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2023 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana (2.Pro), Spain

74th edition: February 1 - 5, 2023

Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana podium history | 2022 edition | 2024 edition | Start list
Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Stage 4 | Stage 5

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Sunday, February 5: 5th & Final Stage, Paterna - Valencia, 93.2 km

Stage 5 map & profile

Rui Costa (right) just beats Thymen Arensman for the stage win. INEOS photo

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Weather at the finish city of Valencia at 1:30 PM, local time: 9C (48F), sunny, with the wind from the southeast at 8 km/hr (6 mph). There is just a 1% chance of rain.

The race: Here's the report from second-place Thymen Arensman's Team INEOS Grenadiers.

Tao Geoghegan Hart emerged from a dramatic final day of racing in Valencia with third place overall despite a late crash.

The Brit was able to step onto the overall podium after a brilliant five days of racing from both himself and the team. After a flat-out finish Geoghegan Hart had snatched back a bonus second on leader Giulio Ciccone (Trek Segafredo) but was taken out in an accident on the final corner of the stage.

In the end the Grenadier was handed the same time as the bunch, allowing him to take to the podium and back up a superb victory on Saturday. The yellow jersey changed hands in the final metres, with Rui Costa (Intermache-Wanty) slipping clear and narrowly holding off Thymen Arensman in a two-up sprint.

The stage win and bonus seconds were enough to hand the Portuguese rider a 16-second overall victory, with Geoghegan Hart finishing three seconds further back.

The result from Arensman was made all the more impressive after the Dutchman got through a heavy workload on the final day. He was there in an elite group of nine over the final climb and then drove hard to ensure the group would ultimately stay away.

Carlos Rodriguez finished 10th overall as part of the chase group after a very strong showing from the team in Spain.

Plus, Team Intermarché-Circus-Wanty posted these remarks from race winner Rui Costa:

“I found a fresh impetus since my arrival within Intermarché-Circus-Wanty. This team believes in me and that motivates me a lot. Today I wanted to go for a good general classification. This very short stage promised to be intense and it was the case. I was distanced on the last climb, but without panicking I kept them in sight. Then I managed to come back downhill, on my own. The collaboration was not optimal in the front, because several teams had different aims. In the final 10 kilometer I motivated everyone to keep pushing and in the end we managed to resist to the big peloton behind.

“My intention was to attack in the final, to take advantage of a corner and see if I could win the stage. I didn’t know that I also won the general classification. This Volta Valenciana is a very nice race. I’m happy to win it against such a field of competitors. This season start is simply fantastic. After our brilliant collective performance on Mallorca, the party continues. Full of motivation I’m now going to the Figueira Classic and the Volta Algarve, two Portuguese riders.”

Complete results:

93.2 kilometers raced at an average speed of 43.939 km/hr

1	Rui Costa	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	2hr 7min 16sec
2	Thymen Arensman	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
3	Samuele Battistella	Astana Qazaqstan	@ 7sec
4	Marc Soler	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
5	Giulio Ciccone	Trek-Segafredo	0:21
6	Pello Bilbao	Bahrain Victorious	0:23
7	Brandon McNulty	UAE Team Emirates	0:21
8	Fred Wright	Bahrain Victorious	0:30
9	Matej Mohoric	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
10	Omar Fraile	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
11	Javier Romo	Astana Qazaqstan	s.t.
12	Callum Scotson	Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
13	Alex Aranburu	Movistar	s.t.
14	Carlos Rodriguez	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
15	Thomas Gloag	Jumbo-Visma	s.t.
16	Laurens De Plus	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
17	Matteo Fabbro	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
18	Mikel Landa	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
19	Diego Ulissi	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
20	Rafal Majka	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
21	Jonathan Castroviejo	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
22	Bauke Mollema	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
23	Damiano Caruso	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
24	Mikel Bizkarra	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
25	Tsgabu Grmay	Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
26	Torstein Traeen	Uno-X	0:45
27	Tao Geoghegan Hart	INEOS Grenadiers	0:21
28	Alessandro De Marchi	Jayco-AlUla	1:12
29	Aleksandr Vlasov	Bora-hansgrohe	@ 21sec
30	Filippo Fiorelli	Green Project-Bardiani CSF	2:12
31	Nicolo Parisini	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
32	Louis Bendixen	Uno-X	s.t.
33	Jon Barrenetxea	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
34	August Jensen	Human Powered Health	s.t.
35	Xabier Isasa	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
36	Gonzalo Serrano	Movistar	s.t.
37	Sergio Martin	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
38	Luca Covili	Green Project-Bardiani CSF	s.t.
39	Fernando Barceló	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
40	Anders Skaarseth	Uno-X	s.t.
41	Anthon Charmig	Uno-X	s.t.
42	Urko Berrade	Equipo Kern Pharma	s.t.
43	Lluis Mas	Movistar	s.t.
44	Joan Bou	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
45	Jorge Arcas	Movistar	s.t.
46	Niklas Eg	Uno-X	s.t.
47	Unai Cuadrado	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
48	Cristian Scaroni	Astana Qazaqstan	s.t.
49	Georg Zimmermann	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	s.t.
50	Ander Okamika	Burgos-BH	s.t.
51	José Joaquin Rojas	Movistar	s.t.
52	Simone Velasco	Astana Qazaqstan	s.t.
53	Olav Kooij	Jumbo-Visma	s.t.
54	Toon Clynhens	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
55	Koen Bouwman	Jumbo-Visma	s.t.
56	Pablo Castrillo	Equipo Kern Pharma	s.t.
57	Sam Oomen	Jumbo-Visma	s.t.
58	Anton Palzer	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
59	Gotzon Martin	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
60	Ben Perry	Human Powered Health	s.t.
61	Mike Teunissen	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	s.t.
62	Pelayo Sanchez Mayo	Burgos-BH	s.t.
63	Sebastian Molano	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
64	Tosh Van Der Sande	Jumbo-Visma	s.t.
65	Jon Agirre	Equipo Kern Pharma	s.t.
66	Daniel Navarro	Burgos-BH	s.t.
67	Kenny Elissonde	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
68	Filippo Conca	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
69	Mikel Iturria	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
70	Alex Tolio	Green Project-Bardiani CSF	s.t.
71	Luis León Sánchez	Astana Qazaqstan	s.t.
72	Iván García Cortina	Movistar	s.t.
73	Alessandro Tonelli	Green Project-Bardiani CSF	s.t.
74	Jose Manuel Diaz	Burgos-BH	s.t.
75	Gino Mäder	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
76	Wout Poels	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
77	Alexander Kristoff	Uno-X	s.t.
78	Amanuel Gebreigzabhier	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
79	Laurens Huys	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	s.t.
80	Loic Vliegen	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	s.t.
81	Jonas Gregaard	Uno-X	s.t.
82	Samuele Zoccarato	Green Project-Bardiani CSF	s.t.
83	Lawson Craddock	Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
84	Antonio Pedrero	Movistar	s.t.
85	Davide Gabburo	Green Project-Bardiani CSF	2:27
86	Tom Devriendt	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	3:00
87	Madis Mihkels	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	s.t.
88	Lindsay De Vylder	Team Flanders-Baloise	6:55
89	Sander De Pestel	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
90	Camilo Ardila	Burgos-BH	s.t.
91	Iñigo Elosegui	Equipo Kern Pharma	s.t.
92	Barnabas Peak	Human Powered Health	s.t.
93	Giovanni Carboni	Equipo Kern Pharma	s.t.
94	Edward Theuns	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
95	Colin Joyce	Human Powered Health	s.t.
96	Ward Vanhoof	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
97	Mulu Hailemichael	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
98	Nico Denz	Bora-hansgrohe	10:25
99	Damien Howson	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
100	Matteo Moschetti	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
101	Salvatore Puccio	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
102	Blake Quick	Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
103	Jules Hesters	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
104	Orluis Aular	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
105	Stephen Bassett	Human Powered Health	s.t.
106	Bob Jungels	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
107	Stanislaw Aniolkowski	Human Powered Health	13:36
108	Cesare Benedetti	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
109	Óscar Pelegrí	Burgos-BH	s.t.

 

Final GC after stage 5:

• GC winner: Rui Costa (Intermarché-Circus-Wanty)
• Points classification winner: Giulio Ciccone (Trek-Segafredo)
• Mountains classification winner: Samuele Zoccarato (Green Project-Bardiani-CSF)
• Best young rider: Thomas Gloag (Jumbo-Visma)
• Teams classification winner: UAE team Emirates

