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1 | Monday, March 21 | 176 km | ||||||||||
Calella → Calella | ||||||||||||
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2 | Tuesday, March 22 | 179 km | ||||||||||
Mataró → Olot | ||||||||||||
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3 | Wednesday, March 23 | 172 km | ||||||||||
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4 | Thursday, March 24 | 172 km | ||||||||||
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5 | Friday, March 25 | 187 km | ||||||||||
Rialp → Valls | ||||||||||||
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6 | Saturday, March 26 | 197 km | ||||||||||
Sant Joan Despí → Vilanova i la Geltrú | ||||||||||||
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7 | Sunday, March 27 | 136 km | ||||||||||
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Total Distance | 1219 km | |||||||||||
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News and Updates for Volta a Catalunya 2016
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Stage 7 Post-Race Coverage 

66 Big Photos from Stage 7 — flockton
Stage 7 Results 1 TCATEVICH, Aleksei (KAT) 3:13:33 2 ROGLIC, Primož (TLJ) 3 PANTANO GOMEZ, Jarlinson (IAM) + 14 4 POELS, Wouter (SKY) 5 IMPEY, Daryl (OGE) 6 URAN URAN, Rigoberto (CPT) 7 MOLARD, Rudy (COF) 8 BARDET, Romain (ALM) 9 GASPAROTTO, Enrico (WGG) 10 BARBERO CUESTA, Carlos (CJR) 11 KUDUS GHEBREMEDHIN, Merhawi (DDD) 12 KANGERT, Tanel (AST) 13 FORMOLO, Davide (CPT) 14 MARTIN, Daniel (EQS) 15 ARMEE, Sander (LTS) 16 WOODS, Michael (CPT) 17 REBELLIN, Davide (CCC) 18 PREIDLER, Georg (TGA) 19 FROOME, Christopher (SKY) 20 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV) 21 PORTE, Richie (BMC) 22 POZZOVIVO, Domenico (ALM) 23 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (SKY) 24 ZAKARIN, Ilnur (KAT) 25 CARTHY, Hugh (CJR) 26 NAVARRO GARCIA, Daniel (COF) 27 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TNK) 28 VAN GARDEREN, Tejay (BMC) 29 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KAT) 30 VERVAEKE, Louis (LTS) + 23 Final General Classification 1 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV) 30:50:19 2 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TNK) + 7 3 MARTIN, Daniel (EQS) + 17 4 PORTE, Richie (BMC) 5 VAN GARDEREN, Tejay (BMC) + 27 6 BARDET, Romain (ALM) + 31 7 ZAKARIN, Ilnur (KAT) + 42 8 FROOME, Christopher (SKY) + 46 9 CARTHY, Hugh (CJR) + 1:01 10 URAN URAN, Rigoberto (CPT) + 1:16 11 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KAT) + 1:22 12 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (SKY) + 1:33 13 NAVARRO GARCIA, Daniel (COF) + 1:39 14 ARU, Fabio (AST) + 1:41 15 FORMOLO, Davide (CPT) + 1:45 16 PANTANO GOMEZ, Jarlinson (IAM) + 1:52 17 POZZOVIVO, Domenico (ALM) + 1:53 18 WOODS, Michael (CPT) + 1:56 19 KANGERT, Tanel (AST) + 2:06 20 VERVAEKE, Louis (LTS) + 2:12 21 KUDUS GHEBREMEDHIN, Merhawi (DDD) + 2:23 22 BARGUIL, Warren (TGA) + 2:46 23 ANACONA GOMEZ, Winner (MOV) + 3:20 24 MOLINA, Antonio (CJR) + 4:08 25 DE CLERCQ, Bart (LTS) + 4:28 26 GESINK, Robert (TLJ) + 4:55 27 VERONA QUINTANILLA, Carlos (EQS) + 5:11 28 FRANK, Mathias (IAM) + 5:17 29 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC) + 5:31 30 ZUBELDIA AGIRRE, Haimar (TFS) + 5:44Quintana wins Volta a Catalunya — cyclingnews
Daniel Martin Post Stage 7 Interview (02:00 English) — CyclingProNet
Joaquim Rodriguez Post Stage 7 Interview (01:15 Spanish) — CyclingProNet
Last 18 Km of Stage 7 (26:55 English) — eurosport
Last 10 Km of Stage 7 (13:12 Basque) — eitb
