2022 Volta a Catalunya
Male Team 21 - 27 Mar

Volta a Catalunya

1211 Kilometers 7 Stages
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Participants list

  1. Alejandro Valverde
  2. José Joaquín Rojas
  3. Albert Torres
  4. Carlos Verona
  5. Will Barta
  6. Oier Lazkano
  7. Iván Sosa
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TV

As usual, the race will be offered live on Eurosport and GCN, starting at 15.15 CET except for the final stage (1230).

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Timetable

All stages will end around 1700 CET bar the final one, which should be over around 1415.

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Bonus

There’s 10-6-4″ at every finish and 3-2-1″ at the intermediate sprints.

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Social Media

The race’s official Twitter account and hashtag are: @VoltaCatalunya / #VoltaCatalunya101.

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Score

Eusebio Unzué’s squads have ten overall victories to its name in the Volta, the last two obtained with Alejandro Valverde in 2017 and 2018. The full list is available on our website’s History section.

Stages

Analysis

01
Sant Feliu de Guíxols (171.2km)
21 March
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  1. 01 Michael Matthews Team BikeExchange 3h47'11"
  2. 02 Sonny Colbrelli Bahrain Victorious "
  3. 03 Quentin Pacher Groupama-FDJ "
  4. 35 Alejandro Valverde Movistar Team "
  5. 47 Iván Sosa Movistar Team "
  6. 68 Carlos Verona Movistar Team "
  7. 107 José Joaquín Rojas Movistar Team +8'56"
  8. 118 Albert Torres Movistar Team "
  9. 147 Oier Lazkano Movistar Team +16'54"
  10. 159 Will Barta Movistar Team "
02
L'Escala - Perpignan (202.4km)
22 March
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  1. 01 Kaden Groves Team BikeExchange 4h44'28"
  2. 02 Phil Bauhaus Bahrain Victorious "
  3. 03 Hugo Hofstetter Arkéa Samsic "
  4. 31 Alejandro Valverde Movistar Team "
  5. 38 Carlos Verona Movistar Team "
  6. 69 José Joaquín Rojas Movistar Team +33"
  7. 83 Iván Sosa Movistar Team "
  8. 125 Albert Torres Movistar Team +1'45"
  9. 132 Will Barta Movistar Team +3'02"
  10. 133 Oier Lazkano Movistar Team +3'41"
03
Perpignan - La Molina (161.1km)
23 March
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  1. 01 Ben O'Connor AG2R La Mondiale 4h12'51"
  2. 02 Juan Ayuso UAE Team Emirates +6"
  3. 03 Nairo Quintana Arkéa Samsic "
  4. 13 Iván Sosa Movistar Team +9"
  5. 18 Alejandro Valverde Movistar Team "
  6. 24 Carlos Verona Movistar Team "
  7. 94 José Joaquín Rojas Movistar Team +11'15"
  8. 104 Will Barta Movistar Team "
  9. 134 Oier Lazkano Movistar Team +20'59"
  10. 135 Albert Torres Movistar Team +21'01"
04
La Seu d'Urgell - Boi Taüll (166.7km)
24 March
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  1. 01 Joao Almeida UAE Team Emirates 4h20'27"
  2. 02 Nairo Quintana Arkéa Samsic "
  3. 03 Sergio Higuita Bora-Hansgrohe "
  4. 15 Carlos Verona Movistar Team +51"
  5. 28 Iván Sosa Movistar Team +1'37"
  6. 54 Alejandro Valverde Movistar Team +5'41"
  7. 97 Will Barta Movistar Team +14'47"
  8. 111 Albert Torres Movistar Team +16'50"
  9. 135 Oier Lazkano Movistar Team +23'08"
  10. —  José Joaquín Rojas Movistar Team DNS
05
La Pobla de Segur - Vilanova i la Geltrú (206.3km)
25 March
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  1. 01 Ethan Vernon Quick Step 5h21'17"
  2. 02 Phil Bauhaus Bahrain Victorious "
  3. 03 Dorian Godon AG2R La Mondiale "
  4. 33 Carlos Verona Movistar Team "
  5. 54 Iván Sosa Movistar Team "
  6. 67 Alejandro Valverde Movistar Team "
  7. 117 Will Barta Movistar Team +2'06"
  8. 134 Oier Lazkano Movistar Team +4'48"
  9. —  Albert Torres Movistar Team DNF
06
Salou - Cambrils (167.6km)
26 March
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  1. 01 Richard Carapaz INEOS Grenadiers 4h09'19"
  2. 02 Sergio Higuita Bora-Hansgrohe "
  3. 03 Kaden Groves Team BikeExchange +48"
  4. 30 Carlos Verona Movistar Team "
  5. 45 Oier Lazkano Movistar Team +1'47"
  6. 58 Will Barta Movistar Team +11'03"
  7. 75 Iván Sosa Movistar Team +23'37"
  8. —  Alejandro Valverde Movistar Team DNS
07
Barcelona / Montjuïc (138.6km)
27 March
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  1. 01 Andrea Bagioli Quick Step 3h18'09"
  2. 02 Attila Valter Groupama-FDJ "
  3. 03 Fernando Barceló Caja Rural "
  4. 08 Carlos Verona Movistar Team "
  5. 32 Iván Sosa Movistar Team +1'39"
  6. 80 Will Barta Movistar Team +6'07"
  7. 83 Oier Lazkano Movistar Team "

Analysis

Alejandro Valverde’s farewell tour makes a logical, famous stop at the Volta a Catalunya, a race he’s been so happy at -three overall victories- and another chance to receive the support from Spanish fans over seven stages that return to the original format from this race in previous years: no ITT / TTT and the Pyrenees as big protagonist.

Two sprint stages finishing at Sant Feliu de Guíxols (Monday 21st) and Perpignan, France (Tuesday 22nd), the latter probably one to keep an eye on for crosswinds, will be followed by the traditional mountain stages of the Volta. Wednesday 23rd, riders will take on the Mont-Luis (Cat-1), the Collada de Toses (Cat-1) and finish up La Molina (Cat-1), while Thursday 24th will see them tackle Boixols (Cat-1), Creu de Perves (Cat-1) and end atop Boi Taüll (Cat-1).

The stages on Friday 25th (Vilanova i la Geltrú) and Saturday 26th (Cambrils) offer routes for sprinters or breakaways, as GC contenders keep an eye on each other before Sunday 27th’s decisive Barcelona stage. Six laps over the Montjuïc mountain, usually full of attacks, will crown the overall winner of the Volta.