The 48th edition of Essor Basque will take place from February 4 to 12, always with two rounds in the first weekend and three rounds in the second. “We’ve revamped this year’s Stopover Towns with two small innovations”, explains DirectVelo Christian Bible. In 2023, the town of Saint-Jean-le-Veux will welcome an arrival for the first time. “From now on, we will alternate between Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port and Saint-Jean-le Vieux, sometimes departing, sometimes arriving”, warns the organizer. Also, Boukov will remain the start city and Tarnos the finish city on the first day. There will be no further change between the two communes. “Like many races, we have to take into account urban developments and we can no longer finish in Bokov”.
The Basque Race’s women’s cyclosportive, registered on the federal calendar, renewed contention on a lap of the circuit around Moulion (45 km). “We have a cyclosportive open to two laps, which is 90km.The Christian Bible says.
Basque Rice’s 2023 program:
04/02 – Ep. 1: Growth curves (Boucau – Tarnos)
05/02 – Ep. 2: Circuit de l’Esser (Cambo – Cambo)
10/02 – Ep. 3: Tour of Lower Navarre (Saint-Palais – Saint-Palais)
11/02 – Ep. 4: Round of the Basque Country (Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port – Saint-Jean-le-Veux)
12/02 – Ep. 5: Growth Trophy – Soul Tower (Moulion – Moulion)
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