2026 Classica Comunitat Valenciana 1969-GP Valencia (1.1), Spain
6th edition: Sunday, January 25, 2026
Classica Comunitat Valenciana 1969 podium history | 2026 edition | Start list
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La Nucia - Valencia, 199.5 km
Dylan Groenewegen wins the 2026 Classica Comunitat Valenciana 1969. Team Polti-VisitMalta photo
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Weather at the finish city of Valencia at 2:30 PM, local time: 17C (62F), partly cloudy, with the wind from the west at 29 km/hr (18 mph). No rain is forecast.
The race: Here's the report from second-place Paul Magnier's Team Soudal Quick-Step.
The last of the week’s Spanish races was also the longest at 200 kilometers, over a course that started with the riders climbing Coll de Rates followed by a few more ascents before the road flattened, making it easier for the sprinters’ teams to control things.
It was a quiet race until the final 30 kilometers, when crosswinds wreaked havoc and broke the peloton into several small groups. The first of these numbered just 17 riders, including Soudal Quick-Step’s Ceriel Desal, Paul Magnier and Dries Van Gestel – our trio helping the front echelon increase the advantage to half a minute. For a brief moment, the chasers reduced the deficit to ten seconds and it looked like they would come back, but the leaders continued to press on and once again extended their margin.
The sprint in Valencia saw Paul Magnier finish second, just behind Dylan Groenewegen (Unibet Rose Rockets), for his 35th podium in the pro ranks: “The last part of the race was really hectic with the echelons, but I had some nice support from the team. I could have done a bit better in the final kilometer, but to be on the podium in my first race of the season is a good result and shows that I’m on track for the Classics.”
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Complete results:
199.5 kilometers raced at an average speed of 41.831 km/hr
| 1 | Dylan Groenewegen | Unibet Rose Rockets | 4hr 46min 9sec |
| 2 | Paul Magnier | Soudal Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 3 | Emilien Jeannière | Team TotalEnergies | s.t. |
| 4 | Elmar Reinders | Unibet Rose Rockets | s.t. |
| 5 | Giovanni Lonardi | Team Polti-VisitMalta | s.t. |
| 6 | Amaury Capiot | Team Jayco-AlUla | s.t. |
| 7 | Robert Donaldson | Team Jayco-AlUla | s.t. |
| 8 | Vlad Van Mechelen | Bahrain Victorious | s.t. |
| 9 | Dario Belletta | Team Polti-VisitMalta | s.t. |
| 10 | Alberto Bruttomesso | Bahrain Victorious | s.t. |
| 11 | Seb Grindley | Lidl-Trek Future Racing | s.t. |
| 12 | Jelte Krijnsen | Team Jayco-AlUla | s.t. |
| 13 | Karsten Feldmann | Unibet Rose Rockets | @ 3sec |
| 14 | Florian Dauphin | Team TotalEnergies | 0:10 |
| 15 | Rory Townsend | Unibet Rose Rockets | s.t. |
| 16 | Dries van Gestel | Soudal Quick-Step | 0:14 |
| 17 | Cériel Desal | Soudal Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 18 | Thomas Capra | Bahrain Victorious | 0:30 |
| 19 | Iván García Cortina | Movistar Team | s.t. |
| 20 | Anders Foldager | Team Jayco-AlUla | s.t. |
| 21 | Manuel Peñalver | Team Polti-VisitMalta | s.t. |
| 22 | Daniel Cavia | Burgos Burpellet BH | s.t. |
| 23 | Marc Brustenga | Equipo Kern Pharma | s.t. |
