Volta a Catalunya 2013 Live Dashboard
Race Info, Preview, Live Video, Results, Photos and Highlights
Race Info, Preview, Live Video, Results, Photos and Highlights
 The 2013 Volta a Catalunya dates and host towns have been announced (initial details below). Big Photos from 2012 - some Stages missing — reuters Big Photos from 2011 - all 7 Stages — reuters/flockton |
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| 1 | Monday, March 18 | 159 km | ||||||||||
| Calella → Calella | ||||||||||||
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| 2 | Tuesday, March 19 | 161 km | ||||||||||
| Girona → Banyoles | ||||||||||||
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| 3 | Wednesday, March 20 | 180 km | ||||||||||
 Vidreres → Vallter 2000 (Setcases) | ||||||||||||
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| 4 | Thursday, March 21 | 218 km | ||||||||||
| Llanars (Vall de Camprodon) → Port Ainé (Pallars Sobirà-Rialp) | ||||||||||||
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| 5 | Friday, March 22 | 157 km | ||||||||||
| Rialp → Lleida | ||||||||||||
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| 6 | Saturday, March 23 | 179 km | ||||||||||
| Almacelles → Valls | ||||||||||||
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| 7 | Sunday, March 24 | 122 km | ||||||||||
| El Vendrell → Barcelona | ||||||||||||
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| Total Distance | 1176 km | |||||||||||
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News and Updates for Volta a Catalunya 2013
March 21 update:Overlapping with Volta a Catalunya through Sunday is Settimana internazionale di Coppi e Bartali: results, big photos and highlights every day
Stage 7 Post-Race Coverage 
Stage 7 Results BEL 1 DE GENDT, Thomas (VACANSOLEIL-DCM) 2:45:41 ESP 2 LOPEZ GARCIA, David (SKY PROCYCLING) CRO 3 KISERLOVSKI, Robert (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD) ITA 4 SCARPONI, Michele (LAMPRE-MERIDA) FRA 5 DUMOULIN, Samuel (AG2R LA MONDIALE) + 21 FRA 6 SIMON, Julien (SOJASUN) ITA 7 MORI, Manuele (LAMPRE-MERIDA) AUS 8 MEYER, Travis (ORICA GREENEDGE) ITA 9 BRAMBILLA, Gianluca (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) DEN 10 FUGLSANG, Jakob (ASTANA PRO TEAM) Final General Classification IRL 1 MARTIN, Daniel (GARMIN SHARP) 29:02:25 ESP 2 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA) + 17 ITA 3 SCARPONI, Michele (LAMPRE-MERIDA) + 34 COL 4 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo Alexander (MOVISTAR TEAM) + 45 GBR 5 WIGGINS, Bradley (SKY PROCYCLING) + 54 NED 6 GESINK, Robert (BLANCO PRO CYCLING) + 1:07 POL 7 NIEMIEC, Przemyslaw (LAMPRE-MERIDA) + 1:18 FRA 8 PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ) + 1:26 BEL 9 VAN DEN BROECK, Jurgen (LOTTO BELISOL) + 1:28 USA 10 DANIELSON, Thomas (GARMIN SHARP) + 1:41De Gendt wins atop Montjuïc in Catalunya — cyclingnews
Martin emulates Kelly, beats Rodriguez to take final overall victory — velonation
Last 4 Km of Stage 7 (06:27 English) — eurosport
Last 2 Km of Stage 7 (3:02 Spanish) — rtve.es
Stage 7 Full Broadcast On-Demand (English, subscription req'd) — cycling.tv
Stage 7 Full Broadcast On-Demand (46:13 Spanish) — rtve.es
Stage 7 Podium and Finish Highlights (1:09 Ambient Noise) — eitb
Stage 7 Highlights (01:00 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Stage 7 preview: El Vendrell → Barcelona, 122 km (hilly circuits)
March 23 update: The final stage of this year's Volta heads back to Barcelona, where the riders will do eight passes over the cat 3 Alt de Montjuïc climb. The final pass is only 3.5 km from the final line so the first group that gets over the top will likely contest a bunch sprint. — SteveSee the race summary table (right) for the Stage 7 profile, map and timetable.
