Races / Vuelta Ciclista al País Vasco 2026 / Stage 4

Vuelta Ciclista al País Vasco 2026 — Stage 4

09 Apr 2026 · 167 km

Stage Impact
What changed on Stage 4
Paul Seixas Paul Seixas

Paul Seixas kept the GC lead after Stage 4. Alex Aranburu won the stage. Adrian Fajardo lost the most time among the main GC movers.

Stage Winner
Alex Aranburu
GC Gainers
Time Losses
#RiderTeamTime
1 Alex Aranburu Cofidis (PRT) 3h 55' 15"
2 Tobias Halland Johannessen Uno-X Mobility (WT) + 0' 04"
3 Christian Scaroni XDS Astana Team (WT) + 0' 06"
4 Ion Izagirre Cofidis (PRT) + 0' 07"
5 Guillaume Martin Groupama - FDJ United (WT) + 0' 13"
6 Pello Bilbao Bahrain - Victorious (WT) + 0' 14"
7 Juan Pedro Lopez Movistar Team (WT) + 0' 14"
8 Paul Seixas Decathlon CMA CGM Team (WT) + 0' 14"
9 Lorenzo Fortunato XDS Astana Team (WT) + 0' 17"
10 Igor Arrieta Lizarraga UAE Team Emirates - XRG (WT) + 0' 24"
11 Emiel Verstrynge Alpecin - Premier Tech (WT) + 0' 24"
12 Ben Tulett Team Visma | Lease a Bike (WT) + 0' 34"
13 Alex Baudin EF Education - EasyPost (WT) + 0' 34"
14 Mattias Skjelmose Jensen Lidl - Trek (WT) + 0' 34"
15 Harold Tejada XDS Astana Team (WT) + 0' 34"
16 Cian Uijtdebroeks Movistar Team (WT) + 0' 34"
17 Florian Lipowitz Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe (WT) + 0' 34"
18 Clement Champoussin XDS Astana Team (WT) + 0' 34"
19 Primoz Roglic Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe (WT) + 0' 34"
20 Kevin Vauquelin INEOS Grenadiers (WT) + 0' 38"
21 Javier Romo Movistar Team (WT) + 0' 38"
22 Matthew Riccitello Decathlon CMA CGM Team (WT) + 0' 41"
23 Ibon Ruiz Equipo Kern Pharma (PRT) + 0' 48"
24 Leo Bisiaux Decathlon CMA CGM Team (WT) + 1' 11"
25 Clement Braz Afonso Groupama - FDJ United (WT) + 1' 13"
26 Markel Beloki EF Education - EasyPost (WT) + 1' 38"
27 Jan Castellon Caja Rural - Seguros RGA (PRT) + 1' 38"
28 Luke Tuckwell Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe (WT) + 1' 42"
29 Anders Halland Johannessen Uno-X Mobility (WT) + 2' 09"
30 Txomin Juaristi Euskaltel - Euskadi (PRT) + 2' 09"
31 Jose Manuel Diaz Gallego Burgos Burpellet BH (PRT) + 2' 09"
32 Marc Soler UAE Team Emirates - XRG (WT) + 2' 25"
33 Jamie Meehan Cofidis (PRT) + 2' 25"
34 Tijmen Graat Team Visma | Lease a Bike (WT) + 2' 25"
35 Carlos Garcia Pierna Burgos Burpellet BH (PRT) + 2' 35"
36 Gotzon Martin Euskaltel - Euskadi (PRT) + 2' 40"
37 Mauri Vansevenant Soudal Quick-Step (WT) + 2' 40"
38 Jonathan Lastra Euskaltel - Euskadi (PRT) + 2' 40"
39 Yael Joalland Cofidis (PRT) + 3' 26"
40 Matthew Dinham Team Picnic PostNL (WT) + 3' 56"
41 Natnael Tesfatsion Movistar Team (WT) + 4' 05"
42 Quentin Pacher Groupama - FDJ United (WT) + 7' 22"
