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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Basque cyclists, protagonists at home

The tour has left an undisputed victory for Paul Seixasand many other prominent figures and protagonists, such as Basque cyclists Alex Aranburu, Igor Arrieta, Ion Izagirreand Pello Bilbao.

Ion Izagirre is honored at the end of the final stage of the Return

The Ormaiztegi cyclist will retire at the end of the season after 17 years of professional career.

Ion Izagirre: "The tour has given me a lot, and I'm lucky to finish fourth in my last lap."

Ion Izagirre (Cofidis) tried to get into the podium of the Tour, but in the end he was left with a fourth place that he was happy to take.

BERGARA (GIPUZKOA), 11/04/2026.- El ciclista estadounidense Andrew August (Ineos), entra ganador en meta de la sexta etapa de la Vuelta Ciclista al País Vasco-Itzulia, este sábado en Bergara (Gipuzkoa). EFE/ Juan Herrero

Summary of the 6th stage of the Andrew Auguste Tour

The American cyclist Andrew August (Ineos) has won a great victory in Bergara in the sixth and final stage of the 2026 Tour . In the race in which the rain has been the protagonist, Paul Seixashas had no difficulty in imposing himself on the general and, with him, Florian Lipowitz and Tobias Halland Johannessen have been on the podium.

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Paul Seixas wins the Round with great authority and Andrew Auguste takes the final stage

The American cyclist Andrew August (Ineos) has won a great victory in Bergara. With Paul Seixas, Florian Lipowitz and Tobias Halland Johannessen have been on the podium.

6th and final stage of the 2026 Lap: Goizper Antzuola-Bergara (135.4 km)

Follow live the performance of the sixthand final stage of the 2026 Tour starting at Goizper-Antzuola and ending at Bergara, starting at 14:30 .

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.