Covering a total distance of 600.5 kilometres, the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana opens with a stage that tackles the Alto de los Madroños and the hills around Oropesa in the final 30 kilometres. But still, chances are that the fast men will have the final say in Torreblanca.
Stage 2 is an individual time trial of 17.5 kilometres. The opening part of the course is fairly technical, before a 3-kilometre climb leads into a fast descent towards Alginet.
Stage 3 opens with 100 kilometres on the flat, but then the profile changes with two climbs in quick succession. The Puerto de Tibi is the most demanding of the two, crested 35 kilometres from the finish.
Featuring five classified climbs, the Queen Stage serves up a route with roughly 3,300 metres of elevation gain. Along the way the riders take on the Alto del Miserat, before the finale is shaped by the climb to Cumbres del Sol and the brutally steep Muro del Pou, whose summit lies 5 kilometres from the finish in Teulada.
The 5th stage runs from Bétera to the city of Valencia. With the Puerto de Oronet and the Puerto del Garbí along the way, the route is almost a carbon copy of the closing stages from the 2023 and 2024 editions. On both occasions the race was won from the breakaway: three years ago Rui Costa edged out Thymen Arensman in a sprint, while in 2024 Will Barta claimed victory after a long solo effort.
Tour of Valencia 2026: route & profiles
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