{"id":1601,"date":"2026-04-07T14:47:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T14:47:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/updatelive.online\/?p=1601"},"modified":"2026-04-07T14:47:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T14:47:16","slug":"on-which-tv-channel-and-at-what-time-to-watch-the-race-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/updatelive.online\/?p=1601","title":{"rendered":"On which TV channel and at what time to watch the race?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div layout=\"desktop\">\n<p>From April 6 to 11, the Tour of the Basque Country takes place between Bilbao and Bergara. Considered one of the most difficult races of this spring, the Itzulia Basque Country 2026 promises a great battle given the profile and the proposed route. The climbers will obviously be the most visible. A time trial is on the program starting this Monday.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-placeholder u-placeholder-youtube\" data-vendor=\"youtube-ceZtLYTL\">\n<div class=\"p-xxl@xs border-color-grey-200 radius-l@xs cmp-placeholder u-hidden\">\n<p class=\"mb-m@xs text-l@xs\">By clicking on<span class=\"ml-xxs@xs font-weight-bold@xs\">\u201cI accept\u201d<\/span>you accept the deposit of cookies by external services and will thus have access to the content of our partners.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-xl@xs text-s@xs\">More information on the Cookie management policy page<\/p>\n<p><button class=\"mx-auto@xs flex@xs items-center@xs justify-center@xs gap-xxs@xs c-btn c-btn--primary cmp-button\">I accept<\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>The favorites of the Tour of the Basque Country 2026<\/h2>\n<p>Isaac Del Toro (UAE Team Emirates &#8211; XRG), who just won Tirreno-Adriatico in March, will aim for another victory in a WorldTour race. He will have to be wary of Juan Ayuso, winner in 2024, Primoz Roglic, Mattias Skjelmose, Antonio Tiberi, Mikel Landa and, of course, our French prodigy Paul Seixas (19 years old). The latter won the Tour d&#8217;Algarve and the Faun-Ard\u00e8che Classic. We also don&#8217;t forget K\u00e9vin Vauquelin (INEOS Grenadiers), always at his advantage on this type of race profile.<\/p>\n<p>#Itzulia2026 \ud83c\udf36 \/ The favorites for the general of the Tour of the Basque Country: \u2b50\u2b50\u2b50\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 Seixas\u2b50\u2b50\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddfd Del Toro \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8 Ayuso \ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddee Rogli\u010d\u21ea\ud83c\uddea Lipowitz \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 McNulty \ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 Vauquelin \ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddf0 Skjelmose \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddea Healy \ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf4 Johannessen \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8 Izagirre \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9 Scaroni \ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddea Uijk\ud83c\uddf4\ud83c\udde8 Tejada \ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddea Van Wilder \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8 Soler \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/o7Jsj9i7tU\u2014 Renaud Breban (@RenaudB31) April 5, 2026<\/p>\n<h2>At what time and on which channel to watch the Tour of the Basque Country 2026<\/h2>\n<p>The Itzulia Basque Country 2026 will be broadcast from April 6 to 11, 2026, on Eurosport 2 and the HBO Max streaming platform.<\/p>\n<h2>Monday April 6 \u2013 Step 1<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Bilbao > Bilbao \u2013 13.8 km (individual time trial)<\/li>\n<li>Broadcast: 3:30 p.m. on Eurosport 2 and HBO Max<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"c-media\">\n<div class=\"c-media__content\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Stages 1\" class=\"c-img\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" width=\"718\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1640px) 718px, (min-width: 1440px) calc(40vw + 70px), (min-width: 1080px) 590px, (min-width: 780px) calc(88.57vw - 349px), (min-width: 660px) calc(100vw - 414px), 211px\" src=\"https:\/\/img.20mn.fr\/65zpTkcST2utzktcWYe-4Ck\/718x0\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.20mn.fr\/65zpTkcST2utzktcWYe-4Ck\/590x0 590w, https:\/\/img.20mn.fr\/65zpTkcST2utzktcWYe-4Ck\/342x0 342w, https:\/\/img.20mn.fr\/65zpTkcST2utzktcWYe-4Ck\/211x0 211w\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"mt-s@xs mx-m@xs mx-0@md color-grey-400 text-xs@xs\">Stages 1<span class=\"color-grey-300 text-xs@xs text-italic\">&#8211; The Red Flame<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Tuesday April 7 \u2013 Step 2<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Pampelune-Iru\u00f1a > Astitz \u2013 164.9 km<\/li>\n<li>Broadcast: 3:30 p.m. on Eurosport 2 and HBO Max<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"c-media\">\n<div class=\"c-media__content\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Stages 2\" class=\"c-img\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" width=\"718\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1640px) 718px, (min-width: 1440px) calc(40vw + 70px), (min-width: 1080px) 590px, (min-width: 780px) calc(88.57vw - 349px), (min-width: 660px) calc(100vw - 414px), 211px\" src=\"https:\/\/img.20mn.fr\/1p90mrWSRGuuPk7jC2m0MCk\/718x0\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.20mn.fr\/1p90mrWSRGuuPk7jC2m0MCk\/590x0 590w, https:\/\/img.20mn.fr\/1p90mrWSRGuuPk7jC2m0MCk\/342x0 342w, https:\/\/img.20mn.fr\/1p90mrWSRGuuPk7jC2m0MCk\/211x0 211w\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"mt-s@xs mx-m@xs mx-0@md color-grey-400 text-xs@xs\">Stages 2<span class=\"color-grey-300 text-xs@xs text-italic\">&#8211; The Red Flame<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Wednesday April 8 \u2013 Step 3<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Basauri > Basauri \u2013 152.8 km<\/li>\n<li>Broadcast: 3:30 p.m. on Eurosport 2 and HBO Max<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"c-media\">\n<div class=\"c-media__content\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Stages 3\" class=\"c-img\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" width=\"718\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1640px) 718px, (min-width: 1440px) calc(40vw + 70px), (min-width: 1080px) 590px, (min-width: 780px) calc(88.57vw - 349px), (min-width: 660px) calc(100vw - 414px), 211px\" src=\"https:\/\/img.20mn.fr\/KrhGiHYRRci7DhZpaKsqhik\/718x0\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.20mn.fr\/KrhGiHYRRci7DhZpaKsqhik\/590x0 590w, https:\/\/img.20mn.fr\/KrhGiHYRRci7DhZpaKsqhik\/342x0 342w, https:\/\/img.20mn.fr\/KrhGiHYRRci7DhZpaKsqhik\/211x0 211w\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"mt-s@xs mx-m@xs mx-0@md color-grey-400 text-xs@xs\">Stages 3<span class=\"color-grey-300 text-xs@xs text-italic\">&#8211; The Red Flame<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Thursday April 9 \u2013 Step 4<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Galdakao > Galdakao \u2013 167.2 km<\/li>\n<li>Broadcast: 3:30 p.m. on Eurosport 2 and HBO Max<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"c-media\">\n<div class=\"c-media__content\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Stages 4\" class=\"c-img\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" width=\"718\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1640px) 718px, (min-width: 1440px) calc(40vw + 70px), (min-width: 1080px) 590px, (min-width: 780px) calc(88.57vw - 349px), (min-width: 660px) calc(100vw - 414px), 211px\" src=\"https:\/\/img.20mn.fr\/TvuA1LVST263C36Qfa83VCk\/718x0\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.20mn.fr\/TvuA1LVST263C36Qfa83VCk\/590x0 590w, https:\/\/img.20mn.fr\/TvuA1LVST263C36Qfa83VCk\/342x0 342w, https:\/\/img.20mn.fr\/TvuA1LVST263C36Qfa83VCk\/211x0 211w\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"mt-s@xs mx-m@xs mx-0@md color-grey-400 text-xs@xs\">Stages 4<span class=\"color-grey-300 text-xs@xs text-italic\">&#8211; The Red Flame<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Friday April 10 \u2013 Step 5<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Eibar > Eibar \u2013 176.2 km<\/li>\n<li>Broadcast: 3:30 p.m. on Eurosport 2 and HBO Max<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"c-media\">\n<div class=\"c-media__content\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Stages 5\" class=\"c-img\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" width=\"718\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1640px) 718px, (min-width: 1440px) calc(40vw + 70px), (min-width: 1080px) 590px, (min-width: 780px) calc(88.57vw - 349px), (min-width: 660px) calc(100vw - 414px), 211px\" src=\"https:\/\/img.20mn.fr\/y63jN0mRRNuqPLNHOVSXhik\/718x0\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.20mn.fr\/y63jN0mRRNuqPLNHOVSXhik\/590x0 590w, https:\/\/img.20mn.fr\/y63jN0mRRNuqPLNHOVSXhik\/342x0 342w, https:\/\/img.20mn.fr\/y63jN0mRRNuqPLNHOVSXhik\/211x0 211w\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"mt-s@xs mx-m@xs mx-0@md color-grey-400 text-xs@xs\">Stages 5<span class=\"color-grey-300 text-xs@xs text-italic\">&#8211; The Red Flame<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Saturday April 11 \u2013 Stage 6<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Antzuola > Bergara \u2013 135.4 km<\/li>\n<li>Broadcast: 3:30 p.m. on Eurosport 2 and HBO Max<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"c-media\">\n<div class=\"c-media__content\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Stages 6\" class=\"c-img\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" width=\"718\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1640px) 718px, (min-width: 1440px) calc(40vw + 70px), (min-width: 1080px) 590px, (min-width: 780px) calc(88.57vw - 349px), (min-width: 660px) calc(100vw - 414px), 211px\" src=\"https:\/\/img.20mn.fr\/YTlDfjWGS9SllRrNBcnZhik\/718x0\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.20mn.fr\/YTlDfjWGS9SllRrNBcnZhik\/590x0 590w, https:\/\/img.20mn.fr\/YTlDfjWGS9SllRrNBcnZhik\/342x0 342w, https:\/\/img.20mn.fr\/YTlDfjWGS9SllRrNBcnZhik\/211x0 211w\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"mt-s@xs mx-m@xs mx-0@md color-grey-400 text-xs@xs\">Stages 6<span class=\"color-grey-300 text-xs@xs text-italic\">&#8211; The Red Flame<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Last year, it was Joao Almeida who won.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From April 6 to 11, the Tour of the Basque Country takes place between Bilbao and Bergara. 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