Climbers take centre stage at Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana - Preview

VALENCIA SPAIN FEBRUARY 06 LR Benjamin King of United States and Team Human Powered Health polka dot mountain jersey Aleksander Vlasov of Russia and Team Bora Hansgrohe yellow leader jersey Remco Evenepoel of Belgium and Team QuickStep Alpha Vinyl white best young jersey Fabio Jakobsen of Netherlands and Team QuickStep Alpha Vinyl Orange Points Jersey Juan Ayuso Pesquera of Spain and UAE Team Emirates and Carlos Rodriguez Cano of Spain and Team INEOS Grenadiers pose on the podium during the podium ceremony after the 73rd Volta A La Comunitat Valenciana 2022 Stage 5 a 92km stage from Paterna to Valencia VCV2022 on February 06 2022 in Valencia Spain Photo by Dario BelingheriGetty Images
The final podium of the 2022 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana (Image credit: Getty Images)

Who said early season races had to be easy and for the sprinters? 

The organisers of the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Europe’s first ProSeries race of the 2023 calendar certainly don’t seem to feel that way.

Alasdair Fotheringham

Alasdair Fotheringham has been reporting on cycling since 1991. He has covered every Tour de France since 1992 bar one, as well as numerous other bike races of all shapes and sizes, ranging from the Olympic Games in 2008 to the now sadly defunct Subida a Urkiola hill climb in Spain. As well as working for Cyclingnews, he has also written for The IndependentThe GuardianProCycling, The Express and Reuters.

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