Volta a Catalunya 2015 Live Dashboard
Race Info, Preview, Live Video, Results, Photos and Highlights
Race Info, Preview, Live Video, Results, Photos and Highlights
 This is the 2015 Volta a Catalunya live dashboard... one stop for all your race needs with steady updates throughout the race featuring previews, results, reports, photos, video highlights and live video/text/tv options. Big Photos from Stage 3 and 4 in 2013 — flockton Big Photos from 2012 - some Stages missing — reuters Big Photos from 2011 - all 7 Stages — reuters/flockton |
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| 1 | Monday, March 23 | 185 km | ||||||||||
| Calella → Calella | ||||||||||||
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| 2 | Tuesday, March 24 | 192 km | ||||||||||
| Mataró → Olot | ||||||||||||
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| 3 | Wednesday, March 25 | 157 km | ||||||||||
| Girona → Girona | ||||||||||||
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| 4 | Thursday, March 26 | 188 km | ||||||||||
 Tona → La Molina (Alp) | ||||||||||||
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| 5 | Friday, March 27 | 195 km | ||||||||||
| Alp → Valls | ||||||||||||
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| 6 | Saturday, March 28 | 194 km | ||||||||||
| Cervera → Port Aventura | ||||||||||||
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| 7 | Sunday, March 29 | 127 km | ||||||||||
| Barcelona → Barcelona | ||||||||||||
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| Total Distance | 1238 km | |||||||||||
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News and Updates for Volta a Catalunya 2015
Live Sunday, 2015 Gent-Wevelgem Live (1.UWT): race info. provisional startlist, initial previews and broadcastersSat & Sun, 2015 Criterium International Live (2.HC): race info, official startlist, live video (Sunday only)
April 1 update:
Volta a Catalunya Wrap Up/Recap (04:58 English) — inCycle
Stage 7 Post-Race Coverage 
ICYMI: @richie_porte claims Catalunya crown http://t.co/bEP2wfmiMk #sbscycling pic.twitter.com/ydA6U9aHQF
— CyclingCentral (@CyclingCentral) March 29, 2015Stage 7 Results 1 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV) 2:47:33 2 COQUARD, Bryan (EUC) 3 CHERNETSKI, Sergei (KAT) 4 PANTANO, Jarlinson (IAM) 5 HARDY, Romain (COF) 6 ROJAS GIL, Jose Joaquin (MOV) 7 URAN URAN, Rigoberto (EQS) 8 POZZOVIVO, Domenico (ALM) 9 VALLS FERRI, Rafael (LAM) 10 BRAMBILLA, Gianluca (EQS) Final General Classification 1 PORTE, Richie (SKY) 30:30:30 2 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV) + 4 3 POZZOVIVO, Domenico (ALM) + 5 4 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TCS) + 7 5 URAN URAN, Rigoberto (EQS) + 18 6 ARU, Fabio (AST) + 27 7 ATAPUMA HURTADO, Darwin (BMC) + 33 8 VALLS FERRI, Rafael (LAM) + 1:35 9 MARTIN, Daniel (TCG) 10 PANTANO, Jarlinson (IAM) + 2:16Full Results from Stage 7 and Final GC — biciciclismo
Porte secures overall success as Valverde wins final stage to finish second — cyclingnews
Richie Porte seals victory as Alejandro Valverde takes Catalunya finale — velonews
Stage 7 Recap (04:33 English) — cycling.tv
Overall Winner's Interview (01:26 English) — universalsports
Gallery Stage 7 — velonews
Full On-Demand Stage 7 Broadcast (2:10:55 Spanish, restricted to Spain) — rtve
Stage 7 preview: Barcelona → Barcelona, 127 km (lumpy)
March 28 update: Stage 7 preview and favorites — cyclingquotes
