With goosebumps after the recent spectacle experienced at Milan-San Remowill start today Sant Feliu de Guíxols (Girona) a new edition of Cycling Tour in Catalonia, the 103, which once again presents an amazing route, marked by the presence of the mountain, where some of the main stars of the peloton will try to make history. Above all the Slovenian stands out Tadej Pogacar, who is making his career debut and who starts in the role of clear favourite. Capable of any work, ‘Handsome’ He leads a lineup of a peloton made up of the 25 best teams in the world and a total of 175 cyclists, who have to ride all four eyes and be closely attentive to what is happening on the road from the first to the last . None of them reached 190 kilometers.
The Catalan round will start rolling today for the third year in a row since then Sant Feliu de Guíxolsas the start and end of the first stage that offers a leg-breaking route in the Les massif Gavarres. In the seven-day race there is no rest day. It is also not a start to warm the legs and the proof of this is the sporting proposal of the first chapter of the Catalan round. A day of 173.9 kilometers – which was in no way the same as last year’s experience even though the start was from the same town as Costa Bravawhich presents three scoring ports in a route that can bring surprises, where the presence of Alt of Sant Grau (2nd category), 20 kilometers from the arrival in Sant Feliu de Guíxols that could break the peace in the peloton and launch the race.
With no time to rest, the Volta would experience two high finishes in a row. If tomorrow’s stage is difficult, with the end Vallter mountain station of Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya, Wednesday is more. A day to leave Sant Joan de les Abbesses and will cross from east to west some of the most iconic roads of the Catalan Pyrenees, including Port de Toses (1st category) at the beginning and the Port del Cantor (special category) 46 kilometers from the finish line and the final climb to Port Ainé FGC ski resortalso a special category.
Saturday’s episode could go down in history
The mountain’s hardness drops by multiple integers over the next two days. Two open routes, ideal for a breakaway to build, but where the sprinters’ teams will also have a lot to say, before the final fireworks of the Volta in the last two stages. The penultimate stage is for many the queen stage of this edition of the test, due to its exciting proposition and attractiveness. After leaving Bergaa day without rest, with up to five mountain passes and major passes as feared Coll de Pradell, of the special category and that is debuting in the race, or the Collada de Sant Isidre, not to mention coming to Queralt in an outcome that looks good. A day that will also leave some beautiful photos of one of Catalonia’s icons such as Pedraforca.
We do not know if at this point the Volta podium will decide. The last day is still ahead. In its 102 editions the Volta always stops Barcelona and this year will be no exception. He will do it again on the tough and amazing circuit of the magical mountain of Montjuic, with six castle climbs to close out a week of colorful cycling. It’s time to find out which runner will be next on the list of Slovenian Volta awards Primoz Roglic.
Source: La Verdad
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