The route to Barcelona should let the sprinters shine, but they'll first have to get themselves over the same climbs taken in on stage five, the Alt de Castellbisbal, and the Alt del Ordal before heading down a long, gradual descent to the finish. Only interrupted briefly by the short category three Alt de la Maladona, the 124 kilometre stage should go by in the blink of an eye.
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