Last Km of Stage 7 (01:32 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Last Km of Stage 7 (02:00 English) — sbs
Last Km of Stage 7 (05:09 Spanish, restricted to Spain) — rtve
Official Stage 7 Highlights (03:05 English) — inCycle
Overall Winner's Interview after Stage 7 (00:32 Spanish) — @Movistar_Team
Overall Winner's Interview after Stage 7 (00:40 Spanish, restricted to Latin America) — espn
Overall Winner's Post Race Press Conference (07:24 Spanish) — CyclingProNet
Full On-Demand Stage 7 Broadcast (2:17:11 Spanish, restricted to Spain) — rtve
Winner's Interview from Stage 7 (01:55 Russian/English) — CyclingProNet
Overall Winner's Podium Ceremony (00:37 Spanish) — espn
One-Minute Highlights from Stage 7 (01:04 Basque) — eitb
One-Minute Highlights from Stage 7 (01:53 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
One-Minute Highlights from Stage 7 (01:39 Spanish) — espn
66 Big Photos from Stage 7 — flockton
Stage 7 preview: Barcelona, 136 km (hilly)
March 26 update: Stage 7 Preview with Favorites — ciclismointernacional
Quintana expecting battle to go down to wire in final stage of Volta a Catalunya — cyclingnews
Alberto Contador Pre Stage 7 Interview (00:45 Spanish) — CyclingProNet
Warren Barguil Pre Stage 7 Interview (02:02 Russian) — CyclingProNet
Julian Alaphilippe Pre Stage 7 Interview (02:35 French) — CyclingProNet
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 7 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 7 start time: Sunday 11:00 CET (10:00:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Barcelona, Montjuic
Earliest live video: 12:30 CET (11:30:00 AM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 14:00 CET (1:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Barcelona, Spain
Stage 6 Post-Race Coverage 

31 Big Photos from Stage 6 — flockton
Stage 6 Results 1 CIMOLAI, Davide (LAM) 4:35:13 2 ARNDT, Nikias (TGA) 3 VAN DER SANDE, Tosh (LTS) 4 GERRANS, Simon (OGE) 5 IMPEY, Daryl (OGE) 6 VAKOC, Petr (EQS) 7 TCATEVICH, Aleksei (KAT) 8 VANGENECHTEN, Jonas (IAM) 9 LINDEMAN, Bertjan (TLJ) 10 MANZIN, Lorenzo (FDJ) 11 MOLARD, Rudy (COF) 12 SOUPE, Geoffrey (COF) 13 MEYER, Cameron (DDD) 14 MEERSMAN, Gianni (EQS) 15 MAS BONET, Luis (CJR) 16 REIJNEN, Kiel (TFS) 17 KOCH, Jonas (VAT) 18 BARDET, Romain (ALM) 19 URAN URAN, Rigoberto (CPT) 20 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV) 21 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TNK) 22 ZAKARIN, Ilnur (KAT) 23 DE CLERCQ, Bart (LTS) 24 BOZIC, Borut (COF) 25 LAMMERTINK, Maurits (ROP) 26 KANGERT, Tanel (AST) 27 VERVAEKE, Louis (LTS) 28 KUDUS GHEBREMEDHIN, Merhawi (DDD) 29 GASPAROTTO, Enrico (WGG) 30 THURAU, Bjorn (WGG) General Classification after Stage 6 1 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV) 27:36:32 2 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TNK) + 7 3 PORTE, Richie (BMC) + 17 4 MARTIN, Daniel (EQS) + 18 5 VAN GARDEREN, Tejay (BMC) + 27 6 BARDET, Romain (ALM) + 31 7 ZAKARIN, Ilnur (KAT) + 42 8 FROOME, Christopher (SKY) + 46 9 CARTHY, Hugh (CJR) + 1:01 10 URAN URAN, Rigoberto (CPT) + 1:16 11 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KAT) + 1:22 12 ARU, Fabio (AST) + 1:32 13 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (SKY) + 1:33 14 NAVARRO GARCIA, Daniel (COF) + 1:39 15 FORMOLO, Davide (CPT) + 1:45 16 POZZOVIVO, Domenico (ALM) + 1:53 17 PANTANO GOMEZ, Jarlinson (IAM) + 1:56 18 WOODS, Michael (CPT) 19 ANACONA GOMEZ, Winner (MOV) + 2:02 20 VERVAEKE, Louis (LTS) + 2:03Cimolai wins stage 6 sprint in Vilanova i la Geltrú — cyclingnews
Meyer narrowly misses out on Volta a Catalunya stage win — cyclingnews
