2024 Volta a Catalunya
Appearance
2024 UCI World Tour, race 9 of 35 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dates | 18–24 March 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stages | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 1,173.5 km (729.2 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2024 Volta a Catalunya was a road cycling stage race that took place between 18 and 24 March. It was the 103rd edition of the Volta a Catalunya. The race was won by Tadej Pogačar, who also won the points classification, the mountains classification and four out of seven stages.
Teams
[edit]All 18 UCI WorldTeams and seven UCI ProTeams participated in the race.[1]
UCI WorldTeams
- Alpecin–Deceuninck
- Arkéa–B&B Hotels
- Astana Qazaqstan Team
- Bora–Hansgrohe
- Cofidis
- Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale
- EF Education–EasyPost
- Groupama–FDJ
- Ineos Grenadiers
- Intermarché–Wanty
- Lidl–Trek
- Movistar Team
- Soudal–Quick-Step
- Team Bahrain Victorious
- Team dsm–firmenich PostNL
- Team Jayco–AlUla
- UAE Team Emirates
- Visma–Lease a Bike
UCI ProTeams
Route
[edit]Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Elevation gain | Type | Winner | |
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1 | 18 March | Sant Feliu de Guíxols to Sant Feliu de Guíxols | 174 km (108 mi) | 2,272 m (7,454 ft)[3] | Medium-mountain stage | Nick Schultz (AUS) | |
2 | 19 March | Mataró to Vallter | 186.5 km (115.9 mi) | 2,587 m (8,488 ft)[4] | Mountain stage | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) | |
3 | 20 March | Sant Joan de les Abadesses to Port Ainé | 176.5 km (109.7 mi) | 3,925 m (12,877 ft)[5] | Mountain stage | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) | |
4 | 21 March | Sort to Lleida | 169 km (105 mi) | 1,201 m (3,940 ft)[6] | Flat stage | Marijn van den Berg (NED) | |
5 | 22 March | Altafulla to Viladecans | 167.5 km (104.1 mi) | 2,306 m (7,566 ft)[7] | Flat stage | Axel Laurance (FRA) | |
6 | 23 March | Berga to Queralt | 154.5 km (96.0 mi) | 4,085 m (13,402 ft)[8] | Mountain stage | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) | |
7 | 24 March | Barcelona to Barcelona | 145.5 km (90.4 mi) | 1,943 m (6,375 ft)[9] | Medium-mountain stage | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) | |
Total | 1,173.5 km (729.2 mi) | 18,319 m (60,102 ft) |
Stages
[edit]Stage 1
[edit]- 18 March 2024 — Sant Feliu de Guíxols to Sant Feliu de Guíxols, 174 km (108 mi)
Stage 2
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Stage 3
[edit]- 20 March 2024 — Sant Joan de les Abadesses to Port Ainé, 176.5 km (109.7 mi)
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Stage 4
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Stage 5
[edit]- 22 March 2024 — Altafulla to Viladecans, 167.5 km (104.1 mi)
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Stage 6
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Stage 7
[edit]- 24 March 2024 — Barcelona to Barcelona, 145.5 km (90.4 mi)
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Classification leadership table
[edit]Stage | Winner | General classification |
Points classification |
Mountains classification |
Young rider classification |
Team classification |
Combativity award |
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1 | Nick Schultz | Nick Schultz | Nick Schultz | Kenny Elissonde | Axel Laurance | Israel–Premier Tech | Mikel Bizkarra |
2 | Tadej Pogačar | Tadej Pogačar | Tadej Pogačar | Tadej Pogačar | Lenny Martinez | UAE Team Emirates | Álex Jaime |
3 | Tadej Pogačar | Movistar Team | Harold Tejada | ||||
4 | Marijn van den Berg | Urko Berrade | |||||
5 | Axel Laurance | Óscar Rodríguez | |||||
6 | Tadej Pogačar | Team Bahrain Victorious | Tadej Pogačar | ||||
7 | Tadej Pogačar | Ander Okamika | |||||
Final | Tadej Pogačar | Tadej Pogačar | Tadej Pogačar | Lenny Martinez | Team Bahrain Victorious | Not awarded |
Classification standings
[edit]Legend | |||
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Denotes the winner of the general classification | Denotes the winner of the young rider classification | ||
Denotes the winner of the points classification | Denotes the winner of the team classification | ||
Denotes the winner of the mountains classification | Denotes the winner of the combativity award |
General classification
[edit]Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) | UAE Team Emirates | 28h 21' 29" |
2 | Mikel Landa (ESP) | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 3' 41" |
3 | Egan Bernal (COL) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 5' 03" |
4 | Aleksandr Vlasov | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 5' 56" |
5 | Enric Mas (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 6' 01" |
6 | Chris Harper (AUS) | Team Jayco–AlUla | + 6' 01" |
7 | Lenny Martinez (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | + 6' 02" |
8 | Antonio Tiberi (ITA) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 6' 33" |
9 | João Almeida (POR) | UAE Team Emirates | + 6' 33" |
10 | Lorenzo Fortunato (ITA) | Astana Qazaqstan Team | + 7' 27" |
Points classification
