Pello Bilbao

As planned, the eighteenth stage of the 81st edition of the race has been decided by sprint and Brennan has once again been the best. The Return to Spain is now focused on Thursday's counterclockwork, which could be very important for the final general.

The British cyclist Visma Lease a Bike won the sixteenth stage of the 81st race in Palos de la Frontera on Tuesday. There is no change in the overall ranking and Enric Mas holds first place with a 2:06 lead over Galli and 2:10 over Roglic.

The British cyclist from the Visma lease a bike team has been the fastest in the final meters of the second stage of the race. Pogacar has crossed the finish line in third place, thus keeping the red jersey, which remains at the top of the overall ranking. 

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.

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.

The three runners will retire at the end of this season and have received a tribute from fans who have approached the goal of the San Sebastian Classic.

The Biscayan has won fifth place in the San Sebastian Classic, his last participation, and he has acknowledged that he has been irritated to have stayed so close to the podium. 

Remco Evenepoel has attacked and made the best of the race. In the last mile he and Richard Carapaz have faced each other.

The 81st edition of the race will be held on Sunday, August 2, with a 172.2 km tour starting in Bilbao at the Guggenheim Museum and ending in Getxo at the Arkotxa Barrier, which will be broadcast live by EITB from 14:00.

A little more than 172 kilometers of route, as a novelty, will climb Mount Pike twice. Last year Isaac del Toro was the winner. This year, among others, Igor Arrieta, Alex Aranburu, Ion Izagirre and Pello Bilbao will take the exit.

Team Bahrain Victorious has announced that gernikarra will be low due to a viral infection during the Auvergne Rhone Alpes Tour.

It is a mountainous day of seven punctuable ports, very hard and capable of breaking legs.

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The Grand Depart of the race will be a 19.6-kilometer team time counter in the Catalan capital. The initial tour will benefit the team strength, but the final stage will be decided by two climbs to the Montjuïc Olympic Stadium.

The 113th Tour de France, which will take place between 4 and 26 July, will begin in Barcelona and end in Paris and will be broadcast on sports eitb.eus and ETB.

The tour has left an undisputed victory for Paul Seixas, and many other figures and protagonists worthyofnote, such as the performance of theBasque cyclists . Alex Aranburu, Igor Arrieta, Ion Izagirreand Pello Bilbaowill not forget this year's edition.

The 36-year-old cyclist has announced his retirement at the end of the season in the run-up to the final stage of the 2026 Tour.