Cimolai says first WorldTour victory at Volta a Catalunya is 'worth double’ — cyclingnews
Last 17 Km of Stage 6 (22:02 English) — eurosport
Last 10 Km of Stage 6 (13:58 Basque) — eitb
Last Km of Stage 6 (00:52 Spanish) — rtve
Last Km of Stage 6 (01:45 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Last Km of Stage 6 (01:14 English) — sbs
Winner's Interview from Stage 6 (01:00 Italian) — CyclingProNet
Race Leader's Interview after Stage 6 (00:26 Spanish) — CyclingProNet
31 Big Photos from Stage 6 — flockton
Full On-Demand Stage 6 Broadcast (English, USA/CAN subscription req'd) — cycling.tv
Full On-Demand Stage 6 Broadcast (2:15:28 Spanish, restricted to Spain) — rtve
One-Minute Highlights from Stage 6 (01:13 Basque) — eitb
Official Stage 6 Highlights (03:07 English) — inCycle
Stage 6 preview: Sant Joan Despí → Vilanova i la Geltrú, 197 km (lumpy)
March 25 update: Stage 6 Preview with Favorites — ciclismointernacional
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 6 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 6 start time: Saturday 12:40 CET (11:40:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Sant Joan Despí, Spain
Earliest live video: 15:30 CET (2:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:45 CET (4:45:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Vilanova i la Geltrú, Spain
Stage 5 Post-Race Coverage 

23 Big Photos from the finish and podium of Stage 5 — flockton
Stage 5 Results 1 POELS, Wouter (SKY) 3:59:03 2 CATALDO, Dario (AST) + 11 3 BILLE, Gaetan (WGG) 4 SIUTSOU, Kanstantsin (DDD) 5 VERONA QUINTANILLA, Carlos (EQS) + 13 6 GERRANS, Simon (OGE) + 33 7 TCATEVICH, Aleksei (KAT) 8 GASPAROTTO, Enrico (WGG) 9 CIMOLAI, Davide (LAM) 10 SWIFT, Ben (SKY) 11 REZA, Kévin (FDJ) 12 MARTIN, Daniel (EQS) 13 PANTANO GOMEZ, Jarlinson (IAM) 14 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TNK) 15 ZAKARIN, Ilnur (KAT) 16 BARDET, Romain (ALM) 17 BARGUIL, Warren (TGA) 18 REBELLIN, Davide (CCC) 19 MOLARD, Rudy (COF) 20 PRADES REVERTE, Eduard (CJR) 21 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV) 22 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC) 23 PORTE, Richie (BMC) 24 BARBERO CUESTA, Carlos (CJR) 25 URAN URAN, Rigoberto (CPT) 26 DUIJN Huub (ROO) 27 VAN GARDEREN, Tejay (BMC) 28 IMPEY, Daryl (OGE) 29 PREIDLER, Georg (TGA) 30 LUDVIGSSON, Tobias (TGA) 31 ANACONA GOMEZ, Winner (MOV) 32 MEERSMAN, Gianni (EQS) 33 FROOME, Christopher (SKY) 34 KUDUS GHEBREMEDHIN, Merhawi (DDD) 35 CARTHY, Hugh (CJR) 36 ARU, Fabio (AST) 37 DEGAND, Thomas (WGG) 38 KANGERT, Tanel (AST) 39 POZZOVIVO, Domenico (ALM) 40 THURAU, Bjorn (WGG) General Classification after Stage 5 1 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV) 23:01:19 2 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TNK) + 7 3 PORTE, Richie (BMC) + 17 4 MARTIN, Daniel (EQS) + 21 5 VAN GARDEREN, Tejay (BMC) + 27 6 BARDET, Romain (ALM) + 32 7 ZAKARIN, Ilnur (KAT) + 42 8 FROOME, Christopher (SKY) + 46 9 CARTHY, Hugh (CJR) + 1:01 10 URAN URAN, Rigoberto (CPT) + 1:16Poels solos to stage 5 win in Valls — cyclingnews
Simon Gerrans Post Stage 5 Interview (00:35 English) — CyclingProNet
Carthy impresses with Best Young Rider's lead in Catalunya — cyclingnews
Quintana battles through tough first day in lead at Volta a Catalunya — cyclingnews
Last 12 Km of Stage 5 (13:18 English) — eurosport
Last 10 Km of Stage 5a (12:38 Basque) — eitb
Last Km of Stage 5 (3:53 Spanish) — rtve
Last Km of Stage 5 (02:28 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Last 3 Km of Stage 5 (04:42 English) — sbs
