Remco Evenepoel, top favorite, will look for his fourth Classical San Sebastian this Saturday
\u00The winner of A02019, 2022 and 2023 will have to beat Giulio Ciccone, Bauke Mollema and Mads Pedersen, among others. Primoz Roglic, Julian Alaphilippe, Enric Mas, Nairo Quintana and Ion Izagirre will also be at the exit.
Flemish cyclist Remco Evenepoel, during the Tour de France.
The Flemish cyclistRemco Evenepoel is the great favorite in the San Sebastian Classic that is disputed this Saturday after winning the race three times. The test was presented this Tuesday in the capital of Guipuzcoana. The race will be offered live by ETB1 and sports eitb.eus from 14:30.
The presentation took place at the Donostia City Council, chaired by Mayor Jon Insausti and attended by institutions, sponsors and organizers.
At the event, an excellent list of cyclists was announced for the 2026 edition, which will feature the famous names of the platoon in San Sebastian and will try to prevent the victory of thewinnerof the 2019, 2022 and 2023 Evenepoel.
The provisional list sent by the teams includes Bauke Mollema, Mads Pedersen andlast year's winner was Giulio Ciccone .
In addition, cyclists Primoz Roglic, Julian Alaphilippe, Enric Mas, Nairo Quintana eta Ion Izagirre will be on the starting line. In addition, the ormaiztegiarra will bid farewell to cycling this season and will have one last chance to shine on the Donostiarra finish line.
The route
In the final stretch of the test, the platoon will have to climbthelegendary Jaizkibel mountain, Erlaitz High and the Murgil wall, with slopes up to 20% uneven over the last 60 kilometers.
The screening was decisive in Giulio Ciccone's victory last year, Marc Hirschi's victory in 2024, or Remco Evenepoel's victory.
The Classical San Sebastian meets its 45th edition, has the highest level of the UCI World Tour, distributes 400 points to the winner, which is another attraction for the Flemish, now in second place, but far from the leader, Tadej Pogacar.
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