Thursday, Alex Aranburu (Cofidis) won the 4th stage of the Tour of the Basque Country 2026 around Galdakao. This is the first race not won by a Frenchman on Itzulia this week, after the victories of Paul Seixas, Monday and Tuesday, and Axel Laurance on Wednesday.
Aranburu raised his arms at the end of a 167.2km long stage with 3119 meters of elevation gain and seven listed climbs. Suitable for punchers, this loop around Galdakao was lively up front, with several escapees, including Tobias Halland Johannessen (Uno-X) and Alex Aranburu (Cofidis), in the Regina wall (3.3 km at 8%), who managed to go to the end. The Spaniard won at the finish.
Paul Seixas impressive downhill
5 kilometers from the finish, Paul Seixas (Decathlon CMA-CGM) took all the risks on the descent and almost caught up with the leaders. 8th, he takes seconds ahead at the top of the ranking over the favorites and makes an impression. After the race, he confided that he was not afraid because he knew the curves of the descent well, because he had studied it well with his team. Under pressure from his main competitors, he responded in the best possible way.
The ranking of the 4th stage of the Tour of the Basque Country 2026
- Alex Aranburu – Cofidis 3h55’15”
- Tobias Halland Johannessen – Uno-X Mobility à 0’04”
- Christian Scaroni – XDS Astana at 0’06”
- Ion Izagirre – Cofidis at 0’07”
- Guillaume Martin-Guyonnet – Groupama-FDJ United at 0’13”
- Pello Bilbao – Bahrain Victorious at 0’14”
- Juan Pedro Lopez – Movistar at 0’14”
- Paul Seixas – Decathlon CMA CGM at 0’14”
- Lorenzo Fortunato – XDS Astana at 0’17”
- Igor Arrieta – UAE Team Emirates – XRG at 0’24”
The complete classification of the stage and general
The general classification of the Tour of the Basque Country 2026 after the 4th stage
- Paul Seixas – Decathlon CMA CGM 12h03’53”
- Primoz Roglic – RedBull – Bora-Hansgrohe at 2’19”
- Florian Lipowitz – RedBull – Bora-Hansgrohe at 2’28”
- Ion Izagirre – Cofidis at 2’29”
- Mattias Skjelmose Jensen -Lidl – Track at 2’34”
- Ben Tulett – Visma Lease a Bike à 2’47”
- Alex Baudin – EF Education – Easy Post à 2’51”
- Harold Tejada – XDS Astana at 3’08”
- Cian Uijtdebroeks – Movistar at 3’21”
- Clément Champoussin – XDS Astana at 3’22”
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