Volta a Catalunya 2010 Live Dashboard Race Info, Previews, Delayed Video, Results, Photos and Highlights Joaquim Rodríguez post stage 3: “I attacked from afar because I have to gain more time for the general classification. I worked a lot in the breakaway and my break mate beated me at the sprint. I’m very happy for this jersey and I hope to take it, with the help of my team, until the end on Sunday.” Route Map  |  Stage Details  |  Preview  |  News  |  Team Rosters  |  Live  |  TV

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Stage 7 results and Final GC

Spanish cyclist Joaquim 'Purito' Rodriguez in the middle celebrates his GC victory at Volta Ciclista a Catalunya at a racetrack in Montmelo, near Barcelona, north-eastern Spain

Haedo gets a second stage win for Saxo Bank — cyclingnews
Rodriguez takes Catalunya crown — uk.eurosport
March 27 update: The final stage is rolling followed by circuits of a racetrack. Call it a ceremonial stage for the expected GC winner, Joaquim Rodríguez. See the race summary table (r) for the stage profile, map, timetable. — Steve
Interactive map and profile with Google Earth option — bikemap.net

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Stage 6 results: Samuel Dumoulin gives Cofidis their 12th win of the year

Stage 6 results
1  Samuel Dumoulin (Cofidis)                  4:04:45
2  Rein Taaramae (Cofidis) 
3  Joaquim Rodríguez (Team Katusha)
4  Enrico Magazzini (Lampre)
5  Aitor Galdos (Euskaltel-Euskadi)
6  Andreas Kloden (Team RadioShack)
8  Roman Kreuziger (Liquigas)
9  Paolo Tiralongo (Astana)
10 Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Transitions) 

General classification after stage 6
1  Joaquim Rodríguez (Team Katusha)
2  Xavier Tondo (Cervélo)                      + 0:10
3  Rein Taaramae (Cofidis)                       0:43

Report and Full Results — cyclingnews
Las FOTOS de la 6ª etapa de la Volta a Catalunya — biciciclismo
  Extended Highlights Part 1 (08:09 catalan) | Part 2 (07:57) — Ch33 Catalunya
... more to come...
March 26 update: This is another hilly stage but likely not difficult enough to shake up the GC. Joaquim Rodríguez is up by 10 seconds and if he survives the series of cat 3 climbs on the circuits in Barcelona at the end of this stage then we'll declare him the unofficial winner before the ceremonial stage 7 on Sunday. See the race summary table (r) for the stage profile, map, timetable. — Steve
Interactive map and profile with Google Earth option — bikemap.net

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Stage 5 results: Solo win by second year Italian pro Davide Malacarne (Quick Step) after five catergorized climbs

Stage 5 results
1  Davide Malacarne (Quick Step)              4:50:03
2  Andreas Kloden (Team RadioShack)            + 0:36
3  Luis León Sánchez (Caisse d'Epgarne)          0:37
4  Michel Kreder (Garmin-Transitions)
5  Rein Taaramae (Cofidis)
6  Paolo Tiralongo (Astana)                      0:40
7  Joaquim Rodríguez (Team Katusha)
8  Frank Schleck (Team Saxo Bank)
9  Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Transitions) 
10 Eros Capecchi (Footon-Servetto-Fuji)

General classification after stage 5
1  Joaquim Rodríguez (Team Katusha)
2  Xavier Tondo (Cervélo)                      + 0:10
3  Rein Taaramae (Cofidis)                       0:43
4  Luis León Sánchez (Caisse d'Epargne)          0:45
5  Nicolas Roche (AG2R)                          1:20
6  Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Transitions) 
7  Michel Kreder (Garmin-Transitons)             1:21
8  Roman Kreuziger (Liquigas)                    1:22
9  Janez Brajkovic (Team RadioShack)             1:25
10 Remy Di Gregorio (Française des Jeux)         1:26

