Itzulia Basque Country 2026 Spain, Stage Race

Stages: 6
Starters: 154
UCI points: 3,610

Paul SEIXAS won in 20:07:35, 2:30 ahead of LIPOWITZ.

1	P. SEIXAS	20:07:35
2	F. LIPOWITZ	+2:30
3	T. JOHANNESSEN	+2:33

Points	P. SEIXAS	87 pts
Mountains	P. SEIXAS	32 pts
Youth	P. SEIXAS

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

#	Date	Type	Winner	Finish	Gap behind	Start	Finish	Distance	Elevation	Time	New GC leader
1	6 Apr		P. SEIXASDecathlon CMA CGM Team	Time trial	+0:23Time trial	Bilbao	Bilbao	14 km	224 m	17:09.38	P. SEIXASleads · 6 stages
2	7 Apr	Mountain	P. SEIXAS 2nd winDecathlon CMA CGM Team	Solo	+1:25Solo	Pamplona-Iruña	Cuevas de Mendukilo	165 km	3,185 m	4:11:48
3	8 Apr	Hills	A. LAURANCEIneos Grenadiers	Solo	+0:02Solo	Basauri	Basauri	153 km	2,695 m	3:38:33
4	9 Apr	Hills	A. ARANBURUCofidis	Solo	+0:04Solo	Galdakao	Galdakao	168 km	3,100 m	3:55:15
5	10 Apr	Hills	P. SEIXAS 3rd winDecathlon CMA CGM Team	Group of 2	+1:03Group of 2	Eibar	Eibar	176 km	3,966 m	4:30:02
6	11 Apr	Hills	A. AUGUSTIneos Grenadiers	Solo	+0:16Solo	Goizper-Antzuola	Bergara	136 km	3,080 m	3:29:35

How the GC was won

gap to the leader after each stage, final podium

SEIXAS 20:07:35LIPOWITZ +2:30JOHANNESSEN +2:33Led from stage 1

Stage 2 decided it: SEIXAS gained 1:35 on LIPOWITZ.12 seconds of the 2:30 came from bonus seconds.

General

#	Rider	Time	UCI pts
1	P. SEIXASDecathlon CMA CGM Team Decathlon CMA CGM Team	20:07:35	400
2	F. LIPOWITZRed Bull - BORA - Hansgrohe Red Bull - BORA - Hansgrohe	+2:30	320
3	T. JOHANNESSENUno-X Mobility Uno-X Mobility	+2:33	260
4	I. IZAGUIRRECofidis Cofidis	+3:50	220
5	C. CHAMPOUSSINXDS Astana Team XDS Astana Team	+4:43	180
6	P. BILBAOBahrain Victorious Bahrain Victorious	+5:03	140
7	J. ROMOMovistar Team Movistar Team	+5:05	120
8	I. ARRIETAUAE Team Emirates XRG UAE Team Emirates XRG	+5:25	100
9	A. BAUDINEF Education - Easypost EF Education - Easypost	+5:41	80
10	K. VAUQUELINIneos Grenadiers Ineos Grenadiers	+7:33	68
11	G. MARTIN GUYONNETGroupama-FDJ United Groupama-FDJ United	+11:34	56
12	C. UIJTDEBROEKSMovistar Team Movistar Team	+13:15	48
13	M. BELOKIEF Education - Easypost EF Education - Easypost	+18:39	40
14	M. JENSENLidl-Trek Lidl-Trek	+19:24	32
15	H. TEJADAXDS Astana Team XDS Astana Team	+20:59	28

Rider performance

stage places, log scale

Presets

Stages

P. SEIXAS3 winsF. LIPOWITZbest 2T. JOHANNESSENbest 2

Teams

21 of 22 scored · 7 riders each

#	Team
1	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	624	3	3	4
2	Red Bull - BORA - Hansgrohe	435	0	2	5
3	Uno-X Mobility	331	0	1	4
4	Cofidis	325	1	1	4
5	XDS Astana Team	302	0	1	8
6	Movistar Team	296	0	3	5
7	Ineos Grenadiers	244	2	3	5
8	UAE Team Emirates XRG	188	0	2	4

Itzulia Basque Country 2026 Spain, Stage Race

Stages: 6
Starters: 154
UCI points: 3,610

All editions

Paul SEIXAS won in 20:07:35, 2:30 ahead of LIPOWITZ.

