{"id":117737,"date":"2026-04-11T16:29:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T16:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/11\/august-dazzles-with-biggest-win-seixas-seals-overall-win-in-itzulia\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T16:29:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T16:29:00","slug":"august-dazzles-with-biggest-win-seixas-seals-overall-win-in-itzulia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/11\/august-dazzles-with-biggest-win-seixas-seals-overall-win-in-itzulia\/","title":{"rendered":"August dazzles with biggest win, Seixas seals overall win in Itzulia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"justify-start\">\n<nav class=\"align-left col-span-full mb-base\" data-pom-e2e-test-id=\"breadcrumbs\"\/>\n<p>Mountain stage victory by August follows nervous final mountain stage with Paul Seixas isolated and chasing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"border-border-light border-t py-base-tight\">\n<div 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sm:inline\">Listen<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/p>\n<p class=\"fp-leadCaption py-tight text-left font-utility text-utility3-size leading-utility3-line-height text-secondary\">Andrew August of United States and Team INEOS Grenadiers wins the final stage of Itzulia Basque Country 2026 (Photo: Tim de Waele\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-body\">\n<p>Updated April 11, 2026 11:23AM<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>US rider <a target=\"_self\" class=\"text-brand-primary underline hover:text-brand-primary\/85 break-words overflow-wrap-anywhere underline-offset-[3px]\" data-afl-p=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/velo.outsideonline.com\/tag\/andrew-august\" rel=\"noopener\">Andrew AJ August<\/a> landed the most important victory of his career on Saturday, soloing to a classy victory in the <a target=\"_self\" class=\"text-brand-primary underline hover:text-brand-primary\/85 break-words overflow-wrap-anywhere underline-offset-[3px]\" data-afl-p=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/velo.outsideonline.com\/tag\/tour-of-the-basque-country\" rel=\"noopener\">Itzulia Basque Country<\/a> race in Eibar.<\/p>\n<p>The 20 year old from Rochester kicked clear of a strong breakaway with just over 12km remaining, being joined by Ra\u00fal Garc\u00eda (Movistar Team) but then dropping the Spaniard with slightly over 10km left.<\/p>\n<p>August crested the top of the final climb alone and dropped down a road-soaked descent to take the victory. Garc\u00eda was 16 seconds behind, with Frank Van Den Broek (Team Picnic PostNL) and Gal Glivar (Alpecin-Premier Tech) a further 18 seconds behind.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was surprised,\u201d August admitted. \u201cAfter the time trial I was having a bit of a tough week so I didn\u2019t expect to win today. But in my head I always keep the winning mentality and I was able to deliver a win today, which was incredible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Overnight leader <a target=\"_self\" class=\"text-brand-primary underline hover:text-brand-primary\/85 break-words overflow-wrap-anywhere underline-offset-[3px]\" data-afl-p=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/velo.outsideonline.com\/tag\/paul-seixas\" rel=\"noopener\">Paul Seixas<\/a> had a stressful day, finishing 4\u201915 behind August and losing a chunk of time to Tobias Halland Johannessen (Uno-X Mobility). He spent much of the finale chasing the day\u2019s break and trying to limit Johannessen\u2019s gains, although he ultimately salvaged the situation.<\/p>\n<p>He ended the race 2\u201930 ahead of Florian Lipowitz (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) and a further three seconds in front of Johannessen.<\/p>\n<p>Incredibly, it marks only the first WorldTour stage race victory for a French rider in 19 years, with Christophe Moreau\u2019s Crit\u00e9rium du Dauphin\u00e9 success the last such triumph.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s definitely incredible, especially considering how today went,\u201d Seixas said of his week. \u201cI felt great again. My team did an amazing job positioning me right up until I decided to attack and the real battle started. It was a very tough day for everyone. I\u2019m happy to have won this stage again. And to be able to win the overall and three stages, it\u2019s just fantastic.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Conquering the cold<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_982344\" class=\"pom-image-wrap photo-alignnone\"><img alt=\"Paul Seixas tops the Itzulia Basque Country podium ahead of Florian Lipowitz and Tobias Halland Johannessen (Photo: Tim de Waele\/Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1600\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-982344\" style=\"color:transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/velo-cdn.outsideonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2270873220.jpg?width=3840&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=75&amp;fit=cover 1x\" src=\"https:\/\/velo-cdn.outsideonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2270873220.jpg?width=3840&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=75&amp;fit=cover\"\/><figcaption class=\"pom-caption\"><span class=\"article__caption\">Paul Seixas tops the Itzulia Basque Country podium ahead of Florian Lipowitz and Tobias Halland Johannessen (Photo: Tim de Waele\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As for August, Saturday also marked a breakthrough. His only other pro win was in the Volta Comunitat Valenciana in early February, but this success is far more important.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe just stayed calm and kept believing,\u201d he said, speaking of his time in the break.<\/p>\n<p>What about the freezing weather? Did that suit him better than the heat earlier this week?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mean, I didn\u2019t feel good, but maybe I felt better than others,\u201d he smiled.<\/p>\n<p>It confirms his promise and rewards the Ineos Grenadiers team, with whom he made his pro debut at 18 years of age just over two years ago.<\/p>\n<p><i>More to follow soon\u2026<\/i><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"width:100%;border:none;display:block\" title=\"Script Content\" async=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"fp-remove fp-remove\" type=\"iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/www.procyclingstats.com\/clients\/velo\/results.php?id=324055&amp;key=b09f5sd65sdf23jas33gs8a6e\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/velo.outsideonline.com\/road\/road-racing\/aj-august-dazzles-with-biggest-win-to-date-seixas-seals-overall-win-in-itzulia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mountain stage victory by August follows nervous final mountain stage with Paul Seixas isolated and chasing. 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