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 |
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