2021 Volta a Catalunya
Male Team 22 - 28 Mar

Volta a Catalunya

1092 Kilometers 7 Stages
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Participants list

  1. Alejandro Valverde
  2. Antonio Pedrero
  3. Marc Soler
  4. Enric Mas
  5. Dario Cataldo
  6. Sergio Samitier
  7. Carlos Verona
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TV

The race will be broadcast live on GCN and Eurosport.

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Timetable

All stages will end around 5pm CET, but the last one, which should end just after 2pm CEST.

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Bonus

There will be 10-6-4″ at all six road stage finishes, plus 3-2-1″ at the intermediate sprints.

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Social Media

The race’s official Twitter account is @VoltaCatalunya; the hashtag is #VoltaCatalunya100.

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Score

The squads managed by Eusebio Unzué have ten overall victories to their names at the Volta, the last two achieved with Alejandro Valverde in 2017 and 2018.

Stages

Analysis

01
Calella (178.4km)
22 March
  1. 01 Andreas Kron Lotto Soudal 4h20'15"
  2. 02 Luis León Sánchez Astana – Premier Tech "
  3. 03 Rémy Rochas Cofidis "
  4. 08 Alejandro Valverde Movistar Team +16"
  5. 18 Enric Mas Movistar Team "
  6. 45 Carlos Verona Movistar Team "
  7. 80 Marc Soler Movistar Team "
  8. 101 Dario Cataldo Movistar Team +8'30"
  9. 116 Antonio Pedrero Movistar Team "
  10. 119 Sergio Samitier Movistar Team +11'08"
02
Pla de l'Estany / Banyoles (CRI / ITT) (18.5km)
23 March
  1. 01 Rohan Dennis INEOS Grenadiers 22'27"
  2. 02 Rémi Cavagna Deceuninck – Quick Step +5"
  3. 03 Joao Almeida Deceuninck – Quick Step +28"
  4. 24 Marc Soler Movistar Team +1'07"
  5. 30 Alejandro Valverde Movistar Team +1'14"
  6. 36 Enric Mas Movistar Team +1'19"
  7. 112 Dario Cataldo Movistar Team +2'23"
  8. 133 Sergio Samitier Movistar Team +2'50"
  9. 150 Antonio Pedrero Movistar Team +3'15"
  10. 155 Carlos Verona Movistar Team +3'22"
03
Canal Olímpic - Vallter 2000 (203.1km)
24 March
  1. 01 Adam Yates INEOS Grenadiers 5h00'58"
  2. 02 Esteban Chaves Team BikeExchange +13"
  3. 03 Alejandro Valverde Movistar Team +19"
  4. 15 Enric Mas Movistar Team +46"
  5. 31 Antonio Pedrero Movistar Team +2'56"
  6. 68 Sergio Samitier Movistar Team +9'25"
  7. 124 Marc Soler Movistar Team +15'27"
  8. 126 Carlos Verona Movistar Team "
  9. 132 Dario Cataldo Movistar Team "
04
Ripoll - Port Ainé (166.5km)
25 March
  1. 01 Esteban Chaves Team BikeExchange 4h29'47"
  2. 02 Mike Woods Israel Start-Up Nation +7"
  3. 03 Geraint Thomas INEOS Grenadiers "
  4. 06 Alejandro Valverde Movistar Team "
  5. 19 Enric Mas Movistar Team +1'34"
  6. 24 Carlos Verona Movistar Team +2'44"
  7. 77 Antonio Pedrero Movistar Team +19'43"
  8. 85 Dario Cataldo Movistar Team +23'48"
  9. 86 Sergio Samitier Movistar Team "
  10. 91 Marc Soler Movistar Team "
05
La Pobla de Segur - Manresa (201.1km)
26 March
  1. 01 Lennard Kämna Bora-Hansgrohe 4h29'13"
  2. 02 Ruben Guerreiro EF Education-NIPPO +39"
  3. 03 Mikel Bizkarra Fundación Euskadi +42"
  4. 14 Carlos Verona Movistar Team +44"
  5. 22 Alejandro Valverde Movistar Team +1'59"
  6. 23 Enric Mas Movistar Team "
  7. 67 Antonio Pedrero Movistar Team "
  8. 82 Marc Soler Movistar Team +8'17"
  9. 91 Dario Cataldo Movistar Team +10'03"
  10. 92 Sergio Samitier Movistar Team "
06
Tarragona - Mataró (193.8km)
27 March
  1. 01 Bora-Hansgrohe 4h23'18"
  2. 02 Israel Start-Up Nation "
  3. 03 Sebastián Molano UAE Team Emirates "
  4. 15 Alejandro Valverde Movistar Team "
  5. 33 Enric Mas Movistar Team "
  6. 100 Antonio Pedrero Movistar Team +59"
  7. 101 Sergio Samitier Movistar Team +1'07"
  8. 103 Dario Cataldo Movistar Team "
  9. 115 Marc Soler Movistar Team +1'58"
  10. 125 Carlos Verona Movistar Team +2'48"
07
Barcelona / Montjuïc (133km)
28 March
  1. 01 Thomas de Gendt Lotto Soudal 3h06'10"
  2. 02 Matej Mohoric Bahrain Victorious +22"
  3. 03 Attila Valter Groupama-FDJ +1'42"
  4. 05 Alejandro Valverde Movistar Team +1'46"
  5. 35 Marc Soler Movistar Team +3'49"
  6. 63 Enric Mas Movistar Team +4'41"
  7. 70 Sergio Samitier Movistar Team +5'06"
  8. 100 Carlos Verona Movistar Team +9'03"
  9. 101 Dario Cataldo Movistar Team +10'42"
  10. 131 Antonio Pedrero Movistar Team +14'00"

Analysis

Never a longer awaited edition of the Volta a Catalunya. After a year’s absence due to the most difficult moments of the pandemic, the 100th Volta, the centennial edition of the third oldest stagerace in the world, will be held over a typical parcours, yet more balanced than in previous years. The reason: an individual time trial, 18.5km in and around Banyoles (Tuesday 23rd), which will set the first real time gaps.

After that TT and a lumpy opening stage around Calella (Monday 22nd), with most ascents on the second half of the route, the race will visit the traditional mountain-top finishes sponsored by the Catalan railways-managed ski stations. First up, Vallter 2000 (Wednesday 24th), end of a long, one-climb day (203.1km) finishing at over 2,100m above sea level. After that, Port Ainé (Thursday 24th),  with Toses (Cat-1) near the start and Cantó (HC) before the decisive ascent as previous courses.

The race’s decisive weekend will be all about hilly finishes. Friday 26th will bring another new feature: the Montserrat (Cat-1), just under 30km from Manresa’s finish, with lots of ups and downs in between. Saturday 27th will see the riders take on El Collet (Cat-3) near Mataró, in one of only two clear chances for the sprinters. And finally, on Sunday 28th, six laps of the iconic Montjuïc circuit around Barcelona’s Olympic park.

– We’re also racing the Settimana Coppi e Bartali this week (Tuesday 22nd – Saturday 27th).