Itzulia Basque Country 2026, April 6-11

[Samu Cuenca]

Uijtdebroeks with the best sprint of his career, but he needed the road to be more narrow.

 

[Rob5091]

Chapeau young Seixas - a win is a win, regardless of the games played behind.

Where are the climbing domestiques?

 

[Sciatic]

Plenty of guys with way too much left in G2/3. No wonder the gap is that massive, everyone basically just looking around. Roglic mugging bonus seconds is the icing on the cake. Entertaining stuff for sure.

Seixas got that initial 30' gap on his own . . . but after that there's no way to know what the final gap would have been since there was no serious chase (or chasing at all?)

 

[Andre]

If they ever make a movie about Seixas Napoleon Dynamite could play the role

 

[canina82]

No wonder when Red Bull were refusing to pull in both groups

Don't say truths... in July, RB will cry when their leaders will be nowhere to be seen and Del Toro will not be there to pace them.

 

[Rou]

The GC gaps are insane. Imagine this kid with better domestiques.
God damn!

 

[burning]

IIRC, France is going to win a 1-week WT race for the first time since 2007 Dauphine, lol

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Plenty of guys with way too much left in G2/3. No wonder the gap is that massive, everyone basically just looking around. Roglic mugging bonus seconds is the icing on the cake. Entertaining stuff for sure.

Seemingly some riders heard that Del Toro was being called the new Valverde on here and wanted that title for themselves.

 

[KZD]

Seixas!

Demolishing this field once again, its now clear that he is at the least a generational talent and should win this Itzulia with ease.

Good performances from Baudin, Tullett and Uijtdebroeks, Skjelmose and Roglič also seem to be getting better.

Once again Del Toro and Ayuso disappointing.

 

[canina82]

2 minutes taken off the climbing record so pretty fast, doesn't quite have the style on the bike of peak Fabio Aru however.

Incredible! Do you have the time? I want to know the VAM.

 

[Potomac]

Seixas must do the tour !

 

[ashhutch1997]

Sexas biggest rival today was his gloves.

 

[Poursuivant]

Seixas' mum helpfully taking off his gloves. Once he turns 21 he'll have to do it by himself, an obstacle for him to get over

He has to get his homework done for school still.

Kid is a beast.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

2 minutes taken off the climbing record so pretty fast, doesn't quite have the style on the bike of peak Fabio Aru however.

Wasn't the finish a couple of hundred metres past today's KOM in 2014?

 

[TourOfSardinia]

How did Mexican Valverde get dropped by Roglic?

Must be ill or something

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Stage result:

1	Seixas Paul	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	50	50		4:11:48
2	Skjelmose Mattias	Lidl - Trek	30	30		1:25
3	Roglič Primož	Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe	25	18		,,
4	Uijtdebroeks Cian	Movistar Team	20	13		,,
5	Tulett Ben	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	15	10		,,
6	Baudin Alex	EF Education - EasyPost	10	7		,,
7	Izagirre Ion	Cofidis	8	4		,,
8	Lipowitz Florian	Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe	6	3		,,
9	Champoussin Clément	XDS Astana Team	3	2		1:31
10	Tejada Harold	XDS Astana Team	1	1		1:43

Dominant win. All other riders have been reduced to point hunters.

 

[Escarabajo]

Plenty of guys with way too much left in G2/3. No wonder the gap is that massive, everyone basically just looking around. Roglic mugging bonus seconds is the icing on the cake. Entertaining stuff for sure.

Crabs in a bucket mentality:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w367WZGIU8o

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUQ2WGA8mJQ

 

[Netserk]

rogla taught the bullsitter a lesson

vamos !

 

[Sciatic]

IIRC, France is going to win a 1-week WT race for the first time since 2007 Dauphine, lol

Although not sure how strong Decathlon is to keep control of the race with the still challenging stages ahead. Seixas can easily match any attacks from his group but the team will have to control quality breaks.

 

[Potomac]

Baudin showing some form Saturday and today.

 

[theyoungest]

The GC gaps are insane. Imagine this kid with better domestiques.
God damn!

Better domestiques? Better opponents is what you would want in this race.

 

[Potomac]

Although not sure how strong Decathlon is to keep control of the race with the still challenging stages ahead. Seixas can easily match any attacks from his group but the team will have to control quality breaks.

I think they have climbing strength, not sure about the rest.

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

The GC gaps are insane. Imagine this kid with better domestiques.
God damn!

His doms did very well setting up his attack.

 

[red_flanders]

How can Del Toro ever win a Grand Tour racing like this?

It’s strange—his decision-making is truly baffling.

His decision to not have the legs to follow?

 

[red_flanders]

Uijtdebroeks with the best sprint of his career, but he needed the road to be more narrow.

Feel like he's at the top of his form and all the other contenders are some version of B level form...