2023 Itzulia Women

The 2023 Itzulia Women was a Spanish women's cycle stage race that was held in the Basque Country from 12 to 14 May 2023. The 2023 edition of the race was the second running of Itzulia Women, being held as part of the 2023 UCI Women's World Tour.

2023 Itzulia Women

2023 UCI Women's World Tour, race 16 of 27
Race details
Dates	12–14 May 2023
Stages	3
Distance	370.2 km (230.0 mi)
Winning time	9h 57' 24"
Results
Winner  Marlen Reusser (SUI) (SD Worx)   Second  Demi Vollering (NED) (SD Worx)   Third  Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL) (Canyon–SRAM) Points  Marlen Reusser (SUI) (SD Worx) Mountains  Demi Vollering (NED) (SD Worx) Youth  Ella Wyllie (NZL) (Lifeplus Wahoo)   Team SD Worx
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The race was won by Swiss rider Marlen Reusser of SD Worx. The SD Worx team dominated the event, winning 4 of the 5 classifications.

Route

The race uses the hilly landscape of the Basque Country, with seven categorised climbs over the 3 stages, including the famed Jaizkibel climb (7.9 km at 5.6%) used in the Clásica de San Sebastián.^[1]

Stage characteristics and winners^[2][3]

Stage	Date	Route	Distance	Type		Winner	Team
1	12 May	Eika-Etxebarria to Markina-Xemein	122.2 km (75.9 mi)		Hilly stage	Demi Vollering (NED)	SD Worx
2	13 May	Vitoria-Gasteiz to Amurrio	133.2 km (82.8 mi)		Hilly stage	Demi Vollering (NED)	SD Worx
3	14 May	Donostia-San Sebastián to Donostia-San Sebastián	114.8 km (71.3 mi)		Hilly stage	Marlen Reusser (SUI)	SD Worx
Total			370.2 km (230.0 mi)

Summary

Prior to the race, the 2023 La Vuelta Femenina was fought between Demi Vollering of SD Worx and Annemiek van Vleuten of Movistar Team. These two riders were therefore considered favourites for the race win.^[4]

In the race itself, Demi Vollering won the first stage by 47 seconds after a 12 kilometre attack from the Urkaregi climb.^[5] Van Vleuten crashed on the wet roads of the final climb, putting her a minute behind Vollering.^[6] On the second stage, Vollering won the final sprint, maintaining her lead.^[7] On the final stage, Marlen Reusser of SD Worx used a solo attack to win the stage 2' 38" ahead of Vollering. Reusser therefore took the overall win, with a margin of 1' 50".^[8]

Four of the classifications were won by SD Worx, with Reusser also winning the points classification, and Vollering winning the mountains classification. SD Worx also took the team classification. The young rider classification was won by New Zealand rider Ella Wyllie of Lifeplus–Wahoo, winning her first classification at a World Tour event.^[8]

SD Worx continued their domination of the UCI Women's World Tour rankings, with four riders in the top six and Vollering keeping the leaders jersey.^[9]

Classification leadership table

Classification leadership by stage^[2]

Stage	Winner	General classification	Points classification	Mountains classification	Young rider classification	Team classification
1	Demi Vollering	Demi Vollering	Demi Vollering	Demi Vollering	Ella Wyllie	SD Worx
2	Demi Vollering
3	Marlen Reusser	Marlen Reusser	Marlen Reusser
Final		Marlen Reusser	Marlen Reusser	Demi Vollering	Ella Wyllie	SD Worx

• On stage 2 & 3, Marlen Reusser, who was second in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because first placed Demi Vollering wore the violet jersey as the leader of the general classification. For the same reason, on stage 2, Niamh Fisher-Black, who was second in the mountains classification, wore the red jersey.

Result

Final general classification^[2]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Marlen Reusser (SUI)	SD Worx	9h 57' 24"
2	Demi Vollering (NED)	SD Worx	+ 1' 50"
3	Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL)	Canyon–SRAM	+ 2' 59"
4	Olivia Baril (CAN)	UAE Team ADQ	+ 3' 00"
5	Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)	Movistar Team	+ 3' 07"
6	Évita Muzic (FRA)	FDJ–Suez	+ 3' 41"
7	Liane Lippert (GER)	Movistar Team	+ 4' 32"
8	Loes Adegeest (NED)	FDJ–Suez	+ 4' 51"
9	Eva van Agt (NED)	Team Jumbo–Visma	+ 6' 04"
10	Pauliena Rooijakkers (NED)	Canyon–SRAM	+ 6' 33"

See also

• 2023 in women's road cycling

References

1. Frattini, Kirsten (2023-04-20). "Itzulia Women 2023 route". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
2. "Itzulia Women 2023 Results". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
3. "Stage profile Itzulia Women 2023". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
4. Rogers, Owen (2023-05-10). "The biggest talking points ahead of Itzulia Women - Preview". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
5. Moultrie, James (2023-05-12). "Demi Vollering solos home to win Itzulia Women opener". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
6. Moultrie, James (2023-05-12). "Bad luck for Annemiek van Vleuten in crash during Itzulia Women opener". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
7. Moultrie, James (2023-05-13). "Demi Vollering dominates Itzulia Women with stage 2 victory". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
8. Moultrie, James (2023-05-14). "Reusser breaks Vollering's stage winning streak, wins Itzulia 2023 with solo attack". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
9. Giuliani, Simone (2023-05-18). "'We ask ourselves how this is possible' – SD Worx dominate rankings, surpass 2022 win tally". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2023-05-22.