João Almeida wins stage and commands Volta ao País Vasco

Portuguese wins stage 4 and leads 30 seconds ahead

The Portuguese cyclist Joao Almeida today won the fourth stage of the Vuelta al País Vasco (Itzulia 2025) on a 169.6 km route between Beasain and Markina.

With such a track, the 4th stage of the Tour du Pays Basque, this Thursday between Beasain and Markina-Xemain (169.6 km) seemed to have to smile at a strong man. The expected scenario was the right one, with the victory at the end of a superb solo number by Joao Almeida. Impressing in the last climb of the day, Izua, with frightening percentages at 10.6%, the 26-year-old Portuguese climber of the UAE Emirates team already winner of a stage on Pa…

The Portuguese cyclist completed the 169.6 kilometers between Beasain and Markina-Xemein in 03:52.39 and won the fourth stage of the Tour of the Basque Country. “The truth is that I didn't feel very well today, I didn't have the best legs, but I gave everything I had,” says João Almeida.

Joao Almeida (UAE) was on the verge of victory in the Tour. In the time trial, he was just a few hundredths of a second away from winning. However, in the Beasain stage, Alex Aranburu (Cofidis) escaped him due to a mistake. Well, he was the best today, in the stage that ended in Markina-Xemein. He attacked with thirteen kilometers to go, on the steep slopes of Izua, and he made it alone from there to the finish line. Aranburu tried to catch him,…

UAE Emirates Portuguese crossed the finish line in the fourth round of the race and is now 30 seconds ahead of second overall.