Malacarne nets Quick Step's fifth season win — cyclingnews
Davide Malacarne stock photo — sirotti
Cavendish quits Catalonia with flu; Rodriguez confident of overall — cyclingweekly.co.uk
Klöden Grabs Second on the Day — livestrong
Las FOTOS de la 5ª etapa de la Volta a Catalunya — biciciclismo
  Extended Highlights Part 1 (07:40 catalan) | Part 2 (07:38) — Ch33 Catalunya
March 25 update: The riders should be rested since the start today in Ascó is where we left off yesterday... making this the only stage without a transfer. Stage 5 is a hilly romp through the surrounding area ending with an uphill finish (6% for the final 300m) in tiny, old Cabacés () after five catergorized climbs. See the race summary table (r) for the stage profile, map, timetable. — Steve
Interactive map and profile with Google Earth option — bikemap.net

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En Directo: Live Coverage and and TV Highlights

March 25 update: There will be delayed local video highlights of the first five stages. See the tv schedules below. Check back at race time for updated online links and tv schedules. Feel free to send in additional sources for live video or tv coverage as they become known. More to come... — Steve

media source	tv or internet	comments/restrictions
	daily recap (catalan)   tv schedule	No live video. Daily video highlights (25 min) on channel 33 of Televiso de Catalunya for the first five stages. See the tv schedule link. Stage 7 on at 20:58 CEST. See tv schedule.
	daily recap (spanish)   tv schedule	Spanish; restricted to Spain unless other options appear; Daily video highlights (20 min). Not sure about stages 6 and 7 at this time.
	live text updates ES live text updates EN	The Spanish website Biciciclismo will have the latest race updates
	steephill text updates  #catalunya twitter group	short text updates from any and everyone
check back at race time for more and updated links; send a comment or a new live link

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Stage 4 results: Two man break succeeds with Jens Voigt getting his first win of the year

Stage 4 results
1  Jens Voigt (Saxo Bank)                4:43:28
2  Rein Taaramae (Cofidis) 
3  Paul Voss (Milram)                     + 0:34
4  Michel Kreder (Garmin-Transitions) 
5  Marco Marzano (Lampre)
6  Jeremy Roy (Française des Jeux)
7  Josep Jufre (Astana)
8  Daniel Moreno (Omega Pharma-Lotto)
9  Robert Kiserlovski (Liquigas) 
10 Igor Antón (Euskaltel-Euskadi)

General classification after stage 4
1  Joaquim Rodríguez (Katusha)          13:48:14
2  Xavier Tondo (Cervélo)                 + 0:10
3  Rein Taaramae (Cofidis)                  0:46
4  Luis León Sánchez (Caisse d'Epargne)     0:48
5  Nicolas Roche (AG2R)                     1:20
6  Kristjan Koren (Liquigas)
7  Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Transitions)
8  Roman Kreuziger (Liquigas)               1:22
9  Michel Kreder (Garmin-Transitions)       1:24
10 Janez Brajkovic (Team RadioShack)        1:25

Voigt victorious in Ascó (Full Results) — cyclingnews
Las FOTOS de la victoria de Jens Voigt — biciciclismo
Voigt wins Catalonia stage in breakaway — velonews
Voigt wins stage four of Catalonia in powerful uphill sprint — cyclingweekly.co.uk
Full Official Results — voltacatalunya.cat
  Extended Highlights Part 1 (08:44 catalan) | Part 2 (08:54) — Ch33 Catalunya
Stage 4 photos — velonews
... more to come...

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March 25 update: It would be nice to spend more time in the Pyrenees; however, this is a one week race and we have places to go and people to see. So, stage 4 is a downhill run back towards the coast with two hilly finishing laps around Ascó to make it interesting. The finish features a slight uphill in the final km after descending the main hill on the circuit (Alt de Paumeres el. 460m according to the timetable or 510m according to the profile) for the second time. This finish represents a chance for Luis León Sánchez to chip away at Joaquim Rodríguez's surprising 48 second GC lead over him while Xavier Tondo is 10 seconds back in 2nd. See the race summary table (r) for the stage profile, map, timetable. — Steve
Interactive map and profile with Google Earth option — bikemap.net

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Stage 3 results: Shake down in the foothills of the Spanish Pyrenees

Joaquim Rodríguez leading Xavier Tondo in the two man break on the final climb before the descent into La Seu d' Urgell

