2026 Challenge Vuelta Ciclista a Mallorca
(5 x 1.1)

35th edition: Jan 28 - Feb 1, 2026
Complete results

Challenge Illes Balears podium history | 2025 edition

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The race:

The Challenge Illes Balears/Ciclista Mallorca has historically been a series of four 1.1 races held in late January-early February on the Balearic Islands in the western Mediterranean sea.

Since 2023 there are five races run on Mallorca.

While each race is an independent 1.1 ranked competition, until 2010 there was a General Classification for an overall winner as well.

Race 1: Trofeo Calvià | Race 2: Trofeo Ses Salines - Colònia Sant Jordi | Race 3: Trofeo Selva - Santuari de Lluc | Race 4: Trofeo Andratx - Mirador des Colomer | Race 5: Trofeo Palma

Overall route map

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Sunday, February 1: Race 5, Trofeo Palma (Marratxí - Palma), 158.3 km

Trofeo Palma map & profile

Arne Marit wins the Trofeo Palma

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Weather at the finish city of Palma at 2:35 PM, local time: 16C (60F), sunny, with the wind from the west-southwest at 16 km/hr (10 mph). There is just a 1% chance of rain.

The race: Here's the report from winner Arne Marit's Team Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe.

After three wins in the first four races of the Challenge Mallorca, the team also claimed the Palma finale, with Arne Marit winning and teammate Alessio Magagnotti completing the double podium.

Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe capped off a dominant week at the Challenge Mallorca with a sprint victory in the Trofeo Palma (Marratxí › Palma, 158.3 km). In a race perfectly suited to the fast men, Arne Marit (Belgium) delivered the team’s fourth victory in five races, ahead of Max Kanter (Germany, XDS Astana Team), while Marit’s Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe teammate Alessio Magagnotti (Italy) finished third.

As the race approached Palma, Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe stayed well positioned in the peloton, helping to keep the situation under control behind an attacking group that had animated the race for much of the day. The break was finally brought back just a few kilometres from the finish. A crash in the closing kilometres, however, disrupted several lead-out trains and reshaped the sprint, but the team reacted decisively.

Arne Marit made the most of the situation, launching his sprint at the right moment and powering to victory, while young teammate Alessio Magagnotti stayed right behind to secure third place. The result marked Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe’s fourth victory in five days – following the team time trial win earlier in the week and Remco Evenepoel’s back-to-back victories in the two mountainous races – and capped off a perfect start to the European race season for the team.

“The crash in the final corner changed the situation completely, so I made a quick decision to go all in and from 300 metres out it was full gas. To end the week with four wins in five races is amazing for the whole team. Personally, after three years without a victory, this one means a lot to me. And finishing with Alessio on the podium as well is special – he’s a young rider with huge talent.” - Arne Marit

“It was a perfect race for us. The beginning was calm, but we knew the key point was the U-turn with 2.4 kilometres to go. The boys positioned themselves exactly as planned, and Arne finished it off in an incredible way. To have Alessio third as well is just outstanding. It’s the perfect way to close such a successful week.” - Pello Olaberria, Sports Director

Complete results:

158.3 kilometers raced at an average speed of 45.980 km/hr

1	Arne Marit	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	3hr 26min 34sec
2	Max Kanter	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
3	Alessio Magagnotti	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
4	Iúri Leitão	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
5	Giovanni Lonardi	Team Polti-VisitMalta	s.t.
6	Enrico Zanoncello	Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber	s.t.
7	Dylan Groenewegen	Unibet Rose Rockets	s.t.
8	Marc Brustenga	Equipo Kern Pharma	s.t.
9	Manuel Peñalver	Team Polti-VisitMalta	s.t.
10	Giacomo Villa	Petrolike	s.t.
11	Cesar Macias	Burgos Burpellet BH	s.t.
12	Iván García Cortina	Movistar Team	s.t.
13	Amaury Capiot	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
14	Jose Antonio Prieto	Petrolike	s.t.
15	Mattia Pinazzi	Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber	s.t.
16	Davide Donati	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
17	Marijn van den Berg	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
18	Rui Oliveira	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
19	Giosue Epis	Petrolike	s.t.
20	Artuur Torney	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
21	Alessio Delle Vedove	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
22	Francesc Bennassar	Seleccion Española	s.t.
23	Dario Belletta	Team Polti-VisitMalta	s.t.
24	Moritz Mauss	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
25	Nolan Huysmans	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
26	Xabier Isasa	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
27	Jermaine Zemke	REMBE | rad-net	s.t.
28	Markus Hoelgaard	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
29	José Juan Prieto	Petrolike	s.t.
30	Lorenzo Conforti	Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber	s.t.
31	Elmar Reinders	Unibet Rose Rockets	s.t.
32	Anders Foldager	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
33	Cédric Beullens	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
34	Yago Aguirre	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
35	Magnus Cort	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
36	Fernando Barceló	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
37	Francisco Peñuela	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
38	Anthony Turgis	Team TotalEnergies	s.t.
39	Colby Simmons	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
40	Joseba Lopez	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
41	Thomas Silva	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
42	Jelte Krijnsen	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
43	Senne Thonnon	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
44	Michiel Lambrecht	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
45	Marco Manenti	Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber	s.t.
46	Tomoya Koyama	Burgos Burpellet BH	s.t.
47	Gustav Wang	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
48	Lorenzo Milesi	Movistar Team	s.t.
49	Marco Haller	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
50	Mattia Bais	Team Polti-VisitMalta	s.t.
51	Mattia Stenico	Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber	s.t.
52	Jasha Sütterlin	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
53	Santiago Ferraro	Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber	s.t.
54	Mattéo Vercher	Team TotalEnergies	s.t.
55	Jordi Artigues	Seleccion Española	s.t.
56	Txomin Juaristi	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
57	Leon Arenz	REMBE | rad-net	s.t.
58	Unai Iribar	Equipo Kern Pharma	s.t.
59	Andrea Pietrobon	Team Polti-VisitMalta	s.t.
60	Samuel Leroux	Team TotalEnergies	s.t.
61	Jose Manuel Diaz	Burgos Burpellet BH	s.t.
62	Jackson Medway	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
63	Mike Teunissen	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
64	Baptiste Vadic	Team TotalEnergies	s.t.
65	Ferre Geeraerts	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
66	Jonas Hem Hvideberg	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
67	Karsten Feldmann	Unibet Rose Rockets	@ 13sec
68	Roel van Sintmaartensdijk	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
69	Matthias Schwarzbacher	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
70	Alan Jousseaume	Team TotalEnergies	0:16
71	Michael Zarate	Petrolike	0:24
72	Nils Politt	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
73	Yi Ho Yen	Equipo Kern Pharma	s.t.
74	Koen Bouwman	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
75	Jaime Torres	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
76	Gabriele Raccagni	Team Polti-VisitMalta	s.t.
77	Hugo de la Calle	Burgos Burpellet BH	s.t.
78	Marc Torres	Seleccion Española	s.t.
79	Adrien Boichis	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
80	Sinuhé Fernandez	Burgos Burpellet BH	s.t.
81	Elias Maris	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
82	José Félix Parra	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
83	Lucas Jackson	Movistar Team	s.t.
84	Carlos Garcia	Burgos Burpellet BH	0:30
85	Ibai Azanza	Equipo Kern Pharma	0:33
86	Felix Ørn-Kristoff	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
87	Marcos Freire	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	0:35
88	Martin Tjøtta	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
89	Julian Borresch	REMBE | rad-net	s.t.
90	Alejandro Callejas	Petrolike	s.t.
91	Mauro Brenner	REMBE | rad-net	s.t.
92	Michel Heßmann	Movistar Team	s.t.
93	Rune Herregodts	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
94	Felix Engelhardt	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
95	Hannes Wilksch	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
96	Roger Pareta	Movistar Team	s.t.
97	Ugo Fabries	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
98	Arjen Livyns	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
99	Theodor Clemmensen	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
100	Jaume Barcelo	Seleccion Española	s.t.
101	Markel Aranaz	Movistar Team	s.t.
102	Iker Mintegi	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
103	Marc Zafra	Seleccion Española	s.t.
104	Iván Loaisa	Seleccion Española	s.t.
105	Mats Wenzel	Equipo Kern Pharma	s.t.
106	Joan Bou	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
107	Ibon Ruiz	Equipo Kern Pharma	s.t.
108	Jacob Eriksson	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
109	Nelson Oliveira	Movistar Team	s.t.
110	Nicolas Breuillard	Team TotalEnergies	s.t.
111	Jan Stöckli	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
112	Arthur Kluckers	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
113	Joren Bloem	Unibet Rose Rockets	s.t.
114	Jelle Johannink	Unibet Rose Rockets	s.t.
115	Shunsuke Imamura	Lotto-Intermarché	0: 42
116	Jesper Stiansen	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	1:05
117	Henri Vandenabeele	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
118	Hartthijs de Vries	Unibet Rose Rockets	s.t.
119	Martijn Rasenberg	Unibet Rose Rockets	s.t.
120	Jakub Otruba	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
121	Martin Marcellusi	Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber	s.t.
122	Sebastian Putz	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	1:16
123	Frederik Wandahl	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
124	Sakarias Koller Løland	Uno-X Mobility	1:20
125	Danny van der Tuuk	Euskaltel-Euskadi	1:43
126	Ådne Holter	Uno-X Mobility	1:52
127	Markel Beloki	EF Education-EasyPost	2:05
128	Samuele Battistella	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
129	Huub Artz	Lotto-Intermarché	2:41
130	Noah Hobbs	EF Education-EasyPost	2:58
131	Joshua Giddings	Lotto-Intermarché	3:23
132	Georg Steinhauser	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
133	Halvor Dolven	Lotto-Intermarché	4:15

