2026 Tour of the Basque Country

2026 Tour of the Basque Country
2026 UCI World Tour, race 15 of 36
Race details
Dates6–11 April 2026
Stages6
Distance810.1 km (503.4 mi)
Winning time20h 07' 35"
Results
Winner  Paul Seixas (FRA) (Decathlon CMA CGM)
  Second  Florian Lipowitz (GER) (Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe)
  Third  Tobias Halland Johannessen (NOR) (Uno-X Mobility)
Points  Paul Seixas (FRA) (Decathlon CMA CGM)
Mountains  Paul Seixas (FRA) (Decathlon CMA CGM)
Young rider  Paul Seixas (FRA) (Decathlon CMA CGM)
Team Spain Movistar Team

The 2026 Tour of the Basque Country (officially known as Itzulia Basque Country 2026) was a road cycling stage race that took place between 6 and 11 April in the Basque region in northern Spain. It was the 65th edition of the Tour of the Basque Country and the 15th race of the 2026 UCI World Tour.

Teams

Sixteen UCI WorldTeams and six UCI ProTeams made up the 22 teams that participated in the race.[1]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI ProTeams

Route

Stage characteristics and winners
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
1 6 April Bilbao to Bilbao 13.8 km (8.6 mi) Individual time trial  Paul Seixas (FRA)
2 7 April Pamplona-Iruña to Cuevas de Mendukilo 164.1 km (102.0 mi) Mountain stage  Paul Seixas (FRA)
3 8 April Basauri to Basauri 152.8 km (94.9 mi) Hilly stage  Axel Laurance (FRA)
4 9 April Galdakao to Galdakao 167.2 km (103.9 mi) Hilly stage  Alex Aranburu (ESP)
5 10 April Eibar to Eibar 176.2 km (109.5 mi) Medium mountain stage  Paul Seixas (FRA)
6 11 April Goizper-Antzuola to Bergara 135.4 km (84.1 mi) Medium mountain stage  Andrew August (USA)
Total 810.1 km (503.4 mi)

Stages

Stage 1

6 April 2026 — Bilbao to Bilbao, 13.8 km (8.6 mi) (ITT)[2]
Stage 1 Result[3]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Paul Seixas (FRA) Decathlon CMA CGM 17' 09"
2  Kévin Vauquelin (FRA) INEOS Grenadiers + 23"
3  Felix Großschartner (AUT) UAE Team Emirates XRG + 27"
4  Primož Roglič (SLO) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe + 28"
5  Ilan Van Wilder (BEL) Soudal–Quick-Step + 29"
6  Florian Lipowitz (GER) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe + 33"
7  Andrew August (USA) INEOS Grenadiers + 40"
8  Brandon McNulty (USA) UAE Team Emirates XRG + 43"
9  Mattias Skjelmose (DEN) Lidl–Trek + 45"
10  Michael Leonard (CAN) EF Education–EasyPost + 46"
General classification after Stage 1[3]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Paul Seixas (FRA) Decathlon CMA CGM 17' 09"
2  Kévin Vauquelin (FRA) INEOS Grenadiers + 23"
3  Felix Großschartner (AUT) UAE Team Emirates XRG + 27"
4  Primož Roglič (SLO) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe + 28"
5  Ilan Van Wilder (BEL) Soudal–Quick-Step + 29"
6  Florian Lipowitz (GER) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe + 33"
7  Andrew August (USA) INEOS Grenadiers + 40"
8  Brandon McNulty (USA) UAE Team Emirates XRG + 43"
9  Mattias Skjelmose (DEN) Lidl–Trek + 45"
10  Michael Leonard (CAN) EF Education–EasyPost + 46"

