UCI World Tour
Izagirre, Aranburu and Azparren face the Tour with enthusiasm and optimism
The presentation of the 2026 Tour de France was held this afternoon in Barcelona, where the 23 teams participating in the race were presented, including the Caja Rural, and representatives of Basque cycling such as Ion Izagirre, Alex Aranburu and Xabier Mikel Azparren were also present.
List of runners participating in the Tour de France 2026
The 113th edition of the race will take place from 4 to 26 July in Barcelona and end in Paris, with the participation of 23 teams and 184 runners, including Caja Rural-Seguros RGA and Ion Izagirre, Alex Aranburu and Xabier Mikel Azparren.
Azparren: "Going to the Tour has been the dream of my life; I will try to find my chance and my day."
Xabier Mikel Azparren, who will be competing for the first time on the 2026 Tour, has made his way to Barcelona at San Sebastian airport, where, according to the Donostiarra, he reaches the most prestigious cycling race at the best point of his life.
Pinarello Q36.5 announces Xabier Mikel Azparren's participation in the Tour de France
The Swiss team has selected the Donostiarra cyclist for the 113th Tour de France, which starts on Saturday in Barcelona. Azparren, 27, will play the Tour for the first time, so this year's event will be attended by three Basque cyclists: Ion Izagirre, Alex Aranburu and Azparren himself.
Ion Izagirre, on the way to his last Tour: "I'm sure it will be special; I'll have special emotions for the next three weeks."
The Cofidis Ormaiztegiarra cyclist left Loiu airport this afternoon. Izagirre already has two stage wins on the Tour de France, in 2016 and 2023.
Mikel Landa is out of the Tour de France
Murgiarra will not participate in the Tour de France due to a back injury. Soudal Quick Step is betting on Belgian Tim Merlier.
The Caja Rural Seguros RGA team has strangely announced an "octave" for the Tour
The Navarro team has announced its team for this year's edition of the Tour de France, with its eight runners dressed in retro: Abel Balderstone, Fernando Gaviria, Sebastian Berwick, Alex, Molenaar, Jpel Nicolau, Stefano Oldani, Jakub Otruba and José Félix Parra.
Tadej Pogacar, top favorite and UAE leader, seeks his fifth Tour, third consecutive
The Slovenian star will be accompanied by the experience of Nils Politten and Adam Yates, who will have their tenth Tour, while Mexican climber Isaac del Toro will debut at 22.
Aranburu and Izagirre will be with the Cofidis on the way out of the Tour with the aim of achieving stage victory
In addition to the two Guipuzcoans, the Cofidis will be made up of Milan Fretin, Jenthe Biermans, Piet Allegaert, Benjamin Thomas, Hugo Page and Alex Kirsch.
Route, profile and schedule of the 10th stage of the Tour de France 2026: Aurillac-Le Lioran (166.6 km)
It is a mountainous day of seven punctuable ports, very hard and capable of breaking legs.
2026ko Frantziako Tourraren 6. etaparen profila eta ibilbidea: Paue-Gavarnie-Gedre (186,2 km)
Frantziako Tourreko seigarren etapak 3.978 metroko desnibela eta bost mendate pilatzen ditu, horien artean Tourmalet klasikoa.
2026ko Frantziako Tourreko 2. etaparen profila, ibilbidea eta ordutegia: Tarragona-Bartzelona (168,5 km)
Etapa hau Katalunian jokatuko da oso-osorik. Tarragonan hasiko da, lehenengoz ikusiko du hiriak aurten Frantziako Tourra.
Route, profile and schedule of the 1st stage of the Tour de France 2026: Barcelona-Barcelona (19.6 km)
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.
Profiles and trajectories of all stages of the Tour de France 2026
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.
Pogacar gave an exhibition and almost sentenced the general in the first stage of the Return to Switzerland
The Klanec cyclist attacked 70 km from the finish line and went to Sondrio alone. On the other hand, in the women's race, the Dutch Femke De Vries is the first leader of the Return to Switzerland.
Wout van Aertek ez du Frantziako Tourrean parte hartuko, ukondoan duen lesio batengatik
Aurreko astean, Visma Lease a Bike taldeko txirrindulariak, Auvernia-Rodano-Alpeetako Tourrean etapa bat irabazita, lasterketa utzi behar izan zuen, ukondoan arazoak zituelako; lesio horrengatik ezingo da Bartzelonan uztailaren 4an hasiko den Frantziako Tourrean aritu.
Mikel Landa Suitzako Itzulian berragertuko da, asteazkenean
Lasterketa asteazkenean hasiko da, hilaren 17an, eta igandean amaitu. Soudal Quick-Step taldeko txirrindularia Euskal Herriko Itzulian erori zen, eta ordutik ezin izan du lehiatu. Besteak beste, Tadej Pogacar, Mathieu van der Poel, Primoz Roglic eta Richard Carapaz izango ditu aurkari.
Last mile of the eighth and final stage of the Auvergne-Rodano-Alpine Tour
The MexicanIsaac Del Toro (UAE) has won the78th editionof the Auvergne-Rodano-Alpine Tour by imposing himself in the 8th and final stage between Beaufort and Plateau de Solaison-Brison.
Isaac del Toro wins the Auvergne-Rhône Alpine Tour
The final podium is made up of Del Toro, Australian Luke Tuckwell and Juan Ayuso, so Del Toro takes the place of Slovenian Tadej Pogacar.
Last mile of the seventh stage of the Auvergne-Rodano-Alpine Tour
The Mexican Isaac Del Toro (UAE) won the seventh stage of the Auvernia Rodano Alpes Tour (133.6 km) between La Bridoire and Grand Colombier .
Del Toro entered with a timeof 3h.41.41 , at 36.2 km/h, 25 seconds ahead ofthe Spaniard Juan Ayuso (Lidl Trek) and 39 seconds ahead of the Norwegian Tobias Halland Johannessen (Uno X).