Itzulia Basque Country: Stage 1

Mikel Landa, on the clock back: "I've had good feelings, so happy."

The Basque cyclist from the Soudal Quick-Step has won the eighteenth place in the stage, losing 55 seconds to the winner Paul Seixas.

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Decomble has reached the finish line with his butt torn and bruised after falling on the clock in Bilbao

The French cyclist of the Groupama team has fallen and has crossed the finish line with difficulty. The French Paul Seixas (Decathlon) has won the stage with an exhibition on the clock.

Paul Seixas wins the first stage clock; Del Toro loses 51 seconds and Ayuso 1:16

The young cyclist of the Decathlon team thus becomes the first leader of the 2026 Return to the Basque Country. Pello Bilbao and Mikel Landa have been the best Basque cyclists, losing 53 and 55 seconds respectively.

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Paul Seixas has given an exhibition on the clock in Bilbao and is the first leader of the Tour

The French cyclist from the Decathlon CMA CGM Team made a time of 17 minutes, 9 seconds and 38 hundredths.

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1st stage of the 2026 Tour: Bilbao-Bilbao (13.8 km)

See the performance of the first stage of the 2026 Tour starting and ending in Bilbao. From 14:30, with the departure of the first cyclist, and in the session that will last until 18:30, you will know all the details of the start of the race.

Aerodynamic coefficient: the real nightmare of cyclists against the clock

The first stage of the 2026 Return to the Basque Country is a 13.9 km counterclockwork that will begin and end in Bilbao. Xabier Usabiaga has explained to us what the aerodynamic coefficient is, with which the cyclists intend to impose as little obstacle as possible on the air, given its size and its position on the bike.

Profile and tour of the first stage of the Return to the Basque Country 2026: Bilbao-Bilbao (13.9 km, individual clock)

As was also the case in 2021, the first stage of the Vuelta will be a counterclockwork that will begin and end in Bilbao. The race will leave Begoña and will have its destination in the park of Etxebarria; the last part will be the hardest, since the cyclists will have to overcome the 19% slope.

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A fall that has left Javier Romo without a chance to contest the stage

The Manchego cyclist went to the ground at the end of the ascent to Izua, shortly after joining Seixas and Lipowitz.

Izagirre: "I tried to follow Paul, but I saw it wasn't my rhythm."

Ion Izagirre (Cofidis) has competed for the stage, on the fifth day of the Tour, which began and ended in Eibar. He has declared that he has tried to follow Lipowitz and Seixas but has not been able to keep up with them.

Paul Seixas: "It's been a tough stage and I'm happy for the team's victory."

French cyclist Paul Seixas (Decathlon CMA CGM Team) has won his third Tour victory in Eibar. The 19-year-old cyclist and Florian Lipowitzhave broken the race in Izua and the Frenchman has prevailed in the Eibarrés goal.

Summary of the 5th stage of the Paul Seixas Tour

The French cyclist Paul Seixas (Decathlon) has won his third stage victory in the 2026 Returnto the United States, the fifth stage with departure and arrival in Galdakao. In the absence of 30 kilometers, he has hit the getaway with the German Florian Lipowitz (Red Bull), who has decided the winner in the final sprint between the two.

Seixas and Lipowitz fight in the last mile

Paul Seixas (Decathlon) The leader of the Tour has won the Queen stage in Eibar, thus winning his third win in this edition. Florian Lipowitz (Redu Bull-Bora) and Javier Romo (Movistar) have been second and third respectively.

Paul Seixas Dominating the Queen Stage of the Return

Paul Seixas and Florian Lipowitz have broken the Izuan high race and the 19-year-old cyclist has prevailed in the Eibar finish line by winning the third win of the Tour. The rest of the favorites, including Primoz Roglic and Ion Izagirre, have arrived more than a minute late.

The car hit Markel Beloki!

While competing in the fifth stage of the Tour, 45 kilometers from the finish line, the Lidl-Trek car has struck the Basque cyclist Markel Beloki, who has been terrified, but fortunately nothing serious has happened.

LIVE: Queen stage of the Return (Eibar-Eibar, 176.2 km)

Watch live the performance of the fifth stageof the 2026 Return that will begin and end in Eibar. From 15:15 to 18:15 you will know all the details of the day.

Pello Bilbao: "My mentality in the Return has been to wait for the end, to manage the forces in the best possible way."

The Bahrain-Victorious Vizcaino cyclist is ranked 11th in the overall ranking and has surrendered to a good level in the Galdakao stage on the day of Alex Aranburu's victory.

Ion Izagirre: "Do I have a podium in my head? Yes, why not? "

The Guipuzcoan cyclist from Cofidis has been brilliant in the stage won by his teammate Alex Aranburu in the Vuelta; Izagirre has entered fourth place and has been very important for Aranburu to win and, also in the general, is fourth.