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The Donostia San Sebastián Klasikoa was held for the first time in 1981, making it a relatively young race by cycling standards. Even so, the event was quickly established as an unmissable date for climbers, as it is one of the one-day races that best suits this type of cyclist. Today, the race is the most important one-day classic in Spain, as it is the only one that is part of the UCI WorldTour.

Route

The route for this edition is fully recognizable, with the traditional passes of Jaizkibel (7.9 km at 5.5%) and Erlaiz (3.8 km at 10.7%), which remain in the second half of the course. However, the final climb has been changed, introducing the fearsome ascent to Pilotegi (2.1 km at 10.8%), whose last kilometer is at 14.5% and includes ramps reaching 27%. In total numbers, this edition of the Klasikoa covers 2367 km and 4401 meters of positive elevation gain.

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Remco Evenepoel (1200) has won 3 of the last 4 editions of the race, but this time he will not be at the start. Without the presence of the Olympic double champion, the chances of victory open up to a large number of climbers who, as we mentioned, see this race as the ideal opportunity to win a one-day event. Among the main names are Primož Roglič (1200), Mikel Landa (800), Giulio Ciccone (1000), Jai Hindley (1000), Simon Yates (800), Sepp Kuss (1000), Richard Carapaz (600), Pello Bilbao (800), Santiago Buitrago (800), Romain Bardet (800), Marc Soler (800), Daniel Felipe Martínez (800), Lenny Martínez (600), Julian Alaphilippe (600), Marc Hirschi (600), Pavel Sivakov (600), Tobias Halland Johannessen (400), Michael Woods (600), Ion Izagirre (400), Isaac Del Toro (400), Andreas Kron (400), Oier Lazkano (400), or the 2021 race winner, Neilson Powless (800).

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