Volta Comunitat Valenciana 2018 Live Dashboard
Race Info, Preview, Live Video, Results, Photos and Highlights
Race Info, Preview, Live Video, Results, Photos and Highlights
 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana/ Vuelta a Valencia/ Tour of Valencia: a spring tune-up in one of the most picturesque areas of Spain. 2018 race details are posted below. |
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| 1 | Wednesday, January 31 | 191 km | ||||||||||
| Oropesa El Mar → Peñiscola | ||||||||||||
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| 2 | Thursday, February 1 | 154 km | ||||||||||
| Bétera → Albuixech | ||||||||||||
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| 3 | Friday, February 2 | 23 km | ||||||||||
 Benitatxell → Calpe | ||||||||||||
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| 4 | Saturday, February 3 | 181 km | ||||||||||
 Orihuela → Cocentaina | ||||||||||||
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| 5 | Sunday, February 4 | 135 km | ||||||||||
| Paterna → Valencia | ||||||||||||
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| Total Distance | 684 km | |||||||||||
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News and Updates for Volta Comunitat Valenciana 2018
Stage 5 Post-Race Coverage 
Jurgen Roelandts remporte la dernière étape du Tour de la Communauté de Valence devant Van Poppel et Venturini. Valverde pour son retour gagne le général. #VCV2018 pic.twitter.com/UUXwoyk2Mf
— Le Gruppetto (@LeGruppetto) February 4, 2018
Stage 5 Results 1 ROELANDTS, Jurgen (BMC) 2:58:26 2 VAN POPPEL, Danny (TLJ) 3 VENTURINI, Clement (ALM) + 1 4 SOTO MARTINEZ, Nelson Andres (CJR) 5 PLANCKAERT, Baptiste (TKA) 6 NOPPE, Christophe (SVB) 7 CANOLA, Marco (NIP) 8 GIDICH, Yevgeniy (AST) 9 KOCH, Jonas (CCC) 10 HOFSTETTER, Hugo (COF) Final General Classification 1 VALVERDE, Alejandro (MOV) 16:14:53 2 SANCHEZ, Luis León (AST) + 14 3 FUGLSANG, Jakob (AST) + 26 4 YATES, Adam (MTS) + 37 5 HERRADA, Jesus (COF) + 48 6 ROGLIČ, Primož (TLJ) + 49 7 BILBAO, Pello (AST) + 54 8 KREUZIGER, Roman (MTS) + 57 9 FRANKINY, Kilian (BMC) + 1:03 10 ANTUNES, Amaro (CCC) + 1:09Valverde wins Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, BMC's Roelandts wins final sprint — cyclingnews
Valverde wins overall, Roelandts takes final stage — velonews
Last Km of Stage 5 (00:51 Spanish) — eurosport
Last Km of Stage 5 (02:04 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Finish Line Clip from Stage 5 (00:54 Ambient) — @VueltaCV
Last 32 Km of Stage 5 (36:02 English) — eurosport
Stage 5 Podium Ceremony (00:45 Ambient)
Winner's Interview after Stage 5 (01:39 Dutch) — CyclingProNet
Overal Winner's Interview (01:08 English) — @Movistar_Team
Stage 5 preview: Paterna → Valencia, 135 km (rolling)
February 3 update: Stage 5 Preview with Favorites — ciclismointernacional
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 5 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 5 start time: Sunday 12:57 CEST (11:57:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Paterna, Spain
Earliest live video: 15:00 CEST (2:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 16:10 CEST (3:10:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Valencia, Spain
Stage 4 Post-Race Coverage
Unstoppable Valverde wins @VueltaCV stage four @Movistar_Team : https://t.co/OsbNyGla5a
— Bike Today News (@BikeTodayNews) February 5, 2018
Stage 4 Results 1 VALVERDE, Alejandro (MOV) 4:48:35 2 YATES, Adam (MTS) + 4 3 SANCHEZ, Luis León (AST) + 5 4 HERRADA, Jesus (COF) + 9 5 ROGLIČ, Primož (TLJ) + 10 6 FUGLSANG, Jakob (AST) + 11 7 BILBAO, Pello (AST) + 15 8 KREUZIGER, Roman (MTS) + 18 9 FRANKINY, Kilian (BMC) + 24 10 HERMANS, Ben (ICA) + 30 General Classification after Stage 4 1 VALVERDE, Alejandro (MOV) 13:16:23 2 SANCHEZ, Luis León (AST) + 14 3 FUGLSANG, Jakob (AST) + 26 4 YATES, Adam (MTS) + 37 5 HERRADA, Jesus (COF) + 48 6 ROGLIČ, Primož (TLJ) + 49 7 BILBAO, Pello (AST) + 54 8 KREUZIGER, Roman (MTS) + 57 9 FRANKINY, Kilian (BMC) + 1:03 10 ANTUNES, Amaro (CCC) + 1:09Valverde wins stage 4 at Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana — cyclingnews
