The 2026 edition of Itzulia Basque Country gets underway this afternoon with a short, punchy individual time trial in the city of Bilbao.
The opening 13.8 km test will start with riders facing a Cat.3 climb, the Alto de Santo Domingo, prior to a long run down through the city and a run-up to the finish line.
First rider down the start ramp in the six-day WorldTour stage race will be Georg ZImmerman (Lotto-Intermarché) at 1430 CET, with local hero Mikel Landa (Soudal-QuickStep) rounding out the day's racing at 1723 local time.
Undefeated in Itzulia Basque Country time trials since 2017, Primoz Roglič (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) will be one key name to follow, with an early start of 14:46. Other top contenders include Antonio Tiberi (Bahrain-Victorious) at 15:29, Brandon McNulty (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) at 16:41, former Itzulia winner Juan Ayuso (Lidl-Trek) at 17: 15 and Isaac del Toro (UAE Emirates-XRG) at 17:17.
Last year's opening ITT of the Itzulia Basque Country was won by Max Schachmann (Soudal-QuickStep), not racing this year.
Itzulia Basque Country stage 1 ITT start times
Position | Rider | Team | Start times |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | ZIMMERMANN Georg | Lotto Intermarché | 14:30:00 |
2 | TJØTTA Martin | Uno-X Mobility | 14:31:00 |
3 | FIORELLI Filippo | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 14:32:00 |
4 | HAMILTON Lucas | INEOS Grenadiers | 14:33:00 |
5 | BELOKI Markel | EF Education - EasyPost | 14:34:00 |
6 | MINTEGI Iker | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 14:35:00 |
7 | MOLENAAR Alex | Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | 14:36:00 |
8 | IZAGIRRE Ion | Cofidis | 14:37:00 |
9 | ERIKSSON Jacob | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 14:38:00 |
10 | HOULE Hugo | Alpecin-Premier Tech | 14:39:00 |
11 | BRUTTOMESSO Alberto | Bahrain - Victorious | 14:40:00 |
12 | KNOX James | Team Picnic PostNL | 14:41:00 |
13 | LÓPEZ Juan Pedro | Movistar Team | 14:42:00 |
14 | RUIZ Ibon | Equipo Kern Pharma | 14:43:00 |
15 | FAJARDO Adrián | Burgos Burpellet BH | 14:44:00 |
16 | PARET-PEINTRE Aurélien | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 14:45:00 |
17 | ROGLIČ Primož | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | 14:46:00 |
18 | SIMMONS Quinn | Lidl - Trek | 14:47:00 |
19 | NOVAK Domen | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 14:48:00 |
20 | ROCHAS Rémy | Groupama - FDJ United | 14:49:00 |
21 | FORTUNATO Lorenzo | XDS Astana Team | 14:50:00 |
22 | SVRČEK Martin | Soudal Quick-Step | 14:51:00 |
23 | THOMPSON Reuben | Lotto Intermarché | 14:52:00 |
24 | JOHANNESSEN Tobias Halland | Uno-X Mobility | 14:53:00 |
25 | TULETT Ben | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 14:54:00 |
26 | LANGELLOTTI Victor | INEOS Grenadiers | 14:55:00 |
27 | HEALY Ben | EF Education - EasyPost | 14:56:00 |
28 | BIZKARRA Mikel | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 14:57:00 |
29 | BOU Joan | Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | 14:58:00 |
30 | MAAS Jan | Cofidis | 14:59:00 |
31 | WILKSCH Hannes | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 15:00:00 |
32 | DEBRUYNE Ramses | Alpecin-Premier Tech | 15:01:00 |
33 | BILBAO Pello | Bahrain - Victorious | 15:02:00 |
34 | MARTINEZ Juan Guillermo | Team Picnic PostNL | 15:03:00 |
35 | TESFATSION Natnael | Movistar Team | 15:04:00 |
36 | GIMENO Nil | Equipo Kern Pharma | 15:05:00 |
37 | FERNÁNDEZ Sinuhé | Burgos Burpellet BH | 15:06:00 |
38 | RICCITELLO Matthew | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 15:07:00 |
39 | FISHER-BLACK Finn | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | 15:08:00 |
