2024 Volta a Catalunya

The 2024 Volta a Catalunya was a road cycling stage race that took place between 18 and 24 March. It was the 103rd edition of the Volta a Catalunya. The race was won by Tadej Pogačar, who also won the points classification, the mountains classification and four out of seven stages.

2024 Volta a Catalunya
2024 UCI World Tour, race 9 of 35
Peloton in stage 5
Peloton in stage 5
Race details
Dates18–24 March 2024
Stages7
Distance1,173.5 km (729.2 mi)
Results
Winner  Tadej Pogačar (SLO) (UAE Team Emirates)
  Second  Mikel Landa (ESP) (Soudal–Quick-Step)
  Third  Egan Bernal (COL) (Ineos Grenadiers)

Points  Tadej Pogačar (SLO) (UAE Team Emirates)
Mountains  Tadej Pogačar (SLO) (UAE Team Emirates)
Youth  Lenny Martinez (FRA) (Groupama–FDJ)
Team Bahrain Team Bahrain Victorious
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Teams

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All 18 UCI WorldTeams and seven UCI ProTeams participated in the race.[1]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI ProTeams

Route

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Stage characteristics and winners[2]
Stage Date Course Distance Elevation gain Type Winner
1 18 March Sant Feliu de Guíxols to Sant Feliu de Guíxols 174 km (108 mi) 2,272 m (7,454 ft)[3]   Medium-mountain stage   Nick Schultz (AUS)
2 19 March Mataró to Vallter 186.5 km (115.9 mi) 2,587 m (8,488 ft)[4]   Mountain stage   Tadej Pogačar (SLO)
3 20 March Sant Joan de les Abadesses to Port Ainé 176.5 km (109.7 mi) 3,925 m (12,877 ft)[5]   Mountain stage   Tadej Pogačar (SLO)
4 21 March Sort to Lleida 169 km (105 mi) 1,201 m (3,940 ft)[6]   Flat stage   Marijn van den Berg (NED)
5 22 March Altafulla to Viladecans 167.5 km (104.1 mi) 2,306 m (7,566 ft)[7]   Flat stage   Axel Laurance (FRA)
6 23 March Berga to Queralt 154.5 km (96.0 mi) 4,085 m (13,402 ft)[8]   Mountain stage   Tadej Pogačar (SLO)
7 24 March Barcelona to Barcelona 145.5 km (90.4 mi) 1,943 m (6,375 ft)[9]   Medium-mountain stage   Tadej Pogačar (SLO)
Total 1,173.5 km (729.2 mi) 18,319 m (60,102 ft)

Stages

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Stage 1

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18 March 2024 — Sant Feliu de Guíxols to Sant Feliu de Guíxols, 174 km (108 mi)
Stage 1 Result (1–10)[10]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Nick Schultz (AUS) Israel–Premier Tech 4h 11' 38"
2   Tadej Pogačar (SLO) UAE Team Emirates + 0"
3   Stephen Williams (GBR) Israel–Premier Tech + 0"
4   Dorian Godon (FRA) Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale + 0"
5   Axel Laurance (FRA) Alpecin–Deceuninck + 0"
6   Rémy Rochas (FRA) Groupama–FDJ + 0"
7   Ilan Van Wilder (BEL) Soudal–Quick-Step + 0"
8   Aleksandr Vlasov Bora–Hansgrohe + 0"
9   Sepp Kuss (USA) Visma–Lease a Bike + 0"
10   Harold Tejada (COL) Astana Qazaqstan Team + 0"
General classification after Stage 1 (1–10)[10]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Nick Schultz (AUS)     Israel–Premier Tech 4h 11' 28"
2   Tadej Pogačar (SLO) UAE Team Emirates + 2"
3   Stephen Williams (GBR)   Israel–Premier Tech + 6"
4   Egan Bernal (COL) Ineos Grenadiers + 7"
5   Laurens De Plus (BEL) Ineos Grenadiers + 9"
6   Dorian Godon (FRA) Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale + 10"
7   Axel Laurance (FRA)   Alpecin–Deceuninck + 10"
8   Rémy Rochas (FRA) Groupama–FDJ + 10"
9   Ilan Van Wilder (BEL) Soudal–Quick-Step + 10"
10   Aleksandr Vlasov Bora–Hansgrohe + 10"