Valverde: I honestly don't know if I'm stronger than before my injury — cyclingnews
Last Km of Stage 4 (01:13 Spanish) — eurosport
Last Km of Stage 4 (02:11 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Last 21 Km of Stage 4 (33:09 English) — eurosport
Winner's Interview from Stage 4 (01:07 Spanish) — CyclingProNet
Stage 4 preview: Orihuela → Cocentaina, 181 km (Mountain)
February 2 update: Stage 4 Preview with Favorites — ciclismointernacional
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 4 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 4 start time: Saturday 10:41 CEST (9:41:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Orihuela, Spain
Earliest live video: 14:30 CEST (1:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 15:40 CEST (2:40:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Cocentaina, Spain
Stage 3 Post-Race Coverage
BMC Racing wins team time trial at Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana — cyclingnewsAlejandro Valverde Interview after Stage 3 (01:23 Spanish) — CyclingProNet
Alejandro Valverde Interview after Stage 3e (01:01 English/Spanish) — eurosport
Last Km of the Winning Stage 3 Team (01:35 English) — eurosport
Final Riders - Stage 3 Team Time Trial (40:43 English) — eurosport
Winner's Interview from Stage 3 (01:12 English) — eurosport
Winner's Interview from Stage 3 (02:31 Dutch) — CyclingProNet
Stage 3 preview: Benitatxell → Calpe, 23 km (TTT)
February 1 update: Stage 3 Preview with Favorites — ciclismointernacional
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 3 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 3 start time: Friday 14:32 CEST (1:32:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Benitatxell, Spain
Earliest live video: 15:0 CEST (2:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 16:10 CEST (3:10:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Calpe, Spain
Stage 2 Post-Race Coverage
Valverde takes stage 2 and the overall lead at Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana following a breakaway with Fuglsang and Sanchez
— Cyclingnews.com (@Cyclingnewsfeed) February 1, 2018
Full report, results and gallery at https://t.co/U3YFUhuziG
Photo: @tdwsport pic.twitter.com/lw6TGMT3Zz
Stage 2 Results 1 VALVERDE, Alejandro (MOV) 3:53:55 2 SANCHEZ, Luis León (AST) 3 FUGLSANG, Jakob (AST) 4 VISCONTI, Giovanni (TBM) + 19 5 VAN AVERMAET, Greg (BMC) 6 KUDUS, Merhawi (DDD) 7 BILBAO, Pello (AST) 8 VUILLERMOZ, Alexis (ALM) 9 HERMANS, Ben (ICA) 10 YATES, Adam (MTS) 11 POELS, Wout (SKY) 12 HERRADA, Jesus (COF) 13 BIDARD, François (ALM) 14 KREUZIGER, Roman (MTS) 15 FABBRO, Matteo (TKA) 16 ROSA, Diego (SKY) 17 BOOKWALTER, Brent (BMC) 18 DE LA CRUZ MELGAREJO, David (SKY) 19 ROGLIČ, Primož (TLJ) 20 BIZKARRA ETXEGIBEL, Mikel (EUS) 21 POWLESS, Neilson (TLJ) 22 ANTUNES, Amaro (CCC) 23 MOSCON, Gianni (SKY) 24 ROJAS, José (MOV) 25 FRANKINY, Kilian (BMC) 26 SPRENGERS, Thomas (SVB) + 2:28 27 RUBIO HERNANDEZ, Diego (BBH) 28 BALLESTEROS CANOVAS, Miguel (PLK) 29 SIMON CASULLERAS, Jordi (BBH) 30 DECLERCQ, Benjamin (SVB) General Classification after Stage 2 1 VALVERDE, Alejandro (MOV) 8:27:58 2 SANCHEZ, Luis León (AST) + 6 3 FUGLSANG, Jakob (AST) + 29 4 POELS, Wout (SKY) 5 ROSA, Diego (SKY) 6 BILBAO, Pello (AST) 7 VAN AVERMAET, Greg (BMC) 8 DE LA CRUZ MELGAREJO, David (SKY) 9 ROGLIČ, Primož (TLJ) 10 BOOKWALTER, Brent (BMC)Valverde wins stage 2 at Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana — cyclingnews
Jakob Fuglsang Post Stage 2 Interview (00:47 English) — CyclingProNet
Valverde completes comeback with Valencia victory — cyclingnews
Last Km of Stage 2 (02:34 English) — eurosport
Winner's Interview from Stage 2 (02:00 Spanish/English) — eurosport
Winner's Interview from Stage 2 (01:32 Spanish) — CyclingProNet
34 km to go: Valverde attacks on El Garbí (00:34 Spanish) — eurosport
18 km to go: Contador comentó el brutal ataque de Valverde (04:15 Spanish) — eurosport
Last 35 Km of Stage 2 (39:54 English) — eurosport
Stage 2 preview: Bétera → Albuixech, 154 km (hilly)
January 31 update: Stage 2 Preview with Favorites — ciclismointernacional
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 2 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 2 start time: Thursday 12:07 CEST (11:07:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Bétera, Spain
Earliest live video: 15:00 CEST (2:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 16:10 CEST (3:10:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Albuixech, Spain
Stage 1 Post-Race Coverage
Ganador de la 1a etapa de la #VCV2018 GP @BancoSabadell el corredor del @LottoJumbo_road @Dannyvanpoppel, apellido ilustre que tenemos en la ronda valenciana pic.twitter.com/BZaXlKXd5r
— Vuelta CV (@VueltaCV) January 31, 2018
Stage 1 Results 1 VAN POPPEL, Danny (TLJ) 4:34:13 2 MEZGEC, Luka (MTS) 3 ROELANDTS, Jurgen (BMC) 4 MCLAY, Daniel (EFD) 5 VENTURINI, Clement (ALM) 6 HOFSTETTER, Hugo (COF) 7 KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (SKY) 8 NAESEN, Oliver (ALM) 9 CANOLA, Marco (NIP) 10 TULIK, Angelo (TDE) General Classification after Stage 1 1 VAN POPPEL, Danny (TLJ) 4:34:03 2 MEZGEC, Luka (MTS) + 4 3 ROELANDTS, Jurgen (BMC) + 6 4 MCLAY, Daniel (EFD) + 10 5 VENTURINI, Clement (ALM) 6 HOFSTETTER, Hugo (COF) 7 KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (SKY) 8 NAESEN, Oliver (ALM) 9 CANOLA, Marco (NIP) 10 TULIK, Angelo (TDE)Danny van Poppel wins Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana opener — cyclingnews
Last Km of Stage 1 (01:22 English) — eurosport
Last 500m of Stage 1 (00:34 Spanish) — @SenalDeportes
Last 35 Km of Stage 1 (46:17 English) — eurosport
Winner's Interview from Stage 1 (01:13 English) — eurosport
Winner's Interview from Stage 1 (01:45 English) — CyclingProNet
Winner's Interview from Stage 1 (01:06 Dutch) — CyclingProNet
Contador gets Vuelta a Valencia underway to launch European season (02:38 English) — eurosport
Valverde excited about return to racing at Vuelta a Valencia (01:10 Spanish/English) — eurosport
Stage 1 preview: Oropesa El Mar → Peñiscola, 191 km (lumpy)
January 30 update: See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 1 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 1 start time: Wednesday 11:30 CEST (10:30:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Oropesa El Mar, Spain
Earliest live video: 15:00 CEST (2:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 16:10 CEST (3:10:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Peñiscola, Spain
2018 Volta Comunitat Valenciana Preview
January 30 update:
Preview: Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana with Favorites — ciclismointernacional
Alejandro Valverde returns to stage racing in Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana — cyclingpub
Poels aiming for another Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana victory — cyclingnews
10 riders to watch (00:56 Music) — @VelonCC
Video highlights/archived coverage from previous years
Race History with Past Winners — wikipedia
 
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Live Video Streaming and TV Coverage
February 26 update: A work in progress for 2018 Volta Comunitat Valenciana 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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2018 Volta Comunitat Valenciana Route Map
No route map available.Stage maps are posted in the race summary table .