787.5 kilometers raced at an average speed of 41.083 km/hr

1	Rui Costa	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	19hr 10min 6sec
2	Giulio Ciccone	Trek-Segafredo	@ 16sec
3	Tao Geoghegan Hart	INEOS Grenadiers	0:19
4	Pello Bilbao	Bahrain Victorious	0:23
5	Aleksandr Vlasov	Bora-hansgrohe	0:25
6	Thomas Gloag	Jumbo-Visma	0:34
7	Mikel Landa	Bahrain Victorious	0:40
8	Brandon McNulty	UAE Team Emirates	0:45
9	Alex Aranburu	Movistar	0:46
10	Carlos Rodriguez	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
11	Diego Ulissi	UAE Team Emirates	1:00
12	Rafal Majka	UAE Team Emirates	1:15
13	Marc Soler	UAE Team Emirates	1:28
14	Callum Scotson	Jayco-AlUla	1:43
15	Torstein Træen	Uno-X	1:46
16	Mikel Bizkarra	Euskaltel-Euskadi	1:58
17	Anthon Charmig	Uno-X	2:28
18	Bauke Mollema	Trek-Segafredo	3:34
19	Georg Zimmermann	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	3:51
20	Sam Oomen	Jumbo-Visma	3:57
21	Laurens De Plus	INEOS Grenadiers	3:58
22	Kenny Elissonde	Trek-Segafredo	4:10
23	Matteo Fabbro	Bora-hansgrohe	4:24
24	Antonio Pedrero	Movistar	4:39
25	Luis León Sánchez	Astana Qazaqstan	5:00
26	Gotzon Martin	Euskaltel-Euskadi	5:04
27	Jonathan Castroviejo	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
28	Joan Bou	Euskaltel-Euskadi	5:15
29	Koen Bouwman	Jumbo-Visma	5:50
30	Thymen Arensman	INEOS Grenadiers	6:59
31	Filippo Conca	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	8:18
32	Jon Agirre	Equipo Kern Pharma	11:01
33	Damiano Caruso	Bahrain Victorious	11:12
34	Gonzalo Serrano	Movistar	11:25
35	Loic Vliegen	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	13:17
36	Jonas Gregaard	Uno-X	14:15
37	Omar Fraile	INEOS Grenadiers	14:33
38	José Joaquin Rojas	Movistar	14:49
39	Samuele Battistella	Astana Qazaqstan	14:54
40	Jorge Arcas	Movistar	16:15
41	Alex Tolio	Green Project-Bardiani CSF	16:19
42	Matej Mohoric	Bahrain Victorious	16:51
43	Sergio Martin	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	17:53
44	Cristian Scaroni	Astana Qazaqstan	18:24
45	Jose Manuel Diaz	Burgos-BH	18:28
46	Luca Covili	Green Project-Bardiani CSF	18:40
47	Wout Poels	Bahrain Victorious	19:51
48	Tsgabu Grmay	Jayco-AlUla	20:28
49	Tom Devriendt	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	21:52
50	Pelayo Sanchez Mayo	Burgos-BH	s.t.
51	Fernando Barceló	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	23:12
52	Lawson Craddock	Jayco-AlUla	23:53
53	Simone Velasco	Astana Qazaqstan	25:29
54	Bob Jungels	Bora-hansgrohe	26:03
55	Daniel Navarro	Burgos-BH	26:25
56	Jon Barrenetxea	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	27:45
57	Javier Romo	Astana Qazaqstan	27:55
58	Giovanni Carboni	Equipo Kern Pharma	28:33
59	Davide Gabburo	Green Project-Bardiani CSF	29:27
60	Alessandro Tonelli	Green Project-Bardiani CSF	31:15
61	Gino Mäder	Bahrain Victorious	31:48
62	Niklas Eg	Uno-X	32:08
63	Toon Clynhens	Team Flanders-Baloise	32:34
64	Louis Bendixen	Uno-X	32:35
65	Urko Berrade	Equipo Kern Pharma	33:01
66	Amanuel Gebreigzabhier	Trek-Segafredo	33:27
67	Fred Wright	Bahrain Victorious	33:50
68	Alessandro De Marchi	Jayco-AlUla	34:37
69	Anton Palzer	Bora-hansgrohe	34:47
70	Anders Skaarseth	Uno-X	38:49
71	Nicolo Parisini	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	38:59
72	Samuele Zoccarato	Green Project-Bardiani CSF	39:23
73	Tosh Van Der Sande	Jumbo-Visma	39:49
74	August Jensen	Human Powered Health	40:43
75	Mikel Iturria	Euskaltel-Euskadi	41:20
76	Salvatore Puccio	INEOS Grenadiers	41:25
77	Mike Teunissen	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	45:24
78	Damien Howson	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	45:55
79	Madis Mihkels	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	46:30
80	Olav Kooij	Jumbo-Visma	47:25
81	Ander Okamika	Burgos-BH	49:49
82	Iñigo Elosegui	Equipo Kern Pharma	49:57
83	Iván García Cortina	Movistar	51:41
84	Edward Theuns	Trek-Segafredo	53:31
85	Sander De Pestel	Team Flanders-Baloise	55:22
86	Orluis Aular	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	56:05
87	Xabier Isasa	Euskaltel-Euskadi	56:24
88	Camilo Ardila	Burgos-BH	57:34
89	Sebastian Molano	UAE Team Emirates	58:46
90	Unai Cuadrado	Euskaltel-Euskadi	1:00:05
91	Laurens Huys	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	s.t.
92	Lindsay De Vylder	Team Flanders-Baloise	1:00:07
93	Colin Joyce	Human Powered Health	1:00:08
94	Alexander Kristoff	Uno-X	1:00:45
95	Nico Denz	Bora-hansgrohe	1:01:29
96	Ward Vanhoof	Team Flanders-Baloise	1:02:40
97	Ben Perry	Human Powered Health	1:05:41
98	Pablo Castrillo	Equipo Kern Pharma	1:06:23
99	Stephen Bassett	Human Powered Health	1:06:38
100	Mulu Hailemichael	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	1:06:59
101	Barnabas Peak	Human Powered Health	1:07:27
102	Filippo Fiorelli	Green Project-Bardiani CSF	1:10:20
103	Lluis Mas	Movistar	1:17:36
104	Jules Hesters	Team Flanders-Baloise	1:19:19
105	Cesare Benedetti	Bora-hansgrohe	1:19:23
106	Stanislaw Aniolkowski	Human Powered Health	1:21:24
107	Blake Quick	Jayco-AlUla	1:25:49
108	Matteo Moschetti	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	1:25:49
109	Óscar Pelegrí	Burgos-BH	1:29:00