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 7 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 7 start time: Sunday 11:50 CET (10:50:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Barcelona, Spain
Earliest live video: 12:45 CET (11:45:00 AM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 14:31 CET (1:31:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Barcelona, Spain
Stage 6 Post-Race Coverage
Sergei Chernetski remata l'escapada a Port Aventura
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Foto: Jon Herranz @namussfilms pic.twitter.com/lCC6OlMPPE
— Volta a Catalunya (@VoltaCatalunya) March 28, 2015Stage 6 Results 1 CHERNETSKI, Sergei (KAT) 4:42:47 2 ALAPHILIPPE, Julian (EQS) 3 PATERSKI, Maciej (CCC) 4 SOLER, Marc (MOV) 5 HIVERT, Jonathan (BSE) 6 VAN GARDEREN, Tejay (BMC) 7 PREIDLER, Georg (TGA) 8 MOLARD, Rudy (COF) 9 DANIELSON, Thomas (TCG) + 3 10 VERONA QUINTANILLA, Carlos (EQS) 11 LECUISINIER, Pierre-Henri (FDJ) 12 KRUIJSWIJK, Steven (TLJ) + 8 13 CHETOUT, Loïc (COF) + 11 14 MINNAARD, Marinus Cornelis (WGG) + 1:23 15 VORGANOV, Eduard (KAT) 16 VACHON, Florian (BSE) 17 CANO ARDILA, Alex (COL) 18 COUSIN, Jerome (EUC) + 1:26 19 SILIN, Egor (KAT) 20 MEZGEC, Luka (TGA) + 1:50 21 CHAINEL, Steve (COF) 22 PANTANO, Jarlinson (IAM) 23 CHAVES RUBIO, Jhoan Esteban (OGE) 24 VAN DER SANDE, Tosh (LTS) 25 HERMANS, Ben (BMC) 26 VALLS FERRI, Rafael (LAM) 27 MEIER, Christian (OGE) 28 ARU, Fabio (AST) 29 PORTE, Richie (SKY) 30 ROSA, Diego (AST) 31 URAN URAN, Rigoberto (EQS) 32 POZZOVIVO, Domenico (ALM) 33 KELDERMAN, Wilco (TLJ) 34 ATAPUMA HURTADO, Darwin (BMC) 35 ARROYO DURAN, David (CJR) 36 ROJAS GIL, Jose Joaquin (MOV) 37 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV) 38 MINARD, Sébastien (ALM) 39 DE CLERCQ, Bart (LTS) 40 MATE MARDONES, Luis Angel (COF) General Classification after Stage 6 1 PORTE, Richie (SKY) 27:42:57 2 POZZOVIVO, Domenico (ALM) + 5 3 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TCS) + 7 4 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV) + 16 5 URAN URAN, Rigoberto (EQS) + 18 6 ARU, Fabio (AST) + 27 7 ATAPUMA HURTADO, Darwin (BMC) + 33 8 VALLS FERRI, Rafael (LAM) + 43 9 KELDERMAN, Wilco (TLJ) + 1:09 10 MARTIN, Daniel (TCG) + 1:35 11 PANTANO, Jarlinson (IAM) + 2:16 12 DE CLERCQ, Bart (LTS) + 2:27 13 KIRYIENKA, Vasil (SKY) + 2:29 14 PARDILLA BELLON, Sergio (CJR) + 2:33 15 CHAVES RUBIO, Jhoan Esteban (OGE) + 2:35 16 CARUSO, Giampaolo (KAT) + 2:37 17 KRUIJSWIJK, Steven (TLJ) + 2:42 18 BARGUIL, Warren (TGA) + 3:38 19 ZOIDL, Riccardo (TFR) + 3:59 20 BRAMBILLA, Gianluca (EQS) + 4:00Full Results from Stage 6 — biciciclismo
Chernetski wins stage 6 in Port Aventura — cyclingnews
Contador crashes hard at Volta a Catalunya — cyclingnews
Stage 6 Highlights (02:25 English) — universalsports
Stage 6 - Recap (05:25 English) — cycling.tv
Full On-Demand Stage 6 Broadcast (1:32:46 Spanish, restricted to Spain) — rtve
Gallery Stage 6 — velonews
Last Km and Podium from Stage 6 (02:20 Basque) — eitb
Full On-Demand Stage 6 Broadcast (1:45:42 Catalan) — esport3
Stage 6 preview: Cervera → Port Aventura, 194 km (hilly)
March 27 update: Stage 6 Preview and Favorites — cyclingquotes
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 6 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 6 start time: Saturday 12:00 CET (11:00:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Cervera, Spain
