Itzulia Basque Country 2026 - Stage 1 time trial start times
The 2026 edition of the Itzulia Basque Country gets underway on Monday with a demanding individual time trial that is set to shape the first general classification standings of the week.
Stage 1 features a 13.8km test against the clock, but unlike a traditional flat opener, this course offers little respite. With almost no flat sections and a decisive final 500 metre ramp averaging 9%, the stage is expected to favour explosive all rounders over pure time trial specialists.
The opening rider, Georg Zimmermann, rolls down the ramp at 14:30 (CET), with start times running throughout the afternoon until Mikel Landa, who closes proceedings at 17:23.
Among the main contenders, Primož Roglič starts early at 14:46 and could set the first serious benchmark. Paul Seixas follows at 15:29 CET, before the GC battle builds towards the finale, where Juan Ayuso and Isaac del Toro headline the final wave of contenders.
Start times and order time trial stage 1 Itzulia Basque Country 2026
| Time (CET) | Rider | Team |
|---|---|---|
14:30 | Georg Zimmermann | Lotto Intermarché |
14:31 | Martin Tjøtta | Uno-X Mobility |
14:32 | Filippo Fiorelli | Team Visma | Lease a Bike |
14:33 | Wade Lucas Hamilton | INEOS |
14:34 | Markel Beloki Fernandez | EF Education-EasyPost |
14:35 | Iker Mintegi Claver | Euskaltel-Euskadi |
14:36 | Alex Molenaar | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA |
14:37 | Ion Izagirre Insausti | Cofidis |
14:38 | Jacob Eriksson | Tudor Pro Cycling Team |
14:39 | Hugo Houle | Alpecin-Premier Tech |
14:40 | Alberto Bruttomesso | Bahrain Victorious |
14:41 | James Knox | Team Picnic PostNL |
14:42 | Juan Pedro Lopez | Movistar Team |
14:43 | Ibon Ruiz Sedano | Equipo Kern Pharma |
14:44 | Adrian Fajardo Toledo | Burgos-Burpellet-BH |
14:45 | Aurelien Paret-Peintre | Decathlon CMA CGM Team |
14:46 | Primoz Roglic | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe |
14:47 | Quinn Simmons | Lidl-Trek |
14:48 | Domen Novak | UAE Team Emirates-XRG |
14:49 | Remy Rochas | Groupama-FDJ |
14:50 | Lorenzo Fortunato | XDS Astana Team |
14:51 | Martin Svrcek | Soudal - Quick-Step |
14:52 | Reuben Thompson | Lotto Intermarché |
14:53 | Tobias Johannessen | Uno-X Mobility |
14:54 | Ben Tulett | Team Visma | Lease a Bike |
14:55 | Victor Langellotti | INEOS |
14:56 | Ben Healy | EF Education-EasyPost |
14:57 | Mikel Bizkarra Etxegibel | Euskaltel-Euskadi |
14:58 | Joan Bou Company | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA |
14:59 | Jan Maas | Cofidis |
15:00 | Hannes Wilksch | Tudor Pro Cycling Team |
15:01 | Ramses Debruyne | Alpecin-Premier Tech |
15:02 | Pello Bilbao Lopez de Armentia | Bahrain Victorious |
15:03 | Guillermo Juan Martinez | Team Picnic PostNL |
15:04 | Natnael Tesfatsion | Movistar Team |
15:05 | Nil Gimeno Ferrer | Equipo Kern Pharma |
15:06 | Sinuhe Fernandez Rodriguez | Burgos-Burpellet-BH |
15:07 | Matthew Riccitello | Decathlon CMA CGM Team |
15:08 | Finn Fisher-Black | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe |
15:09 | Bauke Mollema | Lidl-Trek |
15:10 | Adria Pericas Capdevila | UAE Team Emirates-XRG |
15:11 | Maxime Decomble | Groupama-FDJ |
15:12 | Clement Champoussin | XDS Astana Team |
15:13 | Ayco Bastiaens | Soudal - Quick-Step |
15:14 | Baptiste Veistroffer | Lotto Intermarché |
15:15 | Johannes Kulset | Uno-X Mobility |
15:16 | Bruno Armirail | Team Visma | Lease a Bike |
15:17 | Axel Laurance | INEOS |
15:18 | Alex Baudin | EF Education-EasyPost |
15:19 | Nicolas Alustiza Goenaga | Euskaltel-Euskadi |
15:20 | Fernando Barcelo Aragon | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA |
15:21 | Alex Aranburu Deva | Cofidis |
15:22 | Marco Brenner | Tudor Pro Cycling Team |
15:23 | Lennert Belmans | Alpecin-Premier Tech |
15:24 | Antonio Tiberi | Bahrain Victorious |
15:25 | Mattia Gaffuri | Team Picnic PostNL |
15:26 | Javier Romo Oliver | Movistar Team |
15:27 | Unai Iribar Jauregi | Equipo Kern Pharma |
15:28 | Lorenzo Quartucci | Burgos-Burpellet-BH |
15:29 | Paul Seixas | Decathlon CMA CGM Team |
15:30 | Florian Lipowitz | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe |
15:31 | Mattias Skjelmose | Lidl-Trek |
15:32 | Igor Arrieta Lizarraga | UAE Team Emirates-XRG |
15:33 | Quentin Pacher | Groupama-FDJ |
15:34 | Nicola Conci | XDS Astana Team |
15:35 | Mauri Vansevenant | Soudal - Quick-Step |
15:36 | Felix Orn-Kristoff | Lotto Intermarché |
