Volta Ciclista a Catalunya 2018
Latest News from the Race
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Bernal diagnosed with shoulder fractures after Catalunya crash
'I know it could have been a lot worse' says Team Sky rider -
Persistence pays off for Simon Yates at Volta a Catalunya
'I had great legs today' says Mitchelton-Scott stage winner -
Valverde equals Indurain in Volta a Catalunya victories
Spaniard wins third title in Barcelona
Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) won his third title at the Volta a Catalunya that concluded with stage 7 on Sunday in Barcelona. Movistar showed their strength as Nairo Quintana took second overall 29 seconds back, while Pierre Latour (AG2R La Mondiale) finished third 47 seconds back.
Simon Yates (Mitchelton-Scott) won the final stage and finished fourth overall.
The Volta a Catalunya followed Paris-Nice and Tirreno-Adriatico in the WorldTour stage race calendar, and while the Classics men ply their trade in Belgium, the climbers were in their element in the mountains of Spain.
This year's race scraped the team time trial, which last year helped propel Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) to the overall victory.
This year's course was to include back-to-back summit finishes, the first at Vallter 2000 for stage 3, however, that final was cancelled due to risk of avalanches. The second summit was to La Molina on stage 4. Organisers had to shorten stage 6, also due to the snowy conditions.
2018 Volta a Catalunya - Brief Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
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1 | Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team | 28:25:07 |
2 | Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team | 0:00:29 |
3 | Pierre Latour (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:00:47 |
4 | Simon Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Marc Soler (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:01:10 |
6 | George Bennett (NZl) LottoNL-Jumbo | 0:01:23 |
7 | Daniel Martinez (Col) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale | 0:01:29 |
8 | Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo | 0:01:31 |
9 | Jesper Hansen (Den) Astana Pro Team | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Thibaut Pinot (Fra) Groupama-FDJ | 0:01:34 |
Races
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Volta Ciclista a Catalunya 201819 March 2018 - 25 March 2018 | Spain | WorldTour
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Stage 2 - Volta a Catalunya: Valverde wins stage 2 in Valls | Mataró - Valls2018-03-20 175.6km
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Stage 5 - Volta a Catalunya: Pantano wins on Vielha | Llivia - Vielha2018-03-23 212.9km
Top News on the Race
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Leg injury causes Aru to abandon Volta a Catalunya
UAE Team Emirates racer will return to Giro d’Italia training on Tuesday -
Valverde describes freezing conditions at Volta a Catalunya
'Above all, safety had to come first' says race leader -
Schachmann braves cold and rain in Volta a Catalunya to take first WorldTour win
Quick-Step Floors continue incredible run
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Another Volta a Catalunya stage shortened due to snow
Stage 6 reduced to 117 kilometres because of weather conditions -
Roche aiming for GC attack on Giro d'Italia
Irishman eyes top 10 finish in Rome -
Carthy puts on aggressive performance at Volta a Catalunya
British climber on the attack on back-to-back Pyrenean stages
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Pantano nets Trek-Segafredo's first WorldTour win of 2018 season at Volta a Catalunya
Colombian climber dedicates win in sympathy to Irizar family tragedy -
Valverde loses time to Bernal but keeps Volta a Catalunya lead
Volta leader responds well to numerous attacks on final unclassified climb -
Soler sacrifices own chance of success for Valverde in Volta a Catalunya
Paris-Nice winner has no regrets after La Molina stage