Earliest live video: 15:30 CET (2:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 16:58 CET (3:58:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Port Aventura, Spain
Stage 5 Post-Race Coverage
25 Big Photos from the start and finish of Stage 5 — flockton
Stage 5 Results 1 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV) 4:25:52 2 URAN URAN, Rigoberto (EQS) + 5 3 TIRALONGO, Paolo (AST) 4 PORTE, Richie (SKY) 5 ARU, Fabio (AST) 6 POZZOVIVO, Domenico (ALM) 7 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TCS) 8 LOPEZ GARCIA, David (SKY) + 12 9 ATAPUMA HURTADO, Darwin (BMC) + 5 10 VAN GARDEREN, Tejay (BMC) 11 VALLS FERRI, Rafael (LAM) 12 TEUNS, Dylan (BMC) + 42 13 CATALDO, Dario (AST) + 44 14 KELDERMAN, Wilco (TLJ) 15 ROCHE, Nicolas (SKY) 16 ZOIDL, Riccardo (TFR) 17 HIVERT, Jonathan (BSE) + 1:35 18 ROJAS GIL, Jose Joaquin (MOV) 19 PANTANO, Jarlinson (IAM) 20 POELS, Wouter (SKY) 21 BARGUIL, Warren (TGA) 22 MOLARD, Rudy (COF) 23 CARUSO, Giampaolo (KAT) 24 PARDILLA BELLON, Sergio (CJR) 25 NAVARRO GARCIA, Daniel (COF) 26 KRUIJSWIJK, Steven (TLJ) 27 MARTIN, Daniel (TCG) 28 TROFIMOV, Yury (KAT) 29 MOINARD, Amaël (BMC) 30 CHAVES RUBIO, Jhoan Esteban (OGE) + 1:48 31 KIRYIENKA, Vasil (SKY) + 1:51 32 CANO ARDILA, Alex (COL) + 2:44 33 DE CLERCQ, Bart (LTS) + 2:53 34 STUYVEN, Jasper (TFR) 35 ARROYO DURAN, David (CJR) 36 DE GREEF, Francis (WGG) 37 DUQUE, Leonardo Fabio (COL) 38 PREIDLER, Georg (TGA) 39 SENNI, Manuel (BMC) 40 BARBERO CUESTA, Carlos (CJR) General Classification after Stage 5 1 PORTE, Richie (SKY) 22:58:20 2 POZZOVIVO, Domenico (ALM) + 5 3 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TCS) + 7 4 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV) + 16 5 URAN URAN, Rigoberto (EQS) + 18 6 ARU, Fabio (AST) + 27 7 ATAPUMA HURTADO, Darwin (BMC) + 33 8 VALLS FERRI, Rafael (LAM) + 43 9 KELDERMAN, Wilco (TLJ) + 1:09 10 MARTIN, Daniel (TCG) + 1:35 11 PANTANO, Jarlinson (IAM) + 2:16 12 DE CLERCQ, Bart (LTS) + 2:27 13 KIRYIENKA, Vasil (SKY) + 2:29 14 PARDILLA BELLON, Sergio (CJR) + 2:33 15 CHAVES RUBIO, Jhoan Esteban (OGE) + 2:35 16 CARUSO, Giampaolo (KAT) + 2:37 17 BARGUIL, Warren (TGA) + 3:38 18 ZOIDL, Riccardo (TFR) + 3:59 19 BRAMBILLA, Gianluca (EQS) + 4:00 20 TROFIMOV, Yury (KAT) + 4:01Full Results from Stage 5 — biciciclismo
Valverde wins Volta a Catalunya stage 5 — cyclingnews
Valverde wins again in Catalunya — velonews
Valverde: Now I really lament that [Stage 4] crash — cyclingquotes
Stage 5 Highlights (02:20 English) — universalsports
Full On-Demand Stage 5 Broadcast (1:27:14 Spanish, restricted to Spain) — rtve
Stage 5 - Recap (05:48 English) — cycling.tv
Stage 5 Finish and Podium (01:12 Ambient Noise) — eitb
Gallery Stage 5 — velonews
Stage 5 One-Minute Highlights (00:01:13 Catalan) — esport3
25 Big Photos from the start and finish of Stage 5 — flockton
Full On-Demand Stage 5 Broadcast (esport3 English) — Catalan
Stage 5 preview: Alp → Valls, 195 km (hilly)
March 26 update: Stage 5 Preview and Favorites — cyclingquotes
Categorized Climbs for Stage 5:
| Km / To Go | Climb | Length | Grade | Max | Cat | Interactive Goodies |
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| 185 / 10 | Alt de Lilla | 4.1 km | 4.8 % | 7 % | 2 |  |
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 5 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 5 start time: Friday 12:15 CET (11:15:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Alp, Spain