 

Stage 5 map & profile:

Here's the map

And here's the profile of stage 5

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Saturday, February 4: Stage 4, Burriana - Cova Santa, 181.4 km

Stage 4 map & profile

Tao Geoghegan Hart is the first to the mountaintop. Getty Images photo

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Weather at Segorbe, on the route, 15 km from the finish, at 1:20 PM, local time: 21C (69F), sunny, with the wind from the southeast at 5 km/hr (3 mph). No rain is forecast.

The race: Here's the race report from second-place Tom Gloag's Team Jumbo-Visma.

Tom Gloag continued to show his qualities in the fourth stage of the Tour of Valencia. In the queen's stage, the Briton finished second in an uphill sprint. With his first podium finish for Team Jumbo-Visma, Gloag moved up to fifth place in the general classification. With one stage to go, the 21-year-old rider also leads the youth classification.

A group of 23 riders set off immediately after the start. Among them was Tosh Van der Sande. The Belgian rider from Team Jumbo-Visma joined the breakaway, which was kept within three minutes by the peloton.

Van der Sande was one of the last riders to be caught by the peloton. The favourites kept each other in check for a long time as the high tempo meant there were few pinpricks on the final climb. Gloag was kept at the front by teammates Koen Bouwman and Sam Oomen in the closing stages before the Briton sprinted for his chance in the final kilometre.

Tao Geoghegan Hart sprinted to victory with Gloag in his wake. Gloag's six bonification seconds moved him up one place in the general classification. With one stage to go, the Brit is fifth in the overall standings, in the same time as the fourth-placed rider.

"It went well”, Gloag said. "The whole team kept me out of the wind, so I didn't have to waste too much energy until the final. Thanks to Koen and Sam's excellent work, I was in a good position in the last few hundred metres. In retrospect, I probably should have started my sprint a little earlier, but I am happy with second place”, Gloag said.

The youngster is aware that success does not happen overnight. “I have to take advantage of things going well now while working hard to experience it more frequently in the future. It is special to have such great results at this level. My current position at the top of the youth classification is a welcome affirmation of my strong form. I hope we can finish the Tour of Valencia tomorrow well”, he concluded.

Complete results:

181.4 kilometers raced at an average speed of 40.015 km/hr

1	Tao Geoghegan Hart	INEOS Grenadiers	4hr 32min 0sec
2	Thomas Gloag	Jumbo-Visma	s.t.
3	Giulio Ciccone	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
4	Aleksandr Vlasov	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
5	Mikel Landa	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
6	Pello Bilbao	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
7	Rui Costa	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	s.t.
8	Carlos Rodriguez	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
9	Diego Ulissi	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
10	Brandon McNulty	UAE Team Emirates	@ 6sec
11	Anthon Charmig	Uno-X	s.t.
12	Alex Aranburu	Movistar	s.t.
13	Lennard Kämna	Bora-hansgrohe	0:13
14	Rafal Majka	UAE Team Emirates	0:15
15	Torstein Traeen	Uno-X	0:17
16	Callum Scotson	Jayco-AlUla	0:23
17	Mikel Bizkarra	Euskaltel-Euskadi	0:26
18	Kenny Elissonde	Trek-Segafredo	0:34
19	Damiano Caruso	Bahrain Victorious	0:39
20	Luis León Sánchez	Astana Qazaqstan	s.t.
21	Laurens De Plus	INEOS Grenadiers	0:41
22	Sam Oomen	Jumbo-Visma	0:43
23	Javier Romo	Astana Qazaqstan	0:45
24	Marc Soler	UAE Team Emirates	0:51
25	Jose Manuel Diaz	Burgos-BH	s.t.
26	Koen Bouwman	Jumbo-Visma	s.t.
27	Matteo Fabbro	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
28	Georg Zimmermann	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	s.t.
29	Alex Tolio	Green Project-Bardiani CSF	1:00
30	Tsgabu Grmay	Jayco-AlUla	1:08
31	Pelayo Sanchez Mayo	Burgos-BH	1:10
32	Jon Agirre	Equipo Kern Pharma	1:11
33	Gotzon Martin	Euskaltel-Euskadi	1:17
34	Davide Gabburo	Green Project-Bardiani CSF	1:18
35	Jon Barrenetxea	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	1:32
36	Tom Devriendt	Q36.5 Pro Cycling	1:42
37	Filippo Conca	Q36.5 Pro Cycling	s.t.
38	Antonio Pedrero	Movistar	s.t.
39	Jonathan Castroviejo	INEOS Grenadiers	1:44
40	Joan Bou	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
41	Urko Berrade	Equipo Kern Pharma	1:56
42	Jonas Gregaard	Uno-X	2:09
43	Iñigo Elosegui	Equipo Kern Pharma	2:24
44	Giovanni Carboni	Equipo Kern Pharma	2:34
45	José Joaquin Rojas	Movistar	s.t.
46	Simone Velasco	Astana Qazaqstan	s.t.
47	Mike Teunissen	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	s.t.
48	Bauke Mollema	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
49	Daniel Navarro	Burgos-BH	s.t.
50	Madis Mihkels	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	2:52
51	Sergio Martin	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
52	Anders Skaarseth	Uno-X	3:15
53	Nicolo Parisini	Q36.5 Pro Cycling	3:23
54	Niklas Eg	Uno-X	3:38
55	Omar Fraile	INEOS Grenadiers	4:00
56	Gonzalo Serrano	Movistar	s.t.
57	Jorge Arcas	Movistar	s.t.
58	Lawson Craddock	Jayco-AlUla	4:35
59	Bob Jungels	Bora-hansgrohe	5:47
60	Matej Mohoric	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
61	Loic Vliegen	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	6:12
62	Thymen Arensman	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
63	Salvatore Puccio	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
65	Fernando Barceló	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
66	David De La Cruz	Astana Qazaqstan	7:09
67	Alessandro Tonelli	Green Project-Bardiani CSF	7:24
68	August Jensen	Human Powered Health	8:13
69	Alessandro De Marchi	Jayco-AlUla	9:53
70	Samuele Battistella	Astana Qazaqstan	s.t.
71	Nico Denz	Bora-hansgrohe	10:26
72	Gino Mäder	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
73	Luca Covili	Green Project-Bardiani CSF	10:31
74	Cristian Scaroni	Astana Qazaqstan	s.t.
75	Hector Carretero	Equipo Kern Pharma	10:33
76	Samuele Zoccarato	Green Project-Bardiani CSF	11:00
77	Domen Novak	UAE Team Emirates	11:03
78	Anton Palzer	Bora-hansgrohe	15:35
79	Fred Wright	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
80	Wout Poels	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
81	Olav Kooij	Jumbo-Visma	s.t.
82	Tosh Van Der Sande	Jumbo-Visma	s.t.
83	Ben Perry	Human Powered Health	s.t.
84	Louis Bendixen	Uno-X	s.t.
85	Stephen Bassett	Human Powered Health	s.t.
86	Amanuel Gebreigzabhier	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
87	Edward Theuns	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
88	Ander Okamika	Burgos-BH	s.t.
89	Orluis Aular	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	15:54
90	Sebastian Molano	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
91	Damien Howson	Q36.5 Pro Cycling	16:17
92	Pablo Castrillo	Equipo Kern Pharma	s.t.
93	Tobias Ludvigsson	Q36.5 Pro Cycling	17:15
94	Unai Cuadrado	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
95	Mikel Iturria	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
96	Toon Clynhens	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
97	Xabier Isasa	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
98	Laurens Huys	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	s.t.
99	Camilo Ardila	Burgos-BH	s.t.
100	Iván García Cortina	Movistar	19:49
101	Colin Joyce	Human Powered Health	s.t.
102	Stanislaw Aniolkowski	Human Powered Health	19:54
103	Barnabas Peak	Human Powered Health	s.t.
104	Cesare Benedetti	Bora-hansgrohe	27:30
105	Filippo Fiorelli	Green Project-Bardiani CSF	s.t.
106	Alexander Kristoff	Uno-X	s.t.
107	Matteo Moschetti	Q36.5 Pro Cycling	s.t.
108	Lindsay De Vylder	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
109	Sander De Pestel	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
110	Mulu Hailemichael	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
111	Blake Quick	Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
112	Lluis Mas	Movistar	s.t.
113	Óscar Pelegrí	Burgos-BH	s.t.
114	Jules Hesters	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.

