Stage 1

Volta Comunitat Valenciana 2026 • Spain

The opening stage features several mid-race climbs including the Alto de los Madroños and a hilly section around Oropesa in the final 40 kilometers. Despite the undulations, the stage is expected to conclude in a bunch sprint for the fast men on the coastal finish.

160 km

1,422 m

126 riders

Stage Results

#	Rider	Time	GC	Bonus	UCI Pts
1	🇪🇷 Biniam GIRMAYNSN CYCLING TEAM	3:25:41	3:25:31	-10"	25
2	🇧🇪 Arne MARITRED BULL - BORA - HANSGROHE	+205:41	+00:04	-6"	15
3	🇮🇹 Giovanni LONARDITEAM POLTI VISITMALTA	"	+00:06	-4"	10
4	🇩🇰 Carl-Frederik BÉVORTUNO-X MOBILITY	"	+00:10		5
5	Aleksandr VLASOVRED BULL - BORA - HANSGROHE	"	+00:10		3
6	🇮🇹 Alberto BRUTTOMESSOBAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	"	+00:10
7	🇮🇹 Tommaso NENCINISOLUTION TECH NIPPO RALI	"	+00:10
8	🇪🇸 Mikel RETEGI GOÑIEQUIPO KERN PHARMA	"	+00:10
9	🇧🇪 Dries VAN GESTELSOUDAL QUICK-STEP	"	+00:10
10	🇫🇷 Clement ALLENOBURGOS-BURPELLET-BH	"	+00:10
11	🇬🇧 Ben TURNERINEOS GRENADIERS	"	+00:10
12	🇨🇿 Mathias VACEKLIDL-TREK	"	+00:10
13	🇧🇪 Florian VERMEERSCHUAE TEAM EMIRATES XRG	"	+00:10
14	🇺🇸 Magnus SHEFFIELDINEOS GRENADIERS	"	+00:10
15	🇪🇸 Jonathan LASTRA MARTINEZEUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	"	+00:10
16	🇸🇮 Matevž GOVEKARBAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	"	+00:10
17	🇪🇸 Joseba LOPEZ CUESTACAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	"	+00:10
18	🇮🇹 Mattia BAISTEAM POLTI VISITMALTA	"	+00:10
19	🇪🇨 Jonathan Klever CAICEDO CEPEDAPETROLIKE	"	+00:10
20	🇪🇸 Jon AGIRRE EGAÑAEUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	"	+00:10
21	🇧🇪 Viktor SOENENSSOUDAL QUICK-STEP DEVO TEAM	"	+00:10
22	🇪🇸 Abel BALDERSTONE ROUMENSCAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	"	+00:10
23	🇩🇪 Michel HEßMANNMOVISTAR TEAM	"	+00:10
24	🇺🇦 Andrii PONOMARPETROLIKE	"	+00:10
25	🇪🇸 Pablo CASTRILLO ZAPATERMOVISTAR TEAM	"	+00:10
26	🇪🇸 Ivan ROMEO ABADMOVISTAR TEAM	"	+00:10
27	🇪🇸 Urko BERRADE FERNANDEZEQUIPO KERN PHARMA	"	+00:10
28	🇬🇧 Lewis ASKEYNSN CYCLING TEAM	"	+00:10
29	🇧🇪 Cian UIJTDEBROEKSMOVISTAR TEAM	"	+00:10
30	🇳🇴 Johannes KULSETUNO-X MOBILITY	"	+00:10
31	🇧🇪 Remco EVENEPOELRED BULL - BORA - HANSGROHE	"	+00:09	-1"
32	🇳🇴 Sakarias Koller LØLANDUNO-X MOBILITY	"	+00:10
33	🇱🇺 Mats WENZELEQUIPO KERN PHARMA	"	+00:06	-4"
34	🇲🇨 Victor LANGELLOTTIINEOS GRENADIERS	"	+00:10
35	🇮🇹 Giovanni ALEOTTIRED BULL - BORA - HANSGROHE	"	+00:10
36	🇪🇸 Joel NICOLAU BELTRANCAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	"	+00:10
37	🇮🇹 Giulio PELLIZZARIRED BULL - BORA - HANSGROHE	"	+00:10
38	🇩🇰 Mathias NORSGAARDLIDL-TREK	"	+00:10
39	🇪🇸 Fernando TERCERO LOPEZTEAM POLTI VISITMALTA	"	+00:10
40	🇺🇸 Brandon MCNULTYUAE TEAM EMIRATES XRG	"	+00:10
41	🇮🇹 Damiano CARUSOBAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	"	+00:10
42	🇧🇪 Jasper SCHOOFSSOUDAL QUICK-STEP DEVO TEAM	"	+00:10
43	🇳🇴 Sven Erik BYSTRØMUNO-X MOBILITY	"	+00:10
44	🇮🇹 Mirco MAESTRITEAM POLTI VISITMALTA	"	+00:10
45	🇭🇺 Bálint FELDHOFFERBAHRAIN VICTORIOUS DEVELOPMENT TEAM	"	+00:10
46	🇮🇹 Antonio TIBERIBAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	"	+00:10
47	🇮🇹 Alessandro TONELLITEAM POLTI VISITMALTA	"	+00:10
48	🇪🇸 Marc SOLER GIMENEZUAE TEAM EMIRATES XRG	"	+00:10
49	🇧🇪 Yves LAMPAERTSOUDAL QUICK-STEP	"	+00:10
50	🇵🇹 Nelson OLIVEIRAMOVISTAR TEAM	"	+00:10
51	🇺🇸 Riley SHEEHANNSN CYCLING TEAM	"	+00:10
52	🇵🇱 Danny VAN DER TUUKEUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	"	+00:07	-3"
53	🇬🇧 Adam LEWISAPS PRO CYCLING BY TEAM CADENCE CYCLERY	"	+00:10
54	🇳🇴 Ådne HOLTERUNO-X MOBILITY	"	+00:10
55	🇪🇸 Diego Pablo SEVILLA LOPEZTEAM POLTI VISITMALTA	"	+00:06	-4"
56	🇬🇧 Tao GEOGHEGAN HARTLIDL-TREK	"	+00:10
57	🇵🇹 Joao Pedro GONÇALVES ALMEIDAUAE TEAM EMIRATES XRG	"	+00:10
58	🇪🇸 Pau MARTI SORIANONSN CYCLING TEAM	"	+00:10
59	🇩🇪 Ben ZWIEHOFFRED BULL - BORA - HANSGROHE	"	+00:10
60	🇪🇸 Raul GARCIA PIERNAMOVISTAR TEAM	"	+00:10
