Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 2018
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Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 2018: Roelandts outsprints Van Poppel, Valverde takes overall
Door Martijn Ophorst The last stage of the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana takes in one intermediate climb before a fast finishers showdown in the streets of Valencia. Oliver Naesen hits the wet tarmac and it boils down to a Jurgen Roelandts/Danny van Poppel clash…
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Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 2018: Valverde wins Queen Stage and cements overall lead
Door Martijn Ophorst The Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana's Queen Stage travels over six intermediate climbs before the final haul up El Alto de las Canteras. The closing climb is 5 kilometres at 7.8%, while the last kilometre goes up at a brutal 12.3%. It's here…
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Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 2018: BMC wins neutralized TTT, Valverde still in overall lead
Door Martijn Ophorst The TTT on the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana's third day of action amounts to 23.2 kilometres. The route is undulating and twisty and after considering the wet conditions and strong winds in the morning, TTT does not count for the GC. During the…
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Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 2018: Valverde wins three-up sprint and takes overall lead
Door Martijn Ophorst The route of the 2nd stage in the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana travels over five climbs to a flat finish in Albuixech. At the last ascent, the Garbi, Valverde and Fuglsang attack, while León Sánchez rejoins them on descent. The trio work…
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Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 2018: Van Poppel takes 1st stage and leader's jersey
Door Martijn Ophorst Stage 1 in the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana is mostly played out on flat to rolling roads. The route takes in one climb that's crested with 100 kilometres remaining, yet the race boils down to a bunch sprint. Danny van Poppel powers to an…
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Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 2018: The Route
Door Martijn Ophorst The 69th Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana started on Wednesday, the 31st of January. The route features two sprint stages, one team time trial, a mountainous race with a downhill finale, while the Queen Stages runs over six intermediate climbs to a…
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Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 2018: Riders
Door Martijn Ophorst The Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana is one of the first races in Europe. Former winners Alejandro Valverde, Wout Poels and Rubén Plaza are competing, as is Olympic Champion Greg Van Avermaet. Cyclingstage.com brings you the start list of the 2018…
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Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 2018: Favourites
Door Martijn Ophorst The GC at the 2018 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana probably will come down to day three and four, when the team time trial and the Queen Stage are ridden. Cyclingstage.com brings you the favourites to win the overall of the first European stage…
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Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 2018 Route stage 1: Oropesa del Mar – Peñíscola
Door Martijn Ophorst Wednesday, 31 January 2018 - At 191.5 kilometres, the 1st stage of the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana travels from Oropesa del Mar to Peñíscola. Both places are located at the Mediterranean. The route is rolling with one climb in the first half.
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Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 2018 Route stage 2: Bétera - Albuixech
Door Martijn Ophorst Thursday, 1 February 2018 - The 2nd stage of the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana is a demanding task in the medium mountains. The 154 kilometres route takes in five intermediate climbs. The race finishes in Albuixech, some 30 kilometres after the…
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Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 2018 Route stage 3: Poble Nou de Benitaxell - Calpe
Door Martijn Ophorst Friday, 2 February 2018 - The 3rd stage of the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana is a team time trial. At 23.2 kilometres, the route runs on slightly rolling terrain from Poble Nou de Benitaxell to Calpe. The weather is tricky - strong winds and rain.
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Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 2018 Route stage 4: Orihuela - Cocentaina
Door Martijn Ophorst Saturday, 3 February 2018 - The 4th stage of the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana is the Queen Stage in the 2018 edition. At 184.2 kilometres, the course runs from Orihuela to Cocentaina to finish at the summit of El Alto de las Canteras. The route…
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Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 2018 Route stage 5: Paterna - Valencia
Door Martijn Ophorst Sunday, 4 February 2018 - The 5th and last stage of the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana starts in Paterna to finish in Valencia. A bunch sprint is the most likely outcome, although Stijn van den Bergh outpowered the peloton in 2016 with a late attack.