40 | MOLLEMA Bauke | Lidl - Trek | 15:09:00 |
41 | PERICAS Adrià | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 15:10:00 |
42 | DECOMBLE Maxime | Groupama - FDJ United | 15:11:00 |
43 | CHAMPOUSSIN Clément | XDS Astana Team | 15:12:00 |
44 | BASTIAENS Ayco | Soudal Quick-Step | 15:13:00 |
45 | VEISTROFFER Baptiste | Lotto Intermarché | 15:14:00 |
46 | KULSET Johannes | Uno-X Mobility | 15:15:00 |
47 | ARMIRAIL Bruno | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 15:16:00 |
48 | LAURANCE Axel | INEOS Grenadiers | 15:17:00 |
49 | BAUDIN Alex | EF Education - EasyPost | 15:18:00 |
50 | ALUSTIZA Nicolás | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 15:19:00 |
51 | BARCELÓ Fernando | Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | 15:20:00 |
52 | ARANBURU Alex | Cofidis | 15:21:00 |
53 | BRENNER Marco | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 15:22:00 |
54 | BELMANS Lennert | Alpecin-Premier Tech | 15:23:00 |
55 | TIBERI Antonio | Bahrain - Victorious | 15:24:00 |
56 | GAFFURI Mattia | Team Picnic PostNL | 15:25:00 |
57 | ROMO Javier | Movistar Team | 15:26:00 |
58 | IRIBAR Unai | Equipo Kern Pharma | 15:27:00 |
59 | QUARTUCCI Lorenzo | Burgos Burpellet BH | 15:28:00 |
60 | SEIXAS Paul | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 15:29:00 |
61 | LIPOWITZ Florian | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | 15:30:00 |
62 | SKJELMOSE Mattias | Lidl - Trek | 15:31:00 |
63 | ARRIETA Igor | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 15:32:00 |
64 | PACHER Quentin | Groupama - FDJ United | 15:33:00 |
65 | CONCI Nicola | XDS Astana Team | 15:34:00 |
66 | VANSEVENANT Mauri | Soudal Quick-Step | 15:35:00 |
67 | ØRN-KRISTOFF Felix | Lotto Intermarché | 15:36:00 |
68 | KRON Andreas | Uno-X Mobility | 15:37:00 |
69 | GRAAT Tijmen | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 15:38:00 |
70 | RIVERA Brandon Smith | INEOS Grenadiers | 15:39:00 |
71 | LEONARD Michael | EF Education - EasyPost | 15:40:00 |
72 | MARTÍN Gotzon | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 15:41:00 |
73 | LÓPEZ Joseba | Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | 15:42:00 |
74 | MEEHAN Jamie | Cofidis | 15:43:00 |
75 | VOISARD Yannis | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 15:44:00 |
76 | VERSTRYNGE Emiel | Alpecin-Premier Tech | 15:45:00 |
77 | VALTER Attila | Bahrain - Victorious | 15:46:00 |
78 | FAURE PROST Alexy | Team Picnic PostNL | 15:47:00 |
79 | ADRIÀ Roger | Movistar Team | 15:48:00 |
80 | RAMOS Unai | Equipo Kern Pharma | 15:49:00 |
81 | GARCÍA PIERNA Carlos | Burgos Burpellet BH | 15:50:00 |
82 | LABROSSE Jordan | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 15:51:00 |
83 | TUCKWELL Luke | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | 15:52:00 |
84 | VERONA Carlos | Lidl - Trek | 15:53:00 |
85 | SOLER Marc | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 15:54:00 |
86 | BRAZ AFONSO Clément | Groupama - FDJ United | 15:55:00 |
87 | SCARONI Christian | XDS Astana Team | 15:56:00 |
88 | CRAS Steff | Soudal Quick-Step | 15:57:00 |
89 | ORINS Robin | Lotto Intermarché | 15:58:00 |
90 | TRÆEN Torstein | Uno-X Mobility | 15:59:00 |
91 | REX Tim | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 16:00:00 |
92 | ØXENBERG Peter | INEOS Grenadiers | 16:01:00 |
93 | NERURKAR Lukas | EF Education - EasyPost | 16:02:00 |
94 | LASTRA Jonathan | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 16:03:00 |
95 | ARRIOLABENGOA Julen | Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | 16:04:00 |
96 | JOALLAND Yaël | Cofidis | 16:05:00 |
97 | ALAPHILIPPE Julian | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 16:06:00 |