 

GC after stage 4:

694.1 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 40.719 km/hr

1	Giulio Ciccone	Trek-Segafredo	17hr 2min 46sec
2	Tao Geoghegan Hart	INEOS Grenadiers	@ 4sec
3	Pello Bilbao	Bahrain Victorious	0:07
4	Aleksandr Vlasov	Bora-hansgrohe	0:08
5	Thomas Gloag	Jumbo-Visma	s.t.
6	Rui Costa	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	0:14
7	Mikel Landa	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
8	Alex Aranburu	Movistar	0:20
9	Anthon Charmig	Uno-X	s.t.
10	Carlos Rodriguez	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
11	Brandon McNulty	UAE Team Emirates	0:28
12	Diego Ulissi	UAE Team Emirates	0:34
13	Lennard Kämna	Bora-hansgrohe	0:38
14	Rafal Majka	UAE Team Emirates	0:49
15	Torstein Traeen	Uno-X	1:05
16	Callum Scotson	Jayco-AlUla	1:17
17	Marc Soler	UAE Team Emirates	1:25
18	Mikel Bizkarra	Euskaltel-Euskadi	1:32
19	Georg Zimmermann	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	1:43
20	Sam Oomen	Jumbo-Visma	1:49
21	Kenny Elissonde	Trek-Segafredo	2:02
22	Antonio Pedrero	Movistar	2:30
23	Luis León Sánchez	Astana Qazaqstan	2:52
24	Gotzon Martin	Euskaltel-Euskadi	2:56
25	Joan Bou	Euskaltel-Euskadi	3:07
26	Bauke Mollema	Trek-Segafredo	3:08
27	Laurens De Plus	INEOS Grenadiers	3:32
28	Koen Bouwman	Jumbo-Visma	3:42
29	Matteo Fabbro	Bora-hansgrohe	3:58
30	Jonathan Castroviejo	INEOS Grenadiers	4:39
31	Filippo Conca	Q36.5 Pro Cycling	6:10
32	Thymen Arensman	INEOS Grenadiers	7:09
33	Jon Agirre	Equipo Kern Pharma	8:54
34	Gonzalo Serrano	Movistar	9:17
35	Damiano Caruso	Bahrain Victorious	10:46
36	Loic Vliegen	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	11:09
37	Jonas Gregaard	Uno-X	12:07
38	José Joaquin Rojas	Movistar	12:41
39	Omar Fraile	INEOS Grenadiers	14:07
40	Jorge Arcas	Movistar	s.t.
41	Alex Tolio	Green Project-Bardiani CSF	14:11
42	Samuele Battistella	Astana Qazaqstan	14:55
43	Bob Jungels	Bora-hansgrohe	15:42
44	Sergio Martin	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	15:45
45	Cristian Scaroni	Astana Qazaqstan	16:16
46	Jose Manuel Diaz	Burgos-BH	16:20
47	Matej Mohoric	Bahrain Victorious	16:25
48	Luca Covili	Green Project-Bardiani CSF	16:32
49	David De La Cruz	Astana Qazaqstan	17:16
50	Wout Poels	Bahrain Victorious	17:43
51	Tom Devriendt	Q36.5 Pro Cycling	18:56
52	Tsgabu Grmay	Jayco-AlUla	20:02
53	Pelayo Sanchez Mayo	Burgos-BH	20:44
54	Fernando Barceló	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	21:04
55	Giovanni Carboni	Equipo Kern Pharma	21:42
56	Lawson Craddock	Jayco-AlUla	21:45
57	Simone Velasco	Astana Qazaqstan	23:21
58	Daniel Navarro	Burgos-BH	24:17
59	Jon Barrenetxea	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	25:37
60	Davide Gabburo	Green Project-Bardiani CSF	27:04
61	Javier Romo	Astana Qazaqstan	27:29
62	Alessandro Tonelli	Green Project-Bardiani CSF	29:07
63	Gino Mäder	Bahrain Victorious	29:40
64	Niklas Eg	Uno-X	30:00
65	Toon Clynhens	Team Flanders-Baloise	30:26
66	Louis Bendixen	Uno-X	30:27
67	Urko Berrade	Equipo Kern Pharma	30:53
68	Salvatore Puccio	INEOS Grenadiers	31:04
69	Amanuel Gebreigzabhier	Trek-Segafredo	31:19
70	Domen Novak	UAE Team Emirates	31:39
71	Anton Palzer	Bora-hansgrohe	32:39
72	Fred Wright	Bahrain Victorious	33:24
73	Alessandro De Marchi	Jayco-AlUla	33:29
74	Damien Howson	Q36.5 Pro Cycling	35:34
75	Anders Skaarseth	Uno-X	36:41
76	Nicolo Parisini	Q36.5 Pro Cycling	36:51
77	Samuele Zoccarato	Green Project-Bardiani CSF	37:15
78	Tosh Van Der Sande	Jumbo-Visma	37:41
79	August Jensen	Human Powered Health	38:35
81	Iñigo Elosegui	Equipo Kern Pharma	43:06
82	Mike Teunissen	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	43:16
83	Madis Mihkels	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	43:34
84	Olav Kooij	Jumbo-Visma	45:17
85	Orluis Aular	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	45:44
86	Edward Theuns	Trek-Segafredo	46:40
87	Ander Okamika	Burgos-BH	47:41
88	Sander De Pestel	Team Flanders-Baloise	48:31
89	Iván García Cortina	Movistar	49:33
90	Mikel Iturria	Euskaltel-Euskadi	50:15
91	Camilo Ardila	Burgos-BH	50:43
92	Nico Denz	Bora-hansgrohe	51:08
93	Tobias Ludvigsson	Q36.5 Pro Cycling	51:14
94	Lindsay De Vylder	Team Flanders-Baloise	53:16
95	Colin Joyce	Human Powered Health	53:17
96	Xabier Isasa	Euskaltel-Euskadi	54:16
97	Stephen Bassett	Human Powered Health	56:17
98	Sebastian Molano	UAE Team Emirates	56:38
99	Laurens Huys	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	57:57
100	Unai Cuadrado	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
101	Hector Carretero	Equipo Kern Pharma	58:30
102	Alexander Kristoff	Uno-X	58:37
103	Mulu Hailemichael	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	1:00:08
104	Barnabas Peak	Human Powered Health	1:00:36
105	Ben Perry	Human Powered Health	1:03:33
106	Pablo Castrillo	Equipo Kern Pharma	1:04:15
107	Cesare Benedetti	Bora-hansgrohe	1:05:51
108	Stanislaw Aniolkowski	Human Powered Health	1:07:52
109	Filippo Fiorelli	Green Project-Bardiani CSF	1:08:12
110	Jules Hesters	Team Flanders-Baloise	1:08:58
111	Blake Quick	Jayco-AlUla	1:15:28
112	Óscar Pelegrí	Burgos-BH	s.t.
113	Matteo Moschetti	Q36.5 Pro Cycling	s.t.
114	Lluis Mas	Movistar	1:15:02

