Ion Izagirre Insausti
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.
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.
Ion Izagirre: "We'll try our best in classification."
The ormaiztegiarra of the Cofidis also points out that the achievement of some stage victory is also one of the other goals, whether achieved by him or by Alex Aranburu. Izagirre, in the Vuelta, is in seventh place, with two stages played.
Paul Seixas has prevailed in the Mendukillo caves on the Return and has gained a 1:25 advantage over Skjelmos, Roglic and Izagirre
Isaac del Toro has lost 1:43 and Juan Ayuso has lost 2:29.
The 2026 Tour arrives with a luxury poster with the mountain as the main protagonist
Del Toro, Ayuso, Lipowitz, Roglic, Mikel Landa and Ion Izagirre, among others, will have to overcome 809 kilometres of travel, 29 punctual ports and 16,000 metres of unlevel.
Ion Izagirre, winner of the Miguel Indurain Grand Prix
Ion Izagirre has won the Miguel Indurain Grand Prix for the third time in the last season in which he will compete as a professional. The Ormaiztegi cyclist has crossed the finish line alone, suffering a decisive attack in the absence of two kilometers to finish.
Izagirre: "Looks like it's a race that suits me."
Ion Izagirre (Cofidis) is pleased to have won the Miguel Indurain Grand Prix for the third time. He has been without a victory for almost three years and insists that winning at home is always special, the year he will close his retirement.
Ion Izagirre played the getaway and gave an exhibition at the Miguel Indurain Grand Prix
Ion Izagirre (Cofidis) has won the 2026 Miguel Indurain Grand Prix with an exhibition. Ormaiztegi's cyclist has hit the getaway two kilometers from the finish line and no one has been able to follow his wheel.
Roglic, Ayuso, Del Toro, Aranburu, Landa, Pello Bilbao and Izagirre will be at the 2026 Return to the Basque Country
The race, which will be held from 6 to 11 April, has been officially presented on Thursday and will consist of six stages, with a total of 29 qualifying ports to be promoted by cyclists.
16 WorldTour teams and Euskaltel-Euskadi, Caja Rural-Seguros RGA and Kern Pharma, at the 2026 Return to the Basque Country
The organization has announced which teams will perform in the 65th edition of the race, so this year's Tour has featured all UCI WorldTeam teams except Jayco-AlUla and NSN Cycling Team.