Itzulia Basque Country

Road · Stage Race
DateApr 6–11, 2026
TimeTime TBA
Location🇪🇸 Spain
Most recent winner🇵🇹 Joao Almeida (2025)
BroadcastCoverage varies by country
CourseStage Race
Why watch?

Itzulia Basque Country is a six-day WorldTour stage race held each April through Spain's Basque region. First run in 1924, it returned after the Spanish Civil War and has become a key test for riders targeting the Giro d'Italia or Ardennes classics.

Itzulia Basque Country 2026 Startlist

17 teams · 36 riders
Bib Rider Country Team Role
— Emiel Verstrynge 🇧🇪 Alpecin - Premier Tech (APT) Rider
— Francesco Busatto 🇮🇹 Alpecin - Premier Tech (APT) Rider
— Antonio Tiberi 🇮🇹 Bahrain Victorious (TBV) Gc Contender
— Pello Bilbao 🇪🇸 Bahrain Victorious (TBV) Key rider
— Alex Molenaar 🇳🇱 Caja Rural - Seguros RGA (CJR) Rider
— Alex Aranburu 🇪🇸 Cofidis (COF) Rider
— Emanuel Buchmann 🇩🇪 Cofidis (COF) Rider
— Ion Izagirre 🇪🇸 Cofidis (COF) Key rider
— Aurelien Paret-Peintre 🇫🇷 Decathlon CMA CGM Team (DCM) Rider
— Leo Bisiaux 🇫🇷 Decathlon CMA CGM Team (DCM) Rider
— Matthew Riccitello 🇺🇸 Decathlon CMA CGM Team (DCM) Key rider
— Paul Lapeira 🇫🇷 Decathlon CMA CGM Team (DCM) Rider
— Paul Seixas 🇫🇷 Decathlon CMA CGM Team (DCM) Rider
— Ben Healy 🇮🇪 EF Education - EasyPost (EFE) Key rider
— Axel Laurance 🇫🇷 Ineos Grenadiers (IGD) Rider
— Michal Kwiatkowski 🇵🇱 Ineos Grenadiers (IGD) Rider
— Juan Ayuso 🇪🇸 Lidl - Trek (LTK) Gc Leader
— Mattias Skjelmose 🇩🇰 Lidl - Trek (LTK) Gc Contender
— Thibau Nys 🇧🇪 Lidl - Trek (LTK) Key rider
— Jarno Widar 🇧🇪 Lotto - Intermarche (LTI) Rider
— Cian Uijtdebroeks 🇧🇪 Movistar Team (MOV) Gc Contender
— Primoz Roglic 🇸🇮 Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe (RBH) Gc Leader
— Ethan Hayter 🇬🇧 Soudal - Quick Step (SOQ) Rider
— Ilan Van Wilder 🇧🇪 Soudal - Quick Step (SOQ) Rider
— Mikel Landa 🇪🇸 Soudal - Quick Step (SOQ) Gc Contender
— Ben Tulett 🇬🇧 Team Visma | Lease a Bike (TVL) Rider
— Julian Alaphilippe 🇫🇷 Tudor Pro Cycling Team (TPC) Key rider
— Domen Novak 🇸🇮 UAE Emirates XRG (UAD) Rider
— Igor Arrieta 🇪🇸 UAE Emirates XRG (UAD) Rider
— Isaac Del Toro 🇲🇽 UAE Emirates XRG (UAD) Key rider
— Marc Soler 🇪🇸 UAE Emirates XRG (UAD) Rider
— Magnus Cort 🇩🇰 Uno-X Mobility (UXM) Rider
— Tobias Halland Johannessen 🇳🇴 Uno-X Mobility (UXM) Key rider
— Christian Scaroni 🇮🇹 XDS Astana Team (AST) Rider
— Clement Champoussin 🇫🇷 XDS Astana Team (AST) Rider
— Harold Tejada 🇨🇴 XDS Astana Team (AST) Rider