Winner's Interview from Stage 5 (01:08 English) — CyclingProNet
Overall Race Leader Interview after Stage 5 (00:30 Spanish) — CyclingProNet
Official Stage 5 Highlights (03:28 English) — inCycle
23 Big Photos from the finish and podium of Stage 5 — flockton
One-Minute Highlights from Stage 5 (01:06 Basque) — eitb
Full On-Demand Stage 5 Broadcast (1:27:20 Spanish, restricted to Spain) — rtve
Full On-Demand Stage 5 Broadcast (English, USA/CAN subscription req'd) — cycling.tv
More Photos from Stage 5 — biciciclismo
Stage 5 preview: Rialp → Valls, 187 km (lumpy)
March 24 update: Stage 5 Preview with Favorites — ciclismointernacional
Hugh Carthy Pre Stage 5 Interview (01:39 English) — CyclingProNet
Simon Gerrans Pre Stage 5 Interview (00:54 English) — CyclingProNet
Fabio Artu Pre Stage 5 Interview (01:03 Italian) — CyclingProNet
Julian Alaphilippe Pre Stage 5 Interview (01:54 French) — CyclingProNet
Kévin Reza Pre Stage 5 Interview (01:44 French) — CyclingProNet
Daniel Navarro Pre Stage 5 Interview (01:09 Spanish) — CyclingProNet
Wout Poels Pre Stage 5 Interview (01:22 English) — CyclingProNet
Enrico Gasparotto Pre Stage 5 Interview (01:26 Italian) — CyclingProNet
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 5 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 5 start time: Friday 12:40 CET (11:40:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Rialp, Spain
Earliest live video: 15:30 CET (2:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:13 CET (4:13:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Valls, Spain
Stage 4 Post-Race Coverage 

39 Big Photos from Stage 4 — flockton
Stage 4 Results 1 DE GENDT, Thomas (LTS) 4:52:04 2 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV) + 1:08 3 PORTE, Richie (BMC) + 1:23 4 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TNK) 5 VAN GARDEREN, Tejay (BMC) + 1:36 6 WEENING, Pieter (ROP) 7 ZAKARIN, Ilnur (KAT) + 1:41 8 FROOME, Christopher (SKY) + 1:45 9 BARDET, Romain (ALM) 10 MARTIN, Daniel (EQS) 11 CARTHY, Hugh (CJR) + 1:54 12 ANACONA GOMEZ, Winner (MOV) + 2:09 13 URAN URAN, Rigoberto (CPT) 14 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KAT) + 2:15 15 ARU, Fabio (AST) + 2:21 16 ERVITI OLLO, Imanol (MOV) 17 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (SKY) + 2:26 18 NAVARRO GARCIA, Daniel (COF) + 2:32 19 KANGERT, Tanel (AST) 20 VERVAEKE, Louis (LTS) 21 POZZOVIVO, Domenico (ALM) + 2:36 22 PANTANO GOMEZ, Jarlinson (IAM) + 2:45 23 FORMOLO, Davide (CPT) 24 TAARAMAE, Rein (KAT) 25 WOODS, Michael (CPT) 26 DE CLERCQ, Bart (LTS) + 3:01 27 BARGUIL, Warren (TGA) + 3:03 28 DEGAND, Thomas (WGG) + 3:08 29 KUDUS GHEBREMEDHIN, Merhawi (DDD) + 3:12 30 LOPEZ MORENO, Miguel Angel (AST) + 3:19 31 FRANK, Mathias (IAM) + 3:33 32 MOLINA, Antonio (CJR) + 3:35 33 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC) 34 HOWSON, Damien (OGE) + 3:58 35 ZUBELDIA AGIRRE, Haimar (TFS) + 4:00 36 VERONA QUINTANILLA, Carlos (EQS) 37 GESINK, Robert (TLJ) 38 ZEITS, Andrey (AST) 39 KRUIJSWIJK, Steven (TLJ) 40 CARDOSO, Andre (CPT) General Classification after Stage 4 1 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV) 19:01:43 2 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TNK) + 8 3 PORTE, Richie (BMC) + 17 4 MARTIN, Daniel (EQS) + 24 5 VAN GARDEREN, Tejay (BMC) + 27 6 BARDET, Romain (ALM) + 32 7 ZAKARIN, Ilnur (KAT) + 42 8 FROOME, Christopher (SKY) + 46 9 CARTHY, Hugh (CJR) + 1:01 10 URAN URAN, Rigoberto (CPT) + 1:16De Gendt wins solo on summit finish to Port Ainé — cyclingnews
Quintana beats Contador, takes Catalunya lead — velonews
