UCI World Tour

The 2026 Return to the Basque Country will begin on Monday in Bilbao. Xabier Usabiaga, in this video, has explained to us how much it weighs and how much it costs the bicycles that will be used by the cyclists who will be in the race.

The Italian cyclist has surpassed the local idol Wout Van Aert in the last few metres after a long chase, while the Swiss has crossed the finish line ahead of the Neerlanders Demi Vollering and Lieje Nooijen.

The Danish cyclist has won the Volta to Catalonia after the final stage in which the Australian Gilmore won the sprint.

The leader of the Catalan race has attacked 2.2 kilometers from the end and has escaped alone; in 4 hours, 5 minutes and 19 seconds to reach the finish line.

The Dutchman has taken advantage of the disagreements between his rivals to win the 60th victory of his career.

The organizers have cancelled the last climb to the Vallter 2000 ski resort, and cyclists have completed the fourth stage between Mataró and Camprodon (151 kilometers).

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.

The Red Bull Kilometer will offer six, four and two seconds each day for the first three riders crossing under its banner; the other special sprint gives three, two and one second and targets ten, six and four.

"The final stage will not be a formality," the organizers of the Vuelta warn, analyzing what the sixth and final day of the competition can bring. Asentzio, Elosua and Azkarate will go up two times, and in total three climbs will be level 2: "If the overall classification is tight," said Itzulia, "there will be continuous markings; there may also be a chance of a final attack from afar."

The stage has come to an unexpected end when Evenepoel Vingegaard was on his head when he fell at the entrance of a 500-foot roundabout to reach the finish line. In the midst of this chaos, leader Goddon appeared to start the sprint and pocket his second victory in three days.

Cyclists will have to climb seven punctual climbs on the fourth day of the 65th Round; one of the ports, the last of which is Legina, will be left behind when less than ten kilometers to finish, and it is hard considering it has an average slope of 8%.

65. On the third day of the Return to the Basque Country, cyclists must climb three punctual ports, two of the 2nd and one of the 3rd; the organizers believe that on this day "there may be attacks from afar if the overall classification is very tight".

Four ports, including the 1st San Miguel de Aralar, will be on the route of the 65th Return to the Basque Country, which will be played in Navarre. "They could be well-organized getaways, and it might also be the case that teams competing in the overall ranking will start to tighten up the race," says the organizers of this second day.

As was also the case in 2021, the first stage of the Vuelta will be a counterclockwork that will begin and end in Bilbao. The race will leave Begoña and will have its destination in the park of Etxebarria; the last part will be the hardest, since the cyclists will have to overcome the 19% slope. 

The Danish cyclist from the Uno-X Mobility team has won the Banyoles goal, starring in a getaway that has been completed early in the second stage.

Ineos Grenadiers cyclist surpasses Remco Evenepoel (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgroge) in the final meters.

Lenny Martinez and Jonas Vingegaard have combined in the final miles of the 8th stage of Paris Nice, but both have sought victory.

The Mexican cyclist has been champion of the Tyrrhen-Adriatic, and the seventh and final stage has been won by Jonathan Milan.

Vingeggard has won his 45th victory and his third of the season.