Itzulia Basque Country 2026, April 6-11

[Potomac]

Beloki "borrowing" the young rider jersey. He's five minutes behind in GC....but he has 10 minutes on the third place young rider.

 

[Rob5091]

So when will Soler attack?

 

[Tim Cahill]

Group of 30 being spitroasted by an exhausted verstroffer and an oap need to hand in their bikes immediately and head down to the job centre.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Bahrain pulling for Pello Bilbao again apparently

 

[Rob5091]

Bahrain pulling for Pello Bilbao again apparently

The TV cameras must be on - "get the local hero on the screen!"

 

[Coppi-Bartali]

Bahrain is becoming the most pathetic team in this race. They are doing all the work to the leader because of their inability to get into breakaways.

 

[Escarabajo]

Krabelin looming in the horizon!!

 

[Heston]

Bahrain and Decathlon's jerseys do look an awful lot like each other. Maybe Bahrain's riders have gotten confused too

 

[Valv.Piti]

Good stuff from Bahrain, I want to see Seixas going long from Ixua and winning the stage Pogacar-style

Looking like an extremely high paced stage once again. Funny what will happen when you give the riders opportunites to race!

 

[Rob5091]

The break and the peloton are about the same size!

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

Good stuff from Bahrain, I want to see Seixas going long from Ixua and winning the stage Pogacar-style

Looking like an extremely high paced stage once again. Funny what will happen when you give the riders opportunites to race!

He said in the pre race interview that they will go on the attack, but only after they are attacked.
I think he can be baited into going on Krabelin. At least it would be funny (or horribly dull who knows)

 

[Rou]

I don't remember the GC group being so small before Krabelin on previous years.

 

[Valv.Piti]

He said in the pre race interview that they will go on the attack, but only after they are attacked.
I think he can be baited into going on Krabelin. At least it would be funny (or horribly dull who knows)

He has Prudhomme up the road, so something like that could be possible. Would love a Krabelin-attack

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

I don't remember the GC group being so small before Krabelin on previous years.

I guess that's because half the riders who could hang in there are ahead of it.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

I don't remember the GC group being so small before Krabelin on previous years.

No Team cars behind the bunch as well, Bahrain might have pushed the descents before

 

[Tim Cahill]

I assume they will just pace until Izua, an attack here seems overkill.

 

[Rou]

Lipooooooi

 

[Rou]

Let's see today what Seixas is made of!

 

[canina82]

Let's see today what Seixas is made of!

He will rip them all.

 

[Tim Cahill]

LIpowitz just looks understated, he does attack a lot in these races, did the same in this race and Dauphine last year.

 

[dgodave]

Yikes. Steep!

 

[Rou]

Seixas wants to drop Lipo. Not sure if it's wise

 

[Tim Cahill]

Use your teammate Paul

 

[Rou]

Florian asserting his TDF leadership.

 

[Coppi-Bartali]

LIpowitz just looks understated, he does attack a lot in these races, did the same in this race and Dauphine last year.

Yes, but Seixas was good at Dauphiné, but not like this. With that level, Lipowitz had more than enough to win this race.

3	LIPOWITZ Florian	Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe	2:38
4	EVENEPOEL Remco	Soudal Quick-Step	4:21
5	JOHANNESSEN Tobias Halland	Uno-X Mobility	6:12
6	JORGENSON Matteo	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	7:28
7	MAS Enric	Movistar Team	7:57
8	SEIXAS Paul	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team	8:25