Alberto Contador Post Stage 4 Interview (01:28 Spanish) — CyclingProNet
Richie Porte Post Stage 4 Interview (01:03 English) — CyclingProNet
Romain Bardet Post Stage 4 Interview (01:23 French) — CyclingProNet
Contador outpowered by Quintana on Volta a Catalunya’s hardest climb — cyclingnews
Quintana soars to lead in Volta a Catalunya after outduelling Contador — cyclingnews
Portal analyses Froome's performance after queen stage at Volta a Catalunya — cyclingnews
Porte says joint effort with van Garderen was 'perfect' — cyclingnews
Last 7 Km of Stage 4 - Summit Finish (21:26 English) — eurosport
Last 10 Km of Stage 4 (31:23 Basque) — eitb
Last Km of Stage 4 (4:45 Spanish) — rtve
Last Km of Stage 4 (02:23 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Los escapados, Stage 4: de Gendt, Weening, Swift, Gilbert, Erviti, Broon, Plaza, Tcatevich, Durasek (00:59 Ambient Noise) — @PhotoGomezSport
Official Stage 4 Highlights (02:59 English) — inCycle
Winner's Interview from Stage 4 (01:34 English) — CyclingProNet
Overall Race Leader Interview after Stage 4 (00:49 Spanish) — CyclingProNet
39 Big Photos from Stage 4 — flockton
More Stage 4 Photos — velonews
One-Minute Highlights from Stage 4 (01:00 Basque) — eitb
Full On-Demand Stage 4 Broadcast (1:59:47 Spanish, restricted to Spain) — rtve
Full On-Demand Stage 4 Broadcast (English, subscription req'd) — cycling.tv
Stage 4 preview: Bagà → Port Ainé, 172 km (Mountain)
March 23 update: Stage 4 Preview with Favorites — ciclismointernacional
BMC well placed after first mountain test at Volta a Catalunya - News Shorts — cyclingnews
Alberto Contador Pre Stage 4 Interview (00:47 Spanish) — CyclingProNet
Esteban Chaves Pre Stage 4 Interview (00:35 Spanish) — CyclingProNet
Joaquim Rodriguez Pre Stage 4 Interview (00:44 Spanish) — CyclingProNet
Rigoberto Uran Pre Stage 4 Interview (00:44 Spanish) — CyclingProNet
Nairo Quintana Pre Stage 4 Interview (01:00 Spanish) — CyclingProNet
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 4 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 4 start time: Thursday 12:30 CET (11:30:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Bagà, Spain
Earliest live video: 15:30 CET (2:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:30 CET (4:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Port Ainé, Spain
Stage 3 Post-Race Coverage 

30 Big Photos from Stage 3 — flockton
Stage 3 Results 1 MARTIN, Daniel (EQS) 5:00:27 2 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TNK) + 2 3 BARDET, Romain (ALM) 4 VAN GARDEREN, Tejay (BMC) 5 PORTE, Richie (BMC) + 9 6 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV) 7 FORMOLO, Davide (CPT) + 11 8 ZAKARIN, Ilnur (KAT) + 12 9 FROOME, Christopher (SKY) 10 CARTHY, Hugh (CJR) + 18 11 URAN URAN, Rigoberto (CPT) 12 VERONA QUINTANILLA, Carlos (EQS) 13 THOMAS, Geraint (SKY) 14 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (SKY) 15 NAVARRO GARCIA, Daniel (COF) 16 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KAT) 17 POELS, Wouter (SKY) + 22 18 DEGAND, Thomas (WGG) 19 PANTANO GOMEZ, Jarlinson (IAM) 20 KUDUS GHEBREMEDHIN, Merhawi (DDD) 21 WOODS, Michael (CPT) 22 KRUIJSWIJK, Steven (TLJ) 23 ARU, Fabio (AST) 24 DE CLERCQ, Bart (LTS) 25 WARBASSE, Lawrence (IAM) + 28 26 ROGLIC, Primož (TLJ) 27 ATAPUMA HURTADO, Darwin (BMC) 28 FRANK, Mathias (IAM) 29 CHAVES RUBIO, Jhoan Esteban (OGE) 30 POZZOVIVO, Domenico (ALM) 31 PARDILLA BELLON, Sergio (CJR) 32 ZUBELDIA AGIRRE, Haimar (TFS) 33 DOMBROWSKI, Joseph Lloyd (CPT) 34 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (BMC) + 40 35 KANGERT, Tanel (AST) + 45 36 