Tag: Volta a Catalunya 2015

By David Hunter Cervera – Port Aventura 194.1km After the crazy stage 5, the peloton will all be looking forward to a quieter day. We have two categorised climbs: Alt de Prades and Alt del Coll Roig. The cat 1 climb is 11km at 4% and the cat 3 climb is 3.7km at 5%. It crests…

By David Hunter Alp – Valls 195.4km For the third consecutive year, the race finishes in Valls. The stage is mostly downhill and very, very fast. To make it interesting, we have a cat 2 climb, cresting 10.1km from the finish. This climb is 4,1km at 4.8%. The majority of it is on a long, straight…

By David Hunter Tona – La Molina 188.4km The Queen stage is here and I think Europcar are in for a hell of a lot of work! Tinkoff-Saxo really turned up today and put the whole field under pressure. A combination of poor climbing and bad crashes allowed them to distance most of the GC riders,…

By David Hunter Girona – Girona 156.6km The stage is dominated by Alt dels Angels. It’s 6km at 5.5% and has to be tackled twice. In between, the riders climb the cat 2 climb, Alt de Santa Pellaia, 5.9km at 4%. The final climb crests with just 13km remaining and the peloton has to deal with…

By David Hunter Mataro – Olot 195km On paper, this looks an easier day in the saddle. We only have two categorised climbs and both are fairly easy, but the road rises most of the way home. The full climb is 4.84km at 4.5% and it does include a section of around 15%, but it’s not…

By David Hunter Calella – Calella 191.1km The race begins with a familiar looking stage. Both 2013 and 2014 started with a similar stage, finishing in Calella. Luca Mezgec took a big, bunch sprint in 2014 and Gianni Meersman won a small, bunch sprint in 2013.