| 24 | Sandy Dujardin | Team TotalEnergies | s.t. |
| 25 | Stefano Oldani | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 26 | Cesar Macias | Burgos Burpellet BH | s.t. |
| 27 | Paul Hennequin | Euskaltel-Euskadi | s.t. |
| 28 | Davide Ballerini | XDS Astana Team | s.t. |
| 29 | Héctor Álvarez | Lidl-Trek Future Racing | s.t. |
| 30 | Xabier Berasategi | Euskaltel-Euskadi | s.t. |
| 31 | Antoine Raugel | Van Rysel-Roubaix | s.t. |
| 32 | Sergi Darder | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 33 | Vojtech Kminek | Burgos Burpellet BH | s.t. |
| 34 | Eñaut Urkaregi | Lidl-Trek Future Racing | s.t. |
| 35 | Stan Van Tricht | Soudal Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 36 | Martin Pedersen | Lidl-Trek Future Racing | s.t. |
| 37 | Mihajlo Stolic | Bahrain Victorious | s.t. |
| 38 | Rodrigo Álvarez | Burgos Burpellet BH | s.t. |
| 39 | Nicolò Buratti | MBH Bank Ballan Telecom Fort | s.t. |
| 40 | Joes Oosterlinck | Van Rysel-Roubaix | s.t. |
| 41 | Andoni Lopez de Abetxuko | Anicolor / Campicarn Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 42 | Jasha Sütterlin | Team Jayco-AlUla | s.t. |
| 43 | Thor Michielsen | Lidl-Trek Future Racing | s.t. |
| 44 | Gabriele Scagliola | Lidl-Trek Future Racing | s.t. |
| 45 | Martin Marcellusi | Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber | s.t. |
| 46 | Pierre Thierry | Team TotalEnergies | s.t. |
| 47 | Francisco Peñuela | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 48 | Stanislaw Aniolkowski | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 49 | Diego Bracalente | MBH Bank Ballan Telecom Fort | s.t. |
| 50 | Victor Martinez Garcia | Anicolor / Campicarn Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 51 | Alessandro Verre | MBH Bank Ballan Telecom Fort | s.t. |
| 52 | Kévin Avoine | Van Rysel-Roubaix | s.t. |
| 53 | Lorenzo Conforti | Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber | s.t. |
| 54 | Clément Champoussin | XDS Astana Team | s.t. |
| 55 | Gabriele Raccagni | Team Polti-VisitMalta | s.t. |
| 56 | Lorenzo Fortunato | XDS Astana Team | s.t. |
| 57 | Maxime Jarnet | Van Rysel-Roubaix | s.t. |
| 58 | Baptiste Vadic | Team TotalEnergies | s.t. |
| 59 | Diego Ulissi | XDS Astana Team | s.t. |
| 60 | Asbjørn Hellemose | Team Jayco-AlUla | s.t. |
| 61 | Mirco Maestri | Team Polti-VisitMalta | s.t. |
| 62 | Felix Engelhardt | Team Jayco-AlUla | s.t. |
| 63 | Federico Savino | Soudal Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 64 | Valentin Retailleau | Team TotalEnergies | s.t. |
| 65 | Patrick Frydkjær | Lidl-Trek Future Racing | s.t. |
| 66 | Nicola Marcerou | Team TotalEnergies | s.t. |
| 67 | Nicolas Alustiza | Euskaltel-Euskadi | s.t. |
| 68 | Diego Sevilla | Team Polti-VisitMalta | s.t. |
| 69 | Pau Miquel Delgado | Bahrain Victorious | s.t. |
| 70 | Joren Bloem | Unibet Rose Rockets | s.t. |
| 71 | Nicola Conci | XDS Astana Team | s.t. |
| 72 | Nairo Quintana | Movistar Team | s.t. |
| 73 | Mathijs Paasschens | Bahrain Victorious | s.t. |
| 74 | Nikias Arndt | Bahrain Victorious | s.t. |
| 75 | Jorge Arcas | Movistar Team | s.t. |
| 76 | Mattia Pinazzi | Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber | s.t. |
| 77 | Iúri Leitão | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 78 | Thomas Silva | XDS Astana Team | 0:38 |