VERVAEKE, Louis (LTS) 37 DE PLUS, Laurens (EQS) 38 BARGUIL, Warren (TGA) 39 TROFIMOV, Yury (TNK) + 1:01 40 ANACONA GOMEZ, Winner (MOV) + 1:04 General Classification after Stage 3 1 MARTIN, Daniel (EQS) 14:08:18 2 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TNK) + 6 3 BARDET, Romain (ALM) + 8 4 VAN GARDEREN, Tejay (BMC) + 12 5 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo (MOV) + 19 6 PORTE, Richie (BMC) 7 FORMOLO, Davide (CPT) + 21 8 FROOME, Christopher (SKY) + 22 9 ZAKARIN, Ilnur (KAT) 10 THOMAS, Geraint (SKY) + 28 11 URAN URAN, Rigoberto (CPT) 12 CARTHY, Hugh (CJR) 13 HESJEDAL, Ryder (TFS) 14 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (SKY) 15 VERONA QUINTANILLA, Carlos (EQS) 16 NAVARRO GARCIA, Daniel (COF) 17 POELS, Wouter (SKY) + 32 18 PANTANO GOMEZ, Jarlinson (IAM) 19 KUDUS GHEBREMEDHIN, Merhawi (DDD) 20 DE CLERCQ, Bart (LTS)Dan Martin wins stage 3 on climb to La Molina — cyclingnews
New lease of life: Dan Martin on a mental boost at Etixx-QuickStep — cyclingtips
Tejay Van Garderen Post Stage 3 Interview (00:40 English) — CyclingProNet
Nairo Quintana Post Stage 3 Interview (00:59 Spanish) — @Movistar_Team
Domenico Pozzovivo Post Stage 3 Interview (00:33 Italian) — CyclingProNet
Warren Barguil Post Stage 3 Interview (00:55 French) — CyclingProNet
Romain Bardet Post Stage 3 Interview (00:38 French) — CyclingProNet
Davide Formolo Post Stage 3 Interview (00:27 Italian) — CyclingProNet
Contador coming around with second in Volta a Catalunya stage — cyclingnews
Dumoulin abandons Volta a Catalunya — cyclingnews
Race leader Bouhanni abandons Volta a Catalunya due to illness — cyclingnews
Last 14 Km of Stage 3 - Final Climb (28:35 English) — eurosport
Last 10 Km of Stage 3 - La Molina Finishing Climb (21:41 Basque) — eitb
Last Km of Stage 3 (02:20 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Last Km of Stage 3 (2:26 Spanish) — rtve
Official Stage 3 Highlights (03:04 English) — cyclingnewstv
Winner's Interview from Stage 3 (01:19 English) — CyclingProNet
Full On-Demand Stage 3 Broadcast (2:08:24 Spanish, restricted to Spain) — rtve
Full On-Demand Stage 3 Broadcast (English, subscription req'd) — cycling.tv
30 Big Photos from Stage 3 — flockton
One-Minute Highlights from Stage 3 (01:12 Basque) — eitb
One-Minute Highlights from Stage 3 (01:30 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Stage 3 preview: Girona → La Molina, 172 km (Mountain)
March 22 update: Stage 3 Preview with Favorites — ciclismointernacional
Team Sky ready to go 'full gas' on La Molina — cyclingnews
A Tour Inside the Katusha Team Car (01:23 English/Spanish) — TeamKATUSHA
Robert Gesink Pre Stage 3 Interview (01:47 English) — CyclingProNet
Davide Rebellin Pre Stage 3 Interview (01:07 Italian) — CyclingProNet
Domenico Pozzovivo Pre Stage 3 Interview (01:29 Italian) — CyclingProNet
Fabio Aru Pre Stage 3 Interview (00:54 Italian) — CyclingProNet
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 3 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 3 start time: Wednesday 12:20 CET (11:20:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Girona, Spain
Earliest live video: 15:30 CET (2:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:20 CET (4:20:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for La Molina, Alp
Stage 2 Post-Race Coverage 
CAT | @BouhanniNacer torna a ser el més ràpid i amplia el liderat a la #VoltaCatalunya https://t.co/RRLnvg7LNg pic.twitter.com/7tZ4a74Fe2
— Volta a Catalunya (@VoltaCatalunya) March 22, 2016
