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Valencian one-day races 2025 (January 24-26)

I was going to do these as a post in the lesser known races thread, but figured that a big OP would make more sense in its own thread.

I promise I haven't had withdrawal symptoms over the winter.

Friday, January 24: Clàssica Camp de Morvedre (1.2)
It seems that a new Valencian race pops up every January these days, and thus the first race of the European season is a newcomer (or at least to the UCI calendar). Yes, it's only a 1.2, but it has six ProTeams, a great route and, most importantly, a live broadcast (incredibly, RTVE are streaming it - I definitely expect this one to be a pro race in the near future).

Distance: 178.1k
Starts at: 12:18
Finishes at: 16:20 - 16:45
Broadcast: 15:00 - 17:00 (link - geoblocked)

Startlist

Profile
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Map
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The side of Garbí is the best-known one, ramping up to 22%. Two ascents of it make for a really hard test for a race of this size in January.
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Saturday, January 25: Gran Premio Castellón - Ruta de la Ceramica (1.1)
The WT teams join in for the weekend. This race is on its second edition, having been won by Michael Matthews last year.

Distance: 171.7k
Starts at: 12:36
Finishes at: 16:30 - 16:53
Broadcast: 15:00 -17:00 (link - geoblocked)

Startlist

Profile
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Map

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Basically the same route as last year.

Alto de la Coma:
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Alto de la Serratella:
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Collado de Ayódar (only the first 5.1k, as far as the junction to Sueras):
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The final 250 metres to the line average 12.0% as per the roadbook.
Sunday, January 26: Clàssica Comunitat Valenciana (1.1)
The only race with history of the three, this being the fifth edition since the 2021 relaunch and the 41st overall. Since 2022, the race has run between Valencia and La Nucía: the former is the finish in the odd-numbered years and is invariably a sprint, the latter therefore in the even-numbered years. In 2023, it was a reduced sprint kind of day won by Arnaud de Lie, but this year it's a climber's race.

Distance: 186.0k
Starts at: 12:25
Finishes at: 16:36 - 17:01
Broadcast starts at: 13:45 (live on Youtube)

Startlist

Profile and map (no, they didn't upload them separately anywhere)
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The climb profiles in the image above are neither mobile-friendly nor particularly accurate, so to recap...

Puerto de Simat:
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Alto de Barx:
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Port de Sagra:
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Coll de Rates:
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Alto de Turrón Duro (only the first 3.7k, to Venta de Poldo - it's a different side than the one used at the 2021 Spanish nationals):
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