Stage 2

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19 March 2024 — Mataró to Vallter, 186.5 km (115.9 mi)
Stage 2 Result (1–10)[11]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Tadej Pogačar (SLO) UAE Team Emirates 4h 52' 37"
2   Mikel Landa (ESP) Soudal–Quick-Step + 1' 23"
3   Aleksandr Vlasov Bora–Hansgrohe + 1' 24"
4   João Almeida (POR) UAE Team Emirates + 1' 38"
5   Lenny Martinez (FRA) Groupama–FDJ + 1' 43"
6   Chris Harper (AUS) Team Jayco–AlUla + 1' 44"
7   Egan Bernal (COL) Ineos Grenadiers + 1' 47"
8   Enric Mas (ESP) Movistar Team + 1' 49"
9   Wout Poels (NED) Team Bahrain Victorious + 2' 03"
10   José Manuel Díaz (ESP) Burgos BH + 2' 03"
General classification after Stage 2 (1–10)[11]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Tadej Pogačar (SLO)      UAE Team Emirates 9h 03' 57"
2   Mikel Landa (ESP) Soudal–Quick-Step + 1' 35"
3   Aleksandr Vlasov Bora–Hansgrohe + 1' 38"
4   João Almeida (POR)   UAE Team Emirates + 1' 56"
5   Lenny Martinez (FRA)   Groupama–FDJ + 2' 01"
6   Chris Harper (AUS) Team Jayco–AlUla + 2' 02"
7   Egan Bernal (COL) Ineos Grenadiers + 2' 02"
8   Enric Mas (ESP) Movistar Team + 2' 07"
9   Sepp Kuss (USA) Visma–Lease a Bike + 2' 21"
10   José Manuel Díaz (ESP) Burgos BH + 2' 21"

Stage 3

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20 March 2024 — Sant Joan de les Abadesses to Port Ainé, 176.5 km (109.7 mi)
Stage 3 Result (1–10)[12]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Tadej Pogačar (SLO)      UAE Team Emirates 4h 34' 25"
2   Mikel Landa (ESP) Soudal–Quick-Step + 48"
3   Antonio Tiberi (ITA) Team Bahrain Victorious + 1' 03"
4   Wout Poels (NED) Team Bahrain Victorious + 1' 03"
5   Sepp Kuss (USA) Visma–Lease a Bike + 1' 03"
6   Aleksandr Vlasov Bora–Hansgrohe + 1' 10"
7   Cristián Rodríguez (ESP) Arkéa–B&B Hotels + 1' 10"
8   Chris Harper (AUS) Team Jayco–AlUla + 1' 10"
9   Lenny Martinez (FRA)   Groupama–FDJ + 1' 10"
10   Enric Mas (ESP) Movistar Team + 1' 10"
General classification after Stage 3 (1–10)[12]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Tadej Pogačar (SLO)     UAE Team Emirates 13h 38' 12"
2   Mikel Landa (ESP) Soudal–Quick-Step + 2' 27"
3   Aleksandr Vlasov Bora–Hansgrohe + 2' 55"
4   Lenny Martinez (FRA)   Groupama–FDJ + 3' 21"
5   Chris Harper (AUS) Team Jayco–AlUla + 3' 22"
6   Enric Mas (ESP)   Movistar Team + 3' 27"
7   Sepp Kuss (USA) Visma–Lease a Bike + 3' 34"
8   Wout Poels (NED) Team Bahrain Victorious + 3' 34"
9   Egan Bernal (COL) Ineos Grenadiers + 3' 50"
10   João Almeida (POR) UAE Team Emirates + 3' 52"

