycling Team

DNF Malecki Kamil Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team

DNF Retailleau Valentin Team TotalEnergies

DNF Rosli Nur Aiman Terengganu Cycling Team

DNF Zariff Nur Aiman Terengganu Cycling Team

DNF Buijk Bart Universe Cycling Team

DNF De Jong Jeen Universe Cycling Team

DNF Lange Wessel Universe Cycling Team

DNF Nijssen Kenny Universe Cycling Team

DNF Willemsen Steven Universe Cycling Team

DNF Cajucom Ean Victoria Sports Pro Cycling

DNF Cariño Daniel Ven Victoria Sports Pro Cycling

DNF Pagara Alexis Victoria Sports Pro Cycling

DNF Sanchez Eugenio Victoria Sports Pro Cycling

DNF Kuzmin Anton XDS Astana Team

DNF Marukhin Daniil XDS Astana Team