It's time for the 105th edition of the Volta Ciclista a Catalunya - a hilly and mountainous week-long WT race which has in the past been won by some true legends - Roglic, Pogacar, Higuita, Yates, Lopez, ValVerde, Quintana, Porte, Rodriguez, and so on and so forth.
This year the race has the following profiles in the peloton according to PCS:
- VINGEGAARD Jonas
- EVENEPOEL Remco
- ALMEIDA João
- PIDCOCK Thomas
- VINE Jay
- ONLEY Oscar
- MCNULTY Brandon
- CICCONE Giulio
- MARTINEZ Lenny
- GALL Felix
Which is... a weird sort of list, since it ignores Lipowitz, Skjelmose, Riccitello, Mas, Gaudu, and countless other strong riders.
The big question will of course be - will Vingegaard crush Evenepoel, Pidcock, and Almeida like he did to the competition in Paris-Nice? Surely this field is stronger?
All of that will be answered in the coming days!
- 23/03: Stage 1 — Sant Feliu de Guíxols to Sant Feliu de Guíxols
- 24/03: Stage 2 — Figueres to Banyoles
- 25/03: Stage 3 — Mont-roig del Camp to Vila-seca
- 26/03: Stage 4 — Mataró to Vallter
- 27/03: Stage 5 — La Seu d'Urgell to La Molina/Coll de Pal
- 28/03: Stage 6 — Berga to Queralt
- 29/03: Stage 7 — Barcelona to Barcelona
No worries, it's because of all the many posts in here I am sure 😂
Yep, I cannot follow. Perhaps tomorrow you'll make the same post, as the stage will be shortened (so Veistroffer🇫🇷 and the moustaches🇫🇷🇩🇰🇫🇷 may go at it again), and I can notice it that time.
I think it looks very much like a Godon-stage, he's really fast this year. Credit to the champion's jersey!
That would be the first time since Démare 2020 that the NC jersey is not a curse over his wearer. Cavagna, Sénéchal, Madouas, Lapeira experienced relatively or utterly shitty season(s) after they got the title...