Fog, mist, low cloud and sudden rain showers are usually part and parcel of every Basque Country spring - but as the riders of Itzulia Basque Country know only too well, hail, snow and even sudden spells of summer-like heat can also feature.
If the famously haphazard weather of April in Euskadi and an exceptionally top quality field in this year’s race already make it a very hard one to predict, the lack of several traditional standout features in the route adds another dense layer of Basque fog-like uncertainty to it.