61	🇩🇪 Emil HERZOGRED BULL - BORA - HANSGROHE	+205:54	+00:23
62	🇩🇪 Kim Alexander HEIDUKINEOS GRENADIERS	+206:04	+00:33
63	🇩🇪 Moritz MAUSSUAE TEAM EMIRATES GEN-Z	+207:36	+02:05
64	🇮🇹 Daniele FORLINMOVISTAR TEAM ACADEMY	"	+02:05
65	🇪🇸 Xabier ISASA LARRAÑAGAEUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	"	+02:05
66	🇮🇪 Conn MC DUNPHYAPS PRO CYCLING BY TEAM CADENCE CYCLERY	"	+02:05
67	🇮🇹 Giosue' EPISPETROLIKE	"	+02:05
68	🇩🇪 Nikias ARNDTBAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	"	+02:05
69	🇪🇸 David LOZANO RIBATEAM NOVO NORDISK	"	+02:05
70	🇧🇪 Tom VAN ASBROECKNSN CYCLING TEAM	"	+02:05
71	🇪🇸 Pablo GARCIA FRANCESTEAM POLTI VISITMALTA	"	+02:05
72	🇧🇪 Ayco BASTIAENSSOUDAL QUICK-STEP	"	+02:05
73	🇪🇸 Jose Manuel DIAZ GALLEGOBURGOS-BURPELLET-BH	"	+02:05
74	🇲🇽 Cesar MACIAS ESTRADABURGOS-BURPELLET-BH	"	+02:05
75	🇧🇪 Steff CRASSOUDAL QUICK-STEP	"	+02:05
76	🇧🇪 Jonathan VERVENNESOUDAL QUICK-STEP	"	+02:05
77	🇵🇦 Roberto GONZÁLEZSOLUTION TECH NIPPO RALI	"	+02:05
78	🇻🇪 Francisco Joel PEÑUELA SANDOVALCAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	"	+02:05
79	🇺🇸 Patrick WELCHAPS PRO CYCLING BY TEAM CADENCE CYCLERY	"	+02:05
80	🇺🇸 Andrew AUGUSTINEOS GRENADIERS	"	+02:05
81	🇪🇸 Carlos GARCIA PIERNABURGOS-BURPELLET-BH	"	+02:05
82	🇨🇿 Jakub OTRUBACAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	"	+02:05
83	🇪🇸 Sinuhe FERNANDEZ RODRIGUEZBURGOS-BURPELLET-BH	"	+02:05
84	🇪🇸 Iker VILLAR GALDEANOCAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	"	+02:05
85	🇪🇸 Joan BOU COMPANYCAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	"	+02:05
86	🇪🇸 Iñigo ELOSEGUI MOMEÑEEQUIPO KERN PHARMA	"	+02:05
87	🇧🇪 Kamiel BONNEUSOLUTION TECH NIPPO RALI	"	+02:05
88	🇩🇰 Magnus NIELSENUNO-X MOBILITY	"	+02:05
89	🇪🇸 Adria PERICAS CAPDEVILAUAE TEAM EMIRATES XRG	"	+02:05
90	🇳🇱 Mathijs PAASSCHENSBAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	"	+02:05
91	🇪🇸 Hugo AZNAR VIJUESCAEQUIPO KERN PHARMA	"	+02:05
92	🇦🇹 Felix GROSSSCHARTNERUAE TEAM EMIRATES XRG	"	+02:05
93	🇫🇷 Matis LOUVELNSN CYCLING TEAM	"	+02:05
94	🇨🇦 Guillaume BOIVINNSN CYCLING TEAM	"	+02:05
95	🇫🇷 Lucas DAUGETEAM NOVO NORDISK	+212:41	+07:10
96	🇲🇽 Jose Antonio PRIETO DE LUNAPETROLIKE	"	+07:10
97	🇳🇿 Hamish BEADLETEAM NOVO NORDISK	"	+07:10
98	🇬🇧 Hamish ARMITTTEAM NOVO NORDISK	"	+07:10
99	🇮🇹 Antonio POLGATEAM NOVO NORDISK	"	+07:10
100	🇺🇸 Ethan DUNHAMAPS PRO CYCLING BY TEAM CADENCE CYCLERY	"	+07:10
101	🇮🇹 Alessandro IACCHISOLUTION TECH NIPPO RALI	"	+07:10
102	🇬🇧 Sam BRANDTEAM NOVO NORDISK	+214:31	+09:00
103	🇺🇸 Liam FLANAGANAPS PRO CYCLING BY TEAM CADENCE CYCLERY	"	+09:00
104	🇪🇸 Mikel BIZKARRA ETXEGIBELEUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	"	+09:00
105	🇪🇸 Juan Jose LOPEZ RODRIGUEZTEAM NOVO NORDISK	"	+09:00
106	🇨🇴 Edison Alejandro CALLEJAS SANTOSPETROLIKE	"	+09:00
107	Alexandre MAYERBURGOS-BURPELLET-BH	"	+09:00
108	🇩🇰 William LEVYUNO-X MOBILITY	"	+09:00
109	🇮🇪 Cian KEOGHAPS PRO CYCLING BY TEAM CADENCE CYCLERY	"	+09:00
110	🇫🇷 Julien BERNARDLIDL-TREK	+216:14	+10:43
111	🇩🇰 Martin PEDERSENLIDL-TREK FUTURE RACING	"	+10:43
112	🇳🇱 Bauke MOLLEMALIDL-TREK	"	+10:43
113	🇳🇱 Axel VAN DER TUUKEUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	+220:00	+14:29
114	🇮🇹 Michele GAZZOLISOLUTION TECH NIPPO RALI	"	+14:29
115	🇮🇹 Matteo FABBROSOLUTION TECH NIPPO RALI	"	+14:29
116	🇨🇿 Vojtěch KMÍNEKBURGOS-BURPELLET-BH	"	+14:29
117	🇺🇸 Artem SHMIDTINEOS GRENADIERS	"	+14:29
118	🇪🇸 Ibai AZANZA BURUSCOEQUIPO KERN PHARMA	+228:15	+22:44
119	🇮🇹 Giacomo VILLAPETROLIKE	"	+22:44
120	🇪🇸 Diego URIARTE BELZUNEGIEQUIPO KERN PHARMA	"	+22:44
121	🇺🇸 Eddy HUNTSMANAPS PRO CYCLING BY TEAM CADENCE CYCLERY	+230:21	+24:50
	🇩🇰 Mads PEDERSENLIDL-TREK	DNF
	🇳🇴 Tobias Svendsen FOSSINEOS GRENADIERS	"
	🇪🇸 Txomin JUARISTI ARRIETAEUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	"
	🇮🇹 Matteo REGNANTISOLUTION TECH NIPPO RALI	"
	🇲🇽 Jose Juan PRIETO DE LUNAPETROLIKE	"