1	P. SEIXAS	20:07:35
2	F. LIPOWITZ	+2:30
3	T. JOHANNESSEN	+2:33

Points	P. SEIXAS	87 pts
Mountains	P. SEIXAS	32 pts
Youth	P. SEIXAS

Stages

#	Date	Type	Winner	Finish	Gap behind	Start	Finish	Distance	Elevation	Time	New GC leader
1	6 Apr		P. SEIXASDecathlon CMA CGM Team	Time trial	+0:23Time trial	Bilbao	Bilbao	14 km	224 m	17:09.38	P. SEIXASleads · 6 stages
2	7 Apr	Mountain	P. SEIXAS 2nd winDecathlon CMA CGM Team	Solo	+1:25Solo	Pamplona-Iruña	Cuevas de Mendukilo	165 km	3,185 m	4:11:48
3	8 Apr	Hills	A. LAURANCEIneos Grenadiers	Solo	+0:02Solo	Basauri	Basauri	153 km	2,695 m	3:38:33
4	9 Apr	Hills	A. ARANBURUCofidis	Solo	+0:04Solo	Galdakao	Galdakao	168 km	3,100 m	3:55:15
5	10 Apr	Hills	P. SEIXAS 3rd winDecathlon CMA CGM Team	Group of 2	+1:03Group of 2	Eibar	Eibar	176 km	3,966 m	4:30:02
6	11 Apr	Hills	A. AUGUSTIneos Grenadiers	Solo	+0:16Solo	Goizper-Antzuola	Bergara	136 km	3,080 m	3:29:35

How the GC was won

gap to the leader after each stage, final podium

SEIXAS 20:07:35LIPOWITZ +2:30JOHANNESSEN +2:33Led from stage 1

Stage 2 decided it: SEIXAS gained 1:35 on LIPOWITZ.12 seconds of the 2:30 came from bonus seconds.

General

#	Rider	Time	UCI pts
1	P. SEIXASDecathlon CMA CGM Team Decathlon CMA CGM Team	20:07:35	400
2	F. LIPOWITZRed Bull - BORA - Hansgrohe Red Bull - BORA - Hansgrohe	+2:30	320
3	T. JOHANNESSENUno-X Mobility Uno-X Mobility	+2:33	260
4	I. IZAGUIRRECofidis Cofidis	+3:50	220
5	C. CHAMPOUSSINXDS Astana Team XDS Astana Team	+4:43	180
6	P. BILBAOBahrain Victorious Bahrain Victorious	+5:03	140
7	J. ROMOMovistar Team Movistar Team	+5:05	120
8	I. ARRIETAUAE Team Emirates XRG UAE Team Emirates XRG	+5:25	100
9	A. BAUDINEF Education - Easypost EF Education - Easypost	+5:41	80
10	K. VAUQUELINIneos Grenadiers Ineos Grenadiers	+7:33	68
11	G. MARTIN GUYONNETGroupama-FDJ United Groupama-FDJ United	+11:34	56
12	C. UIJTDEBROEKSMovistar Team Movistar Team	+13:15	48
13	M. BELOKIEF Education - Easypost EF Education - Easypost	+18:39	40
14	M. JENSENLidl-Trek Lidl-Trek	+19:24	32
15	H. TEJADAXDS Astana Team XDS Astana Team	+20:59	28

Rider performance

stage places, log scale

Presets

Stages

P. SEIXAS3 winsF. LIPOWITZbest 2T. JOHANNESSENbest 2

Teams

21 of 22 scored · 7 riders each

#	Team
1	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	624	3	3	4
2	Red Bull - BORA - Hansgrohe	435	0	2	5
3	Uno-X Mobility	331	0	1	4
4	Cofidis	325	1	1	4
5	XDS Astana Team	302	0	1	8
6	Movistar Team	296	0	3	5
7	Ineos Grenadiers	244	2	3	5
8	UAE Team Emirates XRG	188	0	2	4

Nations

above or below their numbers

Share of ridersShare of UCI points

France+18 pp
Germany+6 pp
Norway+5 pp
Spain+1 pp
Belgium−3 pp
Great Britain−4 pp
Netherlands−4 pp
Italy−5 pp
0%10%20%30%

Age

every rider in this race by age, coloured by best result

154 riders with a known ageWinPodiumTop 10Raced

Winner P. SEIXAS, 20 · Oldest B. MOLLEMA, 40

Dropouts

riders in the race after each stage

Started 154Finished 75Dropped out 79Finish rate 49%DNFDNS

Speed and climbing

stage winner's average speed, per stage

Fastest 48.4 km/hAverage 41.8 km/hSlowest 38.9 km/hClimbing, steepest 22.7 m/km