Tour of the Basque Country 2026
Edition 65 of the Tour of the Basque Country - or, Itzulia Basque Country - start on Monday and finishes the following Saturday. The contest in northern Spain is a feast for climbers and puncheurs, as the Basque Country is famous for its steep hills and mountains. This year's route features 16,291 metres of climbing over 809.6 kilometres, and the start list is exceptionally strong.
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Tour of Flanders 2026: Pogacar triumphs in battle of giants
On the second ascent of the Oude Kwaremont, with 57 kilometres to go, Tadej Pogacar accelerates and only Remco Evenepoel and Mathieu van der Poel are able to match his move. On the Paterberg, the Belgian is dropped, while the world champion shakes off the Dutchman on the final Oude Kwaremont. Pogacar thus wins the Tour of Flanders for the third time, becoming joint record-holder.
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Tour of Flanders: Winners and records
The Tour of Flanders is one of cycling's 5 Monuments. It is of huge importance to Belgian riders, teams, sponsors and of course the massive crowds of Flemish cycling fanatics that line the route each year. Therefore, no surprise that Flemish riders feature heavily in the list of race winners.
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Tour of Flanders 2026: Route
Sunday 5 April -This year's High Mass of Flemish cycling begins in Antwerp. The route spans 278.2 kilometres, featuring sixteen (cobbled) climbs and seven flat cobbled sections. As usual, the Tour of Flanders comes down to the last 55 kilometres, with the cobbled Kwaremont–Paterberg combo as the final obstacles before a 13-kilometre flat run-in.
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Tour of Flanders 2026: Riders
Title holder and two-time winner Tadej Pogacar returns to Flanders to defend his crown, while three-time winner Mathieu van der Poel aims to regain it. Wout van Aert, Remco Evenepoel and Mads Pedersen are also there to set the race alight. Cyclingstage.com brings you the start list for 'De Ronde'.
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Tour of Flanders 2026 - women: Route
Sunday 5 April — The Tour of Flanders Women is 164.1 kilometres long and features nine climbs and six cobbled sectors. More than half of the hills are packed into the final 45 kilometres. After the Oude Kwaremont and Paterberg combo, the race concludes with a flat 13.2-kilometre run-in to the line.
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Cycling Calendar 2026
Throughout the year, Cyclingstage.com covers the races we are passionate about – including the Giro d’Italia, the Tour de France and the Vuelta a España, but there's so much more… Please take a look at our 2026 cycling calendar!
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