Natnael Tesfatsion (Movistar) secured the victory at the one-day Circuito de Getxo-Memorial Hermanos Otxoa on Sunday. The Eritrean rider took the victory in an uphill sprint among a selection that emerged over the final climb of the race into Getxo.
Tesfatsion crossed the line with the win after chasing back to the lead following being distanced on the climb. The 27-year-old finished ahead of Pau Miquel (Bahrain-Victorious) and Alex Aranburu (Cofidis).
"I know this race well. I was dropped on the hard climb, but we managed to get back with some other riders. I’m surprised I won the race,” Tesfatsion said after the race.
"I knew the finish suited me. We worked with Bahrain to get back, with Pello Bilbao, and we caught the front group...I had the legs. I went with 200 metres to go, gave everything and managed to win," he added after taking his second win of 2026.
The 81st Circuito de Getxo-Memorial Hermanos Otxoa offered a 172.2km hilly circuit race starting from Bilbao and finishing with circuits around Getxo. The first four laps included a category 3 climb over Alto Akarlanda (4.5km at 2%), followed by two final circuits that included the category 2 climb over Alto Pike (2km at 9.4%), followed by a flat run-in to the finish line.
The breakaway that emerged in the first 25km and included ten riders; Paul Ourselin (Cofidis), Jonathan Lastra and Iker Mintegi (Euskaltel-Euskadi), Fabien Grellier (TotalEnergies), Nickolas Zukowsky (Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling), Alex Díaz (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA), Mattia Bais (Team Polti VisitMalta), Rodrigo Álvarez (Burgos Burpellet BH), Nícolas Sessler (Victoria Sports Pro Cycling) and Ferran Miravalles (Meridian Racing p/b de la Uz).
The large group held nearly two minutes as the race approached the final two circuits, as Lidl-Trek and UAE Team Emirates-XRG led the pace at the front of the main peloton.
On the first climb of the Alto Pike, the breakaway split apart, and with 44km to go, Bais attacked and was the only rider left out front from the original group as Bahrain-Victorious and Lidl-Trek set a blistering chase behind.
Bais was joined by his Team Polti VisitMalta teammate Javier Serrano, along with Edoardo Zamperini (Cofidis) and Adam Lewis (APS Pro Cycling by Team Cadence Cyclery).
The race came back together on the last trip up Alto Pike, which made way for a 25-rider selection to emerge over the top. Kevin Vermaerke (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) was in that group in the final seven kilometres, but the race came down to an uphill sprint among that front group, with Tesfatsion taking the win after launching early and holding off his rivals.
Results
Pos |
Rider |
Time |
|---|---|---|
1 |
Natnael Tesfatsion (Eri) Movistar Team |
3:58:49 |
2 |
Pau Miquel Delgado (Spa) Bahrain Victorious |
00:00:00 |
3 |
Alex Aranburu Deva (Spa) Cofidis |
00:00:00 |
4 |
Marcel Camprubi Pijuan (Spa) Pinarello-Q36.5 |
00:00:00 |
5 |
Ludovico Crescioli (Ita) Polti-VisitMalta |
00:00:00 |
6 |
Giulio Ciccone (Ita) Lidl-Trek |
00:00:00 |
7 |
Jordi Lopez Caravaca (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi |
00:00:00 |
8 |
Mathieu Burgaudeau (Fra) Totalenergies |
00:00:00 |
9 |