43 Julien Bernard Lidl - Trek (WT) + 7' 22"
44 Carlos Verona Lidl - Trek (WT) + 7' 22"
45 Quinn Simmons Lidl - Trek (WT) + 7' 22"
46 Victor Langellotti INEOS Grenadiers (WT) + 7' 22"
47 Haimar Etxeberria Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe (WT) + 7' 51"
48 Raul Garcia Pierna Movistar Team (WT) + 7' 51"
49 Fabian Weiss Tudor Pro Cycling Team (PRT) + 7' 51"
50 Nicolas Prodhomme Decathlon CMA CGM Team (WT) + 7' 51"
51 Julen Arriola Bengoa Beitia Caja Rural - Seguros RGA (PRT) + 7' 51"
52 Jorge Gutierrez Gonzalez Equipo Kern Pharma (PRT) + 7' 51"
53 Tim Rex Team Visma | Lease a Bike (WT) + 7' 51"
54 Fernando Barcelo Caja Rural - Seguros RGA (PRT) + 7' 51"
55 Jose Luis Faura Asensio Burgos Burpellet BH (PRT) + 7' 51"
56 Sinuhe Fernandez Rodriguez Burgos Burpellet BH (PRT) + 7' 51"
57 Enzo Paleni Groupama - FDJ United (WT) + 7' 51"
58 Unai Iribar Jauregi Equipo Kern Pharma (PRT) + 7' 51"
59 Jardi Christiaan Van Der Lee EF Education - EasyPost (WT) + 7' 51"
60 Samuel Fernandez Garcia Caja Rural - Seguros RGA (PRT) + 7' 51"
61 Lorenzo Quartucci Burgos Burpellet BH (PRT) + 7' 51"
62 Simone Velasco XDS Astana Team (WT) + 7' 51"
63 Nicolas Alustiza Euskaltel - Euskadi (PRT) + 9' 12"
64 Reuben Thompson Lotto Intermarché (WT) + 9' 12"
65 Steven Kruijswijk Team Visma | Lease a Bike (WT) + 9' 12"
66 Ben Healy EF Education - EasyPost (WT) + 9' 58"
67 Guillermo Juan Martinez Team Picnic PostNL (WT) + 10' 32"
68 Jorge Arcas Movistar Team (WT) + 11' 54"
69 Ilan Van Wilder Soudal Quick-Step (WT) + 12' 02"
70 Ethan Hayter Soudal Quick-Step (WT) + 12' 02"
71 Baptiste Veistroffer Lotto Intermarché (WT) + 12' 09"
72 Martin Tjotta Uno-X Mobility (WT) + 12' 09"
73 Gal Glivar Alpecin - Premier Tech (WT) + 12' 09"
74 Bjoern Koerdt Team Picnic PostNL (WT) + 12' 09"
75 Johannes Kulset Uno-X Mobility (WT) + 12' 09"
76 Lukas Nerurkar EF Education - EasyPost (WT) + 12' 09"
77 Felix Grossschartner UAE Team Emirates - XRG (WT) + 12' 09"
78 Ramses Debruyne Alpecin - Premier Tech (WT) + 12' 09"
79 Hugo Houle Alpecin - Premier Tech (WT) + 12' 09"
80 Mattia Gaffuri Team Picnic PostNL (WT) + 12' 09"
81 Maxime Decomble Groupama - FDJ United (WT) + 12' 09"
82 Steff Cras Soudal Quick-Step (WT) + 12' 09"
83 Mikel Bizkarra Euskaltel - Euskadi (PRT) + 12' 09"
84 Andrea Bagioli Lidl - Trek (WT) + 12' 23"
85 Iker Mintegi Claver Euskaltel - Euskadi (PRT) + 14' 08"
86 Brandon Smith Rivera Vargas INEOS Grenadiers (WT) + 14' 08"
87 Jordan Labrosse Decathlon CMA CGM Team (WT) + 14' 18"
88 Nicola Conci XDS Astana Team (WT) + 14' 18"
89 Paul Ourselin Cofidis (PRT) + 14' 18"
90 Jan Maas Cofidis (PRT) + 14' 18"
91 Menno Huising Team Visma | Lease a Bike (WT) + 14' 18"
