Itzualia Basque Country 2026 - Stage 5
Lanterne Rouge Cycling Podcast
Lanterne Rouge Media, SL
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🗓️ 10 April 2026
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Patrick Broe and Benji Naesen recap the fifth stage of Itzualia Basque Country 2026.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome back to Lenton Rouge Cycling Podcast. The recap of Izulibati Country Stage 5. |
| 0:06.0 | It was the Queen Stage, the I-Bass stage. We have 177 kilometres with brutal medium mountains all day, beginning with 5.7Ks at 8%. |
| 0:18.0 | And then in the valleys, and there's extended valleys in between. So there's always, |
| 0:22.1 | let's say, a 10 to 15 minute valley in between all of these, which can make for some great |
| 0:27.1 | racing. We then have a 5K, 7% climb, another descent, some rollers. Then the main, the hardest climb |
| 0:34.1 | of the whole race is the crabble in. 5Ks at 10%. That belies its true difficulty. |
| 0:39.1 | The middle 3Ks are averaging 12%. |
| 0:41.7 | Then there's a pretty extended valley, a 7% climb. |
| 0:46.4 | Then the Izua, an 11 minute, 12 minute climb depending on whether you're using joint cycling. |
| 0:52.2 | 3.6Ks, 10% climb, |
| 0:55.4 | not as brutal as crabbling, |
| 0:56.9 | another descent, |
| 0:57.6 | and the Urka Regi, 5Ks, 4%. |
| 0:59.6 | Then a sort of false flat dragging up, |
| 1:02.5 | he'll finish an eyeball. |
| 1:04.6 | This stage was won by... |
| 1:08.0 | Sometimes it finishes on the Azua, |
| 1:10.3 | that's when Godoo was gifted, whenlisch won G.C. in 21. |
| 1:14.2 | I think Lvingegard won here in 23. |
| 1:18.2 | It's a big stage, historical stage. |
| 1:20.8 | Syshast is in the driver seat, Benji. |
| 1:23.2 | But brake formation looked very open once again. |
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