Tour of the Basque Country 2026
Paul Seixas won the 2nd stage of the Tour of the Basque Country to extend his lead in the general classificatoon. The next two stages are both hilly races with punchy finishes. The queen stage is on the menu for Friday, while the six-day race concludes on saturday with a compact climbing stage.
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Tour of the Basque Country 2026: Seixas dominates for second day in a row
GC leader Paul Seixas attacks from the peloton on the final big climb. He catches the remnants of the breakaway and rides solo to his second win in two days, in the process extending his leadto 2 minutes over the new runner-up, Primoz Roglic.
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Tour of the Basque Country 2026 Route stage 2: Pamplona - Cuevas de Mendukilo
Tuesday 7 April – The 2nd stage of the Tour of the Basque Country covers 164.1 kilometres from Pamplona to the Caves of Mendukilo. With 19.5 kilometres to go, they crest a 9.5-kilometre climb at 7.7%, before descending towards a rolling finishing climb of 3.5 kilometres. The route totals an elevation gain of 3,268 metres.
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Tour of the Basque Country 2026 Route stage 3: Basauri - Basauri
Wednesday 8 April – Stage 3 of the Tour of the Basque Country takes place on a large loop south of the start and finish town of Basauri. The race is 152.8 kilometres long and includes 2,824 metres of climbing, while the finish line is situated on a 400-metre ramp at 8.8%.
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Tour of the Basque Country 2026: GC Favourites
The start list of the Tour of the Basque Country is packed with super talents. Seixas, Ayuso, Del Toro… With a challenging route featuring numerous punchy finishes, and in the absence of absolute superstars such as Pogacar and Vingegaard, we can look forward to an exciting six-day race. Who are the contenders for the overall victory?
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Tour of the Basque Country 2026: Route
The Tour of the Basque Country starts this coming Monday and finishes on Saturday 11 April. The riders face plenty of climbing, often at brutal gradients, but there are no long finishing climbs. Instead, the finish line is placed several times on punchy uphill ramps. Over six days, the riders tackle 16,291 metres of climbing on an 809.6-kilometre route.
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Tour of the Basque Country 2026: Riders
The firepower in the Basque Country is impressive. Isaac del Toro, Juan Ayuso, Paul Seixas, Primoz Roglic, Ben Healy, Mattias Skjelmose and Tobias Halland Johannessen are among the riders fighting for the GC. Who else is riding the race locally known as the Itzulia Basque Country?
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