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Volta Ciclista a Catalunya 2023, March 20-26

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Climb profiles:
Stage 1
Nearly the same as last year, only they've stuck an additional KOM in the first half.

San Miquel d'Aro (first 4.4k only):
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Alt de Santa Pellaia:
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Alt dels Angels:
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Alt de la Ganga:
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Alt de Romanyà:
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Puig de les Forques (penultimate hill; minus the final ramp):
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Final kilometre:
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Stage 2
Alt de Can Bordoi:
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Coll de Coubet (KOM there, but ridden in full):
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Vallter 2000:
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Stage 3
Coll del Bac + Coll de Condreu
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Coll de Coubet (ridden in full and this time with the KOM at the actual summit, don't try to make sense of it):
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La Molina:
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Stage 4
La Molina (ridden in full, KOM at the start of the plateau):
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Collet de Sant Agustí (first 8k only):
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L'Estany:
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Coll de Lligabosses:
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As for Carapaz, here's a fun stat:
He's never finished more than 2 WT races in the top10 during a year. :openmouth:

So statistically, he's most likely not going for GC here.

EDIT: That's wrong, he finished 3 WT races in the top10 in 2021, I overlooked La Fleche.
 
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At this point in my life, that's all I can handle. I want to thank the organizers for their continued support. :D

The design is questionable, but it's a great field.
Really, isnt this as good as it gets for Catalunya? Looks pretty interesting to me, the finishes are quite different and theres only one pure sprinter stage. Better than T-A and P-N when you dont have to tune in on 3 stages.

Then again, Im probably an extremist when it comes to limiting pure sprinter stages
 
Really, isnt this as good as it gets for Catalunya? Looks pretty interesting to me, the finishes are quite different and theres only one pure sprinter stage. Better than T-A and P-N when you dont have to tune in on 3 stages.

Then again, Im probably an extremist when it comes to limiting pure sprinter stages
Him dominating high mountains is over, but that doesnt mean he's not absolutely lethal in these kinda races since thats more of his natural element (kinda similar to Valverde).

Will be interesting in Catalunya. Need to actually check the route and the competition, but chances are he'll win that one as well given how that race is usually raced.
You'll like what you'll find when you look the route up.
Yes, it's probably the best March route.
 
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