 

Trofeo Palma map & profile:

Trofeo Palma map

Trofeo Palma profile

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Saturday, January 31: Race 4, Trofeo Andratx - Mirador des Colomer (Pollença), 147.8 km 121.5 km

Trofeo Andratx - Mirador des Colomer map & profile

Counting the team time trial, that's three wins in a row for Remco Evenepoel. Getty photo

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Weather at the finish city of Mirador des Colomer at 2:40 PM, local time: 13C (55F), partly cloudy, with the wind from the northwest at 29 km/hr (18 mph). There is just a 1% chance of rain.

The race: The opening 26 kilometers of the race, a loop towards Port d’Andratx, were cancelled due to strong winds. The race started with the ascent of Coll de sa Gramola and the start was delayed to 1:00 PM.

Here's the report from winner Remco Evenepoel's Team Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe:

Three races – three victories: Remco Evenepoel continued his perfect start to the season by claiming the win at the Trofeo Andratx–Pollença. Maxim Van Gils capped off a strong team performance with an impressive third place.

Conditions were challenging even before the start. Strong winds and difficult weather forced the organisers to shorten the race to 121 kilometres. Short, but intense – featuring everything that makes racing on Mallorca so demanding: wind, the climb up Puig Major, and a sharp final ascent.

The race itself quickly matched the tough conditions. On Puig Major, Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe took control, positioning all seven riders prominently at the front of the peloton. Around 50 kilometres from the finish, Evenepoel launched his first attack. A group of favourites emerged, before the key selection came roughly 15 kilometres to go – only Mathys Rondel was able to follow. On the final climb, the time trial world champion accelerated once more, dropped his last rival, and rode solo to another commanding victory.

"The conditions were even harder than yesterday, with a lot of cross and headwinds, which made it difficult to create the difference the way we had planned. But in the end, we managed to win again and also put Maxim on the podium. Finishing first and third for our third victory this week is a really great way to end the Mallorca Challenge. It’s a big motivational boost. I’ll already be back racing again on Wednesday, and it’s always good to start the season with some early wins." - Remco Evenepoel

