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Isaac del Toro abandons Itzulia Basque Country after crash early on stage 3
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Up-and-coming Mexican racer Isaac del Toro has abandoned Itzulia Basque Country early on stage 3 after a crash.
The UAE Team Emirates-XRG racer quit Itzulia with unspecified injuries with 85 kilometres left to race on the rolling 152.8-kilometre third day of the stage race, starting and finishing in Basauri.
The winner of both the UAE Tour and Tirreno-Adriatico, as well as taking a podium finish in Strade Bianche behind all-conquering teammate Tadej Pogačar, Del Toro was widely expected to challenge for the Izulia overall.
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However, the 22-year-old had a seriously uneven start to Itzulia Basque Country, finishing eighth in the opening time trial, 51 seconds down on Paul Seixas (Decathlon CMA CGM), and then losing nearly two minutes on Seixas after the Frenchman also won stage 2. Del Toro was lying eighth overall at the time of his abandon.
Regarded as one of the most promising of a new generation of racers after he finished second in the 2025 Giro d’Italia, Del Toro is next slated to compete in Amstel Gold Race and the remainder of the Ardennes Classics before resting up for his debut Tour de France.
As yet, there was no indication of when he might return to racing following his Itzulia abandon.
In his short career to date, DNFs for Del Toro are a comparatively rare experience. The last time he had to quit early was in the GP Miguel Indurain of 2025.
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Alasdair Fotheringham has been reporting on cycling since 1991. He has covered every Tour de France since 1992 bar one, as well as numerous other bike races of all shapes and sizes, ranging from the Olympic Games in 2008 to the now sadly defunct Subida a Urkiola hill climb in Spain. As well as working for Cyclingnews, he has also written for The Independent, The Guardian, ProCycling, The Express and Reuters.
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Isaac del Toro abandons Itzulia Basque Country after crash early on stage 3
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Leading pre-race favourite for UAE Team Emirates-XRG quits after bad fall
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Up-and-coming Mexican racer Isaac del Toro has abandoned Itzulia Basque Country early on stage 3 after a crash.
The UAE Team Emirates-XRG racer quit Itzulia with unspecified injuries with 85 kilometres left to race on the rolling 152.8-kilometre third day of the stage race, starting and finishing in Basauri.
The winner of both the UAE Tour and Tirreno-Adriatico, as well as taking a podium finish in Strade Bianche behind all-conquering teammate Tadej Pogačar, Del Toro was widely expected to challenge for the Izulia overall.
Article continues below
However, the 22-year-old had a seriously uneven start to Itzulia Basque Country, finishing eighth in the opening time trial, 51 seconds down on Paul Seixas (Decathlon CMA CGM), and then losing nearly two minutes on Seixas after the Frenchman also won stage 2. Del Toro was lying eighth overall at the time of his abandon.
Regarded as one of the most promising of a new generation of racers after he finished second in the 2025 Giro d’Italia, Del Toro is next slated to compete in Amstel Gold Race and the remainder of the Ardennes Classics before resting up for his debut Tour de France.
As yet, there was no indication of when he might return to racing following his Itzulia abandon.
In his short career to date, DNFs for Del Toro are a comparatively rare experience. The last time he had to quit early was in the GP Miguel Indurain of 2025.
More later…
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Alasdair Fotheringham has been reporting on cycling since 1991. He has covered every Tour de France since 1992 bar one, as well as numerous other bike races of all shapes and sizes, ranging from the Olympic Games in 2008 to the now sadly defunct Subida a Urkiola hill climb in Spain. As well as working for Cyclingnews, he has also written for The Independent, The Guardian, ProCycling, The Express and Reuters.
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1Pays de la Loire Tour stage 2: Ethan Vernon snaps up a second straight bunch sprint win
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2Isaac del Toro abandons Itzulia Basque Country after crash early on stage 3
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3Mathieu van der Poel, Tadej Pogačar, and beyond – Analysing the contenders for the men’s Paris-Roubaix
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4Scheldeprijs Women: Charlotte Kool sprints to victory in crash-marred final
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5Région Pays de la Loire Tour-Féminin: Amalie Dideriksen ends three-year drought on wins with bunch sprint victory
Isaac del Toro abandons Itzulia Basque Country after crash early on stage 3
By
Alasdair Fotheringham
published
Leading pre-race favourite for UAE Team Emirates-XRG quits after bad fall
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Up-and-coming Mexican racer Isaac del Toro has abandoned Itzulia Basque Country early on stage 3 after a crash.
The UAE Team Emirates-XRG racer quit Itzulia with unspecified injuries with 85 kilometres left to race on the rolling 152.8-kilometre third day of the stage race, starting and finishing in Basauri.
The winner of both the UAE Tour and Tirreno-Adriatico, as well as taking a podium finish in Strade Bianche behind all-conquering teammate Tadej Pogačar, Del Toro was widely expected to challenge for the Izulia overall.
Article continues below
However, the 22-year-old had a seriously uneven start to Itzulia Basque Country, finishing eighth in the opening time trial, 51 seconds down on Paul Seixas (Decathlon CMA CGM), and then losing nearly two minutes on Seixas after the Frenchman also won stage 2. Del Toro was lying eighth overall at the time of his abandon.
Regarded as one of the most promising of a new generation of racers after he finished second in the 2025 Giro d’Italia, Del Toro is next slated to compete in Amstel Gold Race and the remainder of the Ardennes Classics before resting up for his debut Tour de France.
As yet, there was no indication of when he might return to racing following his Itzulia abandon.
In his short career to date, DNFs for Del Toro are a comparatively rare experience. The last time he had to quit early was in the GP Miguel Indurain of 2025.
More later…
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