Xavier Tondo, your eventual stage 3 winner

Luis León Sánchez at the front of the chase group

Stage 3 results
1  Xavier Tondo (Cervélo)              4:43:23
2  Joaquim Rodríguez (Katusha) 
3  Luis León Sánchez (Caisse d'Epargne) + 0:48
4  Sandy Casar (Française des Jeux)       1:20
5  Michel Kreder (Garmin-Transitions) 
6  Nicolas Roche (AG2R) 
7  Pieter Weening (Rabobank) 
8  Aitor Pérez (Footon-Serevtto-Fuji) 
9  Paolo Tiralongo (Astana) 
10 Rein Taaramae (Cofidis)

General classification after stage 3
1  Joaquim Rodríguez (Katusha)          9:04:12
2  Xavier Tondo (Cervélo)                + 0:10
3  Luis León Sánchez (Caisse d'Epargne)    0:48
4  Nicolas Roche (AG2R)                    1:20
5  Kristjan Koren (Liquigas) 
6  Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Transitions)
7  Rein Taaramae (Cofidis)
8  Roman Kreuziger (Liquigas)              1:22
9  Michel Kreder (Garmin-Transitions)      1:24
10 Janez Brajkovic (Radioshack)            1:25

Tondo escapes to victory in Catalunya (Full Results) — cyclingnews
Tondo gana en La Seu d'Urgell y 'Purito' se coloca líder — as
Rough day for RadioShack; Impey Injured in Catalunya — livestrong
Victoria de Tondo y liderato para 'Purito' Rodríguez — rtve.es
Stage 3 photos — biciciclismo
Stage 3 (mostly RadioShack) photos — velonews
  Extended Highlights Part 1 (09:32 catalan) | Part 2 (09:27) — Ch33 Catalunya
  Stage 3 Highlights: 'Purito' Rodríguez, líder de la Volta (19:17 spanish) — rtve.es
March 23 update: Stage 3 takes us into the Spanish Pyrenees via a roller coaster ride up three cat 2 climbs, a beyond category climb and other numerous hills that skirt the Cadi Moixero Natural Park. The day ends with a windy descent and a flat 2.5 km run into La Seu d' Urgell which saw the Tour de France pass by its doors during the Barcelona-Andorra mountain stage last summer. Most of the riders will know these roads well which will be especially important if the 30% chance of rain materializes. See the race summary table (right) for the stage profile, map and timetable. — Steve

Interactive map and profile with Google Earth option — bikemap.net

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Stage 2 results: Mark Cavendish is back on track with a sprint finish win in Banyoles

Stage 2 results
1  Mark Cavendish (Team HTC-Columbia)       4:15:46
2  Juan José Haedo (Team Saxo Bank)
3  Aitor Galdos (Euskaltel-Euskadi) 
4  Samuel Dumoulin (Cofidis) 
5  Michel Kreder (Garmin-Transitions) 
6  Manuel Cardoso (Footon-Servetto-Fuji) 
7  Kristjan Koren (Liquigas) 
8  Nicola Roche (AG2R)
9  Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Transitions)
10 Daniel Moreno (Omega Pharma-Lotto)

General classification after stage 2
1  Paul Voss (Team Milram)                  4:20:43
2  Levi Leipheimer (Team RadioShack)         + 0:01
3  Andreas Kloden (Team RadioShack)            0:02
4  Dominik Nerz (Team Milram)                  0:04
5  Jan Bakelants (Omega Pharma-Lotto)

Andy Schleck out of Volta a Catalunya — velonation
Cavendish bites back in Catalunya — cyclingnews
Cavendish finally comes through in Volta a Catalunya — velonation
Cavendish takes first win of 2010 in Catalonia — cyclingweekly.co.uk
Stage 2 photos — biciciclismo
  Extended Highlights Part 1 (08:22 catalan) | Part 2 (09:05) — Ch33 Catalunya
Stage 2 photos — velonews
  Stage 2 Highlights (17:50 spanish) — rtve.es

Stage 2 preview: Salt (Girona) → Banyoles, 183 km (hilly/rolling)

March 22 update: Stage 2 is a hilly and rolling day in the Girona area, base camp for many pro cyclists in Europe. The stage finishes with three, flat 9 km circuits in Banyoles and there will be plenty of time for the race to come back together after the cat 1 climb at km 58. Again, there is no live video for this event, only delayed. See the race summary table (right) for the stage profile, map and timetable. — Steve
Interactive map and profile with Google Earth option — bikemap.net