Complete results: 121.5 kilometers raced at an average speed of 40.825 km/hr

1	Remco Evenepoel	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	2hr 58min 34sec
2	Mathys Rondel	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	@ 19sec
3	Maxim Van Gils	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	1:44
4	António Morgado	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
5	Christian Scaroni	XDS Astana Team	1:47
6	Johannes Kulset	Uno-X Mobility	1:50
7	Georg Steinhauser	EF Education-EasyPost	1:55
8	Iván Romeo	Movistar Team	1:59
9	Diego Pescador	Movistar Team	2:28
10	Jelle Johannink	Unibet Rose Rockets	3:29
11	Thomas Silva	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
12	Martin Tjøtta	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
13	Andrea Vendrame	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
14	Hodei Munoz	Seleccion Española	s.t.
15	Fernando Barceló	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
16	Marc Hirschi	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
17	Jon Barrenetxea	Movistar Team	s.t.
18	Clément Champoussin	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
19	Sergio Meris	Unibet Rose Rockets	s.t.
20	Lorenzo Rota	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
21	Carlos Canal	Movistar Team	s.t.
22	Giacomo Villa	Petrolike	s.t.
23	Siebe Deweirdt	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
24	Thomas Bonnet	Team TotalEnergies	s.t.
25	Benoît Cosnefroy	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
26	Odd Christian Eiking	Unibet Rose Rockets	s.t.
27	Félix Parra José	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
28	Mattéo Vercher	Team TotalEnergies	s.t.
29	Jon Agirre	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
30	Lennart Jasch	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	3:41
31	Jesus Herrada	Burgos Burpellet BH	s.t.
32	Senne Thonnon	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
33	Luca Paletti	Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber	s.t.
34	Samuel Fernández Garcia	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
35	Nils Politt	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
36	Mattia Stenico	Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber	4:46
37	Jonathan Caicedo	Petrolike	s.t.
38	Adrien Boichis	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
39	Iker Soriano	Seleccion Española	s.t.
40	Unai Iribar	Equipo Kern Pharma	s.t.
41	Samuele Battistella	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
42	Adria Pericas	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
43	Alejandro Callejas	Petrolike	4:56
44	Jelte Krijnsen	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
45	Robin Donzé	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
46	Lawrence Warbasse	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
47	Diego Uriarte	Equipo Kern Pharma	5:01
48	Max Bock	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	5:06
49	Raúl García	Movistar Team	5:09
50	Ugo Fabries	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	5:11
51	Ibai Villate	Movistar Team	5:15
52	Markel Beloki	EF Education-EasyPost	5:17
53	Ådne Holter	Uno-X Mobility	5:22
54	Nicolas Breuillard	Team TotalEnergies	5:24
55	Julian Borresch	REMBE | rad-net	5:28
56	Jacob Eriksson	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
57	Santiago Ferraro	Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber	s.t.
58	Giosue Epis	Petrolike	s.t.
59	Jonas Hvideberg	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
60	Francisco Peñuela	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
61	Gustave Blanc	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
62	Colby Simmons	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
63	Felix Ørn-Kristoff	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
64	Ludovico Mellano	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
65	Hannes Wilksch	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	5:36
66	Txomin Juaristi	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
67	Sinuhé Fernandez	Burgos Burpellet BH	s.t.
68	Joseba Lopez	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
69	Andrii Ponomar	Petrolike	s.t.
70	Darren Rafferty	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
71	Fernando Tercero	Team Polti VisitMalta	s.t.
72	Alex Tolio	Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber	s.t.
73	Jose Manuel Diaz	Burgos Burpellet BH	s.t.
74	Fredrik Dversnes	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
75	Martijn Rasenberg	Unibet Rose Rockets	s.t.
76	Danny van der Tuuk	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
77	Owen Geleijn	Unibet Rose Rockets	s.t.
78	Jorge Arcas	Movistar Team	s.t.
79	Nico Denz	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
80	Frederik Wandahl	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
81	Cedrik Bakke Christophersen	Unibet Rose Rockets	s.t.
82	Ward Vanhoof	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
83	Alessandro Tonelli	Team Polti VisitMalta	s.t.
84	Markus Hoelgaard	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
85	Johannes Adamietz	REMBE | rad-net	s.t.
86	Halvor Dolven	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
87	Manuele Tarozzi	Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber	s.t.
88	Eivind Broholt Fougner	Unibet Rose Rockets	s.t.
89	Xabier Isasa	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
90	Ibai Azanza	Equipo Kern Pharma	s.t.
91	Thomas Pesenti	Team Polti VisitMalta	s.t.
92	Alan Jousseaume	Team TotalEnergies	s.t.
93	Abel Balderstone	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
94	Urko Berrade	Equipo Kern Pharma	s.t.
95	Lukas Nerurkar	EF Education-EasyPost	14:08
96	Victor Vercouillie	Team Flanders-Baloise	14:25
97	Andrea Pietrobon	Team Polti VisitMalta	14:43
98	Adrián Benito	Team Polti VisitMalta	s.t.
99	Joan Bou	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
100	Iker Mintegi	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
101	Marc Zafra	Seleccion Española	16:12
102	Gari Ugarte	Euskaltel-Euskadi	16:27

 

Trofeo Trofeo Andratx - Mirador des Colomer map & profile

Trofeo Andratx - Mirador des Colomer map

Trofeo Andratx - Mirador des Colomer profile

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Friday, January 30: Race 3, Trofeo Serra Tramuntana (Selva - Santuari de Lluc), 154.28 km

Trofeo Selva - Santuari de Lluc map & profile

Remco Evenepoel solos across the line. Photo: Maximilian Fries

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Weather at the finish at Lluc at 2:35 PM, local time: 14C (57F), partly cloudy, with the wind from the west-southwest at 19 km/hr (12 mph). No rain is forecast.

