Volta a Catalunya, 23-29 March 2026

[QueenStagiaire]

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Sadly the weather forest doesn‘t allow for the full route.

 

[Boehmand]

So it's this without the last 2 kilometers? Doesn't make that much of a difference

As far as I understand that is the original profile.

I think it now ends with the 5% bit, so the last 2.2K ramp is out.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Taking out the final 2.2k puts the non-headwind section closer to the finish, so it might actually be a net positive for the racing in these circumstances.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Lipowitz has managed to put himself in front of the Peloton again, can he please stop?

 

[Potomac]

I'm glad managed to salvage something out of the stage.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

There is no combination of rider and race that is greater than Marc Soler at the Volta a Catalunya.

 

[Potomac]

Lipowitz has managed to put himself in front of the Peloton again, can he please stop?

Has TV coverage started?

 

[QueenStagiaire]

I wonder how much Piganzoli will contribute in front and if Visma will chase.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Has TV coverage started?

No, I was going off of what PCS said

 

[YavorD]

I wonder how much Piganzoli will contribute in front and if Visma will chase.

Maybe he is at the front so Visma doesn't chase?
Although with most of the big teams having a rider ahead, there's not many teams left to chase.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Maybe he is at the front so Visma doesn't chase?
Although with most of the big teams having a rider ahead, there's not many teams left to chase.

Visma will probably still want it to come back together for Vingegaard, but they should be very happy if Red Bull doesn‘t call their bluff.

 

[topcat]

Godon struggling to hold on in the peloton. The gc bid is on hold.

 

[AmRacer]

Crash?

 

[Tim Cahill]

They should test Thin/Fatco on the Coll de Fukuyama just to check which iteration he came to the race as.

 

[Berniece]

Has TV coverage started?

Not for another 1h10min

 

[Devil's Elbow]

They should test Thin/Fatco on the Coll de Fukuyama just to check which iteration he came to the race as.

Why? If Evenepoel is bad enough to get dropped there, he will crash and burn on the MTF regardless.