 

Stage 4 map & profile:

Stage 4 map

Stage 4 profile

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Friday, February 3: Stage 3, Betera - Sagunto, 145.1 km

Stage 3 map & profile

Simone Velasco takes the third stage. Photo: SprintCycling

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Weather at the finish city of Sagunto at 1:30 PM, local time: 16C (61F), sunny, with the wind from the sourtheast at 11 km/hr (7 mph). No rain is forecast.

The race: Here's the report from second-place Bob Jungels' Team Bora-hansgrohe.

Day three of the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana took the peloton from Bétera to Sagunto. The stage covered 145km, a punchy profile and two categorized climbs. Right after the flag off Bob Jungels went clear from the peloton and was part of a five-riders breakaway that, despite all efforts in the peloton, ultimately wasn’t brought back. In the final sprint Bob Jungels rode to a strong 2nd, while Simone Velasco secured the stage win. Ahead of tomorrow’s queen stage Aleksandr Vlasov remains in 3rd overall.

“At the beginning I thought it would be bit of a suicide mission, since the teams with a sprinter would control the race anyway. From the last climb on I was really on the limit, but somehow we managed to make it to the line. In the final sprint, Gregaard unfortunately lost his chain right in front of me, so I was boxed in for a moment. Of course, a win would have been nicer, but in the end I'm just happy to take home a podium today.” Bob Jungels

"The plan was to be in the breakaway with Bob Jungels - Bob, as a very experienced pro, executed this plan perfectly. He knows exactly when to push and when to ride conservatively in a breakaway. Of course we would have loved to come back to the hotel with the win, but we are more than happy with the result today. Our four climbers crossed the line within the reduced bunch and without losing any time - another strong team effort!” Enrico Gasparotto, Sports Director

Complete results:

145.1 kilometers raced at an average speed of 44.926 km/hr

GC after stage 3:

512.7 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 40.970 km/hr

Stage 3 map & profile:

Stage 3 map

Stage 3 profile

Thursday, February 2: Stage 2, Novelda - Alto de Pinos Benissa, 178.2 km

Stage 2 map & profile

Giulio Ciccone can sit up and enjoy his win. Photo: SprintCycling

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Weather at the start city of Novelda at 1:30 PM, local time: 14C (58F), sunny, with the wind from the east at 3 mph (5 km/hr). No rain is forecast.