98 | DOCKX Aaron | Alpecin-Premier Tech | 16:07:00 |
99 | ERMAKOV Roman | Bahrain - Victorious | 16:08:00 |
100 | DINHAM Matthew | Team Picnic PostNL | 16:09:00 |
101 | GARCÍA PIERNA Raúl | Movistar Team | 16:10:00 |
102 | GUTIÉRREZ Jorge | Equipo Kern Pharma | 16:11:00 |
103 | DÍAZ José Manuel | Burgos Burpellet BH | 16:12:00 |
104 | PRODHOMME Nicolas | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 16:13:00 |
105 | HERZOG Emil | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | 16:14:00 |
106 | BAGIOLI Andrea | Lidl - Trek | 16:15:00 |
107 | GROßSCHARTNER Felix | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 16:16:00 |
108 | GENIETS Kevin | Groupama - FDJ United | 16:17:00 |
109 | VELASCO Simone | XDS Astana Team | 16:18:00 |
110 | VAN WILDER Ilan | Soudal Quick-Step | 16:19:00 |
111 | FOX Matthew | Lotto Intermarché | 16:20:00 |
112 | JOHANNESSEN Anders Halland | Uno-X Mobility | 16:21:00 |
113 | KRUIJSWIJK Steven | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 16:22:00 |
114 | AUGUST Andrew | INEOS Grenadiers | 16:23:00 |
115 | SHAW James | EF Education - EasyPost | 16:24:00 |
116 | UGARTE Gari | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 16:25:00 |
117 | FERNÁNDEZ Samuel | Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | 16:26:00 |
118 | OURSELIN Paul | Cofidis | 16:27:00 |
119 | WEISS Fabian | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 16:28:00 |
120 | GLIVAR Gal | Alpecin-Premier Tech | 16:29:00 |
121 | STOCKWELL Oliver | Bahrain - Victorious | 16:30:00 |
122 | KOERDT Bjorn | Team Picnic PostNL | 16:31:00 |
123 | ARCAS Jorge | Movistar Team | 16:32:00 |
124 | ELOSEGUI Iñigo | Equipo Kern Pharma | 16:33:00 |
125 | FAURA José Luis | Burgos Burpellet BH | 16:34:00 |
126 | BISIAUX Léo | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 16:35:00 |
127 | MOSCON Gianni | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | 16:36:00 |
128 | BERNARD Julien | Lidl - Trek | 16:37:00 |
129 | MCNULTY Brandon | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 16:38:00 |
130 | PALENI Enzo | Groupama - FDJ United | 16:39:00 |
131 | HIGUITA Sergio | XDS Astana Team | 16:40:00 |
132 | HAYTER Ethan | Soudal Quick-Step | 16:41:00 |
133 | KOCKELMANN Mathieu | Lotto Intermarché | 16:42:00 |
134 | CORT Magnus | Uno-X Mobility | 16:43:00 |
135 | HUISING Menno | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 16:45:00 |
136 | VAUQUELIN Kévin | INEOS Grenadiers | 16:47:00 |
137 | VAN DER LEE Jardi Christiaan | EF Education - EasyPost | 16:49:00 |
138 | JUARISTI Txomin | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 16:51:00 |
139 | CASTELLON Jan | Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | 16:53:00 |
140 | BUCHMANN Emanuel | Cofidis | 16:55:00 |
141 | WIRTGEN Luc | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 16:57:00 |
142 | VERGALLITO Luca | Alpecin-Premier Tech | 16:59:00 |
143 | KEPPLINGER Rainer | Bahrain - Victorious | 17:01:00 |
144 | VAN DEN BROEK Frank | Team Picnic PostNL | 17:03:00 |
145 | UIJTDEBROEKS Cian | Movistar Team | 17:05:00 |
146 | COBO Iván | Equipo Kern Pharma | 17:07:00 |
147 | OKAMIKA Ander | Burgos Burpellet BH | 17:09:00 |
148 | STAUNE-MITTET Johannes | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 17:11:00 |
149 | ETXEBERRIA Haimar | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | 17:13:00 |
150 | AYUSO Juan | Lidl - Trek | 17:15:00 |
151 | DEL TORO Isaac | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 17:17:00 |
152 | MARTIN Guillaume | Groupama - FDJ United | 17:19:00 |
153 | TEJADA Harold | XDS Astana Team | 17:21:00 |
154 | LANDA Mikel | Soudal Quick-Step | 17:23:00 |
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