| 79 | Daniel Årnes | Van Rysel-Roubaix | 0:52 |
| 80 | Jelle Johannink | Unibet Rose Rockets | 1:28 |
| 81 | Mikel Retegi | Equipo Kern Pharma | s.t. |
| 82 | Cesar Perez | Equipo Kern Pharma | s.t. |
| 83 | Ibon Ruiz | Equipo Kern Pharma | s.t. |
| 84 | Ellande Larronde | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | 1:33 |
| 85 | Fernando Barceló | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | 1:50 |
| 86 | Xabier Isasa | Euskaltel-Euskadi | 2:04 |
| 87 | Enrico Zanoncello | Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber | 3:22 |
| 88 | Louis Rouland | Cofidis | 3:29 |
| 89 | Bryan Coquard | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 90 | Benjamin Thomas | Cofidis | 4:28 |
| 91 | Jenthe Biermans | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 92 | Damien Touzé | Cofidis | 4:33 |
| 93 | Haoyu Su | XDS Astana Team | 5:05 |
| 94 | Christian Eiking Odd | Unibet Rose Rockets | s.t. |
| 95 | Marco Manenti | Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber | s.t. |
| 96 | Rémi Capron | Van Rysel-Roubaix | s.t. |
| 97 | Sebastian Castro | Movistar Team | s.t. |
| 98 | Samuele Zoccarato | MBH Bank Ballan Telecom Fort | s.t. |
| 99 | Filip Novak | Movistar Team | s.t. |
| 100 | Fausto Masnada | MBH Bank Ballan Telecom Fort | s.t. |
| 101 | Enzo Leijnse | Anicolor / Campicarn Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 102 | Carson Miles | Anicolor / Campicarn Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 103 | Alexis Guérin | Anicolor / Campicarn Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 104 | Carlos Garcia | Burgos Burpellet BH | s.t. |
| 105 | Ruben Fernandez | Anicolor / Campicarn Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 106 | Matijs Van Strijthem | Soudal Quick-Step | 5:35 |
| 107 | Gil Gelders | Soudal Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 108 | Iñigo Elosegui | Equipo Kern Pharma | s.t. |
| 109 | Pablo Carrascosa | Equipo Kern Pharma | s.t. |
| 110 | Antonio Soto | Equipo Kern Pharma | s.t. |
| 111 | Joseba Lopez | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 112 | Markel Aranaz | Movistar Team | s.t. |
| 113 | Sergio Samitier | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 114 | Léandre Huck | Van Rysel-Roubaix | s.t. |
| 115 | Andrea Montagner | Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber | s.t. |
| 116 | Gotzon Martín | Euskaltel-Euskadi | s.t. |
| 117 | Marton Dina | MBH Bank Ballan Telecom Fort | s.t. |
| 118 | Lorenzo Quartucci | Burgos Burpellet BH | s.t. |
| 119 | Jokin Murguialday | Euskaltel-Euskadi | 9:50 |
| 120 | Bernardo Teixeira | Anicolor / Campicarn Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 121 | Eric Igual | Movistar Team | 13:35 |
| 122 | Tomoya Koyama | Burgos Burpellet BH | 15:31 |
Start list with back numbers, January 24, 2026:
| Unibet Rose Rockets | |
| 1 | Dylan Groenewegen |
| 2 | Elmar Reinders |
| 3 | Jelle Johannink |
| 4 | Joren Bloem |
| 5 | Karsten Feldmann |
| 6 | Odd Christian Eiking |
| 7 | Rory Townsend |
| Team Polti VisitMalta | |
| 11 | Dario Belletta |
| 12 | Giovanni Lonardi |
| 13 | Mirco Maestri |
| 14 | Manuel Peñalver |
| 15 | Gabriele Raccagni |
| 16 | Javier Serrano |
| 17 | Diego Sevilla |