Stage 2

7 April 2026 — Pamplona-Iruña to Cuevas de Mendukilo, 164.1 km (102.0 mi)[4]
Stage 2 Result[5]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Paul Seixas (FRA) Decathlon CMA CGM 4h 11' 48"
2  Mattias Skjelmose (DEN) Lidl–Trek + 1' 25"
3  Primož Roglič (SLO) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe + 1' 25"
4  Cian Uijtdebroeks (BEL) Movistar Team + 1' 25"
5  Ben Tulett (GBR) Visma–Lease a Bike + 1' 25"
6  Alex Baudin (FRA) EF Education–EasyPost + 1' 25"
7  Ion Izagirre (ESP) Cofidis + 1' 25"
8  Florian Lipowitz (GER) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe + 1' 25"
9  Clément Champoussin (FRA) XDS Astana Team + 1' 31"
10  Harold Tejada (COL) XDS Astana Team + 1' 43"
General classification after Stage 2[5]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Paul Seixas (FRA) Decathlon CMA CGM 4h 27' 48"
2  Primož Roglič (SLO) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe + 1' 59"
3  Florian Lipowitz (GER) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe + 2' 08"
4  Mattias Skjelmose (DEN) Lidl–Trek + 2' 14"
5  Ben Tulett (GBR) Visma–Lease a Bike + 2' 27"
6  Alex Baudin (FRA) EF Education–EasyPost + 2' 31"
7  Ion Izagirre (ESP) Cofidis + 2' 36"
8  Isaac Del Toro (MEX) UAE Team Emirates XRG + 2' 44"
9  Harold Tejada (COL) XDS Astana Team + 2' 48"
10  Cian Uijtdebroeks (BEL) Movistar Team + 3' 01"

Stage 3

8 April 2026 — Basauri to Basauri, 152.8 km (94.9 mi)[6]
Stage 3 Result[7]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Axel Laurance (FRA) INEOS Grenadiers 3h 38' 33"
2  Igor Arrieta (ESP) UAE Team Emirates XRG + 2"
3  Natnael Tesfatsion (ERI) Movistar Team + 14"
4  Ilan Van Wilder (BEL) Soudal–Quick-Step + 14"
5  Tobias Halland Johannessen (NOR) Uno-X Mobility + 18"
6  James Shaw (GBR) EF Education–EasyPost + 21"
7  Clément Braz Afonso (FRA) Groupama–FDJ United + 24"
8  Lorenzo Fortunato (ITA) XDS Astana Team + 24"
9  Guillaume Martin (FRA) Groupama–FDJ United + 24"
10  Reuben Thompson (NZL) Lotto–Intermarché + 34"
General classification after Stage 3[7]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Paul Seixas (FRA) Decathlon CMA CGM 8h 08' 24"
2  Primož Roglič (SLO) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe + 1' 59"
3  Florian Lipowitz (GER) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe + 2' 08"
4  Mattias Skjelmose (DEN) Lidl–Trek + 2' 14"
5  Ben Tulett (GBR) Visma–Lease a Bike + 2' 27"
6  Alex Baudin (FRA) EF Education–EasyPost + 2' 31"
7  Ion Izagirre (ESP) Cofidis + 2' 36"
8  Harold Tejada (COL) XDS Astana Team + 2' 48"
9  Cian Uijtdebroeks (BEL) Movistar Team + 3' 01"
10  Clément Champoussin (FRA) XDS Astana Team + 3' 02"