Teams

#	Team	UCI Pts	Wins	Top 3	Top 10	Riders
1	NSN CYCLING TEAM	30	1	1	1	7
2	RED BULL - BORA - HANSGROHE	18	0	1	2	7
3	TEAM POLTI VISITMALTA	10	0	1	1	7
4	UNO-X MOBILITY	5	0	0	1	7
5	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	0	0	0	1	6
6	SOLUTION TECH NIPPO RALI	0	0	0	1	7
7	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	0	0	0	1	7
8	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	0	0	0	1	5
9	BURGOS-BURPELLET-BH	0	0	0	1	7
10	INEOS GRENADIERS	0	0	0	0	7
11	LIDL-TREK	0	0	0	0	6
12	UAE TEAM EMIRATES XRG	0	0	0	0	6
13	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	0	0	0	0	7
14	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP DEVO TEAM	0	0	0	0	2
15	MOVISTAR TEAM	0	0	0	0	6
16	PETROLIKE	0	0	0	0	7
17	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS DEVELOPMENT TEAM	0	0	0	0	1
18	UAE TEAM EMIRATES GEN-Z	0	0	0	0	1
19	MOVISTAR TEAM ACADEMY	0	0	0	0	1
20	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	0	0	0	0	7
21	APS PRO CYCLING BY TEAM CADENCE CYCLERY	0	0	0	0	7
22	TEAM NOVO NORDISK	0	0	0	0	7
23	LIDL-TREK FUTURE RACING	0	0	0	0	1

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