Volta Ciclista a Catalunya 2024
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Slovenian finishes scant ten metres behind stage winner Nick Schultz
Date | March 18-24, 2024 |
Start location | Sant Feliu de Guíxols |
Finish location | Barcelona |
Distance | tbd |
Previous edition | 2023 Volta a Catalunya |
Stage 1: Nick Schultz narrowly beats Pogacar / As it happened
Nick Schultz (Israel-Premier Tech) won the opening stage of the Volta a Catalunya after a late attack inside the final kilometre in Sant Feliu de Guíxols. The Australian struck out with a surprise attack 500 metres from the line at the end of the 174km opener to hold off a late-charging Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) on the uphill finish.
Volta a Catalunya information
The 2024 Volta a Catalunya will be the 103rd edition of the stage race, which stands today as the fourth-oldest stage race in the world after the Tour de France, Tour of Belgium, and the Giro d'Italia.
The week-long race is a staple of the early season, bringing top Grand Tour contenders in the north-east Spain region of Catalunya to do battle in the hills around Barcelona and the mountains of the Pyrenees.
Mariano Cañardo is the record winner, having triumphed at the race seven times in the 1920s and 30s. Spanish cycling heroes Miguel Indurain and Alejandro Valverde are next on the honour roll with three wins apiece. The trio have taken 13 of 60 Spanish wins at the race.
In recent years, Adam Yates, Sergio Higuita, and Primož Roglič have taken overall victory on routes which include the well-used summit finishes at Vallter 2000, La Molina, and Port Ainé. The race traditionally concludes with a fast and furious hilly circuit race in Montjuïc Park in Barcelona.
The 2023 edition saw Roglič come out on top with two stage wins en route to a six-second overall victory ahead of Remco Evenepoel. The Belgian also came away with two stage wins, including a last-day battle with Roglič in Barcelona. Australian sprinter Kaden Groves made a breakthrough at WorldTour level with two stage wins, too.
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2024 Volta a Catalunya route
The 2024 Volta a Catalunya route has yet to be fully unveiled, though the start and finish locations of all seven stages were announced in early January.
The traditional race finish in Barcelona's Montjuïc Park is unsurprisingly back, while Sant Feliu de Guíxols will host the opening stage for the third year in a row.
The second stage from Mataró to the summit finish at Vallter (!5.1km at 6.7%) looks likely to be a carbon copy of the one won by Giulio Ciccone in 2023. Stage 3 finishes up at Port Ainé (18.4km at 6.7%), where Esteban Chaves triumphed three years ago.
Stage 4 and 5 look set to end with sprint finishes in Lleida and Viladecans, while the penultimate day of the race heads back to altitude for a new summit finish at Queralt between Barcelona and the Pyrenees.
2024 Volta a Catalunya start list
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2024 Volta a Catalunya contenders
Tadej Pogačar heads up the startlist as he makes his way towards an attempt at the Giro d'Italia-Tour de France double. He'll be making his debut at the race and looks set to head up a strong UAE Team Emirates squad including João Almeida and Jay Vine.
The full startlist beyond the Slovenian star has yet to be confirmed, though a wealth of major GC should be lining up in Sant Feliu de Guíxols. Movistar pairing Enric Mas and Nairo Quintana should be among them, as should Ineos Grenadiers duo Geraint Thomas and Egan Bernal, and Visma-Lease a Bike's Sepp Kuss and Cian Uijtdebroeks.
Elsewhere, look out for Aleksandr Vlasov (Bora-Hansgrohe), Guillaume Martin (Cofidis), Lenny Martinez (Groupama-FDJ), Mikel Landa (Soudal-QuickStep), and Tao Geoghegan Hart (Lidl-Trek) to take starring roles in the high mountains.
2024 Volta a Catalunya schedule
Date | Stage |
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March 18 | Stage 1: Sant Feliu de Guíxols - Sant Feliu de Guíxols |
March 19 | Stage 2: Mataró - Vallter 2000 |
March 20 | Stage 3: Sant Joan de les Abadesses - Port Ainé |
March 21 | Stage 4: Sort - Lleida |
March 22 | Stage 5: Altafulla - Viladecans |
March 23 | Stage 6: Berga - Queralt |
March 24 | Stage 7: Barcelona - Barcelona |
2024 Volta a Catalunya teams
- Alpecin-Deceuninck
- Arkéa-B&B Hotels
- Astana Qazaqstan
- Bahrain Victorious
- Bora-Hansgrohe
- Burgos-BH
- Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
- Cofidis
- Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale
- DSM-Firmenich PostNL
- EF Education-EasyPost
- Euskaltel-Euskadi
- Ineos Grenadiers
- Intermarché-Wanty
- Israel-Premier Tech
- Jayco-AlUla
- Kern Pharma
- Lidl-Trek
- Lotto-Dstny
- Movistar
- Soudal-QuickStep
- UAE Team Emirates
- Uno-X Mobility
- Visma-Lease A Bike
Races
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Volta Ciclista a Catalunya 202418 March 2024 - 24 March 2024 | Spain | WorldTour
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Stage 2 | Mataró - Vallter / Setcases (Vall de Camprodon)2024-03-19 186.5km
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Stage 3 | Sant Joan de les Abadesses - Port Ainé (Pallars Sobirà)2024-03-20 176.5km
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Stage 4 | Sort - Lleida2024-03-21 169km
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Stage 5 | Altafulla - Viladecans2024-03-22 167.5km
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Stage 6 | Berga - Queralt2024-03-23 154.5km
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Stage 7 | Barcelona - Barcelona2024-03-24 145.5kms
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