Volta a Catalunya 2026
The 105th edition of the Volta a Catalunya will start on Monday 23 March and finish on Sunday 29 March, as always on the familiar Montjuïc circuit in Barcelona. There are three summit finishes — in Vallter (11 kilometres at 7.6%), at the Sanctuary of Queralt (6 kilometres at 7.2%) and on the Coll de Pal (20 kilometres at 6.6%) — complemented by hilly stages and opportunities for the sprinters. With the inaugural edition held in 1911, the Volta a Catalunya is the oldest race on the cycling calendar, after the Tour de France and Giro d'Italia.
Read about the route of the Volta a Catalunya, and check out the start list.
Primoz Roglic won last year's edition after a gripping battle with Juan Ayuso, while Enric Mas completed the podium.
Another interesting read: records & winners Volta a Catalunya.
Volta a Catalunya 2026: stages
| date | start - finish | km | type | results | winner | leader | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23-3 | Sant Feliu de Guíxols – Sant Feliu de Guíxols | 172.2 | flat | |||
| 2 | 24-3 | Figueres - Banyoles | 167.5 | hills | |||
| 3 | 25-3 | Mont-roig del Camp – Vila-seca | 159.5 | hills | |||
| 4 | 26-3 | Mataró – Vallter | 173.0 | mountains | |||
| 5 | 27-3 | La Seu d’Urgell – Coll de Pal | 155.3 | mountains | |||
| 6 | 28-3 | Berga – Queralt | 158.2 | mountains | |||
| 7 | 29-3 | Barcelona – Barcelona | 95.1 | hills |
Volta a Catalunya 2026: route, profiles, video
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Riders
The podium from last year’s Vuelta lines up at the Volta a Catalunya. Jonas Vingegaard, João Almeida and Tom Pidcock go head to head with the likes of Florian Lipowitz, Remco Evenepoel and Carlos Rodríguez. Cyclingstage.com brings you the start list for the Catalan race.
Route
Winners and records
The Volta a Catalunya is a stage race dating back to 1911 and held in March, just after Paris-Nice and the Tirreno-Adriatico. Typically, the race takes in a mix of sprint stages and races in the high mountains, while time trials are rare. Cyclingstage.com brings you the recent winners along with the records.