Volta Ciclista a Catalunya 2025, March 24-30

[Lequack]

So with each stage of this race being more difficult then Sanremo, can we can we call this a 7-day monument? The seven monuments of Catalunya.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

So with each stage of this race being more difficult then Sanremo, can we can we call this a 7-day monument? The seven monuments of Catalunya.

The Seven Labours of Herroglič.

 

[RedheadDane]

The Seven Labours of Herroglič.

Will he be required to do more  stages labours if he's found to not have finished them as required?

 

[scribers]

So with each stage of this race being more difficult then Sanremo, can we can we call this a 7-day monument? The seven monuments of Catalunya.

I’ll take any math help I can get!

 

[Ilmaestro99]

LandaLanda. Big favourite. Unlucky Slovenia

 

[Bertram Wooster]

It seems Ayuso will also be the leader in Catalunya. And he will probably be the leader in the Giro as well.
Which means that Adam Yates will be a helper all year long.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

It seems Ayuso will also be the leader in Catalunya. And he will probably be the leader in the Giro as well.
Which means that Adam Yates will be a helper all year long.

Yates won't make a single pull for Ayuso during the Giro.

 

[Netserk]

It seems Ayuso will also be the leader in Catalunya. And he will probably be the leader in the Giro as well.
Which means that Adam Yates will be a helper all year long.

That plan lasts until San Valentino. Yates will be the leader after that.

 

[Peyroteo94]

That plan lasts until San Valentino. Yates will be the leader after that.

Ayuso is looking too good. Let's see if he won't blow in the Giro.

 

[Sandisfan]

The great Nairo Quintana will be making an appearance, as will the other formerly great Colombian mountain goat Chaves, so hopefully I'll get a brief glimpse of either. And I'll be pulling for old G also.

You might even get a glimpse of Sosa!



(Didn't know you were gonna be in the race. )

Tricycle Rider make sure you give old G a proper turn and Launch him when it's right.

 

[Alien Performance]

I'm living in Girona atm and wondering if anyone has any advice about going to watch the race? Thinking of seeing the start and finish of stage 2 and camping somewhere near La Molina to watch the finish of stage 3. It will be my first time watching a World Tour race in person

 

[Ilmaestro99]

I'm living in Girona atm and wondering if anyone has any advice about going to watch the race? Thinking of seeing the start and finish of stage 2 and camping somewhere near La Molina to watch the finish of stage 3

Run alongside the riders going up la Molina with your shirt off showing your muscles and a big Fausto masnada sign to passionately show the cameras. Alternatively you can carry an inflatable shark. Shout at Roglic that the finish is in 200m to try and fool him into an attack

 

[Potomac]

The profiles look great, let's hope the action lives up to it.

 

[Cookster15]

Have to pick Rogla for this race. But UAE won't be pushovers. Ayuso and Yates are a formidable combo. But I hope Ben O'Conner can surprise.

 

[Gigs_98]

I don't expect anything to happen on Pradell this year but I'm still happy they are using it again. Hoping the consistent use increases the chance it will also be part of the Vuelta at some point where this kind of climb can actually have a big impact.

 

[KZD]

First test of Ayuso against a member of the big5 this year, I still think he will crack Roglic on one of the stages and win GC but it might be a different story in the Giro.

Curious to see Bernal and Torres.

 

[Bertram Wooster]

First test of Ayuso against a member of the big5 this year, I still think he will crack Roglic on one of the stages and win GC but it might be a different story in the Giro.

Curious to see Bernal and Torres.

Maybe Ayuso is already one of the GC Big5? We'll see this week and in the Giro.

 

[tobydawq]

That plan lasts until San Valentino. Yates will be the leader after that.

Hehe, what can he do to make you change your mind? You deny that he seemed far superior to what he has ever done at Tirreno?

 

[Berniece]

Does anyone have a profile of the final kilometers today? Can't seem to find it.

 

[tobydawq]

Run alongside the riders going up la Molina with your shirt off showing your muscles and a big Fausto masnada sign to passionately show the cameras. Alternatively you can carry an inflatable shark. Shout at Roglic that the finish is in 200m to try and fool him into an attack

Maybe also wear a set of gigantic elk antlers. We haven't seen them too much since the demise of the Tour of California.

Or wear the T-Rex costume.

 

[Netserk]

Does anyone have a profile of the final kilometers today? Can't seem to find it.

I'm quoted on page 1 with a link to @Devil's Elbow's profile of the last km. It's the same finish since 2019 (but approached differently).

The road book (also linked) has a profile of the last 3 km.

Hehe, what can he do to make you change your mind? You deny that he seemed far superior to what he has ever done at Tirreno?

He can go solo on the penultimate climb in stage 6.

 

[Unterlenkerfahrend]

Profiles look really good. Looking forward to see Landa here, he should've won this last year if it weren't for Pogacar getting motor draft. It's between him and Gall I reckon.

Nice to see Quintana and Kämna back in action.

 

[Netserk]

Nice to see Quintana and Kämna back in action.

And Bernal!

 

[Mayomaniac]

Profiles look really good. Looking forward to see Landa here, he should've won this last year if it weren't for Pogacar getting motor draft. It's between him and Gall I reckon.

Nice to see Quintana and Kämna back in action.

Nice to see that at least someone agrees that Gall with his end of P-N legs is podium material here.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Nice stage design today. Hopefully the riders will take advantage and provide some good entertainment. Later on it will be interesting to see if Brennan can get a result against this rather oppotunistic sprinter field.