The race line-up
The Classic of San Sebastian (in Basque: Donostia Klasikoa; in Spanish: Clásica San Sebastián) is a spanish cycling race created in 1981 which takes place in the region of San Sebastián, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country, the Saturday following the end of the Tour de France.
This classic takes part of the UCI World Tour calendar . Its main difficulty is the Alto de Jaizkibel, a 7.8 km climb with an average slope of 5.8% and which is climbed twice during the race.
In 2018, Anthony Roux distinguished himself there by climbing on the podium, in third place in this very tough race with many riders who have just completed the Tour de France.
No comment