Stage 4

9 April 2026 — Galdakao to Galdakao, 167.2 km (103.9 mi)[8]
Stage 4 Result[9]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Alex Aranburu (ESP) Cofidis 3h 55' 15"
2  Tobias Halland Johannessen (NOR) Uno-X Mobility + 4"
3  Christian Scaroni (ITA) XDS Astana Team + 6"
4  Ion Izagirre (ESP) Cofidis + 7"
5  Guillaume Martin (FRA) Groupama–FDJ United + 13"
6  Pello Bilbao (ESP) Team Bahrain Victorious + 14"
7  Juan Pedro López (ESP) Movistar Team + 14"
8  Paul Seixas (FRA) Decathlon CMA CGM + 14"
9  Lorenzo Fortunato (ITA) XDS Astana Team + 17"
10  Igor Arrieta (ESP) UAE Team Emirates XRG + 24"
General classification after Stage 4[9]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Paul Seixas (FRA) Decathlon CMA CGM 12h 03' 53"
2  Primož Roglič (SLO) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe + 2' 19"
3  Florian Lipowitz (GER) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe + 2' 28"
4  Ion Izagirre (ESP) Cofidis + 2' 29"
5  Mattias Skjelmose (DEN) Lidl–Trek + 2' 34"
6  Ben Tulett (GBR) Visma–Lease a Bike + 2' 47"
7  Alex Baudin (FRA) EF Education–EasyPost + 2' 51"
8  Harold Tejada (COL) XDS Astana Team + 3' 08"
9  Cian Uijtdebroeks (BEL) Movistar Team + 3' 21"
10  Clément Champoussin (FRA) XDS Astana Team + 3' 22"

Stage 5

10 April 2026 — Eibar to Eibar, 176.2 km (109.5 mi)[10]
Stage 5 Result[11]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Paul Seixas (FRA) Decathlon CMA CGM 4h 30' 02"
2  Florian Lipowitz (GER) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe + 0"
3  Javier Romo (ESP) Movistar Team + 1' 03"
4  Kévin Vauquelin (FRA) INEOS Grenadiers + 1' 11"
5  Ion Izagirre (ESP) Cofidis + 1' 11"
6  Harold Tejada (COL) XDS Astana Team + 1' 11"
7  Tobias Halland Johannessen (NOR) Uno-X Mobility + 1' 11"
8  Clément Champoussin (FRA) XDS Astana Team + 1' 11"
9  Pello Bilbao (ESP) Team Bahrain Victorious + 1' 11"
10  Alex Baudin (FRA) EF Education–EasyPost + 1' 11"
General classification after Stage 5[11]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Paul Seixas (FRA) Decathlon CMA CGM 16h 33' 45"
2  Florian Lipowitz (GER) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe + 2' 30"
3  Primož Roglič (SLO) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe + 3' 40"
4  Ion Izagirre (ESP) Cofidis + 3' 50"
5  Alex Baudin (FRA) EF Education–EasyPost + 4' 12"
6  Harold Tejada (COL) XDS Astana Team + 4' 29"
7  Cian Uijtdebroeks (BEL) Movistar Team + 4' 42"
8  Clément Champoussin (FRA) XDS Astana Team + 4' 43"
9  Pello Bilbao (ESP) Team Bahrain Victorious + 5' 03"
10  Javier Romo (ESP) Movistar Team + 5' 05"

Stage 6

11 April 2026 — Goizper-Antzuola to Bergara, 135.4 km (84.1 mi)[12]
Stage 6 Result[13]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Andrew August (USA) INEOS Grenadiers 3h 29' 35"
2  Raúl García Pierna (ESP) Movistar Team + 16"
3  Frank van den Broek (NED) Team Picnic–PostNL + 34"
4  Gal Glivar (SLO) Alpecin–Premier Tech + 34"
5  Filippo Fiorelli (ITA) Visma–Lease a Bike + 1' 07"
6  Emiel Verstrynge (BEL) Alpecin–Premier Tech + 1' 07"
7  Simone Velasco (ITA) XDS Astana Team + 1' 07"
8  Tobias Halland Johannessen (NOR) Uno-X Mobility + 1' 09"
9  Ramses Debruyne (BEL) Alpecin–Premier Tech + 1' 26"
10  Guillaume Martin (FRA) Groupama–FDJ United + 1' 33"
General classification after Stage 6[13]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Paul Seixas (FRA) Decathlon CMA CGM 20h 07' 35"
2  Florian Lipowitz (GER) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe + 2' 30"
3  Tobias Halland Johannessen (NOR) Uno-X Mobility + 2' 33"
4  Ion Izagirre (ESP) Cofidis + 3' 50"
5  Clément Champoussin (FRA) XDS Astana Team + 4' 43"
6  Pello Bilbao (ESP) Team Bahrain Victorious + 5' 03"
7  Javier Romo (ESP) Movistar Team + 5' 05"
8  Igor Arrieta (ESP) UAE Team Emirates XRG + 5' 25"
9  Alex Baudin (FRA) EF Education–EasyPost + 5' 41"
10  Kévin Vauquelin (FRA) INEOS Grenadiers + 7' 33"

