Mikel Landa Meana
Breton Axel Laurance has overtaken Navarro Igor Arrieta in the last few meters and won the stage in Basauri
The Mexican Isaac del Toro has been forced to leave the race after falling 81 kilometers from the finish line and the Alavés Mikel Landa has not taken the exit due to yesterday's fall, in which Paul Seixas (Decathlon) remains the leader.
Mikel Landa leaves the Round
A race doctor's car caused Michael Landa's fall on the Lap
At first, the trial judges punished the driver and then expelled him.
Mikel Landa has fallen on the descent of San Miguel de Aralar, but has reached the finish line
Soudal's chief of staff entered 67th place 13:11 minutes from the winner and waited for medical examinations to rule out injuries that would prevent him from leaving Basauri this Wednesday.
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.
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.
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.
Mikel Landa will lead the Soudal Quick-Step in the Round
Soudal Quick-Step sports director Kevin Hulsmans has stated that "running at home will give the Alavés cyclist an extra motivation."
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.
Mikel Landa and Pello Bilbao will be at the Paraíso Interior Classic on February 16
The two Basque cyclists will take part in a race that combines asphalt and rural areas over 169 kilometres.