Earliest live video: 15:30 CET (2:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 16:45 CET (3:45:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Valls, Spain
Stage 4 Post-Race Coverage
17 Big Photos from Stage 4 — flockton
Stage 4 Results 1 VAN GARDEREN, Tejay (BMC) 5:00:36 2 PORTE, Richie (SKY) + 3 3 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TCS) + 8 4 MARTIN, Daniel (TCG) 5 KELDERMAN, Wilco (TLJ) 6 ATAPUMA HURTADO, Darwin (BMC) + 11 7 POZZOVIVO, Domenico (ALM) + 15 8 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV) + 19 9 KIRYIENKA, Vasil (SKY) + 21 10 VALLS FERRI, Rafael (LAM) 11 ARU, Fabio (AST) + 24 12 PANTANO, Jarlinson (IAM) 13 URAN URAN, Rigoberto (EQS) + 27 14 CHAVES RUBIO, Jhoan Esteban (OGE) + 30 15 BARGUIL, Warren (TGA) + 34 16 STETINA, Peter (BMC) + 37 17 PARDILLA BELLON, Sergio (CJR) + 41 18 CARUSO, Giampaolo (KAT) + 45 19 DE CLERCQ, Bart (LTS) + 47 20 BRAMBILLA, Gianluca (EQS) + 50 21 DANIELSON, Thomas (TCG) + 57 22 TALANSKY, Andrew (TCG) 23 TROFIMOV, Yury (KAT) 24 MOINARD, Amaël (BMC) 25 ZOIDL, Riccardo (TFR) + 1:22 26 CANO ARDILA, Alex (COL) + 1:30 27 ELISSONDE, Kenny (FDJ) + 2:08 28 NAVARRO GARCIA, Daniel (COF) + 2:33 29 ARROYO DURAN, David (CJR) 30 CARDOSO, Andre (TCG) 31 DUPONT, Hubert (ALM) 32 POELS, Wouter (SKY) 33 KRUIJSWIJK, Steven (TLJ) 34 MAJKA, Rafal (TCS) + 2:36 35 VAN DEN BROECK, Jurgen (LTS) + 3:31 36 HERRADA LOPEZ, José (MOV) + 4:12 37 MATE MARDONES, Luis Angel (COF) + 4:39 38 GRMAY, Tsgabu Gebremaryam (LAM) + 4:54 39 CATALDO, Dario (AST) + 5:01 40 ZUBELDIA AGIRRE, Haimar (TFR) + 5:13 41 ROLLAND, Pierre (EUC) 42 TIRALONGO, Paolo (AST) + 6:25 43 VERONA QUINTANILLA, Carlos (EQS) + 7:35 44 SICARD, Romain (EUC) + 9:03 45 LANDA MEANA, Mikel (AST) + 9:23 46 MOREIRA PAULINHO, Sergio (TCS) 47 LOPEZ GARCIA, David (SKY) + 10:03 48 ROCHE, Nicolas (SKY) 49 ROSA, Diego (AST) + 12:49 50 DOMBROWSKI, Joseph Lloyd (TCG) General Classification after Stage 4 1 DE CLERCQ, Bart (LTS) 18:32:02 2 PORTE, Richie (SKY) + 21 3 POZZOVIVO, Domenico (ALM) + 26 4 MARTIN, Daniel (TCG) + 27 5 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TCS) + 28 6 URAN URAN, Rigoberto (EQS) + 45 7 ARU, Fabio (AST) + 48 8 KELDERMAN, Wilco (TLJ) + 51 9 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV) + 52 10 ATAPUMA HURTADO, Darwin (BMC) + 54 11 KIRYIENKA, Vasil (SKY) + 1:04 12 VALLS FERRI, Rafael (LAM) 13 PANTANO, Jarlinson (IAM) + 1:07 14 CHAVES RUBIO, Jhoan Esteban (OGE) + 1:13 15 TALANSKY, Andrew (TCG) + 1:21 16 PARDILLA BELLON, Sergio (CJR) + 1:24 17 CARUSO, Giampaolo (KAT) + 1:28 18 BRAMBILLA, Gianluca (EQS) + 1:33 19 BARGUIL, Warren (TGA) + 2:29 20 TROFIMOV, Yury (KAT) + 2:52Full Results from Stage 4 — biciciclismo
Van Garderen wins queen stage — cyclingnews
Van Garderen bounces back with stage 4 win in Catalunya — velonews
Chris Froome loses 28 minutes as Tejay van Garderen wins stage four — skysports
Valverde pays for crash, Lastras breaks pelvis — cyclingquotes
Contador: I was forced to attack earlier than planned — cyclingquotes
De Clercq moves into Volta a Catalunya lead — cyclingnews
Porte shows fine form in Volta a Catalunya queen stage — cyclingnews
Rolland: I am never at my best at this time of the year — cyclingquotes
Stage 4 Recap (05:45 English) — cycling.tv
Stage 4 Highlights (02:31 English) — universalsports
Full On-Demand Stage 4 Broadcast (1:18:11 Spanish, restricted to Spain) — rtve
