es La Vuelta Ciclista a España
WorldTeam Men 23 Aug '25 - 14 Sep '25
9/21 Alfaro › Estación de Esquí de Valdezcaray 195km
11/21 Parque de la Naturaleza Sendaviva › El Ferial Larra Belagua 175km
12/21 Bilbao › Bilbao 157km
nl Simac Ladies Tour
WorldTeam Women 02 Sep '25 - 07 Sep '25
1/6 Leuven › Leuven 81km
2/6 Gennep › Gennep 124km
3/6 Zeewolde › Zeewolde 160km
gb Lloyds Bank Tour of Britain Men
WorldTeam Men 02 Sep '25 - 07 Sep '25
1/6 Woodbridge › Southwold 161km
2/6 Stowmarket › Stowmarket 169km
3/6 Milton Keynes › Ampthill 122km
cz Okolo jižních Čech / Tour of South Bohemia
Development Team 04 Sep '25 - 07 Sep '25
1/4 Třeboň › Jemnice 169km
2/4 Nové Hrady › Studená 168km
3/4 Český Krumlov › Horská Kvilda 127km
fr Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche
WorldTeam Women 09 Sep '25 - 14 Sep '25
1/6 Laudun-l’Ardoise › Laudun-l’Ardoise 127km
2/6 Saint-Rambert-d'Albon › Saint-Donat-sur-l'Herbasse 113km
3/6 Avignon › Pernes-les-Fontaines 119km
ca Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec
WorldTeam Men 12 Sep '25
1/1 Québec › Québec 219km
ca Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal
WorldTeam Men 14 Sep '25
1/1
fr La Choralis Fourmies Féminine
WorldTeam Women 14 Sep '25
1/1 Fourmies › Fourmies 123km

Team LottoNL-Jumbo does what’s possible in Basque Country

The Team LottoNL-Jumbo-riders began the first stage of the Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco without too many scratches. Brian Bulgac was in the early breakaway and George Bennett didn’t have any pain in his knee anymore. Michael Matthews (OricaGreenEDGE) won the stage.

“We didn’t expect much more than how we performed today,” sports director, Erik Dekker said after the race. 

Dekker is realistic about the chances of his team in this stage race. 

“We have an extraordinary selection of riders here. That’s why this race serves riders working to improve. When you look at it that way, it’s fine to see that George Bennett didn’t have any trouble with his knee.”

Mountain jersey
The stage around Bilbao had an early breakaway with Brian Bulgac. He wanted to grab the mountain jersey along the way.

“I thought that I took the first points, but the line was moved 1.5 kilometres further," he explained. 

“I didn’t get anything from that. After that, I got a puncture on the second climb. I had to give everything I had to return with the others. When I closed the gap, they started to sprint for the points immediately. That burned me.” 

“Brian has given us visibility in the race, anyway," Dekker added. “But Mike Teunissen didn’t make it in time, on the other hand. He wasn’t in top form and this profile isn't his specialty. That made it hard for him.”

Squeeze
On Tuesday, the riders from Team LottoNL-Jumbo are facing the easiest stage of the week. “That will probably end up in an bunch sprint with a bigger group than it was today,” Dekker expected. “I hope that Nick van der Lijke feels better than he did today. He may be able to squeeze in there.”

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