Dan Martin Interview prior to 2013 season (11:49 English) — castellicycling
Martin on verge of biggest stage race success, set for head to head with Rodriguez — velonation
Stage 7 start time: Sunday 13:30 CET (12:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for El Vendrell, Spain
Earliest live video: 15:30 CET (2:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 16:28 CET (3:28:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Barcelona, Spain
Stage 6 Post-Race Coverage
Stage 6 Results AUS 1 GERRANS, Simon (ORICA GREENEDGE) 3:55:46 BEL 2 MEERSMAN, Gianni (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) FRA 3 DUMOULIN, Samuel (AG2R LA MONDIALE) ITA 4 RATTO, Daniele (CANNONDALE) SUI 5 WYSS, Danilo (BMC RACING) FRA 6 SIMON, Julien (SOJASUN) ESP 7 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KATUSHA) ESP 8 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA) DEN 9 FUGLSANG, Jakob (ASTANA PRO TEAM) COL 10 URAN URAN, Rigoberto (SKY PROCYCLING) General Classification after Stage 6 IRL 1 MARTIN, Daniel (GARMIN SHARP) 26:16:22 ESP 2 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA) + 17 COL 3 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo Alexander (MOVISTAR TEAM) + 45 GBR 4 WIGGINS, Bradley (SKY PROCYCLING) + 54 ITA 5 SCARPONI, Michele (LAMPRE-MERIDA) + 55 NED 6 GESINK, Robert (BLANCO PRO CYCLING) + 1:07 POL 7 NIEMIEC, Przemyslaw (LAMPRE-MERIDA) + 1:18 FRA 8 PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ) + 1:26 BEL 9 VAN DEN BROECK, Jurgen (LOTTO BELISOL) + 1:28 USA 10 STETINA, Peter (GARMIN SHARP) + 1:30Full Results from Stage 6 and GC — biciciclismo
Gerrans wins chaotic sprint in Catalunya — cyclingnews
Simon Gerrans speeds to victory in stage 6 of 2013 Volta Ciclista a Catalunya — velonews
Gerrans rockets to Catalunya victory — sbs.au
Last Km of Stage 6 (01:17 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Last 2 Km of Stage 6 (2:21 English) — eurosport
Stage 6 Full Broadcast On-Demand (English, subscription req'd) — cycling.tv
Stage 6 Full Broadcast On-Demand (51:57 Spanish) — rtve.es
Last 4 Km of Stage 6 (8:55 Dutch) — eurosport
Stage 6 preview: Almacelles → Valls, 179 km (hilly)
March 22 update: The second half of this 179 km stage from Almacelles to Valls features category 1 and catergory 2 climbs and a slight uphill finish. — SteveSee the race summary table (right) for the Stage 6 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 6 start time: Saturday 12:15 CET (11:15:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Almacelles, Spain
Earliest live video: 15:30 CET (2:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 16:20 CET (3:20:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Valls, Spain
Stage 5 Post-Race Coverage
Stage 5 Results CAN 1 PARISIEN, Francois (ARGOS-SHIMANO) 3:32:02 FRA 2 DUMOULIN, Samuel (AG2R LA MONDIALE) FRA 3 POULHIES, Stéphane (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS) ITA 4 RATTO, Daniele (CANNONDALE) SUI 5 WYSS, Danilo (BMC RACING) GBR 6 FENN, Andrew (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) BEL 7 MEERSMAN, Gianni (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) NED 8 LAMMERTINK, Maurits (VACANSOLEIL-DCM) IRL 9 MARTIN, Daniel (GARMIN SHARP) FRA 10 DAMUSEAU, Thomas (ARGOS-SHIMANO) FRA 11 SIMON, Julien (SOJASUN) AUS 12 LANCASTER, Brett (ORICA GREENEDGE) NED 13 LIGTHART, Pim (VACANSOLEIL-DCM) ITA 14 GAVAZZI, Francesco (ASTANA PRO TEAM) FRA 15 PAIANI, Jean-lou (SOJASUN) General Classification after Stage 5 IRL 1 MARTIN, Daniel (GARMIN SHARP) 22:20:40 ESP 2 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA) + 14 COL 3 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo Alexander (MOVISTAR TEAM) + 32 GBR 4 WIGGINS, Bradley (SKY PROCYCLING) + 36 ITA 5 SCARPONI, Michele (LAMPRE-MERIDA) + 39 NED 6 GESINK, Robert (BLANCO PRO CYCLING) + 51 POL 7 NIEMIEC, Przemyslaw (LAMPRE-MERIDA) + 1:00 USA 8 STETINA, Peter (GARMIN SHARP) + 1:07 FRA 9 PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ) + 1:13 BEL 10 VAN DEN BROECK, Jurgen (LOTTO BELISOL) + 1:15Full Results from Stage 5 and GC — biciciclismo
Parisien sprints to stage 5 win in Catalunya — cyclingnews
