Final Startlist Itzulia Basque Country 2026 | Riders: Paul Seixas, Isaac del Toro, Juan Ayuso, Primoz Roglic and more

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Sunday, 05 April 2026 at 17:59
Paul Seixas at the 2026 Strade Bianche
From the 6th to the 11th of April, the peloton will travel to the Basque Country, one of cycling's holy regions, for Itzulia Basque Country. The six-day stage-race is always marked by the steep climbs, the narrow roads, unstable weather and passionate fans, which are never missing in one of the spring's highlights. We take a look at its startlist.
The race was first held back in 1924 where Francis Pélissier took the first win. In 1935 Gino Bartali won an isolated edition and then for over 30 years the Itzulia was absent from the calendar. It wasn't until 1969 where there was a rebirth, and one with big shockwaves as none other than Jacques Anquetil won this edition.
Over the years many legends such as Luis Ocaña, Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche, Tony Rominger, Alex Zulle and Laurent Jalabert have all won the Basque race. The amount of Spanish wins in this century hasn't dminished even in the previous years, with the following being victorious: Aitor Osa, Iban Mayo, José Ángel Gómez Marchante, Juan José Cobo, Alberto Contador (four times), Sámuel Sanchez, Joaquím Rodríguez, Alejandro Valverde, Ion Izagirre and most recently in 2024 Juan Ayuso.
We've also had Nairo Quintana take a breakthrough win in 2013 early in his career, Primoz Roglic (2018 and 2021), Daniel Martínez, in 2023 Jonas Vingegaard and in 2025 João Almeida who dominated the race throughout its mountain stages.
Download the startlist in A4. The race is going to have a very interesting battle for the overall win including the young super talent Paul Seixas; and the equally impressive slightly older talent Isaac del Toro who is getting the freedom to lead UAE in another top race. Juan Ayuso is also returning to racing after his Paris-Nice injury, and would be a clear win candidate if he has his best level. Primoz Roglic is also an interesting addition to the race, on profiles that suit him.
Antonio Tiberi, Mattias Skjelmose, Brandon McNulty; besides local stars such as Mikel Landa, Pello Bilbao, Ion Izagirre and Alex Aranburu are also set to take the spotlight. Lots of riders also use this race as preparation for the Ardennes classics such as Julian Alaphilippe, Quinn Simmons, Christian Scaroni and Jarno Widar.

Final Startlist Itzulia Basque Country 2026

Soudal - Quick-Step
1Landa, Mikel
2Bastiaens, Ayco
3Cras, Steff
4Vansevenant, Mauri
5Svrček, Martin
6Wilder, Ilan Van
7Hayter, Ethan
XDS Astana Team
11Champoussin, Clément
12Fortunato, Lorenzo
13Higuita, Sergio
14Tejada, Harold
15Conci, Nicola
16Scaroni, Christian
17Velasco, Simone
Groupama - FDJ United
21Martin-Guyonnet, Guillaume
22Braz Afonso, Clément
23Decomble, Maxime
24Geniets, Kévin
25Pacher, Quentin
26Paleni, Enzo
27Rochas, Rémy
UAE Team Emirates XRG
31Del Toro, Isaac
32McNulty, Brandon
33Arrieta, Igor
34Grossschartner, Felix
35Novak, Domen
36Pericas, Adrià
37Soler, Marc
Lidl - Trek
41Ayuso, Juan
42Mollema, Bauke
43Bagioli, Andrea
44Bernard, Julien
45Verona, Carlos
46Skjelmose, Mattias
47Simmons, Quinn
Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe
51Roglič, Primož
52Etxeberria, Haimar
53Lipowitz, Florian
54Fisher-Black, Finn
55Moscon, Gianni
56Tuckwell, Luke
57Herzog, Emil
Decathlon CMA CGM Team
61Seixas, Paul
62Riccitello, Matthew
63Bisiaux, Léo
64Labrosse, Jordan
65Prodhomme, Nicolas
66Staune-Mittet, Johannes
67Paret-Peintre, Aurélien
Burgos Burpellet BH
71Okamika, Ander
72Quartucci, Lorenzo
73Faura, José Luis
74Fernández, Sinuhé
75García, Carlos
76Diaz, José Manuel
77Fajardo, Adrián
Equipo Kern Pharma
81Elosegui, Iñigo
82Cobo, Iván
83Gimeno, Nil
84Iribar, Unai
85Ramos, Unai
86Gutiérrez, Jorge
87Ruiz, Ibon
Movistar Team
91Uijtdebroeks, Cian
92Arcas, Jorge
93Lopez, Juanpe
94García, Raúl
95Tesfatsion, Natnael
96Adrià, Roger
97Romo, Javier
Team Picnic PostNL
101Broek, Frank van den
102Dinham, Matthew
103Faure-Prost, Alexy
104Knox, James
105Koerdt, Bjoern
106Martinez, Juan Guillermo
107Gaffuri, Mattia
Bahrain Victorious
111Bilbao, Pello
112Ermakov, Roman
113Kepplinger, Rainer
114Bruttomesso, Alberto
115Stockwell, Oliver
116Tiberi, Antonio
117Valter, Attila
Alpecin - Premier Tech
121Houle, Hugo
122Debruyne, Ramses
123Belmans, Lennert
124Verstrynge, Emiel
125Dockx, Aaron
126Glivar, Gal
127Vergallito, Luca
Tudor Pro Cycling Team
131Alaphilippe, Julian
132Weiss, Fabian
133Brenner, Marco
134Eriksson, Jacob
135Voisard, Yannis
136Wilksch, Hannes
137Wirtgen, Luc
Cofidis
141Izagirre, Ion
142Aranburu, Alex
143Buchmann, Emanuel
144Meehan, Jamie
145Joalland, Yaël
146Maas, Jan
147Ourselin, Paul
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
151Barceló, Fernando
152Castellon, Jan
153Fernández CJR, Samuel
154Molenaar, Alex
155Arriolabengoa, Julen
156Bou, Joan
157Lopez, Joseba
Euskaltel - Euskadi
161Ugarte, Gari
162Bizkarra, Mikel
163Juaristi, Txomin
164Lastra, Jonathan
165Alustiza, Nicolás
166Martín, Gotzon
167Mintegi, Iker
EF Education - EasyPost
171Healy, Ben
172Beloki, Markel
173Shaw, James
174Nerurkar, Lukas
175Lee, Jardi van der
176Baudin, Alex
177Leonard, Michael
INEOS Grenadiers
181August, AJ
182Hamilton, Lucas
183Vauquelin, Kévin
184Langellotti, Victor
185Laurance, Axel
186Øxenberg, Peter
187Rivera, Brandon
Team Visma - Lease a Bike
191Armirail, Bruno
192Graat, Tijmen
193Huising, Menno
194Tulett, Ben
195Kruijswijk, Steven
196Rex, Tim
197Fiorelli, Filippo
Uno-X Mobility
201Cort, Magnus
202Johannessen, Tobias
203Johannessen, Anders
204Kron, Andreas
205Kulset, Johannes
206Tjøtta, Martin
207Træen, Torstein
Lotto - Intermarché
211Kockelmann, Mathieu
212Fox, Matthew
213Ørn-Kristoff, Felix
214Orins, Robin
215Thompson, Reuben
216Veistroffer, Baptiste
217Zimmermann, Georg
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