17 Big Photos from Stage 4 — flockton
Stage 4 One-Minute Highlights (01:04 Catalan) — esport3
Full On-Demand Stage 4 Broadcast (1:22:31 Catalan) — esport3
Stage 4 preview: Tona → La Molina, 188 km (Mountain)
March 25 update: Stage 4 Preview and Favorites — cyclingquotes
Rolland: Tomorrow's climb doesn't suit me — cyclingquotes
Categorized Climbs for Stage 4:
| Km / To Go | Climb | Length | Grade | Max | Cat | Interactive Goodies |
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| 58 / 130 | Alt De Bracons | 10.5 km | 4.9 % | 12 % | 1 | |
| 91 / 97 | Alt De Coubet | 10 km | 5.5 % | 10 % | 1 |  |
| 146 / 42 | Alt De La Creueta | 21 km | 4.5 % | 9 % | HC |  |
| 188 / 0 | LA MOLINA (ALP) | 5.6 km | 5.8 % | 9 % | 1 | |
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 4 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 4 start time: Thursday 11:15 CET (10:15:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Tona, Spain
Earliest live video: 15:30 CET (2:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 16:33 CET (3:33:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for La Molina, Alp
Stage 3 Post-Race Coverage
Ay madre mia... estas bajadas a tope #VoltaCatalunya pic.twitter.com/99waJ9EGth
— Goga Ruiz-Sandoval (@BiciGoga) March 25, 2015Stage 3 Results 1 POZZOVIVO, Domenico (ALM) 3:52:37 2 URAN URAN, Rigoberto (EQS) + 3 3 MARTIN, Daniel (TCG) 4 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TCS) 5 ARU, Fabio (AST) 6 PORTE, Richie (SKY) 7 TALANSKY, Andrew (TCG) 8 ROSA, Diego (AST) + 22 9 KELDERMAN, Wilco (TLJ) 10 LOSADA ALGUACIL, Alberto (KAT) 11 HIVERT, Jonathan (BSE) 12 PANTANO, Jarlinson (IAM) 13 VALLS FERRI, Rafael (LAM) 14 MATE MARDONES, Luis Angel (COF) 15 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV) 16 KOCHETKOV, Pavel (KAT) 17 BRAMBILLA, Gianluca (EQS) 18 VAN DEN BROECK, Jurgen (LTS) 19 CHAVES RUBIO, Jhoan Esteban (OGE) 20 ROLLAND, Pierre (EUC) 21 KIRYIENKA, Vasil (SKY) 22 BAGOT, Yohan (COF) 23 CARUSO, Giampaolo (KAT) 24 BARDET, Romain (ALM) 25 KRUIJSWIJK, Steven (TLJ) 26 PARDILLA BELLON, Sergio (CJR) 27 NIEMIEC, Przemyslaw (LAM) 28 POELS, Wouter (SKY) 29 ATAPUMA HURTADO, Darwin (BMC) 30 FROOME, Christopher (SKY) 31 GAUTIER, Cyril (EUC) 32 ARROYO DURAN, David (CJR) 33 DE CLERCQ, Bart (LTS) + 1:34 34 VAKOC, Petr (EQS) 35 ALAPHILIPPE, Julian (EQS) 36 ZUBELDIA AGIRRE, Haimar (TFR) 37 MOINARD, Amaël (BMC) 38 COPPEL, Jerome (IAM) 39 REZA, Kévin (FDJ) 40 TROFIMOV, Yury (KAT) 41 SICARD, Romain (EUC) 42 PATERSKI, Maciej (CCC) 43 NAVARRO GARCIA, Daniel (COF) 44 BARGUIL, Warren (TGA) 45 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC) 46 GASPAROTTO, Enrico (WGG) 47 KISERLOVSKI, Robert (TCS) 48 ZOIDL, Riccardo (TFR) + 2:01 49 ELISSONDE, Kenny (FDJ) + 2:09 50 PARRA BUSTAMENTE, Heiner (CJR) General Classification after Stage 3 1 ROLLAND, Pierre (EUC) 13:29:23 2 PATERSKI, Maciej (CCC) + 1:08 3 DE CLERCQ, Bart (LTS) + 1:16 4 POZZOVIVO, Domenico (ALM) + 2:14 5 URAN URAN, Rigoberto (EQS) + 2:21 6 MARTIN, Daniel (TCG) + 2:22 7 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TCS) + 2:27 8 PORTE, Richie (SKY) 9 ARU, Fabio (AST) 10 TALANSKY, Andrew (TCG) 11 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV) + 2:36 12 POELS, Wouter (SKY) + 2:43 13 HIVERT, Jonathan (BSE) + 2:46 14 KELDERMAN, Wilco (TLJ) 15 BARDET, Romain (ALM) 16 PANTANO, Jarlinson (IAM) 17 ROSA, Diego (AST) 18 CARUSO, Giampaolo (KAT) 19 KIRYIENKA, Vasil (SKY) 20 KRUIJSWIJK, Steven (TLJ) 21 VALLS FERRI, Rafael (LAM) 22 KOCHETKOV, Pavel (KAT) 23 CHAVES RUBIO, Jhoan Esteban (OGE) 24 NIEMIEC, Przemyslaw (LAM) 25 MATE MARDONES, Luis Angel (COF) 26 ATAPUMA HURTADO, Darwin (BMC) 27 BRAMBILLA, Gianluca (EQS) 28 FROOME, Christopher (SKY) 29 VAN DEN BROECK, Jurgen (LTS) 30 GAUTIER, Cyril (EUC)Full Results from Stage 3 — biciciclismo
