Joao ALMEIDA won in 20:04:49, 1:52 ahead of MAS.
| 1 |  J. ALMEIDA | 20:04:49 |
| 2 |  E. MAS | +1:52 |
| 3 |  M. SCHACHMANN | +1:59 |
| Points | J. ALMEIDA | 84 pts |
| Mountains |  B. ARMIRAIL | 57 pts |
| Youth |  I. DEL TORO | +4:55 |
The Tour of the Basque Country is an annual road cycling stage race held in the Spanish Basque Country in April. It is part of the UCI World Tour and is a major one-week stage race. The mountainous terrain favors climbers, with short stages and steep ascents, some with gradients above 20%.
Stages
6| # | Type | Winner | Finish | Gap behind | New GC leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. SCHACHMANNSoudal Quick-Step | Time trial | Time trial | M. SCHACHMANNleads · 3 stages | |
| 2 | Hills |  C. EWANIneos Grenadiers | Bunch sprint | +3:48Bunch sprint | |
| 3 | Mountain | A. ARANBURUCofidis | Solo | +0:03Solo | |
| 4 | Mountain | J. ALMEIDAUAE Team Emirates XRG | Solo | +0:28Solo | J. ALMEIDAleads · 3 stages |
| 5 | Mountain |  B. HEALYEF Education - Easypost | Solo | +1:47Solo | |
| 6 | Mountain | J. ALMEIDA 2nd winUAE Team Emirates XRG | Group of 2 | +0:13Group of 2 |
How the GC was won
gap to the leader after each stage, final podiumALMEIDA 20:04:49MAS +1:52SCHACHMANN +1:59Led from stage 4
Stage 1 decided it: ALMEIDA gained 1:10 on MAS.14 seconds of the 1:52 came from bonus seconds.
General
112| # | Rider | Time | UCI pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J. ALMEIDAUAE Team Emirates XRG | 20:04:49 | 400 |
| 2 | E. MASMovistar Team | +1:52 | 320 |
| 3 | M. SCHACHMANNSoudal Quick-Step | +1:59 | 260 |
| 4 | F. LIPOWITZRed Bull - BORA - Hansgrohe | +2:07 | 220 |
| 5 |  M. JENSENLidl-Trek | +2:17 | 180 |
| 6 |  I. VAN WILDERSoudal Quick-Step | +2:18 | 140 |
| 7 | A. ARANBURUCofidis | +2:45 | 120 |
| 8 |  S. VELASCOXDS Astana Team | +3:43 | 100 |
| 9 |  O. ONLEYTeam Picnic Postnl | +3:50 | 80 |
| 10 | C. CHAMPOUSSINXDS Astana Team | +3:55 | 68 |
| 11 | C. BERTHETDecathlon AG2R la Mondiale Team | +4:04 | 56 |
| 12 | G. MARTIN GUYONNETGroupama-FDJ | +4:07 | 48 |
| 13 |  S. BUITRAGOBahrain Victorious | +4:16 | 40 |
| 14 | J. JEGATTotalenergies | +4:23 | 32 |
| 15 | I. DEL TOROUAE Team Emirates XRG | +4:55 | 28 |
Rider performance
stage places, log scalePresets
Stages
J. ALMEIDA2 winsE. MASbest 2M. SCHACHMANN1 win
Teams
24 · 7 riders each| # | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UAE Team Emirates XRG | 663 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 2 | Soudal Quick-Step | 566 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Movistar Team | 373 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Red Bull - BORA - Hansgrohe | 296 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | XDS Astana Team | 249 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Cofidis | 220 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Lidl-Trek | 220 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Groupama-FDJ | 154 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