The race: Here's the report from stage winner and new GC leader Giulio Ciccone's Team Trek-Segafredo.

There was barely a flat meter in the second stage of Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, which meant the peloton hit the final climb with 3000 meters of climbing in their already stinging legs. Ineos Grenadiers set the pace on the final ascent, a three-kilometer ramp to Alto de Pinos, as riders were shed from the group. Giulio kept his cool, waiting for his moment to strike. A dangerous attack was brought back inside the final kilometer leaving everything to play for.

Cicco smelt victory. When Mikel Landa (Bahrain-Victorious) launched his bid for victory, some 400 meters from the line, Giulio jumped straight onto his wheel as others scrambled behind. The final corner came 250 meters from the line, and as soon as Cicco spotted it he launched his sprint past Landa, leaving him enough room to post up and savor his success. It wouldn’t be a Giulio Ciccone victory without his signature celebration: the Italian launched his 100% sunglasses in the air, destined to make one lucky fan as happy as Cicco.

With 10 bonus seconds on offer to the winner, Giulio moves into the lead of the race by four seconds with three hilly stages remaining. The Trek-Segafredo boys will be right behind him to help bring home the GC win.

In the winner’s words:
"It was a very hard stage, and we knew since the beginning that today we could have fireworks and be competitive. In days like this tactics are very important and we knew we are a strong enough Team to have our say. We’re only with five riders, but what mattered today was the quality of the team. My teammates did an amazing job putting me in the best position, lots of kudos to them. We rode really well, I saved energy in the peloton as much as possible and then we want all-in in the finale. Our DS Gregy [Rast] kept us calm repeating to stay in the first wheels until that the last corner, at 200 meters. That was the key moment. Everyone knows my attacking instinct, maybe that’s why he repeated this so many times. In the end, I kept a cool mind and followed my good feeling in the legs. Winning is never easy, but this morning I was optimistic of my chance. The desire to win was strong in my mind.

"Now I have the leader’s jersey and of course I’ll fight to keep it until the end. Volta Valenciana is definitely not an easy race. We’ll have some hard days, with lots of climbs and lots can happen. We’re only five in the Team, but we’re strong and we’ll fight to try win the GC.

"I was really motivated to not lose the chance to start this season with a win. I had a good preparation, a good winter and I knew my condition was at a good level. I have several goals and targets for this season and today’s win is boost of confidence for what will come. We’re only at the start of the season, but it’s good to kick off the season with this win. Anyway, now it’s time, for me and for the Team to enjoy the win."

Complete results:

Though he crossed the line second, Tao Geoghegan was relegated to the back of his group, ninth. He was ruled to have left his line and obstructed Pello Bilbao.

178.2 kilometers raced at an average speed of 38.325 km/hr

GC after stage 2:

367.6 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 39.598 km/hr

Stage 2 map & profile:

Stage 2 map

Stage 2 profile

Wednesday, February 1: Stage 1, Orihuela - Altea, 189.4 km

Stage 1 map & profile

Biniam Girmay takes the first stage.

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Weather at the finish city of Altea at 1:40 PM, local tme: 14C (58F), sunny, with the wind from the east at 10 km/hr (6 mph). There is just a 1% chance of rain.

The race: Here's the report from second-place Olav Kooij's Team Jumbo-Visma.

After a long day, Olav Kooij came close to winning the first stage of the Tour of Valencia. Behind Biniam Girmay, the sprinter of Team Jumbo-Visma had to settle for second place in Altea.

Kooij struggled on the Coll de Rates, the day's first climb, seventy kilometres from the finish. "I knew it would be difficult today. I had to pass on the first climb, but fortunately, I was able to catch up to the peloton on the descent with the support of my teammates", he said.

Sports Director Frans Maassen saw a strong team and was pleased with the race. "The race went according to plan. We came to Spain with a young group of riders. The Tour of Valencia is traditionally a race where you can let these talents gain experience. It is a shame that Olav came up short after the team's strong ride."

Although close, Team Jumbo-sprinter Visma's had to yield Biniam Girmay the victory. "I got into the wind a bit too early", the Dutchman said. "They started sprinting a bit earlier than me. There was a small gap that I couldn't close. But I can be happy with the second place. It's the first race of the season for me. It is great that we have started again."

Maassen agreed with Kooij. "A first race is never easy. Later in the week, Olav should have another opportunity to win a stage."

Tomorrow's stage will be challenging with seven categorised climbs. "The second day will really be a ride for the GC riders. Maybe we can try something with Koen, Sam and Tom", the sports director concluded.

Complete results:

189.4 kilometers raced at an average speed of 40.851 km/hr

GC after stage 1:

Stage 1 map & profile:

Stage 1 map

Stage 1 profile

Start list with back numbers, January 31, 2023: