Volta 2024: Data from Pogacar climbing Vallter showing it’s from another planet

Arriving at the top of Valter one of the classic high-altitude endings in Volta. Due to its height (2,135 meters) the weather conditions dictated the development of the day and there were some years where a stage had to be changed due to avalanche danger.

This year, as in the past, the Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (FGC) mountain station once again accepted the outcome of the Volta, particularly in the second stage during the first arrival at altitude.

As expected by the Slovenian Tadej Pogacar carried out a deadly attack about seven kilometers from the finish line. He gradually gained meters until he entered with a margin of 1’23” on a fighter Mikel Landa. This means that in less than seven kilometers he has overtaken his pursuers by 1’23”, which gives an idea of ​​the unchained speed he has. ‘Handsome’.

And specific information about the rhythm is known when ‘Climbing Notes’ has given information that Pogacar has set a new record in the increase of Valter11.2 kilometers, with an average slope of 7.6% and a ramp of 18%.

THE SIX RECORDS OF PROMOTION TO VALLTER

2024: 31’28”, at an average speed of 23.07 km/h (Tadej Pogacar)
2023: 31’45”, at an average speed of 22.87 km/h (Ciccone-Roglic-Evenepoel)
2021: 32’08”, at an average speed of 22.59 km/h (Adam Yates)
2019: 33’10”, at an average speed of 21.89 km/h (Adam Yates-Bernal-Danel Martin-Nairo Quintana)
2014: 35’25”, at an average speed of 20,850 km/h (Van Garderen-Bardet)
2013: 34’19”, at an average speed of 21.16 km/h (Nairo Quintana)

Pogacar took a time of 31’28” to complete the Vallter climb, at an average speed of 23.07km/h, while last year Roglic, Evenepoel and Ciccone all took 31’45”.