{"id":117656,"date":"2026-04-10T15:50:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T15:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/10\/itzulia-basque-country-paul-seixas-extends-lead-with-third-victory-on-stage-5-after-thrilling-duel-with-florian-lipowitz\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T15:50:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T15:50:14","slug":"itzulia-basque-country-paul-seixas-extends-lead-with-third-victory-on-stage-5-after-thrilling-duel-with-florian-lipowitz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/10\/itzulia-basque-country-paul-seixas-extends-lead-with-third-victory-on-stage-5-after-thrilling-duel-with-florian-lipowitz\/","title":{"rendered":"Itzulia Basque Country: Paul Seixas extends lead with third victory on stage 5 after thrilling duel with Florian Lipowitz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p id=\"elk-070c2e7a-4b6c-4bf5-946b-006c97d4186f\">Race leader Paul Seixas (Decathlon CMA CGM) secured a hat-trick of victories at <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/races\/itzulia-basque-country-2026\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/races\/itzulia-basque-country-2026\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/races\/itzulia-basque-country-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Itzulia Basque Country<\/a>, beating Florian Lipowitz (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) in a two-up sprint at the end of an attacking stage 5.<\/p>\n<p>On the race&#8217;s Queen stage, the attacks, ignited by Seixas and Lipowitz, started early on the eight categorised climbs, and the pair finally went away together on the Trabakua climb with 30km.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"\/><\/p>\n<aside data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"\/>\n<p id=\"elk-070c2e7a-4b6c-4bf5-946b-006c97d4186f-2\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Despite a hearty chase behind, the other GC riders could not reel the duo back in, nor could Seixas get rid of Lipowitz even after a daredevil descent into Eibar, leaving the pair to sprint it out for the stage victory.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-continues-below block py-2 text-sm\">Article continues below <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"inline-block w-2.5 h-2.5 ml-2\" fill=\"currentColor\" preserveaspectratio=\"xMidYMid meet\" viewbox=\"0 0 1000 1000\"><path d=\"M1000 100L500 900 0 100h1000z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pb-0 pt-2 mb-4\">\n        <span class=\"&#10;            flex&#10;            after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-t-[#ccc]&#10;            before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-t-[#ccc]&#10;            font-article-heading pb-0 !text-base uppercase sm:text-sm font-bold&#10;        \"><br \/>\n            You may like<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Lipowitz tried to go early, but could not get a jump on the phenomenal 19-year-old, who powered his way to the win.<\/p>\n<p>From the chase, Javier Romo (Movistar) \u2013 who had been with the leaders but crashed over the top of the penultimate climb \u2013 jumped out of the pursuing group to claim third on the line.<\/p>\n<p>With his win, Seixas extended his lead over everyone except Lipowitz \u2013 bar four bonus seconds \u2013 by nearly a minute and continues to lead the GC by 2:30 with one final stage remaining on Saturday. Lipowitz leapfrogged teammate Primo\u017e Rogli\u010d into second overall.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">More to come&#8230;<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-DGUT4nxGAwDaNmbPHBLjKf\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-DGUT4nxGAwDaNmbPHBLjKf slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\"\/>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a id=\"elk-results\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-results\"><span>Results<\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"slice-container-table-DGUT4nxGAwDaNmbPHBLjKf-LbZrbwfZFFglm1dzK3Gv0M8AgGzWuBGh\" class=\"slice-container table-wrapper table-DGUT4nxGAwDaNmbPHBLjKf-LbZrbwfZFFglm1dzK3Gv0M8AgGzWuBGh slice-container-table\">\n<div class=\"table__instruction\">Swipe to scroll horizontally<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 23 30\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M21.554 15.726a2.878 2.878 0 0 0-1.705-.374 2.881 2.881 0 0 0-1.388-3.068 2.877 2.877 0 0 0-1.992-.333 2.884 2.884 0 0 0-.1-.766 2.865 2.865 0 0 0-1.346-1.75c-.47-.27-.996-.4-1.527-.385l2.742-4.73a2.87 2.87 0 0 0 .323-.83h2.612V2.084h-2.661A2.861 2.861 0 0 0 15.18.385a2.903 2.903 0 0 0-3.952 1.055l-.373.644H2.983l1.003-1L2.99.09 1.28 1.793l-.999.995L2.99 5.484l.998-.994-1.003-.999h7.054L6.505 9.586c-.34.066-.905.186-1.523.366-1.405.41-2.321.895-2.8 1.483-.742.911-1.159 2.513-1.277 4.898l-.001.01c-.067 1.816.946 6.943.99 7.16a.688.688 0 0 0 1.35-.266c-.01-.051-1.023-5.177-.963-6.84.127-2.556.598-3.64.97-4.098.133-.163.602-.587 2.104-1.027l.206-.058-1.425 2.458a.685.685 0 0 0 .252.937c.33.19.75.077.94-.251L12.42 2.126a1.52 1.52 0 0 1 2.07-.552c.35.2.6.527.705.916.105.39.051.797-.15 1.145l-4.767 8.222a.685.685 0 0 0 .252.937c.33.19.75.077.94-.25l.794-1.368c.201-.348.529-.597.92-.702a1.508 1.508 0 0 1 1.854 1.066c.105.39.052.796-.15 1.144l-.377.652-.002.002-.898 1.55a.685.685 0 0 0 .252.938c.329.189.75.077.94-.251l.9-1.551c.201-.348.528-.597.92-.702a1.512 1.512 0 0 1 1.703 2.21l-1.223 2.11a.685.685 0 0 0 .252.938c.33.189.75.076.941-.252l.5-.862c.202-.348.529-.597.92-.702.392-.104.8-.051 1.15.15.723.416.972 1.34.554 2.06l-3.525 6.08c-.517.892-1.57 1.795-3.044 2.611-1.156.64-2.163.998-2.173 1.002a.685.685 0 0 0 .23 1.333.688.688 0 0 0 .229-.04c.18-.062 4.419-1.575 5.952-4.22l3.524-6.08a2.878 2.878 0 0 0-1.059-3.934Z\" fill=\"#333\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n<div class=\"table__container\">\n<table tabindex=\"0\" class=\"table__wrapper table__wrapper--inbodyContent table__wrapper--sticky table__wrapper--divider\">\n<caption class=\"table__caption table__caption--top table__caption--left\">Stage 5 &#8211; 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