| Lidl-Trek Future Racing | |
| 21 | Patrick Frydkjær |
| 22 | Seb Grindley |
| 23 | Thor Michielsen |
| 24 | Eñaut Urkaregi |
| 25 | Gabriele Scagliola |
| 26 | Martin Pedersen |
| 27 | Héctor Álvarez |
| Soudal Quick-Step | |
| 31 | Gil Gelders |
| 32 | Paul Magnier |
| 33 | Dries van Gestel |
| 34 | Cériel Desal |
| 35 | Stan Van Tricht |
| 36 | Federico Savino |
| 37 | Matijs Van Strijthem |
| Bahrain Victorious | |
| 41 | Nikias Arndt |
| 42 | Alberto Bruttomesso |
| 43 | Pau Miquel Delgado |
| 44 | Mathijs Paasschens |
| 45 | Vlad Van Mechelen |
| 46 | Thomas Capra |
| 47 | Mihajlo Stolic |
| Movistar Team | |
| 51 | Jorge Arcas |
| 52 | Iván García Cortina |
| 53 | Nairo Quintana |
| 54 | Markel Aranaz |
| 55 | Sebastian Castro |
| 56 | Eric Igual |
| 57 | Filip Novak |
| Team Jayco-AlUla | |
| 61 | Amaury Capiot |
| 62 | Felix Engelhardt |
| 63 | Robert Donaldson |
| 64 | Anders Foldager |
| 65 | Asbjørn Hellemose |
| 66 | Jelte Krijnsen |
| 67 | Jasha Sütterlin |
| XDS Astana Team | |
| 71 | Clément Champoussin |
| 72 | Nicola Conci |
| 73 | Lorenzo Fortunato |
| 74 | Davide Ballerini |
| 75 | Haoyu Su |
| 76 | Thomas Silva |
| 77 | Diego Ulissi |
| Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | |
| 81 | Francisco Peñuela |
| 82 | Sergi Darder |
| 83 | Ellande Larronde |
| 84 | Joseba Lopez |
| 85 | Iúri Leitão |
| 86 | Alex Molenaar |
| 87 | Stefano Oldani |
| Burgos Burpellet BH | |
| 91 | Daniel Cavia |
| 92 | Lorenzo Quartucci |
| 93 | Eric Fagundez |
| 94 | Rodrigo Álvarez |
| 95 | Cesar Macias |
| 96 | Vojtech Kminek |
| 97 | Tomoya Koyama |
| Equipo Kern Pharma | |
| 101 | Marc Brustenga |
| 102 | Cesar Perez |
| 103 | Mikel Retegi |
| 104 | Ibon Ruiz |
| 105 | Antonio Soto |
| 106 | Pablo Carrascosa |
| 107 | Iñigo Elosegui |
| Euskaltel-Euskadi | |
| 111 | Xabier Berasategi |
| 112 | Paul Hennequin |
| 113 | Xabier Isasa |
| 114 | Gotzon Martín |
| 115 | Nicolas Alustiza |
| 116 | Jokin Murguialday |
| 117 | Louis Sutton |
| MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort | |
| 121 | Nicolò Buratti |
| 122 | Diego Bracalente |
| 123 | Marton Dina |
| 124 | Márk Valent |
| 125 | Fausto Masnada |
| 126 | Alessandro Verre |
| 127 | Samuele Zoccarato |
| Team TotalEnergies | |
| 131 | Florian Dauphin |
| 132 | Sandy Dujardin |
| 133 | Emilien Jeannière |
| 134 | Nicola Marcerou |
| 135 | Valentin Retailleau |
| 136 | Pierre Thierry |
| 137 | Baptiste Vadic |
| Cofidis | |
| 141 | Stanislaw Aniolkowski |
| 142 | Jenthe Biermans |
| 143 | Bryan Coquard |
| 144 | Damien Touzé |
| 145 | Benjamin Thomas |
| 146 | Louis Rouland |
| 147 | Sergio Samitier |
| Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber | |
| 151 | Filippo Cettolin |
| 152 | Lorenzo Conforti |
| 153 | Marco Manenti |
| 154 | Martin Marcellusi |
| 155 | Andrea Montagner |
| 156 | Mattia Pinazzi |
| 157 | Enrico Zanoncello |
| Anicolor / Campicarn | |
| 171 | Carson Miles |
| 172 | Enzo Leijnse |
| 173 | Victor Martinez Garcia |
| 174 | Ruben Fernandez |
| 175 | Alexis Guérin |
| 176 | Andoni Lopez de Abetxuko |
| 177 | Louis Ferreira |
| Van Rysel-Roubaix | |
| 181 | Joppe Heremans |
| 182 | Joes Oosterlinck |
| 183 | Rémi Capron |
| 184 | Léandre Huck |
| 185 | Maxime Jarnet |
| 186 | Kenny Molly |
| 187 | Antoine Raugel |