Itzulia Basque Country 2026, April 6-11

[Red Rick]

Reminder that Del Toro was only 3 seconds slower than Pogacar at the WC ITT last season.

Goes to show how much Pogacar was taking the absolute piss in that race.

 

[VanBsr]

How Seixas won 7-8 seconds to Ayuso/Del Toro in 2 km downhill?

 

[Tim Cahill]

4 minutes into his tt 'This is Landa... it's not going to be his day'

 

[Rackham]

There's a very curious mentality among Pogacar fans. They seem to not be a fan of Pogacar per se but just love total dominance from whatever athlete it comes from. I hadn't encountered this psychology before

It's called being a gloryhunter. It happens a lot in other sports, namely football.

 

[tobydawq]

How Seixas won 7-8 seconds to Ayuso/Del Toro in 2 km downhill?

He has to almost everyone. He must have made an unreal descent.

 

[Tim Cahill]

What is this Mikel!!

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Landa is alive!

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Landani not bad so far

 

[Brullnux]

Reminder that Del Toro was only 3 seconds slower than Pogacar at the WC ITT last season.

Goes to show how much Pogacar was taking the absolute piss in that race.

Yeah and Seixas was two minutes down. Del Toro is on Armirail pace right now, this is just below par.

 

[Red Rick]

Everyone what is the Landa version of Cancellaru?

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Landa is still in the game.....

 

[Rou]

You know what will be great?
Watching AYUSO pull for SKJELMOSE!
Hell yeah!

 

[Brullnux]

It's called being a gloryhunter. It happens a lot in other sports, namely football.

I think it's a bit different as it is supporting team vs individual, but yeah there is overlap. You'd think they'd get bored of the monotony though

 

[Tim Cahill]

Maybe his broken back actually knocked it back into place and gave Mikel a superb new tt position, like Homer Simpson when they remove the crayon from his brain.

 

[Sciatic]

What a funny advert on EITB: "Visit Navarra, Keep the Secret" Well, they aren't helping to keep it secret are they?

 

[Potomac]

What a funny advert on EITB: "Visit Navarra, Keep the Secret" Well, they aren't helping to keep it secret are they?

What happens in Navarra, stays in Navarra.

 

[Red Rick]

Extremely strange TT, everyone you might expect to challenge Seixas is failing to beat the second string. Not a good sign for the rest of the week.

Reminder that Pogacar finished 28s down in 2021, in the same time as Adam Yates, and like 1s ahead of someone like Ide Schelling.

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

1:16 for Ayuso. Still some way to go to get back on form. Don't think the no small chainring idea was a good one either.

 

[Rou]

Hahahahah.
Is the race over after stage 1 or?
What the hell was that?

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

IDT 50 seconds slower. Outch.

 

[canina82]

I thought this race would be interesting... Seixas won the GC today

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Landa = Roglic at 2nd.

 

[Tim Cahill]

The race will probably depend on how audacious Red Bull or maybe Ineos are feeling.

 

[mithro]

GC done, if Seixas can keep it upright.

 

[Rou]

Del Toro will learn his true place this week.
Dracula will start phoning from this evening.