The 2025 Itzulia Women was a Spanish women's road cycle stage race that was held in the Basque Country from 16 to 18 May. It was the fourth edition of Itzulia Women, and the 16th event in the 2025 UCI Women's World Tour.
The race was won by Dutch rider Demi Vollering of for the third time, with Vollering winning the final stage to secure her victory. Vollering also won the mountains classification for the third time. Mischa Bredewold of finished second, after winning the first two stages – Bredewold also won the points classification. Sarah Van Dam of finished third, after gaining bonus seconds on the last stage. Antonia Niedermaier of won the youth classification, with her team also winning the team classification.
Pre-race favorites Dutch rider Demi Vollering was widely seen by cycling analysts as the top favorite, having finished first or second in every previous edition of Itzulia Women, with two wins in 2022 and 2024. teammates Mischa Bredewold and Anna van der Breggen were also top contenders; Bredwold finished runner-up with two stage wins in the 2024 edition, while Van der Breggen was making her debut in the race but has had significant success in other stage races. Other riders mentioned in pre-race analysis were Évita Muzic, Yara Kastelijn, Mavi Garcia, and Thalita de Jong.
Teams Fourteen UCI Women's WorldTeams, two UCI Women's ProTeams, and three UCI Women's Continental Teams took part in the race.
UCI Women's WorldTeams
UCI Women's ProTeams
UCI Women's Continental Teams
Route The race used the hilly landscape of the Basque Country, with stage 3 featuring the famed Jaizkibel climb (7.9km at 5.6%) used in the Clásica de San Sebastián. +Stage characteristics and winnersStageDateCourseDistanceTypeStage winner 1 16 May Zumarraga to Agurain Hilly stage 2 17 May Ugao-Miraballes to Igorre Hilly stage 3 18 May San Sebastián to San Sebastián Hilly stage Total
Stages Stage 1 16 May 2025 — Zumarraga to Agurain,
Stage 2 17 May 2025 — Ugao-Miraballes to Igorre,
Stage 3 18 May 2025 — San Sebastián to San Sebastián,
Classification leadership table +Classification leadership by stageStageWinnerGeneral classificationPoints classificationMountains classificationYoung rider classificationTeam classification 1 Mischa Bredewold Mischa Bredewold Mischa Bredewold Morgane Coston Millie Couzens 2 Mischa Bredewold Gaia Segato 3 Demi Vollering Demi Vollering Demi Vollering Antonia Niedermaier Final Demi Vollering Mischa Bredewold
Classification standings Legend Denotes the winner of the general classification Denotes the winner of the mountains classification Denotes the winner of the points classification Denotes the winner of the young rider classification
General classification + Final general classification (1-10) Rank Rider Team Time 1 9h 55' 44" 2 + 48" 3 + 1' 01" 4 + 1' 03" 5 + 1' 10" 6 + 1' 10" 7 + 1' 10" 8 + 1' 10" 9 + 1' 10" 10 + 1' 27"
Points classification + Final points classification (1-10) Rank Rider Team Points 1 68 2 46 3 34 4 28 5 24 6 20 7 20 8 20 9 20 10 20
Mountains classification + Final mountains classification (1-10) Rank Rider Team Points 1 20 2 11 3 10 4 9 5 9 6 9 7 7 8 5 9 3 10 3
Young rider classification + Final young rider classification (1-10) Rank Rider Team Time 1 9h 56' 54" 2 + 37" 3 + 37" 4 + 1' 22" 5 + 1' 35" 6 + 1' 36" 7 + 1' 58" 8 + 3' 49" 9 Alena Ivanchenko + 3' 49" 10 + 3' 49"
Teams classification + Final teams classification (1-10) Rank Team Time 1 29h 52' 34" 2 + 6" 3 + 59" 4 + 1' 08" 5 + 1' 20" 6 + 2' 31" 7 + 2' 34" 8 + 3' 58" 9 + 4' 45" 10 + 6' 48"
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