Tour of Valencia 2020: Favourites
The GC battle in the Tour of Valencia is expected to come to the stages 2 and 4. Especially the Queen Stage on the fourth day of action should have its impact with an elevation gain of 2,884 metres. Cyclingstage.com brings you the favourites to win the 2020 edition of La Vuelta a la Comunidad Valenciana.
[Underneath article was written before the start of the Tour of Valencia and has not been updated.]
Not only does the 4th stage include 2,884 vertical metres, the race also serves a finish climb that should open up considerable time gaps. The uphill drag in the Sierra de Bernia is not particularly long – 5.3 kilometres -, but it surely is steep. The average gradient sits at 11.2%, while the steepest ramps go up at 24%.
The first time gaps will be opened up on the second day of action though. With a vertical gain of 1,772 metres, the route itself is not as demanding as the Queen Stage’s, but the punchy climb to the line is going to do damage. The final haul up to the weather station above Cullera climbs 2 kilometres at more than 10% before leveling out, only to kick up to 21% again just before the line.
Three former winners line-up in Valencia: Wout Poels (2016), Alejandro Valverde (2018) and Ion Izagirre (2019).
Favourites 2020 Tour of Valencia
*** Michal Kwiatkowski, Tadej Pogacar, Alejandro Valverde
** Wout Poels, Dylan Teuns, Marc Soler
* Gianni Moscon, Ion Izagirre, Óscar Rodríguez
Tour of Valencia Route
Tour of Valencia Riders
Watch the highlights of recent races here:
Related articles Jakobsen outsprints Groenewegen, Pogacar seals GC win - Tour of Valencia 2020 Pogacar wins Queen Stage to take back race lead - Tour of Valencia 2020 Dylan Groenewegen again on stage 3, Jack Haig new leader - Tour of Valencia 2020 Pogacar wins uphill sprint to move into GC lead - Tour of Valencia 2020 Groenewegen sprints to GC lead on stage 1 - Tour of Valencia 2020 Route stage 1: Castellón - Villarreal - Tour of Valencia 2020 Route stage 2: Torrent - Cullera - Tour of Valencia 2020 Route stage 3: Orihuela - Torrevieja - Tour of Valencia 2020 Route stage 4: Calpe - Altea - Tour of Valencia 2020 Route stage 5: Paterna - Valencia - Tour of Valencia 2020 More articles Tour de France 2025: The Route
Tour de France 2025 Route stage 1: Lille - Lille
Tour de France 2025 Route stage 2: Lauwin-Planque - Boulogne-sur-Mer
Tour de France 2025 Route stage 3: Valenciennes - Dunkirk
Tour de France 2025 Route stage 4: Amiens - Rouen
Tour de France 2025 Route stage 5: Caen - Caen
Tour de France 2025 Route stage 6: Baveux - Vire Romandie
Tour de France 2025 Route stage 7: Saint-Malo - Mûr-de-Bretagne
Tour de France 2025 Route stage 8: Saint-Méen-le-Grand - Laval
Tour de France 2025 Route stage 9: Chinon - Châteauroux
Tour de France 2025 Route stage 10: Ennezat - Le Mont-Dore
Tour de France 2025 Route stage 11: Toulouse - Toulouse
Tour de France 2025 Route stage 12: Auch - Hautacam
Tour de France 2025 Route stage 13: Loudenvielle - Peyragudes
Tour de France 2025 Route stage 14: Pau - Superbagnères
Tour de France 2025 Route stage 15: Muret - Carcassonne
Tour de France 2025 Route stage 16: Montpellier - Mont Ventoux
Tour de France 2025 Route stage 17: Bollène - Valence
Tour de France 2025 Route stage 18: Vif - Col de la Loze
Tour de France 2025 Route stage 19: Albertville - La Plagne
Tour de France 2025 Route stage 20: Nantua - Pontarlier
Tour de France 2025 Route stage 21: Mantes-la-Ville - Paris
Giro 2025: The Route Rumours
Cycling Calendar 2025
Tour de France Femmes 2025: The Route
Tour de France Femmes 2025 Route stage 1: Vannes - Plumelec
Vuelta 2025: The Route (Rumours)
Tour Down Under 2025: The Route
Like our Facebook page and stay on top of all pro-race information!