Cycling

The Lekeitio cyclist signed for a season after spending the last six in the Burgos BH team and arrived on the orange team with the intention of bringing experience in 2027.

Isaac del Toro (UAE) won the first stage of the Return to Germany. Paul Magnier (Soudal) was second, 1.73. Laurenz Rex (Soudal) was third, 1.05 seconds ahead of the leader.

"Here I have grown up and grown up as a cyclist and also sharing a team with Mikel Landa will be fulfilling another dream. Having an idol next door and defending the same jersey together will be awesome," said the 31-year-old Markinian cyclist.

In this way, the Alavés will run the Return to Spain for the tenth time, in this case as leader of the Soudal Quick-Step, although the other options for the overall ranking are the Italian Filippo Zana and the French Valentin Paret-Peintre.

After losing the Tour de France, the Gernikese cyclist faces his last Lap with special motivation and will help guide the young team for three weeks. "In the end, not having run the Tour has opened the doors for me to make the Vuelta, and I am very motivated," said Bilbao.

The main task of the Alavés cyclist in his second Lap will be to help the Ecuadorian team leader. "Throughout the season I have had opportunities in several races, but now I will try to help the team as much as possible, which is the main goal for the next three weeks," Beloki explained.

The account of a police spokesman has revealed more details of what happened before the death of the Welsh cyclist in the Portuguese Volta.

Berrade, Uriarte, Cobo, Brustenga, Ruiz, Elosegi, Ramiro Sosa and Wenzel are the eight runners chosen by the Navarre team to take part in the race starting this Saturday in Monaco.

Thus, after reaching the orange team in 2026, both sides have signed a contract for two more years. The Biscayan has been a professional for 11 seasons, since 2016, in which he has run five Laps and two Giro.

"We had planned a recovery period after the Tour, but due to the collarbone injury, the date of my return to training has been delayed and I cannot return to the highest level soon," said the Danish cyclist.

The Return to Germany will be held from 19 to 23 August and will begin at Bad Orb and end at Heilbronn. EITBwill broadcast live the five days of the weekly.

In the final stage, Cedrik Bakke Christophersen was the fastest. The Norwegian finished in just over four hours a stage of 190.5 kilometers.

As for the overall ranking, the final win was for Uruguayan Thomas Silva.

Uruguayan Guillermo Thomas Silva (XDS Astana) took first place in the fourth stage of the Artic Race. Belgian Van Eetvelt (Lotto) took second place alongside Silva. Pinarello (NSN Cycling) was third in the Storheia Summit.

The chain broadcasting the competition, the Portuguese channel RTP, has claimed that he died as a result of a frontal collision with a non-racing vehicle travelling in the opposite direction.

One X Mobility's Erlind Blikra won the second stage of the Arctic Race between Vesterålen-Andenes. The Norwegian won the sprint, Ethan Vernon (NSN Cycling) took second place, while Giovanni Lonardi (Team Polti VisitMalta) took third.

The Italian cyclist from the Polti VisitMalta team has been the fastest in the last few meters, surpassing the French Jason Tesson and the Canadian Riley Pickrell.

The Urretxu cyclist has been on the run all day, and the Portuguese Rui Oliveira has been imposed on the sprint with a second team on him.

The Zumaia cyclist has established himself as a reference for the orange team and is completing a great year 2026.

The Norwegian Arctic Race will be held from 13 to 16 August and will begin in Evenes and end in Narvik.

81. The Return to Spain will be played between 22 August and 13 September and will begin in Monaco and end in Granada. The race can be followed daily by sports eitb.eus and ETB.