Parisien nabs stage five win, Martin bolsters overall lead — velonation
Last Km of Stage 5 (03:15 Spanish) — eitb
Stage 5 Full Broadcast On-Demand (English, subscription req'd) — cycling.tv
Last 5 Km of Stage 5 (05:29 English) — Dutch
Stage 5 photos — cyclingnews
Last Km of Stage 5 (4:01 Spanish) — rtve.es
Stage 5 Full Broadcast On-Demand (1:11:13 Spanish) — rtve.es
Stage 5 preview: Rialp → Lleida, 157 km (downhill)
March 21 update: Other than a cat 2 climb at the midpoint, Stage 5 is pretty much a downhill run back to the coast starting from Rialp and finishing 157 km later in Lleida. — SteveSee the race summary table (right) for the Stage 5 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 5 start time: Friday 13:00 CET (12:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Rialp, Spain
Earliest live video: 15:30 CET (2:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 16:43 CET (3:43:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Lleida, Spain
Stage 4 Post-Race Coverage
34 Big Photos from the finish and podium of Stage 4 — flockton
Stage 4 Results IRL 1 MARTIN, Daniel (GARMIN SHARP) 6:02:40 ESP 2 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA) + 36 COL 3 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo Alexander (MOVISTAR TEAM) BEL 4 VAN DEN BROECK, Jurgen (LOTTO BELISOL) + 47 NED 5 GESINK, Robert (BLANCO PRO CYCLING) + 51 GBR 6 WIGGINS, Bradley (SKY PROCYCLING) + 1:02 USA 7 STETINA, Peter (GARMIN SHARP) ITA 8 SCARPONI, Michele (LAMPRE-MERIDA) USA 9 DANIELSON, Thomas (GARMIN SHARP) FRA 10 PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ) + 1:08 POL 11 NIEMIEC, Przemyslaw (LAMPRE-MERIDA) + 1:23 SUI 12 MORABITO, Steve (BMC RACING) DEN 13 FUGLSANG, Jakob (ASTANA PRO TEAM) + 1:26 SLO 14 SPILAK, Simon (KATUSHA) AUS 15 WURF, Cameron (CANNONDALE) + 1:49 ESP 16 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI) + 1:51 POR 17 MACHADO, Tiago (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD) + 2:01 RUS 18 SILIN, Egor (ASTANA PRO TEAM) + 2:03 USA 19 BUSCHE, Matthew (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD) + 2:05 ESP 20 ANTON HERNANDEZ, Igor (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI) + 2:11 General Classification after Stage 4 IRL 1 MARTIN, Daniel (GARMIN SHARP) 18:48:38 ESP 2 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA) + 10 COL 3 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo Alexander (MOVISTAR TEAM) + 32 GBR 4 WIGGINS, Bradley (SKY PROCYCLING) + 36 ITA 5 SCARPONI, Michele (LAMPRE-MERIDA) + 39 NED 6 GESINK, Robert (BLANCO PRO CYCLING) + 51 POL 7 NIEMIEC, Przemyslaw (LAMPRE-MERIDA) + 1:00 USA 8 STETINA, Peter (GARMIN SHARP) + 1:07 FRA 9 PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ) + 1:13 BEL 10 VAN DEN BROECK, Jurgen (LOTTO BELISOL) + 1:15 USA 11 DANIELSON, Thomas (GARMIN SHARP) + 1:23 DEN 12 FUGLSANG, Jakob (ASTANA PRO TEAM) + 1:47 SLO 13 SPILAK, Simon (KATUSHA) + 1:49 SUI 14 MORABITO, Steve (BMC RACING) + 1:51 ESP 15 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI) + 2:19Full Results from Stage 4 and GC — biciciclismo
Dan Martin wins queen stage of Catalunya — cyclingnews
Martin wins stage 4 at 2013 Volta a Catalunya — velonews
Dan Martin seizes the overall lead with solo victory on Port Ainé — velonation
Valverde crashes out of Volta a Catalunya — cyclingnews
Regret hurts more than body for Valverde — velonews
Dan Martin Interview: On winning the Queen stage and leading the race — velonation
Dan Martin takes lead of Volta a Catalunya after supreme solo attack — guardian.co.uk
Last 3 Km of Stage 4 (10:11 English) — eurosport
34 Big Photos from the finish and podium of Stage 4 — flockton
Stage 4 Highlights (00:59 English) — eurosport
Stage 4 Full Broadcast On-Demand (English, subscription req'd) — cycling.tv
Stage 4 Full Broadcast On-Demand (1:18:17 Spanish) — rtve.es
Stage 4 preview: Llanars (Vall de Camprodon) → Port Ainé (Pallars Sobirà-Rialp), 218 km (Mountain)
March 20 update: The second of two mountain stages at this year's Volta, Stage 4 ends with two hors categorie climbs with the finish being at Port Ainé — SteveSee the race summary table (right) for the Stage 4 profile, map and timetable.