Classification leadership table

Classification leadership by stage
Stage Winner General classification
 Points classification
 Mountains classification
 Young rider classification
 Basque rider classification Team classification
 Combativity award
1 Paul Seixas Paul Seixas Paul Seixas Paul Seixas Paul Seixas Pello Bilbao INEOS Grenadiers Paul Seixas
2 Paul Seixas Ion Izagirre XDS Astana Team Joan Bou
3 Axel Laurance Joan Bou Igor Arrieta
4 Alex Aranburu Anders Halland Johannessen
5 Paul Seixas Paul Seixas Ben Healy
6 Andrew August Movistar Team Mattias Skjelmose
Final Paul Seixas Paul Seixas Paul Seixas Paul Seixas Ion Izagirre Movistar Team Not awarded

Classification standings

Legend
Denotes the winner of the general classification Denotes the winner of the young rider classification
Denotes the winner of the points classification Denotes the winner of the team classification
Denotes the winner of the mountains classification Denotes the winner of the combativity award

General classification

Final general classification (1–10)[14]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Paul Seixas (FRA) Decathlon CMA CGM 20h 07' 35"
2  Florian Lipowitz (GER) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe + 2' 30"
3  Tobias Halland Johannessen (NOR) Uno-X Mobility + 2' 33"
4  Ion Izagirre (ESP) Cofidis + 3' 50"
5  Clément Champoussin (FRA) XDS Astana Team + 4' 43"
6  Pello Bilbao (ESP) Team Bahrain Victorious + 5' 03"
7  Javier Romo (ESP) Movistar Team + 5' 05"
8  Igor Arrieta (ESP) UAE Team Emirates XRG + 5' 25"
9  Alex Baudin (FRA) EF Education–EasyPost + 5' 41"
10  Kévin Vauquelin (FRA) INEOS Grenadiers + 7' 33"

Points classification

Final points classification (1–10)[14]
Rank Rider Team Points
1  Paul Seixas (FRA) Decathlon CMA CGM 87
2  Tobias Halland Johannessen (NOR) Uno-X Mobility 49
3  Florian Lipowitz (GER) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe 38
4  Igor Arrieta (ESP) UAE Team Emirates XRG 36
5  Ion Izagirre (ESP) Cofidis 35
6  Mattias Skjelmose (DEN) Lidl–Trek 35
7  Andrew August (USA) INEOS Grenadiers 34
8  Kévin Vauquelin (FRA) INEOS Grenadiers 34
9  Primož Roglič (SLO) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe 34
10  Guillaume Martin (FRA) Groupama–FDJ United 25

Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–10)[14]
Rank Rider Team Points
1  Paul Seixas (FRA) Decathlon CMA CGM 32
2  Marc Soler (ESP) UAE Team Emirates XRG 31
3  Anders Halland Johannessen (NOR) Uno-X Mobility 19
4  Mattias Skjelmose (DEN) Lidl–Trek 18
5  Florian Lipowitz (GER) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe 18
6  Ben Healy (IRL) EF Education–EasyPost 17
7  Igor Arrieta (ESP) UAE Team Emirates XRG 13
8  Kévin Vauquelin (FRA) INEOS Grenadiers 11
9  Tobias Halland Johannessen (NOR) Uno-X Mobility 10
10  Javier Romo (ESP) Movistar Team 9