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Stage 1 (prologue) results

Stage 1 results
1  Paul Voss (Team Milram)            4:57
2  Levi Leipheimer (RadioShack)       4:58  + 0:01
2  Andreas Kloden (Team RadioShack)   4:59  + 0:02
4  Dominik Nerz (Milram)              5:01  + 0:04
5  Jan Bakelants (Omega Pharma-Lotto) 5:01
6  Davide Malacarne (Quick Step)      5:01
7  Mark Cavendish (Team HTC-Columbia) 5:01
8  Craig Lewis (Team HTC-Columbia)    5:02  + 0:05
9  Nicolas Roche (AG2R)               5:03  + 0:06
10 Kristjan Koren (Liquigas)          5:03

Voss stuns all, hands Milram the win — cyclingnews
Full Results — biciciclismo
Levi and Andreas Storm the Course in Catalunya — livestrong
Paul Voss gana la prólogo de la Volta — rtve.es
Stage 1 photos — velonews
  Stage 1 Highlights (10:26 catalan) — Ch33 Catalunya
  Extended Highlights Part 1 (10:00 catalan) | Part 2 (09:04) — Ch33 Catalunya
Stage 1 photos — biciciclismo
... more to come...

Stage 1 preview: Lloret de Mar, 3.6k ITT (one bump then flat)

March 21 update: Slightly uphill for the first 1 km followed by a slight descent. The last km of the TT is flat. There will be no live video for any stages according to an official source. See the options below for live text updates and video highlights. See the race summary table (right) for the stage profile, map and timetable. — Steve
Interactive map and profile — bikemap.net
Stage 1 (Prologue) Start Order and Times — voltacatalunya.cat

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2010 Preview

March 21 update:
New spot on calendar changes flavor of Volta a Catalunya — cyclingnews
Cavendish set for Tour of Catalonia — cyclingweekly.co.uk
Basso and Kreuziger to chase big results in Volta ao Catalunya — velonation
Andy Schleck adds Catalunya to race schedule — velonation
Sastre returns to racing after eight months off — cyclingnews
Wiggins out of Catalunya — cyclingnews

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March 19 update:
2010 provisional official rosters

Interactive maps now posted for all stages

March 15 update: Thanks to bikemap.net, we now have interactive maps and profiles for all stages. Since Spanish race organizers often don't bother with stage maps, these may be the only maps you'll get. See the 'map' links in the race summary table (right). As mentioned previously, this race will get a lot more attention this year. Currently, Alberto Contador, Ivan Basso, Levi Leipheimer, Frank Schleck, Jens Voigt, Mark Cavendish, Ezequiel Mosquera and Mark Cavendish are among the big names expected at the start line. — Steve

Stage profiles and timetables now posted

March 11 update: See the profile and timetable links in the race summary table (right). Lots of Cat 2 climbs. The rough route map you see on this page will be updated shortly to be more precise. — Steve

2010 Race Details

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Feburary 21 update: The Volta Ciclista a Catalunya is Spain's second biggest bike race after the Vuelta a Espana and the third oldest (1911) stage race in the world behind the Tour de France (1903) and the Giro d'Italia (1909). This year's race will get a lot more attention since it has moved on the calendar from May to late March so it no longer overlaps with the Giro d'Italia. Now the Tour of California will be the May alternative to the Giro for those looking for a one week stage race that month.

On Feburary 17th, the organizers quietly released the host towns and stage distances but little else. I've mapped out a general route map (see below) to get the big picture. The race starts in the Costa Brava area with a 3.6 km prologue (Stage 1) in Lloret de Mar. Stage 2 will be a hilly, circuitous route around Girona, a popular European base for many North American pro cyclists. Stage 3 is a mountain stage through the Spanish Pyrenees. Stage 4 heads south to Ascó which will be the only town to host a road race start and finish in this year's edition. Stage 6 heads east along the scenic coastline to Barcelona which also hosted the stage 6 finish at the 2009 Tour de France (in front of massive crowds). The final stage will start and finish just outside of Barcelona with the finish taking place at Circuit de Catalunya -- a racetrack. More to come... including stage maps, profiles, team rosters and live coverage details. Alberto Contador and Ivan Basso have this race on their calendars. Expect lots of other big names at the start line as well since this race is one of only 16 ProTour events. — Steve

Circuit de Catalunya will host the final stage of the 90th edition — barcelonareporter
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