Team dsm-firmenich PostNL coach Phil West: “The Basque country is a great location for bike racing and so we look forward to Itzulia this year and the motivated fans that go hand in hand with races in the Basque country. For Itzulia we have a strong group of climbers in Warren Barguil, Oscar Onley, and Gijs Leemrieze, so we come with the ambition towards GC here, but of course, we will also race hard for day results on the hilly stages throughout.”