Young rider classification

Final young rider classification (1–10)[14]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Paul Seixas (FRA) Decathlon CMA CGM 20h 07' 35"
2  Markel Beloki (ESP) EF Education–EasyPost + 18' 39"
3  Adrià Pericas (ESP) UAE Team Emirates XRG + 46' 40"
4  Johannes Kulset (NOR) Uno-X Mobility + 50' 47"
5  Michael Leonard (CAN) EF Education–EasyPost + 54' 34"
6  Peter Øxenberg (DEN) INEOS Grenadiers + 55' 16"
7  Tim Rex (BEL) Visma–Lease a Bike + 1h 00' 43"
8  Andrew August (USA) INEOS Grenadiers + 1h 06' 07"
9  Maxime Decomble (FRA) Groupama–FDJ United + 1h 11' 56"
10  Bjoern Koerdt (GBR) Team Picnic–PostNL + 1h 17' 24"

Team classification

Final team classification (1–10)[14]
Rank Team Time
1 Spain Movistar Team 60h 49' 51"
2 Kazakhstan XDS Astana Team + 8' 21"
3 United States EF Education–EasyPost + 14' 08"
4 United Arab Emirates UAE Team Emirates XRG + 31' 41"
5 France Decathlon CMA CGM + 36' 56"
6 Netherlands Visma–Lease a Bike + 49' 13"
7 France Cofidis + 58' 03"
8 Norway Uno-X Mobility + 1h 00' 27"
9 United Kingdom INEOS Grenadiers + 1h 13' 30"
10 Spain Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 1h 14' 15"

References

  1. ↑ "Teams". Tour of the Basque Country. Organizaciones Ciclistas Euskadi. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
  2. ↑ "Bilbao – Bilbao". Tour of the Basque Country. Organizaciones Ciclistas Euskadi. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
  3. 1 2 Fotheringham, Alasdair (6 April 2026). "Itzulia Basque Country: Paul Seixas pours on the power to win individual time trial opener and claim leader's jersey". CyclingNews. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
  4. ↑ "Pamplona-Iruña – Cuevas de Mendukilo". Tour of the Basque Country. Organizaciones Ciclistas Euskadi. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
  5. 1 2 Fotheringham, Alasdair (7 April 2026). "Itzulia Basque Country: Paul Seixas stuns again with victory in the mountains on stage 2 to create huge GC lead". CyclingNews. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
  6. ↑ "Basauri – Basauri". Tour of the Basque Country. Organizaciones Ciclistas Euskadi. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
  7. 1 2 Frattini, Kirsten (8 April 2026). "Itzulia Basque Country: Axel Laurance surges ahead of Igor Arrieta in two-rider sprint for stage 3 victory". CyclingNews. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
  8. ↑ "Galdakao – Galdakao". Tour of the Basque Country. Organizaciones Ciclistas Euskadi. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
  9. 1 2 Moultrie, James (9 April 2026). "Itzulia Basque Country: Alex Aranburu blasts ahead of Tobias Halland Johannessen on final uphill section for stage 4 win". CyclingNews. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
  10. ↑ "Eibar – Eibar". Tour of the Basque Country. Organizaciones Ciclistas Euskadi. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
  11. 1 2 Price, Matilda (10 April 2026). "Itzulia Basque Country: Paul Seixas extends lead with third victory on stage 5 after thrilling duel with Florian Lipowitz". CyclingNews. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
  12. ↑ "Goizper-Antzuola – Bergara". Tour of the Basque Country. Organizaciones Ciclistas Euskadi. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  13. 1 2 Fotheringham, Alasdair (11 April 2026). "Itzulia Basque Country: Isolated Paul Seixas clinches first WorldTour stage race title as AJ August wins rain-battered final stage". CyclingNews. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 "Clasificaciones". Tour of the Basque Country. Organizaciones Ciclistas Euskadi. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
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