| 2023 Itzulia Women | |
| Series: | 2023 UCI Women's World Tour |
| Race No: | 16 |
| Season No: | 27 |
| Date: | 12–14 May 2023 |
| Stages: | 3 |
| Distance: | 370.2 |
| Unit: | km |
| Time: | 9h 57' 24" |
| First: | Marlen Reusser |
| First Nat: | SUI |
| First Color: | yellow |
| Second: | Demi Vollering |
| Second Nat: | NED |
| Third: | Katarzyna Niewiadoma |
| Third Nat: | POL |
| Points: | Marlen Reusser |
| Points Nat: | SUI |
| Points Color: | green |
| Mountains: | Demi Vollering |
| Mountains Nat: | NED |
| Mountains Color: | white |
| Youth: | Ella Wyllie |
| Youth Nat: | NZL |
| Youth Color: | blue |
| Previous: | 2022 |
| Next: | 2024 |
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.
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.
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]
| Date | Route | Distance | Type | Winner | Team | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 May | Eika-Etxebarria to Markina-Xemein | 122.2km (75.9miles) | Hilly stage | ||||
| 2 | 13 May | Vitoria-Gasteiz to Amurrio | 133.2km (82.8miles) | Hilly stage | ||||
| 3 | 14 May | Donostia-San Sebastián to Donostia-San Sebastián | 114.8km (71.3miles) | Hilly stage | ||||
| Total | 370.2km (230miles) | |||||||
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.[2]
In the race itself, Demi Vollering won the first stage by 47 seconds after a 12 kilometre attack from the Urkaregi climb.[3] Van Vleuten crashed on the wet roads of the final climb, putting her a minute behind Vollering.[4] On the second stage, Vollering won the final sprint, maintaining her lead.[5] 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".[6]
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.
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.[7]
| Rider | Team | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||
| 2 | + 1' 50" | |||
| 3 | + 2' 59" | |||
| 4 | + 3' 00" | |||
| 5 | + 3' 07" | |||
| 6 | + 3' 41" | |||
| 7 | + 4' 32" | |||
| 8 | + 4' 51" | |||
| 9 | + 6' 04" | |||
| 10 | + 6' 33" |