| 2026 UCI World Tour, race 15 of 36 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 6–11 April 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 810.1 km (503.4 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 20h 07' 35" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2026 Tour of the Basque Country (officially known as Itzulia Basque Country 2026) was a road cycling stage race that took place between 6 and 11 April in the Basque region in northern Spain. It was the 65th edition of the Tour of the Basque Country and the 15th race of the 2026 UCI World Tour.
Sixteen UCI WorldTeams and six UCI ProTeams made up the 22 teams that participated in the race. [1]
UCI WorldTeams
UCI ProTeams
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | ||
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| 1 | 6 April | Bilbao to Bilbao | 13.8 km (8.6 mi) | Individual time trial | |||
| 2 | 7 April | Pamplona-Iruña to Cuevas de Mendukilo | 164.1 km (102.0 mi) | Mountain stage | |||
| 3 | 8 April | Basauri to Basauri | 152.8 km (94.9 mi) | Hilly stage | |||
| 4 | 9 April | Galdakao to Galdakao | 167.2 km (103.9 mi) | Hilly stage | |||
| 5 | 10 April | Eibar to Eibar | 176.2 km (109.5 mi) | Medium mountain stage | |||
| 6 | 11 April | Goizper-Antzuola to Bergara | 135.4 km (84.1 mi) | Medium mountain stage | |||
| Total | 810.1 km (503.4 mi) | ||||||
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| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Young rider classification | Basque rider classification | Team classification | Combativity award |
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| 1 | Paul Seixas | Paul Seixas | Paul Seixas | Paul Seixas | Paul Seixas | Pello Bilbao | Ineos Grenadiers | Paul Seixas |
| 2 | Paul Seixas | Ion Izagirre | XDS Astana Team | Joan Bou | ||||
| 3 | Axel Laurance | Joan Bou | Igor Arrieta | |||||
| 4 | Alex Aranburu | Anders Halland Johannessen | ||||||
| 5 | Paul Seixas | Paul Seixas | Ben Healy | |||||
| 6 | Andrew August | Movistar Team | Mattias Skjelmose | |||||
| Final | Paul Seixas | Paul Seixas | Paul Seixas | Paul Seixas | Ion Izagirre | Movistar Team | Not awarded | |
| Legend | |||
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| Denotes the winner of the general classification | Denotes the winner of the young rider classification | ||
| Denotes the winner of the points classification | | Denotes the winner of the team classification | |
| Denotes the winner of the mountains classification | Denotes the winner of the combativity award | ||
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Decathlon CMA CGM | 20h 07' 35" | |
| 2 | Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe | + 2' 30" | |
| 3 | Uno-X Mobility | + 2' 33" | |
| 4 | Cofidis | + 3' 50" | |
| 5 | XDS Astana Team | + 4' 43" | |
| 6 | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 5' 03" | |
| 7 | Movistar Team | + 5' 05" | |
| 8 | UAE Team Emirates XRG | + 5' 25" | |
| 9 | EF Education–EasyPost | + 5' 41" | |
| 10 | Ineos Grenadiers | + 7' 33" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Decathlon CMA CGM | 87 | |
| 2 | Uno-X Mobility | 49 | |
| 3 | Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe | 38 | |
| 4 | UAE Team Emirates XRG | 36 | |
| 5 | Cofidis | 35 | |
| 6 | Lidl–Trek | 35 | |
| 7 | Ineos Grenadiers | 34 | |
| 8 | Ineos Grenadiers | 34 | |
| 9 | Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe | 34 | |
| 10 | Groupama–FDJ United | 25 |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Decathlon CMA CGM | 32 | |
| 2 | UAE Team Emirates XRG | 31 | |
| 3 | Uno-X Mobility | 19 | |
| 4 | Lidl–Trek | 18 | |
| 5 | Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe | 18 | |
| 6 | EF Education–EasyPost | 17 | |
| 7 | UAE Team Emirates XRG | 13 | |
| 8 | Ineos Grenadiers | 11 | |
| 9 | Uno-X Mobility | 10 | |
| 10 | Movistar Team | 9 |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Decathlon CMA CGM | 20h 07' 35" | |
| 2 | EF Education–EasyPost | + 18' 39" | |
| 3 | UAE Team Emirates XRG | + 46' 40" | |
| 4 | Uno-X Mobility | + 50' 47" | |
| 5 | EF Education–EasyPost | + 54' 34" | |
| 6 | Ineos Grenadiers | + 55' 16" | |
| 7 | Visma–Lease a Bike | + 1h 00' 43" | |
| 8 | Ineos Grenadiers | + 1h 06' 07" | |
| 9 | Groupama–FDJ United | + 1h 11' 56" | |
| 10 | Team Picnic–PostNL | + 1h 17' 24" |
| Rank | Team | Time |
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| 1 | | 60h 49' 51" |
| 2 | | + 8' 21" |
| 3 | | + 14' 08" |
| 4 | | + 31' 41" |
| 5 | | + 36' 56" |
| 6 | | + 49' 13" |
| 7 | | + 58' 03" |
| 8 | | + 1h 00' 27" |
| 9 | | + 1h 13' 30" |
| 10 | | + 1h 14' 15" |