Tour of the Basque Country 2026
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Tour of the Basque Country 2026: August wins from breakaway, Seixas seals GC
Door Harmen Lustig In the final stage of the Tour of the Basque Country, Andrew August breaks away from the leading group on the day’s final climb. The 20-year-old American solos to victory, while Paul Seixas’s seals the overall triumph.
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Tour of the Basque Country 2026 Route stage 6: Antzuola - Bergara
Door Harmen Lustig Saturday 11 April – On the final day of the Tour of the Basque Country, the riders cover 135.4 kilometres from Antzuola to Bergara. The six climbs along the way account for a total of 2,981 metres of climbing, before the race finishes with a…
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Tour of the Basque Country: Winners and records
Door Martijn Ophorst The Tour of the Basque Country is a stage race dating back to 1924, therefore it is one of the oldest stage races on the calendar. The route is marked by many sharp climbs so it’s a treat to the mountain goats in the peloton. Cyclingstage.com…
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Tour of the Basque Country 2026: Seixas outsprints Lipowitz to cement GC lead
Door Harmen Lustig Paul Seixas and Florian Lipowitz distance the rest of the field on the penultimate climb of the day, the steep Izua. They continue together to the finish in Eibar, where the Frenchman wins the sprint to tighten his grip on the yellow jersey.…
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Tour of the Basque Country 2026 Route stage 5: Eibar - Eibar
Door Harmen Lustig Friday 10 April – On the penultimate day of the Tour of the Basque Country, the riders tackle 3,841 metres of climbing over 176.2 kilometres. The route features nine ascents, the last of which is crested with 12.5 kilometres left to race.
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Tour of the Basque Country 2026: Aranburu wins from breakaway, Seixas extends lead
Door Harmen Lustig From a huge breakaway group, Tobias Halland Johannessen and Alex Aranburu emerge on the final of eight climbs. The Basque tries to shake off the Norwegian, but fails. No problem. He gets the job done in a spectacular finale, in which Paul Seixas…
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Tour of the Basque Country 2026 Route stage 4: Galdakao - Galdakao
Door Harmen Lustig Thursday 9 April – Eight climbs are on the menu on the Tour of the Basque Country stage from and to Galdakao, a suburb of Bilbao. Covering 167.2 kilometres and featuring 3,137 metres of climbing, the course is a dream for punchers, with the…
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Tour of the Basque Country 2026: Laurance outpowers Arrieta, Seixas still leader
Door Harmen Lustig It takes a long while before a break finally forms, but eventually sixteen riders get clear. Axel Laurance and Igor Arrieta slip away on the run-up to the last climb of the day. In the streets of Basauri, Laurance outsprints Arrieta for the win,…
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Tour of the Basque Country 2026 Route stage 3: Basauri - Basauri
Door Harmen Lustig Wednesday 8 April – Stage 3 of the Tour of the Basque Country takes place on a large loop south of the start and finish town of Basauri. The race is 152.8 kilometres long and includes 2,824 metres of climbing, while the finish line is situated…
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Tour of the Basque Country 2026: Seixas dominates for second day in a row
Door Harmen Lustig GC leader Paul Seixas attacks from the peloton on the final big climb. He catches the remnants of the breakaway and rides solo to his second win in two days, in the process extending his leadto 2 minutes over the new runner-up, Primoz Roglic.
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Tour of the Basque Country 2026 Route stage 2: Pamplona - Cuevas de Mendukilo
Door Harmen Lustig Tuesday 7 April – The 2nd stage of the Tour of the Basque Country covers 164.1 kilometres from Pamplona to the Caves of Mendukilo. With 19.5 kilometres to go, they crest a 9.5-kilometre climb at 7.7%, before descending towards a rolling…
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Tour of the Basque Country 2026: Seixas dominates opening time trial
Door Harmen Lustig Paul Seixas lands an early blow on the opening day of the Tour of the Basque Country. He wins the time trial in Bilbao with a 24-second lead over Kévin Vauquelin and three seconds more over Felix Großschartner. Isaac del Toro and Juan Ayuso both…
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Tour of the Basque Country 2026 Route stage 1: Bilbao - Bilbao
Door Harmen Lustig Monday 6 April – The Tour of the Basque Country opens with an ITT for punchers. Immediately after the start, the riders tackle a 2.4-kilometre climb, and the race finishes on a 470-metre ramp at 9.2%. Over 13.9 kilometres, the route features an…
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Tour of the Basque Country 2026: Start times ITT
Door Harmen Lustig The GC contenders need to be alert from day one, as the Tour of the Basque Country opens with an individual time trial. Primoz Roglic won on this exact course in 2021. Cyclingstage.com brings you the key start times
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Tour of the Basque Country 2026: GC Favourites
Door Harmen Lustig The start list of the Tour of the Basque Country is packed with super talents. Seixas, Ayuso, Del Toro… With a challenging route featuring numerous punchy finishes, and in the absence of absolute superstars such as Pogacar and Vingegaard, we can…
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Tour of the Basque Country 2026: Route
Door Harmen Lustig The Tour of the Basque Country starts on Monday 6 April and finishes on Saturday the 11th. The riders face plenty of climbing, often at brutal gradients, but there are no long finishing climbs. Instead, the finish line is placed several times on…
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Tour of the Basque Country 2026: Riders
Door Harmen Lustig The firepower in the Basque Country is impressive. Isaac del Toro, Juan Ayuso, Paul Seixas, Primoz Roglic, Ben Healy, Mattias Skjelmose and Tobias Halland Johannessen are among the riders fighting for the GC. Who else is riding the race locally…