Spain • Stage Race
Under the amber glow of the Mediterranean sun, this early-season gauntlet forces the world’s elite to trade winter training for the brutal gradients of the Spanish interior. It is a race of awakening, where the silence of the pre-season is shattered by the desperate gasps of climbers on the Xorret de Catí and the tactical chess played along the windswept Valencian coastline.
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VOLLERING
FDJ UNITED - SUEZ
2:54:39
| 1 | FDJ UNITED - SUEZ | 327 |
| 2 | UAE TEAM ADQ | 211 |
| 3 | UNO-X MOBILITY | 173 |
| 4 | TEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE | 158 |
| 5 | EF EDUCATION - OATLY | 150 |
| 6 | CANYON//SRAM ZONDACRYPTO | 132 |
| 7 | MOVISTAR TEAM | 75 |
| 8 | HUMAN POWERED HEALTH | 70 |
| 9 | FENIX-PREMIER TECH | 53 |
| 10 | LIV-ALULA-JAYCO | 31 |
| 11 | LIDL - TREK | 18 |
| 12 | AG INSURANCE - SOUDAL TEAM | 15 |
| 13 | COFIDIS WOMEN TEAM | 13 |
| 14 | TEAM PICNIC POSTNL | 12 |
| 15 | AG INSURANCE SOUDAL DEVO TEAM | 8 |
| 16 | MA PETITE ENTREPRISE | 6 |
| 17 | LABORAL KUTXA - FUNDACION EUSKADI | 6 |
| 18 | ST MICHEL - PREFERENCE HOME - AUBER93 | 3 |
| 19 | UAE DEVELOPMENT TEAM | 3 |
| 20 | VOLKERWESSELS CYCLING TEAM | 0 |
| 21 | FENIX-PREMIER TECH DEVELOPMENT TEAM | 0 |
| 22 | VINI FANTINI - BEPINK | 0 |
| 23 | CANYON//SRAM ZONDACRYPTO GENERATION | 0 |
| 24 | LOTTO INTERMARCHE LADIES | 0 |
The opening stage begins and ends in Gandia, featuring a hilly profile with the significant Alto de Barx climb. It typically creates an early selection in the peloton before a fast finish back in the coastal city.
Started
133
Finished
117
Dropped Out
16
Finish Rate
88%
Fastest
41.5 km/h
Avg Speed
29.8 km/h
Slowest
37.6 km/h
Max Gradient
20.5 m/km
Avg Gradient
13.2 m/km