92 Attila Valter Bahrain - Victorious (WT) + 14' 18"
93 Joseba Lopez Cuesta Caja Rural - Seguros RGA (PRT) + 14' 18"
94 Adria Pericas Capdevila UAE Team Emirates - XRG (WT) + 14' 18"
95 Alex Molenaar Caja Rural - Seguros RGA (PRT) + 14' 18"
96 Michael Leonard1 EF Education - EasyPost (WT) + 14' 18"
97 James Shaw EF Education - EasyPost (WT) + 14' 18"
98 Johannes Staune Mittet Decathlon CMA CGM Team (WT) + 14' 18"
99 Ayco Bastiaens Soudal Quick-Step (WT) + 14' 18"
100 Gianni Moscon Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe (WT) + 14' 18"
101 James Knox Team Picnic PostNL (WT) + 14' 30"
102 Andreas Kron Uno-X Mobility (WT) + 14' 39"
103 Peter Oxenberg Hansen INEOS Grenadiers (WT) + 14' 39"
104 Magnus Cort Nielsen Uno-X Mobility (WT) + 14' 39"
105 Frank Van Den Broek Team Picnic PostNL (WT) + 14' 39"
106 Roman Ermakov Bahrain - Victorious (WT) + 17' 05"
107 Filippo Fiorelli Team Visma | Lease a Bike (WT) + 17' 15"
108 Aurelien Paret Peintre Decathlon CMA CGM Team (WT) + 17' 15"
109 Axel Laurance INEOS Grenadiers (WT) + 17' 15"
110 Bruno Armirail Team Visma | Lease a Bike (WT) + 17' 15"
111 Antonio Tiberi Bahrain - Victorious (WT) + 17' 15"
112 Joan Bou Caja Rural - Seguros RGA (PRT) + 17' 15"
113 Rainer Kepplinger Bahrain - Victorious (WT) + 17' 15"
114 Oliver Stockwell Bahrain - Victorious (WT) + 17' 15"
115 Alexy Faure Prost Team Picnic PostNL (WT) + 18' 41"
116 Julian Alaphilippe Tudor Pro Cycling Team (PRT) + 18' 41"
117 Domen Novak UAE Team Emirates - XRG (WT) + 19' 47"
118 Brandon Mcnulty UAE Team Emirates - XRG (WT) + 19' 47"
119 Gari Ugarte Euskaltel - Euskadi (PRT) + 22' 00"
120 Inigo Elosegui Equipo Kern Pharma (PRT) + 22' 00"
121 Nil Gimeno Equipo Kern Pharma (PRT) + 22' 00"
122 Bauke Mollema Lidl - Trek (WT) + 22' 00"
123 Unai Ramos Equipo Kern Pharma (PRT) + 22' 00"
124 Torstein Traeen Uno-X Mobility (WT) + 22' 00"
125 Andrew August INEOS Grenadiers (WT) + 25' 31"
126 Lucas Hamilton INEOS Grenadiers (WT) + 25' 31"
127 Martin Svrcek Soudal Quick-Step (WT) + 25' 31"
128 Robin Orins Lotto Intermarché (WT) + 25' 31"
129 Jacob Eriksson Tudor Pro Cycling Team (PRT) + 25' 31"
130 Felix Orn Kristoff Lotto Intermarché (WT) + 25' 31"
131 Emil Herzog Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe (WT) + 25' 31"
132 Adrian Fajardo Burgos Burpellet BH (PRT) + 33' 37"
DNF Lennert Belmans Alpecin - Premier Tech (WT)
DNF Aaron Dockx Alpecin - Premier Tech (WT)
DNF Ander Okamika Burgos Burpellet BH (PRT)
DNF Kevin Geniets Groupama - FDJ United (WT)
DNF Juan Ayuso Pesquera Lidl - Trek (WT)
DNF Sergio Higuita XDS Astana Team (WT)
DNF Roger Adria Movistar Team (WT)
DNS Emanuel Buchmann Cofidis (PRT)