We're in the midst of the spring classic season, but another World Tour stage race, the Tour of the Basque Country, also known as Iturria, is coming to the cobblestones and hills of Northern Europe.

Check out our Iturria Basque live streaming guide for next month's event.

Now in its 61st year, the six-day race is known for its hilly stages and steep climbs. It is one of the major stage races of the spring, featuring such greats as Alberto Contador, Sean Kelly, Gino Bartali, and Jacques Anquetil.

This time Primoš Roglic will be looking to defend his title against Lemko Evenpor, Adam Yates, and Julien Alaphilippe.

Cycling News will bring you full reports, results, news, interviews, and analysis throughout the race, and you can learn how to watch Iturria Basque Country via live stream using ExpressVPN (opens in new tab).

This year's race opens with a short time trial in Hondarribia, followed by a challenging hilly course to Viana at the end of the 207km long second stage.

Another tough finish awaited on day three to Amurio, just 5 km from the line, on a 500 m, 9.8% hill in Rezama. More hills await on the fourth stage from the Basque capital of Vitoria-Gasteiz to Zamudio, but none within 20 km of the finish.

The last two days begin with 11 climbs (5 sections), followed by a 10% climb to the line of Maravia in stage 5. The final stage will then finish at Alto de Arate above Eibar.

Check below for the full race schedule

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The race will be broadcast across Europe on Eurosport (opens in new tab) and Discovery+ (opens in new tab) Eurosport Player costs £6.99 (approx. £9.15) per month and a 12-month pass costs 59.99 Discovery+" also offers the same coverage for the same price.

In the United Kingdom, Europe, the United States, Canada, Australia, and some other regions, races are broadcast on GCN+ (opens in new tab).

Local Belgian broadcaster EITB (open in new tab) also broadcasts the race live every day.

Other broadcasters to keep in mind during the coming months include NBC Sports (opens in new tab) via Peacock ($4.99/month in the US) and Flobikes (opens in new tab) ($150/year in the US, $209.99 in Canada), as well as other "how to watch" stations throughout the year. How to" guides will be updated as needed.

If you don't have cable, NBC Sports is available via SlingTV (opens in new tab) ($35/month, $10 off first month) or FuboTV (opens in new tab) ($64.99/month) via smart TV, or other smart devices It can also be accessed via IP.

Broadcast options throughout Europe include RTBF (open in new tab) and Sporza (open in new tab) (Belgium), Rai Sport (open in new tab) (Italy), France TV (open in new tab), L'Equipe TV (open in new tab) ( (France), NOS (Netherlands), and RTVE (open in new tab) (Spain).

If you live outside the broadcast area or are out of the country on vacation and the live stream is regionally restricted, this can be You can work around this.

Our sister site TechRadar has tested hundreds of VPNs and recommends Express VPN as the #1 VPN currently available. ExpressVPN (opens in new tab) allows you to watch on many devices at once, including Smart TV, Fire TV Stick, PC, Mac, iPhone, Android phone, iPad, and tablet.

Primoš Roglic, last year's champion after his upset victory over Brandon McNulty on the final day, will be on the starting list for this year's tournament. He will be backed up by Jumbo Visma's team, including Jonas Vingegaard and Sepp Kuss.

Ineos Grenadiers will also have a stage-racing contingent, including Adam Yates as well as Tao Geoghegan Hart, Dani Martinez, and Geraint Thomas. Quick Step Alphavinir is one of the top team contenders, with Belgian team members Remco Evenpoel and Julien Alaphilippe.

Bora-Hansgrohe has Volta a Catalunya winner Sergio Igita, Alexandre Vlasov, and Emmanuel Buchmann, while George Bennett and Marc Soler lead UAE Team Emirates.

Also of note are Enric Mas (Movistar), David Gaudou (Groupama-FDJ), Rigobert Ulan, Mark Padun (EF Education-Easy Post), and Michael Woods (Israel-Premier Tech).

Finally, Basque hopes rest on Pero Bilbao (Bahrain-Victorias) and 2019 winner Ion Izaguirre (Cofidis).