Categorized Climbs for Stage 4:
| Km / To Go | Climb | Length | Grade | Max | Cat | Google Earth | Streetview |
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| 40.9 / 177 | Coll de Merolla | 3.3 km | 4.5 % | n/a | 3 | ||
| 70.6 / 147 | Alt de Pedrafroca | 10.6 km | 5.3 % | n/a | 1 | ||
| 86.3 / 132 | Alt de la Josa del Cadí | 2.3 km | 5.5 % | n/a | 2 | ||
| 172.3 / 46 | Port del Cantó | 24.6 km | 4.8 % | n/a | HC | ||
| 218 / 0 | Port Ainé | 18.9 km | 6.5 % | n/a | HC |
Stage 4 start time: Thursday 10:35 CET (9:35:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Llanars (Vall de Camprodon), Spain
Earliest live video: 15:30 CET (2:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 16:38 CET (3:38:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Port Ainé (Pallars Sobirà-Rialp), Spain
Stage 3 Post-Race Coverage
27 Big Photos from Stage 3 — flockton
Stage 3 Results COL 1 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo Alexander (MOVISTAR TEAM) 5:01:19 ESP 2 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR TEAM) + 6 ESP 3 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA) GBR 4 WIGGINS, Bradley (SKY PROCYCLING) FRA 5 PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ) + 9 USA 6 STETINA, Peter (GARMIN SHARP) ITA 7 SCARPONI, Michele (LAMPRE-MERIDA) POL 8 NIEMIEC, Przemyslaw (LAMPRE-MERIDA) COL 9 URAN URAN, Rigoberto (SKY PROCYCLING) ITA 10 POZZOVIVO, Domenico (AG2R LA MONDIALE) + 21 General Classification after Stage 3 ESP 1 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR TEAM) 12:45:28 GBR 2 WIGGINS, Bradley (SKY PROCYCLING) + 4 ESP 3 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA) ITA 4 SCARPONI, Michele (LAMPRE-MERIDA) + 13 POL 5 NIEMIEC, Przemyslaw (LAMPRE-MERIDA) COL 6 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo Alexander (MOVISTAR TEAM) + 22 NED 7 GESINK, Robert (BLANCO PRO CYCLING) + 36 ESP 8 LOPEZ GARCIA, David (SKY PROCYCLING) IRL 9 MARTIN, Daniel (GARMIN SHARP) USA 10 STETINA, Peter (GARMIN SHARP) + 41Full Results from Stage 3 and GC — biciciclismo
Quintana triumphs on Vallter 2000 summit finish — cyclingnews
Quintana, Valverde go one-two in stage 3 at Catalunya — velonews
Nairo Quintana attacks to stage three victory on Vallter 2000 — velonation
Last Km of Stage 3 (3:01 Spanish) — rtve.es
Last Km of Stage 3 (03:29 French) — eurosport
Stage 3 Highlights (02:53 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Stage 3 Full Broadcast On-Demand (English) — cycling.tv
27 Big Photos from Stage 3 — flockton
Stage 3 Verslag (Dutch, restricted to Belgium) — sporza.be
Last 2.5 Km of Stage 3 (07:08 English) — eurosport
More photos from Stage 3 — biciciclismo
More Stage 3 Photos — naciodigital.cat
Stage 3 Full Broadcast On-Demand (1:21:02 Spanish) — rtve.es
Stage 3 preview: Vidreres → Vallter 2000 (Setcases), 180 km (Mountain)
March 19 update: Stage 3 is the first of two consecutive mountain stages. There are two cat 1 climbs before the hors categorie summit finish (12 km @ 7.8%) to the Vallter 2000 ski resort. — SteveSee the race summary table (right) for the Stage 3 profile, map and timetable.