The race: Here's the report from winner Remco Evenepoel's Team Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe.

Season win #2: Remco Evenepoel completes Mallorca double

Remco Evenepoel lived up to those ambitions in impressive fashion, claiming the teams second win in just two days with a commanding solo performance. With the challenging course profile in mind, Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe had already outlined a clear plan the evening before. Puig Major, Sóller, Lluc — climbs that are part of the team’s regular training routine on Mallorca. The idea was simple: an early move and a long-range attack.

And that is exactly what happened. After his teammates controlled the race and delivered the crucial groundwork, Evenepoel launched his decisive attack around 100 kilometres from the finish on the Coll de Sóller. He then extended his advantage on the descent, leaving his rivals behind, and rode the final 50 kilometres solo to secure a convincing victory.

“Today was really special. What we showed today was exactly what we had planned. I’m really happy that I was able to execute the plan just as we discussed. The whole team was incredibly strong — everyone did what they had to do. Then it was up to me to make the difference on the Sóller climb. In the end, I’m very happy with this result.” — Remco Evenepoel

Complete results:

154.28 kilometers raced at an average speed of 43.132 km/hr

1	Remco Evenepoel	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	3hr 34min 37sec
2	António Morgado	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	@ 1min 38sec
3	Christian Scaroni	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
4	Mathys Rondel	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
5	Andrea Vendrame	Team Jayco-AlUla	1:44
6	Felix Großschartner	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
7	Johannes Kulset	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
8	Lorenzo Rota	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
9	Georg Steinhauser	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
10	Fernando Barceló	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
11	Clément Champoussin	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
12	Ludovico Crescioli	Team Polti-VisitMalta	s.t.
13	Félix Parra José	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
14	Thomas Bonnet	Team TotalEnergies	s.t.
15	Markel Beloki	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
16	Ivan Cobo	Equipo Kern Pharma	s.t.
17	Marc Hirschi	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
18	Ibon Ruiz	Equipo Kern Pharma	s.t.
19	Christian Eiking Odd	Unibet Rose Rockets	s.t.
20	Thomas Pesenti	Team Polti-VisitMalta	s.t.
21	Mattéo Vercher	Team TotalEnergies	s.t.
22	Carlos Canal	Movistar Team	s.t.
23	Samuel Fernández Garcia	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
24	Hodei Munoz	Seleccion Española	1:47
25	Manuel Diaz Jose	Burgos Burpellet BH	s.t.
26	Diego Pescador	Movistar Team	s.t.
27	Eric Fagundez	Burgos Burpellet BH	s.t.
28	Urko Berrade	Equipo Kern Pharma	s.t.
29	Senne Thonnon	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
30	Pavel Sivakov	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
31	Jon Agirre	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
32	Sergio Meris	Unibet Rose Rockets	s.t.
33	Andrii Ponomar	Petrolike	2:05
34	Marc Torres	Seleccion Española	s.t.
35	Mattia Bais	Team Polti-VisitMalta	2:33
36	Markus Hoelgaard	Uno-X Mobility	2:37
37	Enric Mas	Movistar Team	s.t.
38	Michiel Lambrecht	Team Flanders-Baloise	2:38
39	Bakke Christophersen Cedrik	Unibet Rose Rockets	2:39
40	Manuele Tarozzi	Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber	2:41
41	Henri Vandenabeele	Team Flanders-Baloise	2:49
42	Alessandro Covi	Team Jayco-AlUla	2:52
43	Jordi Lopez	Euskaltel-Euskadi	3:17
44	Thomas Silva	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
45	Brem Deman	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
46	Abel Balderstone	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
47	Iker Mintegi	Euskaltel-Euskadi	3:31
48	Johannes Adamietz	REMBE | rad-net	3:35
49	Alejandro Callejas	Petrolike	3:51
50	Luca Paletti	Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber	4:02
51	Roel van Sintmaartensdijk	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
52	Hannes Wilksch	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
53	Fernando Tercero	Team Polti-VisitMalta	s.t.
54	Alessandro Tonelli	Team Polti-VisitMalta	s.t.
55	Carlos Garcia	Burgos Burpellet BH	5:16
56	Filippo Turconi	Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber	5:47