Stage 2 Results 1 BOUHANNI, Nacer (COF) 4:39:10 2 MEERSMAN, Gianni (EQS) + 4:39:10 3 GILBERT, Philippe (BMC) 4 TCATEVICH, Aleksei (KAT) 5 BARBERO CUESTA, Carlos (CJR) 6 REIJNEN, Kiel (TFS) 7 GASPAROTTO, Enrico (WGG) 8 VANGENECHTEN, Jonas (IAM) 9 FRANCZAK, Pawel (VAT) 10 REZA, Kévin (FDJ) General Classification after Stage 2 1 BOUHANNI, Nacer (COF) 9:07:41 2 SWIFT, Ben (SKY) + 14 3 DE GENDT, Thomas (LTS) 4 IMPEY, Daryl (OGE) + 16 5 GILBERT, Philippe (BMC) 6 BOUET, Maxime (EQS) 7 VERVAEKE, Louis (LTS) + 17 8 MORENO BAZAN, Javier (MOV) + 18 9 FERNANDEZ, Ruben (MOV) + 19 10 TCATEVICH, Aleksei (KAT) + 20Bouhanni repeats on stage 2 in Olot — cyclingnews
Moment of silence in Volta a Catalunya peloton after Brussels bombings — cyclingnews
Thomas De Gendt Post Stage 2 Interview (01:54 English) — CyclingProNet
Daryl Impey Post Stage 2 Interview (00:34 English) — CyclingProNet
Porte 'flying under the radar' at Volta a Catalunya — cyclingnews
Last 20 Km of Stage 2 (28:40 English) — eurosport
Last 10 Km of Stage 2 (22:16 Basque) — eitb
Last Km of Stage 2 (02:02 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Official Stage 2 Highlights (02:39 English) — inCycle
Full On-Demand Stage 2 Broadcast (1:58:02 Spanish, restricted to Spain) — rtve
Full On-Demand Stage 2 Broadcast (English, subscription req'd) — cycling.tv
Winner's Interview from Stage 2 (00:56 French) — CyclingProNet
Philippe Gilbert and Aleksei Tcatevich arguing post Stage 2 (00:12 English) — CyclingProNet
Photos from Stage 2 — velonews
One-Minute Highlights from Stage 2 (01:03 Basque) — eitb
2 Photos from Stage 2 — voltacatalunya
Chris Froome Pre Stage 2 Interview (00:39 English) — CyclingProNet
Esteban Chaves Pre Stage 2 Interview (00:51 Spanish) — CyclingProNet
Richie Porte Pre Stage 2 Interview (00:38 English) — CyclingProNet
Stage 2 preview: Mataró → Olot, 179 km (uphill finish)
March 21 update: Stage 2 Preview with Favorites — ciclismointernacional
Contador back in the fray in Catalunya after Paris-Nice defeat — cyclingnews
Rohan Dennis out of Volta a Catalunya with illness — cyclingnews
Dan Martin: I’m far from being the favourite in this year’s Volta a Catalunya — cyclingnews
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 2 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 2 start time: Tuesday 12:40 CET (11:40:00 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: 17:24 CET (4:24:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Olot, Spain
Stage 1 Post-Race Coverage 
CAS | @BouhanniNacer estrena la #VoltaCatalunya con un gran esprint https://t.co/RZp0l32iHq pic.twitter.com/6j9nJky1Ep
— Volta a Catalunya (@VoltaCatalunya) March 21, 2016
Stage 1 Results 1 BOUHANNI, Nacer (COF) 4:28:51 2 SWIFT, Ben (SKY) 3 IMPEY, Daryl (OGE) 4 GASPAROTTO, Enrico (WGG) 5 TCATEVICH, Aleksei (KAT) 6 BARBERO CUESTA, Carlos (CJR) 7 SIMON CASULLERAS, Jordi (VAT) 8 REZA, Kévin (FDJ) 9 PRADES REVERTE, Eduard (CJR) 10 PREIDLER, Georg (TGA) 11 REIJNEN, Kiel (TFS) 12 PANTANO GOMEZ, Jarlinson (IAM) 13 LUDVIGSSON, Tobias (TGA) 14 GILBERT, Philippe (BMC) 15 VAN DER LIJKE, Nick (ROP) General Classification after Stage 1 1 BOUHANNI, Nacer (COF) 4:28:41 2 SWIFT, Ben (SKY) + 4 3 IMPEY, Daryl (OGE) + 6 4 MEYER, Cameron (DDD) + 9 5 GASPAROTTO, Enrico (WGG) + 10 6 TCATEVICH, Aleksei (KAT) 7 BARBERO CUESTA, Carlos (CJR) 8 SIMON CASULLERAS, Jordi (VAT) 9 REZA, Kévin (FDJ) 10 PRADES REVERTE, Eduard (CJR)Bouhanni wins stage 1 in Calella — cyclingnews
Nicolas Roche Post Stage 1 Interview (00:35 English) — CyclingProNet
Bouhanni: I’ve barely slept for the last two days because of Milan-San Remo — cyclingnews
Last 20 Km of Stage 1 (23:13 English) — eurosport
