Itzulia Basque Country 2026, April 6-11

[Dazed and Confused]

Small, but powerful break with 15s:
Skjelmose
Healy
Soler

Climb coming up:

So things can easily change.

 

[topcat]

What's happening today?
Alaphilippe a DNS to give the others a chance.
Rory leads the masters by 6 shots.
Taxus makes a comeback to share local knowledge.

 

[RedheadDane]

Alaphilippe a DNS to give the others a chance.

Eriksson and Weiss are going to feel rather lonely.

Also, we're live!

 

[Samu Cuenca]

What's happening today?
Alaphilippe a DNS to give the others a chance.
Rory leads the masters by 6 shots.
Taxus makes a comeback to share local knowledge.

Spoiler alert!

 

[Taxus4a]

I am just enjoying this marvellous time of cycling with this historic Riders, and now Seixas, Who is doing at 19 what nobody did before. Remco did more impressive things at 19 than Pogacar but Seixas is another level. We Will ser, I just hope he is not at UAE in the future, not with Pogacar.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Is that a ten Trillion rider Break or something? Haven‘t seen the GC riders yet.
Edit: Yes, indeed

 

[Rou]

This climb is better for GC attacks than the walls on previous stages.

 

[RedheadDane]

Okay, so the Uno-X lead group is ahead of the peloton.

 

[Coppi-Bartali]

There's a breakaway with half the peloton and there's no Bahrain rider.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

There's a breakaway with half the peloton and there's no Bahrain rider.

Think there‘s Tiberi there

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Looks like they could just let those 35 riders who are in every single break get a head start each day instead of having a regular depart réel.

 

[Coppi-Bartali]

Think there‘s Tiberi there

Thanks. According to PCS none.

 

[search]

Guillaume Martin and Braz-Afonso are there again, for the 4th day in a row. Fortunato seems to have missed out today.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Thanks. According to PCS none.

Currently Stockwell according to PCS, definitely at least one rider from what I saw

 

[Samamba]

Well played from UNO X.

I'm pretty surprised why Johannessen is never in the middle of the rumor mill. When fit, he's just very good and ridiculously consistent. He's also one of the few guys with insane recuperation who gets better in GTs.

Tbc, I'm happy he isn't cause cycling needs guys like him at teams like UNO X.

 

[canina82]

Decathlon is so inept tactically. Good for the race unless other teams start working.

 

[AlfaLum]

Decathlon is so inept tactically. Good for the race unless other teams start working.

Yeah not that smart to let such a big brake with so many team mates go. Then again 6 minutes is a lot of ground to make up for in a stage like this for a rider that has been way poorer than Seixas the whole week.

 

[Samamba]

Decathlon is so inept tactically. Good for the race unless other teams start working.

Other teams are definitely going to start working. They are not just gonna throw away podium (chances) or just top 5s, top 10's. Too many guys or teams in the top 10 that care about those placements and points.

 

[Coppi-Bartali]

Red Bull pulling because of Johannessen

 

[Coppi-Bartali]

Now Astana and Movistar are pulling. The attitude of the current teams is pathetic. They're doing all the work for Decathlon.

 

[Samamba]

They don't realize that UNO X gets superpowers in this weather

 

[Heston]

Roglic is now the guy whose team pulls to defend his 3rd place in Itzulia

The definitive fall from grace

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Front group will have another go at the Elosua climb shortly. Lets see if unox can wheel them in a bit.

 

[Netserk]

i think arrieta wins today

 

[Netserk]

too few images of the peloton