Pozzovivo wins stage 3 in Girona — cyclingnews
Domenico Pozzovivo wins stage three as Chris Froome loses time — skysports
Pozzovivo wins Catalunya stage 3 with solo attack — velonews
Volta a Catalunya shorts: Froome distanced on Alt dels Angels — cyclingnews
Martin promises to keep chasing race lead after taking third on stage three — cyclingtips
Last Km of Stage 3 (01:22 Basque) — eitb
Stage 3 Highlights (02:46 English) — universalsports
Full On-Demand Stage 3 Broadcast (1:53:16 Spanish, restricted to Spain) — rtve
Gallery Stage 3 — velonews
Full On-Demand Stage 3 Broadcast (2:05:51 Catalan) — esport3
Stage 3 preview: Girona → Girona, 157 km (hilly)
March 24 update: Stage 3 Preview and Favorites — cyclingquotes
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 3 profile, map and timetable.
Categorized Climbs for Stage 3:
| Km / To Go | Climb | Length | Grade | Max | Cat | Interactive Goodies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 / 116 | Alt De Romanyà | 2.6 km | 3.4 % | 6 % | 3 | |
| 57 / 100 | Alt De La Ganga | 3.7 km | 4 % | 6 % | 3 | |
| 83 / 74 | Alt Dels Àngels | 6 km | 5.5 % | 8 % | 1 | |
| 105 / 52 | Alt De Viladrau | 11.8 km | 3.3 % | 8 % | 2 | |
| 144 / 13 | Alt Dels Àngels | 6 km | 5.5 % | 8 % | 1 | |
Stage 3 start time: Wednesday 13:10 CET (12:10:00 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: 17:06 CET (4:06:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Girona, Spain
Stage 2 Post-Race Coverage
Stage 2 Results 1 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV) 5:02:49 2 ROJAS GIL, Jose Joaquin (MOV) 3 ELMIGER, Martin (IAM) 4 HIVERT, Jonathan (BSE) 5 KELDERMAN, Wilco (TLJ) 6 SIMON, Julien (COF) 7 PRADES REVERTE, Eduard (CJR) 8 SILVESTRE, Fabio (TFR) 9 KOCHETKOV, Pavel (KAT) 10 MALACARNE, Davide (AST) 11 GASPAROTTO, Enrico (WGG) 12 GAUTIER, Cyril (EUC) 13 VALLS FERRI, Rafael (LAM) 14 PREIDLER, Georg (TGA) 15 MAJKA, Rafal (TCS) 16 KIRYIENKA, Vasil (SKY) 17 BARDET, Romain (ALM) 18 LOSADA ALGUACIL, Alberto (KAT) 19 ARU, Fabio (AST) 20 VERVAEKE, Louis (LTS) General Classification after Stage 2 1 PATERSKI, Maciej (CCC) 9:36:20 2 ROLLAND, Pierre (EUC) + 4 3 DE CLERCQ, Bart (LTS) + 8 4 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV) + 2:40 5 ROJAS GIL, Jose Joaquin (MOV) + 2:44 6 ELMIGER, Martin (IAM) + 2:46 7 POELS, Wouter (SKY) + 2:47 8 ROCHE, Nicolas (SKY) + 2:48 9 MARTIN, Daniel (TCG) + 2:49 10 SIMON, Julien (COF) + 2:50 11 GASPAROTTO, Enrico (WGG) 12 HIVERT, Jonathan (BSE) 13 KELDERMAN, Wilco (TLJ) 14 MALACARNE, Davide (AST) 15 PRADES REVERTE, Eduard (CJR) 16 BARDET, Romain (ALM) 17 PREIDLER, Georg (TGA) 18 ALAPHILIPPE, Julian (EQS) 19 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TCS) 20 URAN URAN, Rigoberto (EQS) 21 CARUSO, Giampaolo (KAT) 22 PANTANO, Jarlinson (IAM) 23 KRUIJSWIJK, Steven (TLJ) 24 BARGUIL, Warren (TGA) 25 VAKOC, Petr (EQS) 26 ROSA, Diego (AST) 27 TIRALONGO, Paolo (AST) 28 KIRYIENKA, Vasil (SKY) 29 MEIER, Christian (OGE) 30 PORTE, Richie (SKY) 31 ARU, Fabio (AST) 32 VAN GARDEREN, Tejay (BMC)Full Stage 2 Results — biciciclismo
