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The opening stage has the identical ending kilometres because the opening day final yr that was gained by rising famous person, Matthew Brennan (Visma-Lease a Bike). This yr, the organisers have plonked a whacking nice class one climb in the midst of the day, the Al de Sant Hilari Sacalm, which is 14.6km lengthy with a mean gradient of three% however max kicks of 8%.
Signal on, crew displays and interviews are properly underway in Sant Feliu de Guíxols…
The impartial begin comes at 12:50 native time with the flag set to be waved to start out racing 10 minutes after that.
Pidcock was oh so near taking Milan-San Remo on Saturday and missed out by simply half a wheel due to being caught on the flawed facet of Tadej Pogačar’s wheel because the dash began, however can he make amends within the mountains of Catalonia?
>>> ‚I am unable to assist however be upset‘ – Tom Pidcock is aware of he was near beating Tadej Pogačar at Milan-San Remo however missed a chance
After escaping the snowed in island of Tenerife, Evenepoel needs to style victory once more…
>>> ‚It is time to win one once more‘ – Remco Evenepoel escapes the Mount Teide snow to chase first WorldTour stage race win in three years at Volta a Catalunya
Vingegaard comes into the elevate on a excessive after completely decimating the sphere in a brutal Paris-Good on his approach to his Giro d’Italia debut…
>>> ‚A tricky race filled with challenges‘ – Jonas Vingegaard in excessive spirits as Volta a Catalunya marks one other key cease on the street to the Giro d’Italia
The race is peppered with superstars this yr with Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike), Remco Evenepoel (Purple Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe), João Almeida (UAE Crew Emirates-XRG), Tom Pidcock (Pinarello-Q36.5), Florian Lipowitz (Purple Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe), Oscar Onley (Ineos Grenadiers), Giulio Ciccone, Derek Gee-West, Mattias Skjelmose (all Lidl-Trek), Mikel Landa (Soudal-QuickStep), Felix Gall, Matt Riccitello (each Decathlon-CMA CGM), Richard Crapaz (EF Schooling-EasyPost), Lenny Martinez, Santiago Buitrago (each Bahrain Victorious), and plenty of extra in addition to all racing.
>>> Crunch time within the Pyrenees for Jonas Vingegaard, Remco Evenepoel and Tom Pidcock – Analysing the contenders for the 2026 Volta a Catalunya
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