Cesar Perez Lopez (Spa) Equipo Kern Pharma |
00:00:04 |
10 |
Dario Giuliano (Fra) Polti-VisitMalta |
00:00:08 |
11 |
Kevin Vermaerke (USA) UAE Team Emirates-XRG |
00:00:08 |
12 |
Thomas Bonnet (Fra) Totalenergies |
00:00:09 |
13 |
Antonio Eric Fagundez Lima (Uru) Burgos Burpellet BH |
00:00:09 |
14 |
Milan Vader (Ned) Pinarello-Q36.5 |
00:00:09 |
15 |
Killian Verschuren (Fra) Unibet Rose Rockets |
00:00:09 |
16 |
Jesus Herrada (Spa) Burgos Burpellet BH |
00:00:09 |
17 |
Igor Arrieta Lizarraga (Spa) UAE Team Emirates-XRG |
00:00:14 |
18 |
Jay Vine (Aus) UAE Team Emirates-XRG |
00:00:18 |
19 |
Hector Alvarez Martinez (Spa) Lidl-Trek Future Racing |
00:00:25 |
20 |
Gorka Sorarrain Agirrezabala (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA |
00:00:32 |
21 |
Dylan Teuns (Bel) Cofidis |
00:00:32 |
22 |
Pavel Sivakov (Fra) UAE Team Emirates-XRG |
00:00:48 |
23 |
Ion Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Cofidis |
00:00:50 |
24 |
Pello Bilbao Lopez de Armentia (Spa) Bahrain Victorious |
00:00:50 |
25 |
Jon Barrenetxea Golzarri (Spa) Movistar Team |
00:01:49 |
26 |
Clement Venturini (Fra) Unibet Rose Rockets |
00:01:49 |
27 |
Francisco Joel Peñuela Sandoval (Ven) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA |
00:01:49 |
28 |
David Gonzalez Lopez (Spa) Pinarello-Q36.5 |
00:01:49 |
29 |
Ivan Cobo Cayon (Spa) Equipo Kern Pharma |
00:01:52 |
30 |
Javier Serrano Rodriguez (Spa) Polti-VisitMalta |
00:01:52 |
31 |
Daniel Cavia Sanz (Spa) Burgos Burpellet BH |
00:01:53 |
32 |
António Tomas Morgado (Por) UAE Team Emirates-XRG |
00:01:53 |
33 |
Lander Loockx (Bel) Unibet Rose Rockets |
00:01:53 |
34 |
Joan Bou Company (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA |
00:01:53 |
35 |
Diego Pablo Sevilla Lopez (Spa) Polti-VisitMalta |
00:01:53 |
36 |
Joe Pidcock (GBr) Pinarello-Q36.5 |
00:01:57 |
37 |
Nil Gimeno Ferrer (Spa) Equipo Kern Pharma |
00:01:58 |
38 |
Gorka Corres Ibañez de Opakua (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA |
00:02:00 |
39 |
Sergio Samitier Samitier (Spa) Cofidis |
00:02:03 |
40 |
Jonathan Lastra Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi |
00:02:03 |
41 |
Hodei Muñoz Gabiña (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi |
00:02:03 |
42 |
Thomas Pesenti (Ita) Polti-VisitMalta |
00:02:06 |
43 |
Alan Jousseaume (Fra) Totalenergies |
00:02:06 |
44 |
Lorenzo Quartucci (Ita) Burgos Burpellet BH |
00:02:15 |
45 |
Jakob Omrzel (Slo) Bahrain Victorious |
00:02:17 |
46 |
Iker Gomez Lopez de Goicoechea (Spa) Equipo Kern Pharma |
00:02:19 |
47 |
Hugo Aznar Vijuesca (Spa) Equipo Kern Pharma |
00:02:21 |
48 |
Thomas Gloag (GBr) Pinarello-Q36.5 |
00:02:24 |
49 |
Gotzon Martin Sanz (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi |
00:02:31 |
50 |
Joel Nicolau Beltran (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA |
00:02:40 |
51 |
Jelle Johannink (Ned) Unibet Rose Rockets |
00:02:55 |
52 |
Conn Mc Dunphy (Irl) Aps Pro Cycling By Team Cadence Cyclery |
00:04:46 |
53 |
Fran Miholjević (Cro) Bahrain Victorious |
00:04:46 |
54 |
Andrew Lydic (USA) Aps Pro Cycling By Team Cadence Cyclery |
00:04:46 |
55 |
Eugenio Sanchez Lopez (Spa) Victoria Sports Pro Cycling |
00:04:46 |
56 |
Marco Martin Cuevas (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi |
00:04:46 |
57 |
Sam Oomen (Ned) Lidl-Trek |
00:04:46 |
58 |
Mattia Bais (Ita) Polti-VisitMalta |
00:04:46 |
59 |
Jorge Arcas (Spa) Movistar Team |
00:04:46 |
60 |
Yago Aguirre Subijana (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi |
00:04:46 |
61 |
Edoardo Zamperini (Ita) Cofidis |
00:04:59 |
62 |
Sergio Meris (Ita) Unibet Rose Rockets |
00:04:59 |
63 |
Nicola Marcerou (Fra) Totalenergies |
00:05:01 |
64 |
Valentin Ferron (Fra) Cofidis |
00:05:15 |
65 |
Patrick Konrad (Aut) Lidl-Trek |
00:05:26 |
66 |
Fabien Doubey (Fra) Totalenergies |
00:05:26 |
67 |
Paul Ourselin (Fra) Cofidis |
00:05:26 |
68 |
Nickolas Zukowsky (Can) Pinarello-Q36.5 |
00:05:26 |
69 |
Adam Lewis (GBr) Aps Pro Cycling By Team Cadence Cyclery |
00:05:26 |
70 |
Rayan Boulahoite (Fra) Totalenergies |
00:05:26 |
71 |
Mathijs Paasschens (Ned) Bahrain Victorious |
00:05:26 |
72 |
Aime de Gendt (Bel) Pinarello-Q36.5 |
00:05:26 |
73 |
Toms Skujins (Lat) Lidl-Trek |
00:05:49 |
74 |
Alex Diaz Alvarez (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA |
00:07:39 |
75 |
Max van der Meulen (Ned) Bahrain Victorious |
00:07:54 |
76 |
Oliver Stockwell (GBr) Bahrain Victorious |
00:07:54 |
77 |
Nicolas Sessler (Bra) Victoria Sports Pro Cycling |
00:07:54 |
78 |
Ronan Auge (Fra) Unibet Rose Rockets |
00:07:54 |
79 |
Iker Mintegi Claver (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi |
00:07:58 |
80 |
Joshua Lebo (USA) Meridian Racing P/B De La Uz |
00:08:27 |
81 |
Hugo de la Calle Arango (Spa) Burgos Burpellet BH |
00:08:27 |
82 |
Domen Novak (Slo) UAE Team Emirates-XRG |
|
83 |
Marcos Freire Cobo (Spa) Uae Team Emirates Gen-Z |
|
84 |
Julien Bernard (Fra) Lidl-Trek |
|
85 |
Fabien Grellier (Fra) Totalenergies |
|
86 |
Davide Formolo (Ita) Movistar Team |
|
87 |
Daniele Forlin (Ita) Movistar Team Academy |
|
88 |
Pavel Novák (Cze) Movistar Team |
|
89 |
Ellande Larronde (Fra) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA |
|
90 |
Sergio Romeo Abad (Spa) Equipo Kern Pharma |
|
91 |
Emilio Garcia Gomez (Spa) Equipo Kern Pharma |
|
92 |
Adrian Benito Gonzalez (Spa) Polti-VisitMalta |
|
93 |
Rodrigo Alvarez Rodriguez (Spa) Burgos Burpellet BH |
|
94 |
Tomoya Koyama (Jpn) Burgos Burpellet BH |
|
95 |
Abram Stockman (Bel) Unibet Rose Rockets |
|
96 |
Liam Flanagan (USA) Aps Pro Cycling By Team Cadence Cyclery |
|
97 |
Ethan Dunham (USA) Aps Pro Cycling By Team Cadence Cyclery |
|
98 |
Alex St. Andre (USA) Aps Pro Cycling By Team Cadence Cyclery |
|
99 |
Patrick Welch (USA) Aps Pro Cycling By Team Cadence Cyclery |
|
100 |
Edgar Nohales Nieto (Spa) Victoria Sports Pro Cycling |
|
101 |
Jude Gabriel Francisco (Phi) Victoria Sports Pro Cycling |
|
102 |
Jeroen Meijers (Ned) Victoria Sports Pro Cycling |
|
103 |
Edson Corbadora (Phi) Victoria Sports Pro Cycling |
|
104 |
Mark Alex Baruelo (Phi) Victoria Sports Pro Cycling |
|
105 |
Pelayo Merino Gonzalez (Spa) Meridian Racing P/B De La Uz |
|
106 |
Jaume Espuis Rel (Spa) Meridian Racing P/B De La Uz |
|
107 |
Pere Barcelo Ferrer (Spa) Meridian Racing P/B De La Uz |
|
108 |
Ferran Miravalles Badimon (Spa) Meridian Racing P/B De La Uz |
|
109 |
Javier Romo Oliver (Spa) Movistar Team |
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