Valverde wins in Olot — cyclingnews
Valverde sprints to victory in Catalunya's stage 2 — velonews
Contador confirms Catalunya is final race before Giro, pledges to try for GC — cyclingtips
Volta a Catalunya shorts: Contador aims to bridge GC gap in the mountains — cyclingnews
Stage 2 Recap (06:00 English) — cycling.tv
Gallery Stage 2 — velonews
More Photos from Stage 2 — naciodigital.cat
Full On-Demand Stage 2 Broadcast (1:45:50 Spanish, restricted to Spain) — rtve
Stage 2 Finish and Podium (00:20 Galician) — crtvg
Stage 2 One-Minute Highlights (01:00 Catalan) — esport3
Stage 2 Finish Replay and Podium (01:00 Ambient Noise) — eitb
Stage 2 preview: Mataró → Olot, 192 km (lumpy)
March 23 update: Stage 2 Preview and Favorites — cyclingquotes
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 2 profile, map and timetable.
Categorized Climbs for Stage 2:
| Km / To Go | Climb | Length | Grade | Max | Cat | Interactive Goodies |
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| 27 / 165 | Alt De Can Bordoi | 2.8 km | 5.3 % | 7 % | 3 | |
| 177 / 15 | Alt De Montagut | 2.1 km | 4.5 % | 7 % | 3 | |
Stage 2 start time: Tuesday 12:15 CET (11:15:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Mataró, Spain
Earliest live video: 15:30 CET (2:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:17 CET (4:17:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Olot, Spain
Stage 1 Post-Race Coverage
photo credit: voltacatalunya.cat
Stage 1 Results 1 PATERSKI, Maciej (CCC) 4:33:41 2 ROLLAND, Pierre (EUC) 3 DE CLERCQ, Bart (LTS) + 2 4 VAN DER SANDE, Tosh (LTS) + 2:40 5 ALAPHILIPPE, Julian (EQS) 6 TIRALONGO, Paolo (AST) 7 GASPAROTTO, Enrico (WGG) 8 COQUARD, Bryan (EUC) 9 BARBERO CUESTA, Carlos (CJR) 10 SIMON, Julien (COF) 11 FROOME, Christopher (SKY) 12 HENDERSON, Greg (LTS) 13 VAKOC, Petr (EQS) 14 REZA, Kévin (FDJ) 15 ROJAS GIL, Jose Joaquin (MOV) General Classification after Stage 1 1 PATERSKI, Maciej (CCC) 4:33:31 2 ROLLAND, Pierre (EUC) + 4 3 DE CLERCQ, Bart (LTS) + 8 4 POELS, Wouter (SKY) + 2:47 5 ROCHE, Nicolas (SKY) + 2:48 6 FROOME, Christopher (SKY) + 2:49 7 VAN DER SANDE, Tosh (LTS) + 2:50 8 ALAPHILIPPE, Julian (EQS) 9 TIRALONGO, Paolo (AST) 10 GASPAROTTO, Enrico (WGG)Full Results from Stage 1 — biciciclismo
Paterski claims Volta a Catalunya stage win — cyclingnews
Paterski wins as breakaway succeeds in Catalunya — velonews
Contador, Froome rue lost opportunity; crucial error made in Volta a Catalunya — cyclingtips
Volta a Catalunya stage 1 stalemate game over for GC favourites? — cyclingnews
Last 500m of Stage 1 (00:49 Basque) — eitb
Stage 1 Highlights (02:21 English) — universalsports
Stage 1 - Recap (05:34 English) — cycling.tv
Full On-Demand Stage 1 Broadcast (1:44:35 Spanish) — rtve
Stage 1 One-Minute Highlights (01:03 Catalan) — esport3
Stage 1 photos — voltacatalunya.cat
Full On-Demand Stage 1 Broadcast (1:31:00 Catalan) — esport3
Stage 1 preview: Calella → Calella, 185 km (hilly)
March 22 update: Stage 1 preview — cyclingquotes
Stage 1 Streetview Hyperlapse of the Final Km (00:42 No Audio) — VeloRecon
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 1 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 1 start time: Monday 12:20 CET (11:20:00 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: 17:00 CET (4:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Calella, Spain
