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The ormaiztegiarra of the Cofidis also points out that the achievement of some stage victory is also one of the other goals, whether achieved by him or by Alex Aranburu. Izagirre, in the Vuelta, is in seventh place, with two stages played.

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.

Isaac del Toro has lost 1:43 and Juan Ayuso has lost 2:29.

The platoon, led by leader Paul Seixas (Decathlon), has controlled the escape of six runners a day. The leader himself attacked the Port of San Miguel de Aralar and left the fleeing cyclists behind 25 kilometers from the finish line.

The young French cyclist from the Decathlon team has advanced 26 kilometres to the finish line, with more than six kilometres to finish. 

The French cyclist of the INEOS Grenadiers won second place in the first stage of the race, so he was also ranked second in the general. Other cyclists have also fallen; Marco Brenner of Tudor has had to leave the race.

The descent from Aralar to Lekunberri in the Navarre stage could be decisive, as cyclists will have to prove their ability to take curves, so Xabier Usabiaga explains how they can do it.

He has stressed that San Miguel is a "30-minute" port and that the last two kilometers are the hardest. He has also stressed that the end of the Medukillo stage is "very hard." He has said that "people will go to the finish line in pairs or individually."

The Basque cyclist from the Soudal Quick-Step has won the eighteenth place in the stage, losing 55 seconds to the winner Paul Seixas. 

The French cyclist of the Groupama team has fallen and has crossed the finish line with difficulty. The French Paul Seixas (Decathlon) has won the stage with an exhibition on the clock.      

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.

See the performance of the first stage of the 2026 Tour starting and ending in Bilbao. From 14:30, with the departure of the first cyclist, and in the session that will last until 18:30, you will know all the details of the start of the race.

The 2026 Return to the Basque Country is about to begin and the teams have been presented. 22 teams will take part in the race, which will run over 810 kilometres and will be attended by Mikel Landa, Ion Izagirre, Alex Aramburu and Pello Bilbao, among others.

The first stage of the 2026 Return to the Basque Country is a 13.9 km counterclockwork that will begin and end in Bilbao. Xabier Usabiaga has explained to us what the aerodynamic coefficient is, with which the cyclists intend to impose as little obstacle as possible on the air, given its size and its position on the bike. 

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.

The clock of Bilbao, the descent from Aralar to Lekunberri, the days of Basauri and Galdakao, the very hard stage of the Eibar (they will have to climb the Krabeli), and the last day, that of Bergara; Xabier Usabiaga will tell us a series of issues that can be very important in each day of the test. 

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.