Tour of the Basque Country: Hayter sprints to victory on stage 1

After 165.4 kilometres between Vitoria Gasteiz and Labastida, there was a sprint in a large field, which was won by Briton Ethan Hayter from Ineos Grenadiers in his favour. Second place went to the Swiss Mauro Schmid (Soudal - Quick Step) ahead of Jon Aberasturi (Trek-Segafredo).

Hayter also takes the overall lead

Thanks to his success on stage 1, Hayter is also the overall leader in the 2023 Tour of the Basque Country. 24-year-old Hayter has a four-second lead over Schmid going into stage 2, which leads from Viana to Leitza over 193.8 kilometres on Tuesday.

>> All stages of the 2023 Tour of the Basque Country at a glance

The Tour of the Basque Country ends on Saturday after six stages in Eibar. Alongside the Tour of Catalonia, it is the most important one-week stage race in Spain.

Tour of the Basque Country 2023: Stage 1 results

1. Ethan Hayter (Ineos Grenadiers) 4:01:24
2. Mauro Schmid (Soudal - Quick Step) +0:00
3. Jon Aberasturi (Trek-Segafredo) +0:00
4. Alex Aranburu (Movistar) +0:00
5. Orluis Aular (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA) +0:00
6. Richard Carapaz (EF Education EasyPost) +0:00
7. Quinten Hermans (Alpecin-Deceuninck) +0:00
8. Gonzalo Serrano (Movistar) +0:00
9. Mattias Skjelmose (Trek-Segafredo) +0:00
10. Christian Scaroni (Astana Qazaqstan Team) +0:00

Tour of the Basque Country 2023: The standings in the overall standings

1. Ethan Hayter (Ineos Grenadiers) 4:01:14
2. Mauro Schmid (Soudal - Quick Step) +0:04
3. Jon Aberasturi (Trek-Segafredo) +0:06
4. Daniel Felipe Martinez (Ineos Grenadiers) +0:07
5. Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) +0:08
6. Marc Soler (UAE Team Emirates) +0:09
7. Cristian Rodriguez (Arkea-Samsic) +0:09
8. Alex Aranburu (Movistar) +0:10
9. Orluis Aular (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA) +0:10
10. Richard Carapaz (EF Education EasyPost) +0:10