Stage 4

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21 March 2024 — Sort to Lleida, 169 km (105 mi)
Stage 4 Result (1–10)[13]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Marijn van den Berg (NED) EF Education–EasyPost 3h 40' 19"
2   Arne Marit (BEL) Intermarché–Wanty + 0"
3   Emīls Liepiņš (LAT) Team dsm–firmenich PostNL + 0"
4   Bryan Coquard (FRA) Cofidis + 0"
5   Axel Laurance (FRA) Alpecin–Deceuninck + 0"
6   Cyril Barthe (FRA) Groupama–FDJ + 0"
7   Ethan Hayter (GBR) Ineos Grenadiers + 0"
8   Dorian Godon (FRA) Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale + 0"
9   Orluis Aular (VEN) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 0"
10   Jacopo Mosca (ITA) Lidl–Trek + 0"
General classification after Stage 4 (1–10)[13]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Tadej Pogačar (SLO)     UAE Team Emirates 17h 18' 31"
2   Mikel Landa (ESP) Soudal–Quick-Step + 2' 27"
3   Aleksandr Vlasov Bora–Hansgrohe + 2' 55"
4   Lenny Martinez (FRA)   Groupama–FDJ + 3' 21"
5   Chris Harper (AUS) Team Jayco–AlUla + 3' 22"
6   Enric Mas (ESP)   Movistar Team + 3' 27"
7   Wout Poels (NED) Team Bahrain Victorious + 3' 31"
8   Sepp Kuss (USA) Visma–Lease a Bike + 3' 32"
9   Egan Bernal (COL) Ineos Grenadiers + 3' 50"
10   João Almeida (POR) UAE Team Emirates + 3' 52"

Stage 5

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22 March 2024 — Altafulla to Viladecans, 167.5 km (104.1 mi)
Stage 5 Result (1–10)[14]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Axel Laurance (FRA) Alpecin–Deceuninck 3h 36' 05"
2   Marijn van den Berg (NED) EF Education–EasyPost + 0"
3   Bryan Coquard (FRA) Cofidis + 0"
4   Orluis Aular (VEN) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 0"
5   Stephen Williams (GBR) Israel–Premier Tech + 0"
6   Patrick Konrad (AUT) Lidl–Trek + 0"
7   Dorian Godon (FRA) Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale + 0"
8   Pau Miquel (ESP) Equipo Kern Pharma + 0"
9   Fernando Barceló (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 0"
10   Frank van den Broek (NED) Team dsm–firmenich PostNL + 0"
General classification after Stage 5 (1–10)[14]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Tadej Pogačar (SLO)     UAE Team Emirates 20h 54' 36"
2   Mikel Landa (ESP) Soudal–Quick-Step + 2' 27"
3   Aleksandr Vlasov Bora–Hansgrohe + 2' 55"
4   Lenny Martinez (FRA)   Groupama–FDJ + 3' 21"
5   Chris Harper (AUS) Team Jayco–AlUla + 3' 22"
6   Enric Mas (ESP)   Movistar Team + 3' 24"
7   Sepp Kuss (USA) Visma–Lease a Bike + 3' 31"
8   Wout Poels (NED) Team Bahrain Victorious + 3' 31"
9   Egan Bernal (COL) Ineos Grenadiers + 3' 50"
10   João Almeida (POR) UAE Team Emirates + 3' 52"

Stage 6

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23 March 2024 — Berga to Queralt, 154.5 km (96.0 mi)
Stage 6 Result (1–10)[15]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Tadej Pogačar (SLO)     UAE Team Emirates 4h 11' 53"
2   Egan Bernal (COL) Ineos Grenadiers + 57"
3   Mikel Landa (ESP) Soudal–Quick-Step + 57"
4   Enric Mas (ESP)   Movistar Team + 2' 14"
5   Chris Harper (AUS) Team Jayco–AlUla + 2' 16"
6   Antonio Tiberi (ITA) Team Bahrain Victorious + 2' 16"
7   João Almeida (POR) UAE Team Emirates + 2' 18"
8   Lenny Martinez (FRA)   Groupama–FDJ + 2' 18"
9   Lorenzo Fortunato (ITA) Astana Qazaqstan Team + 2' 34"
10   Aleksandr Vlasov Bora–Hansgrohe + 2' 38"
General classification after Stage 6 (1–10)[15]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Tadej Pogačar (SLO)      UAE Team Emirates 25h 06' 16"
2   Mikel Landa (ESP) Soudal–Quick-Step + 3' 31"
3   Egan Bernal (COL) Ineos Grenadiers + 4' 53"
4   Aleksandr Vlasov Bora–Hansgrohe + 5' 46"
5   Enric Mas (ESP) Movistar Team + 5' 51"
6   Chris Harper (AUS) Team Jayco–AlUla + 5' 51"
7   Lenny Martinez (FRA)   Groupama–FDJ + 5' 52"
8   Antonio Tiberi (ITA)   Team Bahrain Victorious + 6' 23"
9   João Almeida (POR) UAE Team Emirates + 6' 23"
10   Lorenzo Fortunato (ITA) Astana Qazaqstan Team + 7' 17"

Stage 7

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24 March 2024 — Barcelona to Barcelona, 145.5 km (90.4 mi)
Stage 7 Result (1–10)[16]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Tadej Pogačar (SLO)      UAE Team Emirates 3h 15' 23"
2   Dorian Godon (FRA) Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale + 0"
3   Guillaume Martin (FRA) Cofidis + 0"
4   Stephen Williams (GBR) Israel–Premier Tech + 0"
5   Patrick Konrad (AUT) Lidl–Trek + 0"
6   Sergio Higuita (COL) Bora–Hansgrohe + 0"
7   David González (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 0"
8   Antonio Tiberi (ITA)   Team Bahrain Victorious + 0"
9   Aleksandr Vlasov Bora–Hansgrohe + 0"
10   Wout Poels (NED)   Team Bahrain Victorious + 0"
General classification after Stage 7 (1–10)[16]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Tadej Pogačar (SLO)     UAE Team Emirates 28h 21' 29"
2   Mikel Landa (ESP) Soudal–Quick-Step + 3' 41"
3   Egan Bernal (COL) Ineos Grenadiers + 5' 03"
4   Aleksandr Vlasov Bora–Hansgrohe + 5' 56"
5   Enric Mas (ESP) Movistar Team + 6' 01"
6   Chris Harper (AUS) Team Jayco–AlUla + 6' 01"
7   Lenny Martinez (FRA)   Groupama–FDJ + 6' 02"
8   Antonio Tiberi (ITA)   Team Bahrain Victorious + 6' 33"
9   João Almeida (POR) UAE Team Emirates + 6' 33"
10   Lorenzo Fortunato (ITA) Astana Qazaqstan Team + 7' 27"

Classification leadership table

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Classification leadership by stage
Stage Winner General classification
 
Points classification
 
Mountains classification
 
Young rider classification
 
Team classification
 
Combativity award
 
1 Nick Schultz Nick Schultz Nick Schultz Kenny Elissonde Axel Laurance Israel–Premier Tech Mikel Bizkarra
2 Tadej Pogačar Tadej Pogačar Tadej Pogačar Tadej Pogačar Lenny Martinez UAE Team Emirates Álex Jaime
3 Tadej Pogačar Movistar Team Harold Tejada
4 Marijn van den Berg Urko Berrade
5 Axel Laurance Óscar Rodríguez
6 Tadej Pogačar Team Bahrain Victorious Tadej Pogačar
7 Tadej Pogačar Ander Okamika
Final Tadej Pogačar Tadej Pogačar Tadej Pogačar Lenny Martinez Team Bahrain Victorious Not awarded

Classification standings

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Legend
  Denotes the winner of the general classification   Denotes the winner of the young rider classification
  Denotes the winner of the points classification   Denotes the winner of the team classification
  Denotes the winner of the mountains classification   Denotes the winner of the combativity award

General classification

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Final general classification (1–10)[16]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Tadej Pogačar (SLO)     UAE Team Emirates 28h 21' 29"
2   Mikel Landa (ESP) Soudal–Quick-Step + 3' 41"
3   Egan Bernal (COL) Ineos Grenadiers + 5' 03"
4   Aleksandr Vlasov Bora–Hansgrohe + 5' 56"
5   Enric Mas (ESP) Movistar Team + 6' 01"
6   Chris Harper (AUS) Team Jayco–AlUla + 6' 01"
7   Lenny Martinez (FRA)   Groupama–FDJ + 6' 02"
8   Antonio Tiberi (ITA)   Team Bahrain Victorious + 6' 33"
9   João Almeida (POR) UAE Team Emirates + 6' 33"
10   Lorenzo Fortunato (ITA) Astana Qazaqstan Team + 7' 27"

Points classification

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Final points classification (1–10)[16]
Rank Rider Team Points
1   Tadej Pogačar (SLO)     UAE Team Emirates 51
2   Mikel Landa (ESP) Soudal–Quick-Step 18
3   Nick Schultz (AUS) Israel–Premier Tech 10
4   Axel Laurance (FRA) Alpecin–Deceuninck 10
5   Egan Bernal (COL) Ineos Grenadiers 10
6   Idar Andersen (NOR) Uno-X Mobility 9
7   Jimmy Janssens (BEL) Alpecin–Deceuninck 8
8   Aleksandr Vlasov Bora–Hansgrohe 7
9   Antonio Tiberi (ITA)   Team Bahrain Victorious 7
10   Hugh Carthy (GBR) EF Education–EasyPost 6

Mountains classification

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Final mountains classification (1–10)[16]
Rank Rider Team Points
1   Tadej Pogačar (SLO)     UAE Team Emirates 103
2   Mikel Landa (ESP) Soudal–Quick-Step 70
3   Harold Tejada (COL) Astana Qazaqstan Team 37
4   Marc Soler (ESP) UAE Team Emirates 35
5   Egan Bernal (COL) Ineos Grenadiers 29
6   Aleksandr Vlasov Bora–Hansgrohe 27
7   João Almeida (POR) UAE Team Emirates 24
8   Attila Valter (HUN) Visma–Lease a Bike 21
9   Steven Kruijswijk (NED) Visma–Lease a Bike 20
10   Antonio Tiberi (ITA)   Team Bahrain Victorious 19

Young rider classification

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Final young rider classification (1–10)[16]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Lenny Martinez (FRA)   Groupama–FDJ 28h 27' 31"
2   Antonio Tiberi (ITA)   Team Bahrain Victorious + 31"
3   Johannes Kulset (NOR) Uno-X Mobility + 9' 13"
4   Valentin Paret-Peintre (FRA) Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale + 15' 08"
5   Pablo Castrillo (ESP) Equipo Kern Pharma + 15' 43"
6   Darren Rafferty (IRL) EF Education–EasyPost + 17' 38"
7   William Junior Lecerf (BEL) Soudal–Quick-Step + 18' 31"
8   Georg Steinhauser (GER) EF Education–EasyPost + 37' 37"
9   Edoardo Zambanini (ITA)   Team Bahrain Victorious + 43' 11"
10   Jorge Gutiérrez (ESP) Equipo Kern Pharma + 49' 17"

Team classification

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Final team classification (1–10)[16]
Rank Team Time
1   Team Bahrain Victorious   85h 32' 47"
2   Movistar Team + 2' 08"
3   Ineos Grenadiers + 2' 09"
4   Soudal–Quick-Step + 7' 25"
5   UAE Team Emirates + 16' 36"
6   EF Education–EasyPost + 16' 42"
7   Visma–Lease a Bike + 17' 08"
8   Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale + 20' 25"
9   Bora–Hansgrohe + 28' 19"
10   Israel–Premier Tech + 36' 56"

References

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  1. ^ "Startlist for Volta a Catalunya 2024". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Official route of Volta Ciclista a Catalunya 2024". Volta a Catalunya. ASO. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
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  4. ^ "Stage 2 - Mataró > Vallter / Setcases (Vall de Camprodon) - Volta Ciclista a Catalunya 2024". Retrieved 19 March 2024.
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