Difficulty walking forces Horner out of Volta a Catalunya — cyclingnews
Stage 3 start time: Wednesday 12:10 CET (11:10:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Vidreres, Spain
Earliest live video: 15:30 CET (2:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:05 CET (4:05:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Vallter 2000 (Setcases), Spain
Stage 2 Post-Race Coverage
Stage 2 Results BEL 1 MEERSMAN, Gianni (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) 3:48:09 ITA 2 RATTO, Daniele (CANNONDALE) AUS 3 LANCASTER, Brett (ORICA GREENEDGE) FRA 4 DUMOULIN, Samuel (AG2R LA MONDIALE) GER 5 WAGNER, Robert (BLANCO PRO CYCLING) FRA 6 SIMON, Julien (SOJASUN) NED 7 LAMMERTINK, Maurits (VACANSOLEIL-DCM) FRA 8 PICHON, Laurent (FDJ) SUI 9 WYSS, Danilo (BMC RACING) ITA 10 MORI, Manuele (LAMPRE-MERIDA) General Classification after Stage 2 BEL 1 MEERSMAN, Gianni (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) 7:43:46 ESP 2 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR TEAM) + 16 SUI 3 WYSS, Danilo (BMC RACING) + 20 NED 4 GESINK, Robert (BLANCO PRO CYCLING) ITA 5 CATALDO, Dario (SKY PROCYCLING) ESP 6 LOPEZ GARCIA, David (SKY PROCYCLING) GBR 7 WIGGINS, Bradley (SKY PROCYCLING) ESP 8 HERRADA LOPEZ, Jesus (MOVISTAR TEAM) IRL 9 MARTIN, Daniel (GARMIN SHARP) ESP 10 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA)Full Results from Stage 2 and GC — biciciclismo
Meersman wins Catalunya stage to Banyole — cyclingnews
Meersman wins his second stage at 2013 Volta a Catalunya — velonews
Gianni Meersman goes two from two in close Banyoles sprint — velonation
Last 3 Km of Stage 2 (06:51 English) — eurosport
Last Km of Stage 2 (02:15 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Stage 2 Full Broadcast - On-Demand (English) — cycling.tv
Last Km and Podium from Stage 2 (04:02 Spanish) — eitb
Stage 2 photos — cyclingweekly.co.uk
Stage 2 Highlights (1:00 Dutch, restricted to Belgium) — sporza.be
Stage 2 Full Broadcast - On-Demand (1:14:16 Spanish) — rtve.es
Stage 2 Highlights (04:45 English) — universalsports
Stage 2 preview: Girona → Banyoles, 161 km (lumpy)
March 18 update: Stage 2 starts from the popular pros' training town, Girona, and finishes with four lumpy circuits in Banyoles. — SteveSee the race summary table (right) for the Stage 2 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 2 start time: Tuesday 13:00 CET (12:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Girona, Spain
Earliest live video: 15:30 CET (2:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 16:57 CET (3:57:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Banyoles, Spain
Stage 1 Post-Race Coverage
Stage 1 Results BEL 1 MEERSMAN, Gianni (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) 3:55:56 ITA 2 AGNOLI, Valerio (ASTANA PRO TEAM) ESP 3 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR TEAM) IRL 4 MARTIN, Daniel (GARMIN SHARP) SUI 5 WYSS, Danilo (BMC RACING) GBR 6 WIGGINS, Bradley (SKY PROCYCLING) NED 7 GESINK, Robert (BLANCO PRO CYCLING) ESP 8 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA) ITA 9 SCARPONI, Michele (LAMPRE-MERIDA) ESP 10 LOPEZ GARCIA, David (SKY PROCYCLING) ITA 11 CATALDO, Dario (SKY PROCYCLING) POL 12 NIEMIEC, Przemyslaw (LAMPRE-MERIDA) ESP 13 HERRADA LOPEZ, Jesus (MOVISTAR TEAM) ESP 14 FERNANDEZ, Koldo (GARMIN SHARP) + 28 NED 15 LIGTHART, Pim (VACANSOLEIL-DCM) General Classification after Stage 1 BEL 1 MEERSMAN, Gianni (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) 3:55:46 ITA 2 AGNOLI, Valerio (ASTANA PRO TEAM) + 4 ESP 3 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR TEAM) + 6 IRL 4 MARTIN, Daniel (GARMIN SHARP) + 10 SUI 5 WYSS, Danilo (BMC RACING) GBR 6 WIGGINS, Bradley (SKY PROCYCLING) NED 7 GESINK, Robert (BLANCO PRO CYCLING) ESP 8 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA) ITA 9 SCARPONI, Michele (LAMPRE-MERIDA) ESP 10 LOPEZ GARCIA, David (SKY PROCYCLING)Full Results from Stage 1 — biciciclismo
