2026 Volta a Catalunya
| 2026 UCI World Tour, race 9 of 36 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 23–29 March 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 1,059.1 km (658.1 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 25h 56' 36" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2026 Volta a Catalunya was a road cycling stage race that took place between 23 and 29 March. It was the 105th edition of the Volta a Catalunya and the ninth race of the 2026 UCI World Tour.
Teams
Seventeen UCI WorldTeams and six UCI ProTeams participated in the race.[1]
UCI WorldTeams
- Alpecin–Premier Tech
- Decathlon CMA CGM
- EF Education–EasyPost
- Groupama–FDJ United
- INEOS Grenadiers
- Lidl–Trek
- Lotto–Intermarché
- Movistar Team
- NSN Cycling Team
- Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe
- Soudal–Quick-Step
- Team Bahrain Victorious
- Team Jayco–AlUla
- UAE Team Emirates XRG
- Uno-X Mobility
- Visma–Lease a Bike
- XDS Astana Team
UCI ProTeams
Route
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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| 1 | 23 March | Sant Feliu de Guíxols to Sant Feliu de Guíxols | 172.6 km (107.2 mi) |  |
Flat stage |  Dorian Godon (FRA) |
| 2 | 24 March | Figueres to Banyoles | 167.4 km (104.0 mi) | |
Flat stage |  Magnus Cort (DEN) |
| 3 | 25 March | Costa Daurada (Mont-roig del Camp) to Costa Daurada (Vila-seca) | 159.5 km (99.1 mi) | |
Flat stage | Dorian Godon (FRA) |
| 4 | 26 March | Mataró to |
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Mountain stage |  Ethan Vernon (GBR) | |
| 5 | 27 March | La Seu d'Urgell to La Molina (Coll de Pal) | |
Mountain stage | Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) | |
| 6 | 28 March | Berga to Queralt | 158.2 km (98.3 mi) | |
Mountain stage | Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) |
| 7 | 29 March | Barcelona to Barcelona | 95.1 km (59.1 mi) |  |
Hilly stage | .svg.png){kind=small} Brady Gilmore (AUS) |
| Total | 1,059.1 km (658.1 mi) | |||||
Stages
Stage 1
- 23 March 2026 — Sant Feliu de Guíxols to Sant Feliu de Guíxols, 172.6 km (107.2 mi)
Stage 2
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Stage 3
- 25 March 2026 — Costa Daurada (Mont-roig del Camp) to Costa Daurada (Vila-seca), 159.5 km (99.1 mi)
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Stage 4
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Stage 5
- 27 March 2026 — La Seu d'Urgell to La Molina (Coll de Pal), 153.1 km (95.1 mi)
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Stage 6
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Stage 7
- 29 March 2026 — Barcelona to Barcelona, 95.1 km (59.1 mi)
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Classification leadership table
| Stage | Winner | General classification |
Points classification |
Mountains classification |
Young rider classification |
Team classification |
Combativity award |
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| 1 | Dorian Godon | Dorian Godon | Dorian Godon | Baptiste Veistroffer | Simone Gualdi | INEOS Grenadiers | Baptiste Veistroffer |
| 2 | Magnus Cort | Baptiste Veistroffer | Andrea Raccagni | Samuel Fernández | |||
| 3 | Dorian Godon | Dorian Godon | Antoine L'Hote | Diego Uriarte | |||
| 4 | Ethan Vernon | Simone Gualdi | Samuel Fernández | ||||
| 5 | Jonas Vingegaard | Jonas Vingegaard | Lenny Martinez | Visma–Lease a Bike | Giulio Ciccone | ||
| 6 | Jonas Vingegaard | Giulio Ciccone | Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe | Giulio Ciccone | |||
| 7 | Brady Gilmore | Baptiste Veistroffer | |||||
| Final | Jonas Vingegaard | Dorian Godon | Giulio Ciccone | Lenny Martinez | Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe | Not awarded | |
Classification standings
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General classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) |
Visma–Lease a Bike | 25h 56' 36" |
| 2 | Lenny Martinez (FRA) |
Team Bahrain Victorious | + 1' 22" |
| 3 |  Florian Lipowitz (GER) |
Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe | + 1' 30" |
| 4 | Valentin Paret-Peintre (FRA) |
Soudal–Quick-Step | + 1' 43" |
| 5 | .svg.png){kind=small} Remco Evenepoel (BEL) |
Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe | + 2' 13" |
| 6 |  Felix Gall (AUT) |
Decathlon CMA CGM | + 3' 17" |
| 7 | Mattias Skjelmose (DEN) |
Lidl–Trek | + 4' 11" |
| 8 | Cian Uijtdebroeks (BEL) |
Movistar Team | + 5' 20" |
| 9 |  Matthew Riccitello (USA) |
Decathlon CMA CGM | + 5' 25" |
| 10 |  Richard Carapaz (ECU) |
EF Education–EasyPost | + 5' 36" |
Points classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Dorian Godon (FRA) |
INEOS Grenadiers | 32 |
| 2 | Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) |
Visma–Lease a Bike | 24 |
| 3 | Baptiste Veistroffer (FRA) |
Lotto–Intermarché | 18 |
| 4 | Ethan Vernon (GBR) |
NSN Cycling Team | 16 |
| 5 | Remco Evenepoel (BEL) |
Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe | 16 |
| 6 | Magnus Cort (DEN) |
Uno-X Mobility | 13 |
| 7 | Lenny Martinez (FRA) |
Team Bahrain Victorious | 13 |
| 8 | Liam Slock (BEL) |
Lotto–Intermarché | 12 |
| 9 | Brady Gilmore (AUS) |
NSN Cycling Team | 10 |
| 10 |  Giulio Ciccone (ITA) |
Lidl–Trek | 6 |
Mountains classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Giulio Ciccone (ITA) |
Lidl–Trek | 73 |
| 2 |  Marc Soler (ESP) |
UAE Team Emirates XRG | 61 |
| 3 | Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) |
Visma–Lease a Bike | 44 |
| 4 | Baptiste Veistroffer (FRA) |
Lotto–Intermarché | 39 |
| 5 | Remco Evenepoel (BEL) |
Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe | 27 |
| 6 | Lenny Martinez (FRA) |
Team Bahrain Victorious | 27 |
| 7 |  Embret Svestad-Bårdseng (NOR) |
INEOS Grenadiers | 24 |
| 8 | Davide Piganzoli (ITA) |
Visma–Lease a Bike | 22 |
| 9 | Florian Lipowitz (GER) |
Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe | 21 |
| 10 | Felix Gall (AUT) |
Decathlon CMA CGM | 20 |
Young rider classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Lenny Martinez (FRA) |
Team Bahrain Victorious | 25h 57' 58" |
| 2 | Cian Uijtdebroeks (BEL) |
Movistar Team | + 3' 58" |
| 3 | Jaume Guardeño (ESP) |
Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 14' 31" |
| 4 | Jan Castellon (ESP) |
Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 18' 02" |
| 5 |  Jakob Omrzel (SLO) |
Team Bahrain Victorious | + 28' 48" |
| 6 | Adrià Pericas (ESP) |
UAE Team Emirates XRG | + 29' 14" |
| 7 | Simone Gualdi (ITA) |
Lotto–Intermarché | + 34' 19" |
| 8 | Maxime Decomble (FRA) |
Groupama–FDJ United | + 34' 56" |
| 9 | Léo Bisiaux (FRA) |
Decathlon CMA CGM | + 35' 22" |
| 10 | Jørgen Nordhagen (NOR) |
Visma–Lease a Bike | + 35' 51" |
Team classification
| Rank | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe |
78h 03' 12" |
| 2 | Decathlon CMA CGM |
+ 5' 39" |
| 3 |  Visma–Lease a Bike |
+ 7' 29" |
| 4 | Soudal–Quick-Step |
+ 8' 40" |
| 5 | Movistar Team |
+ 11' 28" |
| 6 |  Team Bahrain Victorious |
+ 13' 26" |
| 7 | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA |
+ 21' 09" |
| 8 |  XDS Astana Team |
+ 22' 53" |
| 9 | INEOS Grenadiers |
+ 24' 47" |
| 10 | EF Education–EasyPost |
+ 39' 31" |
References
- ↑ "2026 Volta Ciclista a Catalunya Startlist". procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
- ↑ "Official route of Volta Ciclista a Catalunya 2026". Volta a Catalunya. ASO. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
- 1 2 Fotheringham, Alasdair (23 March 2026). "Volta a Catalunya: Dorian Godon denies Remco Evenepoel in punchy finish on stage 1". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
- 1 2 Ostanek, Dani (24 March 2026). "Volta a Catalunya: Magnus Cort sprints to stage 2 victory after peloton catches breakaway in final kilometre". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
- 1 2 Ostanek, Dani (25 March 2026). "Volta a Catalunya: Dorian Godon wins dramatic stage 3 finish as Remco Evenepoel crashes in closing kilometre". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
- 1 2 Fletcher, Patrick (26 March 2026). "Volta a Catalunya: Ethan Vernon wins truncated stage 4 on long uphill drag to Camprodón while Tom Pidcock moves into second overall". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
- 1 2 Fletcher, Patrick (27 March 2026). "Volta a Catalunya: Jonas Vingegaard dominates stage 5 mountaintop finish to Coll de Pal for solo victory". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
- 1 2 Fotheringham, Alasdair (28 March 2026). "Volta a Catalunya: Jonas Vingegaard takes back-to-back wins on stage 6 atop summit finish in Queralt, increases race lead". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Fotheringham, Alasdair (29 March 2026). "Volta a Catalunya: Jonas Vingegaard secures second major overall victory of 2026, Brady Gilmore sprints to surprise final stage win in Barcelona". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 30 March 2026.