Categorized Climbs for Stage 1:
| Km / To Go | Climb | Length | Grade | Max | Cat | Interactive Goodies |
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| 105 / 80 | Alt De Viladrau | 11.8 km | 3.3 % | 8 % | 2 | |
| 129 / 56 | Alt Del Coll Formic | 7.8 km | 5.2 % | 9 % | 1 | |
| 166.6 / 18 | Alt De Collsacreu | 7.4 km | 3 % | 6 % | 3 | |
2015 Volta a Catalunya Preview
March 22 update:
Race Preview and Favorites — c-cycling
Defending champion Rodriguez out of Volta Ciclista a Catalunya — cyclingnews
Official Startlist w/ bib numbers — steephill.tv
Volta a Catalunya short of big climbs, but not big names — velonews
March 21 update:
Race Preview With Jesper, David and Greg Henderson (23:53 English) — cyclinghub
March 20 update:
Podcast: The Ride-Recon Volta a Catalunya Pre-race Show (30:06 English) — velohuman
Course Preview w/ Streeview Images (05:41 French/English) — EmilProd
Tour de Catalogne 2015 - Zoom sur les favoris (01:42 Music) — cyclismactu
 
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Froome to lead Team Sky at Volta a Catalunya — cyclingnews
Gerrans delays return, will miss Volta a Catalunya — cyclingtips
March 17 update:
Dan Martin aiming for Volta a Catalunya podium — cyclingnews
Martin looks ahead to Volta a Catalunya, Ardennes Classics — velonews
Gesink out of Volta Ciclista a Catalunya — cyclingnews
March 16 update:
All stage profiles, maps and timetables are now posted. See the race summary table.
La Volta a Catalunya confirma la participación de Contador, Froome y 'Purito' — elperiodico
Provisional Startlist w/ bib numbers — steephill.tv
Video highlights/archived coverage from previous years
Race History with Past Winners — wikipedia
Live Video Streaming and TV Coverage
March 23 update: A work in progress for 2015 Volta a Catalunya live and delayed coverage. Most live feeds will be country restricted, but unrestricted links will appear in bold. Check back at race time for more links. Feel free to send in additional sources for live video, tv coverage or text updates/tickers as they become known. — Steve| media source | tv or internet | comments/restrictions | |
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Daily live video on Esport3 at around 15:30 CET each day | |
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live video ($ english) tv schedule |
United States; Universal Sports online streaming of tv content to your computer, mobile device or TV without a cable, satellite or telco contract. click the live video link to the left for more info | |
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live video (spanish) live video (spanish) tv schedule |
Spanish; Teledeporte feed. Stage 1 live at 15:30 CET | |
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Catalan; Official live ticker/race updates: Google English Translation | |
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live video (dutch) live text updates |
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live text updates ESlive text updates EN |
The Spanish website Biciciclismo will have the latest race updates | |
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Also known as Tour of Catalonia in English, Tour de Catalogne in French, Ronde van Catalonië in Dutch.
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2015 Volta a Catalunya Route Map
Route Map (Large Version) — kevin key
Stage maps are posted in the race summary table.