Last 10 Km of Stage 1 (11:57 Basque) — eitb
Last Km of Stage 1 (01:54 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Official Stage 1 Highlights (03:00 English) — inCycle
Winner's Interview from Stage 1 (00:43 French) — CyclingProNet
Full On-Demand Stage 1 Broadcast (1:54:54 Spanish, restricted to Spain) — rtve
Stage 1 One-Minute Highlights (01:00 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Photos from Stage 1 — voltacatalunya.cat
3 Photos from Stage 1 — voltacatalunya
Igor Anton Pre Stage 1 Interview (00:42 Spanish) — CyclingProNet
Romain Bardet Pre Stage 1 Interview (02:57 French) — CyclingProNet
Alberto Contador Pre Stage 1 Interview (01:07 Spanish) — CyclingProNet
Ben Swift Pre Stage 1 Interview (00:45 English) — CyclingProNet
Michael Woods Pre Stage 1 Interview (01:28 English) — CyclingProNet
Warren Barguil Pre Stage 1 Interview (02:10 French) — CyclingProNet
Kevin Reza Pre Stage 1 Interview (01:28 French) — CyclingProNet
Stage 1 preview: Calella → Calella, 176 km (hilly/rolling finish)
March 17 update: Stage 1 Preview with Favorites — ciclismointernacional
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 1 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 1 start time: Monday 12:40 CET (11:40:00 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: 17:12 CET (4:12:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Calella, Spain
2016 Volta a Catalunya Preview 

March 20 update:
Official Startlist w/ bib numbers — steephill.tv
Contador and Froome set to clash at Volta a Catalunya — cyclingnews
Podcast Preview with Jesper Anker and David Hunter (38:40 English) — cyclinghub
Dan Martin to lead Etixx-Quick Step at Volta a Catalunya — cyclingnews
Joaquim Rodriguez Pre-Race Interview (01:24 Spanish) — CyclingProNet
March 19 update:
Alberto Contador: Volta a Catalunya line-up 'as good as Tour de France' — cyclingweekly
Uran looking at Volta a Catalunya to sharpen form for Giro d'Italia bid — cyclingnews
The Recon Ride Podcast: Volta a Catalunya Preview (28:38 English) — velohuman
All stage profiles, maps and timetables are now posted (see right)
Overall Preview with Favorites — ciclismointernacional
March 18 update:
Froome to take on formidable list of opponents — cyclingnews
Catalunya to offer gut check for GC favorites — velonews
Porte and van Garderen to race together in Catalunya — sbs.au
March 17 update:
Froome faces unfinished business at Catalunya — velonews
Volta a Catalunya 2016 preview — cyclingweekly
One summit finish on next week's Tour of Catalunya is still under 75cm of snow — cyclingweekly
LottoNL-Jumbo aiming high at Volta a Catalunya — cyclingnews
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Provisional Startlist w/ bib numbers — steephill.tv
March 14 update:
Barguil to make season debut at Volta Ciclista a Catalunya — cyclingnews
March 11 update:
Race Promo (00:20 Basque) — eitb
March 3 update:
Contador, Aru, Froome and Quintana to clash in star-studded Volta a Catalunya — cyclingnews
Video highlights/archived coverage from previous years
Race History with Past Winners — wikipedia
Live Video Streaming and TV Coverage 
March 17 update: A work in progress for 2016 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. — SteveStage 7 hits the finishing circuits (00:11 Ambient Noise) — @BMCProTeam
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Also known as Tour of Catalonia in English, Tour de Catalogne in French, Ronde van Catalonië in Dutch.
2016 Volta a Catalunya Route Map 

Route Map (Large Version) — volta

Stage maps and profiles are posted in the race summary table.