On Saturday, during the last stage of Itzulia 2026 between Antzuola and Bergara, Paul Seixas (Decathlon CMA CGM) had to maintain his lead of 2’30” in the general classification to win the edition. The cycling prodigy achieved this in difficult conditions, in the rain of the Basque Country.
Andrew August (Ineos Grenadiers) raises his arms on this last stage of 135 kilometers and almost 3000 m of elevation gain, with six climbs. With the rain, the traps were necessarily more numerous but the Lyonnais knew how to avoid them throughout the day.
Paul Seixas, the consecration
The 19-year-old Frenchman finished the job on Saturday. Winner of three stages this week, he managed to keep his Yellow Jersey and succeed Christophe Moreau, the last Frenchman to win a WorldTour stage race in…. 2007 (Critérium du Dauphiné). Paul Seixas was only 9 months old.
The ranking of the 6th stage of the Tour of the Basque Country 2026
- 🇺🇸 ANDREW AUGUST – INEOS GRENADIERS 3h29m35s
- 🇪🇸 RAÚL GARCÍA PIERNA – MOVISTAR TEAM à 16s
- 🇳🇱 FRANK VAN DEN BROEK – TEAM PICNIC POSTNL à 34s
- 🇸🇮 GAL GLIVAR – ALPECIN-PREMIER TECH at 34s
- 🇮🇹 FILIPPO FIORELLI – TEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE at 1m07s
- 🇧🇪 EMIEL VERSTRYNGE – ALPECIN-PREMIER TECH à 1m07s
- 🇮🇹 SIMONE VELASCO – XDS ASTANA TEAM at 1m07s
- 🇳🇴 TOBIAS HALLAND JOHANNESSEN – UNO-X MOBILITY à 1m09s
- 🇧🇪 RAMSES DEBRUYNE – ALPECIN-PREMIER TECH à 1m26s
- 🇫🇷 GUILLAUME MARTIN – GROUPAMA – FDJ UNITED at 1m33s
The general classification of the Tour of the Basque Country 2026
- Paul Seixas – Decathlon CMA CGM 20h07’35”
- Florian Lipowitz – RedBull – Bora-Hansgrohe at 2’30”
- Tobias Halland Johannessen – Uno-X Mobility à 2’33”
- Ion Izagirre – Cofidis at 3’50”
- Clément Champoussin – XDS Astana at 4’43
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