15:37 | Andreas Kron | Uno-X Mobility |
15:38 | Tijmen Graat | Team Visma | Lease a Bike |
15:39 | Brandon Rivera Vargas | INEOS |
15:40 | Michael Leonard | EF Education-EasyPost |
15:41 | Gotzon Martin Sanz | Euskaltel-Euskadi |
15:42 | Joseba Lopez Cuesta | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA |
15:43 | Jamie Meehan | Cofidis |
15:44 | Yannis Voisard | Tudor Pro Cycling Team |
15:45 | Emiel Verstrynge | Alpecin-Premier Tech |
15:46 | Attila Valter | Bahrain Victorious |
15:47 | Alexy Faure Prost | Team Picnic PostNL |
15:48 | Roger Adria Oliveras | Movistar Team |
15:49 | Unai Ramos Murillo | Equipo Kern Pharma |
15:50 | Carlos Garcia Pierna | Burgos-Burpellet-BH |
15:51 | Jordan Labrosse | Decathlon CMA CGM Team |
15:52 | Luke Tuckwell | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe |
15:53 | Carlos Verona Quintanilla | Lidl-Trek |
15:54 | Marc Soler | UAE Team Emirates-XRG |
15:55 | Clement Braz Afonso | Groupama-FDJ |
15:56 | Christian Scaroni | XDS Astana Team |
15:57 | Steff Cras | Soudal - Quick-Step |
15:58 | Robin Orins | Lotto Intermarché |
15:59 | Torstein Traeen | Uno-X Mobility |
16:00 | Tim Rex | Team Visma | Lease a Bike |
16:01 | Peter Hansen | INEOS |
16:02 | Lukas Nerurkar | EF Education-EasyPost |
16:03 | Jonathan Lastra Martinez | Euskaltel-Euskadi |
16:04 | Julen Arriola-Bengoa Beitia | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA |
16:05 | Yael Joalland | Cofidis |
16:06 | Julian Alaphilippe | Tudor Pro Cycling Team |
16:07 | Aaron Dockx | Alpecin-Premier Tech |
16:08 | Roman Ermakov | Bahrain Victorious |
16:09 | Matthew Dinham | Team Picnic PostNL |
16:10 | Raul Garcia Pierna | Movistar Team |
16:11 | Jorge Gutierrez Gonzalez | Equipo Kern Pharma |
16:12 | Jose Manuel Diaz Gallego | Burgos-Burpellet-BH |
16:13 | Nicolas Prodhomme | Decathlon CMA CGM Team |
16:14 | Emil Herzog | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe |
16:15 | Andrea Bagioli | Lidl-Trek |
16:16 | Felix Grossschartner | UAE Team Emirates-XRG |
16:17 | Kevin Geniets | Groupama-FDJ |
16:18 | Simone Velasco | XDS Astana Team |
16:19 | Ilan Van Wilder | Soudal - Quick-Step |
16:20 | Luke Fox | Lotto Intermarché |
16:21 | Anders Johannessen | Uno-X Mobility |
16:22 | Steven Kruijswijk | Team Visma | Lease a Bike |
16:23 | Andrew August | INEOS |
16:24 | James Shaw | EF Education-EasyPost |
16:25 | Gari Ugarte Larrea | Euskaltel-Euskadi |
16:26 | Samuel Fernandez Garcia | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA |
16:27 | Paul Ourselin | Cofidis |
16:28 | Fabian Weiss | Tudor Pro Cycling Team |
16:29 | Gal Glivar | Alpecin-Premier Tech |
16:30 | Thomas Stockwell | Bahrain Victorious |
16:31 | Bjoern Koerdt | Team Picnic PostNL |
16:32 | Jorge Arcas | Movistar Team |
16:33 | Inigo Elosegui Momeñe | Equipo Kern Pharma |
16:34 | Jose Luis Faura Asensio | Burgos-Burpellet-BH |
16:35 | Leo Bisiaux | Decathlon CMA CGM Team |
16:36 | Gianni Moscon | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe |
16:37 | Julien Bernard | Lidl-Trek |
16:38 | Brandon McNulty | UAE Team Emirates-XRG |
16:39 | Enzo Paleni | Groupama-FDJ |
16:40 | Sergio Higuita Garcia | XDS Astana Team |
16:41 | Ethan Hayter | Soudal - Quick-Step |
16:42 | Mathieu Kockelmann | Lotto Intermarché |
16:43 | Magnus Cort Nielsen | Uno-X Mobility |
16:45 | Menno Huising | Team Visma | Lease a Bike |
16:47 | Kevin Vauquelin | INEOS |
16:49 | Jardi Van der Lee | EF Education-EasyPost |
16:51 | Txomin Juaristi Arrieta | Euskaltel-Euskadi |
16:53 | Jan Castellon Ribalta | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA |
16:55 | Emanuel Buchmann | Cofidis |
16:57 | Luc Wirtgen | Tudor Pro Cycling Team |
16:59 | Luca Vergallito | Alpecin-Premier Tech |
17:01 | Rainer Kepplinger | Bahrain Victorious |
17:03 | Frank Van den Broek | Team Picnic PostNL |
17:05 | Cian Uijtdebroeks | Movistar Team |
17:07 | Ivan Cobo Cayon | Equipo Kern Pharma |
17:09 | Ander Okamika Bengoetxea | Burgos-Burpellet-BH |
17:11 | Johannes Staune-Mittet | Decathlon CMA CGM Team |
17:13 | Haimar Etxeberria Ansalas | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe |
17:15 | Juan Ayuso Pesquera | Lidl-Trek |
17:17 | Isaac del Toro Romero | UAE Team Emirates-XRG |
17:19 | Guillaume Martin Guyonnet | Groupama-FDJ |
17:21 | Harold Tejada Canacue | XDS Astana Team |
17:23 | Mikel Landa Meana | Soudal - Quick-Step |
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