[edit]Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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1 | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) | UAE Team Emirates | 51 |
2 | Mikel Landa (ESP) | Soudal–Quick-Step | 18 |
3 | Nick Schultz (AUS) | Israel–Premier Tech | 10 |
4 | Axel Laurance (FRA) | Alpecin–Deceuninck | 10 |
5 | Egan Bernal (COL) | Ineos Grenadiers | 10 |
6 | Idar Andersen (NOR) | Uno-X Mobility | 9 |
7 | Jimmy Janssens (BEL) | Alpecin–Deceuninck | 8 |
8 | Aleksandr Vlasov | Bora–Hansgrohe | 7 |
9 | Antonio Tiberi (ITA) | Team Bahrain Victorious | 7 |
10 | Hugh Carthy (GBR) | EF Education–EasyPost | 6 |
Mountains classification
[edit]Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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1 | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) | UAE Team Emirates | 103 |
2 | Mikel Landa (ESP) | Soudal–Quick-Step | 70 |
3 | Harold Tejada (COL) | Astana Qazaqstan Team | 37 |
4 | Marc Soler (ESP) | UAE Team Emirates | 35 |
5 | Egan Bernal (COL) | Ineos Grenadiers | 29 |
6 | Aleksandr Vlasov | Bora–Hansgrohe | 27 |
7 | João Almeida (POR) | UAE Team Emirates | 24 |
8 | Attila Valter (HUN) | Visma–Lease a Bike | 21 |
9 | Steven Kruijswijk (NED) | Visma–Lease a Bike | 20 |
10 | Antonio Tiberi (ITA) | Team Bahrain Victorious | 19 |
Young rider classification
[edit]Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | Lenny Martinez (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | 28h 27' 31" |
2 | Antonio Tiberi (ITA) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 31" |
3 | Johannes Kulset (NOR) | Uno-X Mobility | + 9' 13" |
4 | Valentin Paret-Peintre (FRA) | Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale | + 15' 08" |
5 | Pablo Castrillo (ESP) | Equipo Kern Pharma | + 15' 43" |
6 | Darren Rafferty (IRL) | EF Education–EasyPost | + 17' 38" |
7 | William Junior Lecerf (BEL) | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 18' 31" |
8 | Georg Steinhauser (GER) | EF Education–EasyPost | + 37' 37" |
9 | Edoardo Zambanini (ITA) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 43' 11" |
10 | Jorge Gutiérrez (ESP) | Equipo Kern Pharma | + 49' 17" |
Team classification
[edit]Rank | Team | Time |
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1 | Team Bahrain Victorious | 85h 32' 47" |
2 | Movistar Team | + 2' 08" |
3 | Ineos Grenadiers | + 2' 09" |
4 | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 7' 25" |
5 | UAE Team Emirates | + 16' 36" |
6 | EF Education–EasyPost | + 16' 42" |
7 | Visma–Lease a Bike | + 17' 08" |
8 | Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale | + 20' 25" |
9 | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 28' 19" |
10 | Israel–Premier Tech | + 36' 56" |
References
[edit]- ^ "Startlist for Volta a Catalunya 2024". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ "Official route of Volta Ciclista a Catalunya 2024". Volta a Catalunya. ASO. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ "Stage 1 - Sant Feliu de Guíxols > Sant Feliu de Guíxols - Volta Ciclista a Catalunya 2024". Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ "Stage 2 - Mataró > Vallter / Setcases (Vall de Camprodon) - Volta Ciclista a Catalunya 2024". Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ "Stage 3 - Sant Joan de les Abadesses > Port Ainé (Pallars Sobirà) - Volta Ciclista a Catalunya 2024". Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ "Stage 4 - Sort (Turisme Pallars Sobirà) > Lleida - Volta Ciclista a Catalunya 2024". Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ "Stage 5 - Altafulla > Viladecans The Style Outlets - Volta Ciclista a Catalunya 2024". Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ "Stage 6 - Berga > Queralt - Volta Ciclista a Catalunya 2024". Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ "Stage 7 - Barcelona > Barcelona - Volta Ciclista a Catalunya 2024". Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ a b Ostanek, Daniel (18 March 2024). "Volta a Catalunya: Nick Schultz narrowly beats Pogacar to win stage 1". CyclingNews. Future plc. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ a b Frattini, Kirsten (19 March 2024). "Volta a Catalunya: Tadej Pogacar dominates stage 2 seizing overall lead". CyclingNews. Future plc. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ a b Ostanek, Daniel (20 March 2024). "Volta a Catalunya: Tadej Pogačar does it again on stage 3 summit". CyclingNews. Future plc. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ a b Weislo, Laura (21 March 2024). "Volta a Catalunya: Marijn van den Berg charges to stage 4 sprint victory". CyclingNews. Future plc. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ a b Weislo, Laura (22 March 2024). "Volta a Catalunya: Axel Laurance wins stage 5 sprint with bike throw". CyclingNews. Future plc. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
- ^ a b Tyson, Jackie (23 March 2024). "Volta a Catalunya: Tadej Pogacar's 30km solo seals stage 6 win on momentous mountain day". CyclingNews. Future plc. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g Ostanek, Dani; Fotheringham, Alasdair (24 March 2024). "Volta a Catalunya: Tadej Pogacar completes domination with stage 7 win". CyclingNews. Future plc. Retrieved 24 March 2024.