Tour of the Basque Country 2026: Seixas dominates opening time trial

fotobureau Cor VosPaul 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 lose significant time. (Slideshow route/profile)

Stage 1 Results – 2026 Tour of the Basque Country

1. Paul Seixas (fra) 17:09
2. Kévin Vauquelin (fra) + 0:23
3. Felix Großschartner (aut) + 0:27
4. Primoz Roglic (slo) + 0:28
5. Ilan Van Wilder (bel) + 0:29
6. Florian Lipowitz (ger) + 0:33
7. Andrew August (usa) + 0:40
8. Brandon McNulty (usa) + 0:43
9. Mattias Skjelmose (den) + 0:45
10. Michael Leonard (can) + 0:46

Time check 1 - Alto San Domingo, at km 2.6
1. Paul Seixas 5:38
2. Bauke Mollema s.t.
3. Brandon McNulty + 0:03

Time check 2 - at km 4.7
1. Paul Seixas 7:26
2. Felix Großschartner + 0:12
3. Kévin Vauquelin s.t.
4. Florian Lipowitz s.t.

GC after stage 1

13. Isaac del Toro (mex) + 0:51
14. Ben Tulett (gbr) + 0:52
18. Mikel Landa (spa) + 0:55
21. Tobias Halland Johannessen (nor) + 0:57
22. Matthew Riccitello (usa) + 0:58
36. Ben Healy (irl) + 1:13
38. Juan Ayuso (spa) + 1:16
48. Antonio Tiberi (ita) + 1:24
50. Cian Uijtdebroeks (spa) + 1:26

Another interesting read: route 1st stage 2026 Tour of the Basque Country.