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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.
Paul Seixas: "It's been a tough stage and I'm happy for the team's victory."
French cyclist Paul Seixas (Decathlon CMA CGM Team) has won his third Tour victory in Eibar. The 19-year-old cyclist and Florian Lipowitzhave broken the race in Izua and the Frenchman has prevailed in the Eibarrés goal.
Summary of the 5th stage of the Paul Seixas Tour
The French cyclist Paul Seixas (Decathlon) has won his third stage victory in the 2026 Returnto the United States, the fifth stage with departure and arrival in Galdakao. In the absence of 30 kilometers, he has hit the getaway with the German Florian Lipowitz (Red Bull), who has decided the winner in the final sprint between the two.
Seixas and Lipowitz fight in the last mile
Paul Seixas (Decathlon) The leader of the Tour has won the Queen stage in Eibar, thus winning his third win in this edition. Florian Lipowitz (Redu Bull-Bora) and Javier Romo (Movistar) have been second and third respectively.
Paul Seixas Dominating the Queen Stage of the Return
Paul Seixas and Florian Lipowitz have broken the Izuan high race and the 19-year-old cyclist has prevailed in the Eibar finish line by winning the third win of the Tour. The rest of the favorites, including Primoz Roglic and Ion Izagirre, have arrived more than a minute late.
Pello Bilbao: "My mentality in the Return has been to wait for the end, to manage the forces in the best possible way."
The Bahrain-Victorious Vizcaino cyclist is ranked 11th in the overall ranking and has surrendered to a good level in the Galdakao stage on the day of Alex Aranburu's victory.
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.
Alex Aranburu: Very happy, it's always special to win at home
The Basque cyclist from Cofidis, in Galdakao, has won the fourth stage of the 2026 Tour with a very good climb in the last kilometer, thus imposing himself for the third time on the Aranburu Tour.
Great win by Alex Aranburu in Galdakao on the Return, with a big climb in the last mile
The Guipuzcoan cyclist from Cofidis has been the best in the fourth stage of the 2026 Tour and has won for the third time in a Lap. In the last few meters, Aranburu has defeated Tobias Halland Johannessen of Uno-X Mobility and won a valuable victory.
Guipuzcoano Alex Aranburu makes a perfect stage finale and wins victory in Galdakao
From behind, Lipowitz and Roglic attacked Paul Seixas today, but the leader of the Return responded decisively to all offensive attempts.
4th stage of the 2026 Return: Galdakao-Galdakao (167.2 km)
Watch live the performance of the fourth stage of the 2026 Tour starting in Galdakao and ending in Galdakao . In the session that will last from 15:05 to 18:15 you will know all the details of the 4. race day
Paul Seixas, "impressed" with the support of Basque fans
In addition, the leader of the Itzulia has appreciated this support from Basque fans and stressed that the third stage has been "a quiet day".
Igor Arrieta: "I knew Laurance was a favorite, I just got to the end."
The UAE Navarro cyclist has narrowly won the third stage of the 2026 Return to Basauri, but the INEOS Axel Laurance has been faster in the sprint between the two, which has been decisive in determining the winner of the day.
Sprint between Axel Laurence and Igor Arrieta, in Basauri, in the third stage of the 2026 Tour
The Breton cyclist of the INEOS team has defeated the Navarro cyclist of the UAE in a decisive sprint on the third day of the race. Laurance and Arrieta have played the stage victory, but they have also had the men who came from behind close by and at the end there has been a lot of excitement.
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.
Joxean Fernandez "Matxin" was honored in Basauri before the start of the third stage of the 2026 Tour
The sports director of the UAE team is from this town of Bizkaia and has participated in the design of the stage, which has been honoured before the start of the race.
Isaac del Toro leaves the Round after falling in the third stage
The Mexican cyclist from the UAE has fallen 81 kilometers to the finish line, initially trying to stay in the race, but soon after he got into the team car and left the test.
On the plateau, on the platoon, on the climb, completely scattered, why do cyclists do that?
Xabier Usabiaga has explained to us that the key is the different types of resistance that exist in one and the other. Through this video we will know how many watts cyclists have to work, on the plains and on the climbs, depending on how they are positioned.
Matxin, third stage designer: "The roads of the Basque Country are narrow."
"I was born on the street where the race will end, the Baskonia football field is where it was, the slope is hard but not decisive, an important cyclist will win," explained the UAE sports manager basauritarra.
Markel Beloki: "We knew the stage was going to be very hard; I'm pretty happy, I've set my pace on the ascent."
The young Basque cyclist from the EF Education team has performed well in the second stage of the Vuelta, after which he has been interviewed by EITB, which has highlighted his satisfaction with the sensations he has experienced.