57	Javier Cubillas	Movistar Team	6:15
58	Giosue Epis	Petrolike	s.t.
59	Lorenzo Conforti	Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber	s.t.
60	Alexander Hajek	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
61	Martin Tjøtta	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
62	Sinuhé Fernandez	Burgos Burpellet BH	s.t.
63	Fredrik Dversnes	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
64	Robin Donzé	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
65	Broholt Fougner Eivind	Unibet Rose Rockets	s.t.
66	Lukas Nerurkar	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
67	Ugo Fabries	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
68	Felix Engelhardt	Team Jayco-AlUla	7:13
69	Fabian Weiss	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
70	Samuel Leroux	Team TotalEnergies	8:29
71	Baptiste Vadic	Team TotalEnergies	s.t.
72	Hartthijs de Vries	Unibet Rose Rockets	s.t.
73	Daniel Cavia	Burgos Burpellet BH	s.t.
74	Owen Geleijn	Unibet Rose Rockets	s.t.
75	Halvor Dolven	Lotto-Intermarché	8:43
76	Jakub Otruba	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	9:21
77	Unai Iribar	Equipo Kern Pharma	9:56
78	Xabier Isasa	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
79	Marco Haller	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
80	Arthur Kluckers	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
81	Lorenzo Milesi	Movistar Team	s.t.
82	Samuele Battistella	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
83	Davide De Pretto	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
84	Adrien Boichis	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	9:59
85	Adria Pericas	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
86	Hugo de la Calle	Burgos Burpellet BH	s.t.
87	Diego Uriarte	Equipo Kern Pharma	s.t.
88	Pablo Castrillo	Movistar Team	s.t.
89	Nicolas Breuillard	Team TotalEnergies	s.t.
90	Alex Tolio	Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber	11:05
91	Gustav Wang	XDS Astana Team	12:26
92	Martijn Rasenberg	Unibet Rose Rockets	s.t.
93	Nolan Huysmans	Team Flanders-Baloise	12:39
94	Finlay Pickering	Team Jayco-AlUla	12:45
95	Frederik Wandahl	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	14:30
96	Giacomo Villa	Petrolike	s.t.
97	Nico Denz	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
98	Arjen Livyns	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
99	Adrián Benito	Team Polti-VisitMalta	s.t.
100	Jaume Guardeño	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
101	Colby Simmons	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
102	Miguel Heidemann	REMBE | rad-net	s.t.
103	Cesar Macias	Burgos Burpellet BH	s.t.
104	Christopher Juul-Jensen	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
105	Juan Prieto José	Petrolike	s.t.
106	Ludovico Mellano	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
107	Magnus Cort	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
108	Hem Hvideberg Jonas	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
109	Julian Borresch	REMBE | rad-net	s.t.
110	Darren Rafferty	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
111	Mats Wenzel	Equipo Kern Pharma	s.t.
112	Mike Teunissen	XDS Astana Team	s.t.

 

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Thursday, January 29: Race 2, Trofeo Ses Salines - Colònia de Sant Jordi 23.8 km Team Time Trial

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Team Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe finishes the fastest team time trial ever. Cycling 360 screen grab.

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Weather at Colònia de Sant Jordi at 2:50 PM, local time: 16C (61F), partly cloudy, with the wind from the west-southwest at 21 km/hr (13 mph). Rain is forecast at 5:00 PM.

The race: Here's the report from winner Team Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe.

For several months, Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe have been working intensively on the “TTT” project. The team time trial at the Trofeo Ses Salines marked the first real test under race conditions—and it delivered in convincing fashion.

The season debut of Remco Evenepoel and Florian Lipowitz ended not only with a victory, but with the fastest team time trial ever.

With an average speed of 59.7 km/h, the team made a clear statement on the roads of Mallorca. Remco Evenepoel, Florian Lipowitz, Mattia Cattaneo, Nico Denz, Lorenzo Finn, Gianni Moscon and Maxim Van Gils lived up to their role as favourites and rewarded the team for an intensive period of preparation.