Meersman wins Catalunya stage 1 after GC raid — velonews
Meersman wins opening stage at Volta Ciclista a Catalunya — cyclingnews
Agnoli, Rodriguez and Scarponi reflect on time gained on stage one — velonation
Final Kms of Stage 1 (02:41 English) — eurosport
Stage 1 Report (01:15 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Stage 1 Full Broadcast - On-Demand (English) — cycling.tv
Stage 1 Full Broadcast - On-Demand (1:27:34 Spanish) — rtve.es
Stage 1 Finish Photo — cyclingnews
Stage 1 Finish and Podium Highlights (01:16 Ambient Noise) — eitb
Stage 1 preview: Calella → Calella, 159 km (hilly)
March 17 update: Stage 1 is a lumpy/hilly stage starting and ending in Calella just up the coast from Barcelona. The last of the five categorized climbs, a cat 3, crests 20 km from the finish where there should be a bunch sprint. — SteveSee the race summary table (right) for the Stage 1 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 1 start time: Monday 12:50 CET (11:50:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Calella, Spain
Earliest live video: 15:30 CET (2:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 16:43 CET (3:43:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Calella, Spain
2013 Volta a Catalunya Preview
Participating in the Volta a Catalunya, Alejandro Valverde is also promoting the 1.5m distance
between cars and bicyclists campaign
March 18 update:
Double Volta a Catalunya runner-up Dan Martin states he’s in shape to fight for the 2013 title — velonation
Bradley Wiggins in action in Volta a Catalunya — cyclingweekly.co.uk
March 17 update:
Official Startlist w/ bib numbers — steephill.tv
2013 Volta a Catalunya features Tour, Giro champs and return of the ‘Garmin 3′ — velonews
David Zabriskie, Christian Vande Velde and Tom Danielson returning to racing — velonews
Vande Velde returns from suspension at Volta a Catalunya — cyclingnews
Van den Broeck heads back to Volta a Catalunya gunning to build on third place of 2012 — velonation
Fuglsang returns to full health in time for Volta a Catalunya — cyclingnews
March 15 update:
Volta a Catalunya: No More Messing Around — podiumcafe
March 13 update:
Stage profiles, maps, timetables are now available. See the race summary table (right) — Steve
March 11 update:
Volta a Catalunya - Valverde completa un cartel de lujo — es.eurosport.yahoo
Race History with Past Winners — wikipedia
En Directo: Live Video Streaming and TV Coverage
 
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Available Worldwide (excl. Europe) + Spain w/ English commentary. Stage 6 LIVE at 1430 UTC (1030 EDT) with Marty Macdonald & Magnus Backstedt on cycling.tv; Subscribers will also get access to the full on-demand repeat broadcast several hours after the race completes | |
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Daily live video of the "end of each stage and finish" on local sports channel Esport3 at 15:30 CET each day | |
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Live at 14:30 BST (15:30 CET on Eurosport International) | |
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United States; Delayed broadcast each day: Stage 1-6 8-9 PM ET, Stage 7 1-2 PM ET. | |
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Also known as Tour of Catalonia in English, Tour de Catalogne in French, Ronde van Catalonië in Dutch.
2013 Volta a Catalunya Route Map
