A Volta 2023 to remember

Incredible week of cycling that lived on the occasion of 102nd edition of the Volta Ciclista a Catalunyawith the show given by two animals of cycling on the Catalan asphalt like Slovenian Primoz Roglic and the Belgians Remco Evenepoelbecause both, as it should be before the Catalan round starts rolling in the Sbefore Feliu de Guíxolshas dominated the Catalan round with an iron fist. Rogla‘ He won two stages, he was the best in the classification of points, the general of the race and he was second in the mountains; while the cannibal boy He followed the stages, two, he became second overall, second in the regularity classification and got the mountain thanks to his tenacity in Montjuic and the classification of the youngest.

In an ‘express’ race like the Volta you can always discuss the choice of stages, the order of them, deep down all of us cycling fans have some stages drawn in our minds that in we think it will give a bigger spectacle to the race, but only one person likes it Ruben Peristhat history alone will lead to applause because he deserves his job at the head of backsure knows what’s best for a race like the Volta with its epic finale on Montjuic circuit it does nothing but tie up a career that one sometimes feels does not enjoy the speaker it deserves.

In fact, it was one of the most contested editions in memory, only six seconds apart roglic and evenepoel, first and second overall. It is true that not all the stars of the new cycling were there –Pogacar, Van Aert or Van der Poel– but those given a good show, highlighting the regularity of Michael Landa and the hostility of a Marc Soler which he likes and becomes a distinct opponent of ‘his’ career.