The result is also an important confirmation on the road towards 4 July, the opening day of the Tour de France in Barcelona. The pacing plan developed ahead of the race worked exactly as intended: staying within striking distance at the intermediate time check before making the decisive difference in the second half. A headwind and a short kicker in the finale placed the focus firmly on strength and reserves—precisely where the team was able to play to its strengths.

A team time trial victory is always something special. This result is the outcome of an enormous collective effort by the entire team and all departments involved in the TTT project we’ve been working on since last year. It’s a true team win. — Patxi Villa

Team time trials are always demanding, but we had a clear plan and it paid off. We knew the headwind and the short kicker would be decisive, and that’s where we made the difference. Starting the season with a win—especially with new teammates—feels great and is a real boost for morale. — Remco Evenepoel

Complete results:

Winner's speed: 59.707 km/hr

1	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe 23min 55sec
	Remco Evenepoel
	Florian Lipowitz
	Lorenzo Finn
	Nico Denz
	Mattia Cattaneo
	Gianni Moscon
	Maxim Van Gils
2	Movistar @ 4sec
	Nelson Oliveira
	Enric Mas
	Iván Romeo
	Raúl García Pierna
	Pablo Castrillo
	Michel Hessmann
	Lorenzo Milesi
3	Team Jayco AlUla @ 17sec
	Alessandro Covi
	Robert Donaldson
	Felix Engelhardt
	Christopher Juul-Jensen
	Jelte Krijnsen
	Michael Matthews
	Jasha Sütterlin
4	UAE Team Emirates @ 19sec
	Rune Herregodts
	Benoît Cosnefroy
	Pavel Sivakov
	António Morgado
	Marc Soler
	Felix Grossschartner
	Nils Politt
5	Tudor Pro Cycling @ 19sec
	Marco Haller
	Arthur Kluckers
	Stefan Küng
	Rick Pluimers
	Mathys Rondel
	Matteo Trentin
	Fabian Weiss
6	Uno-X Mobility @ 33sec
	Magnus Cort
	Markus Hoelgaard
	Ådne Holter
	Jonas Hem Hvideberg
	Fredrik Dversnes Lavik
	Sakarias Koller Løland
	Carl-Frederik Bévort
7	Lorro- Intermarché @ 45sec
	Huub Artz
	Cedric Beullens
	Joshua Giddings
	Felix Ørn-Kristoff
	Halvor Dolven
	Shunsuke Imamura
	Roel van Sintmaartensdijk
8	Unibet Rose Rockets @ 46sec
	Elmar Reinders
	Hartthijs de Vries
	Lukáš Kubiš
	Niklas Larsen
	Wessel Mouris
	Tomáš Kopecký
9	EF Education-EasyPost @ 48sec
	Georg Steinhauser
	Marijn van den Berg
	Lukas Nerurkar
	Markel Beloki
	Darren Rafferty
	Matthias Schwarzbacher
	Colby Simmons
10	XDS Astana @ 54sec
	Mike Teunissen
	Max Kanter
	Lev Gonov
	Arjen Livyns
	Gleb Syritsa
	Alessio Delle Vedove
	Gustav Wang
11	TotalEnergies @ 1min 29sec
	Thomas Bonnet
	Nicolas Breuillard
	Alexys Brunel
	Alan Jousseaume
	Samuel Leroux
	Anthony Turgis
	Baptiste Vadic
12	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA @ 1min 37sec
	Abel Balderstone
	Joan Bou
	Fernando Barceló
	Jaume Guardeño
	Iúri Leitão
	Joel Peñuela Francisco
	Jakub Otruba
13	Equipo Kern Pharma @ 1min 39sec
	Ibai Azanza
	Urko Berrade
	Marc Brustenga
	Unai Iribar
	Ibon Ruiz
	Diego Uriarte
	Mats Wenzel
14	Team Flanders-Baloise @ 1min 41sec
	Brem Deman
	Siebe Deweirdt
	Ferre Geeraerts
	Nolan Huysmans
	Artuur Torney
	Ward Vanhoof
	Victor Vercouillie
15	Euskaltel-Euskadi @ 1min 47sec
	Unai Aznar
	Samuel Fernández
	Txomin Juaristi
	Gari Ugarte
	Danny van der Tuuk
	Yago Aguirre
	Xabier Isasa
16	Team Polti-VisitMalta @ 1min 48sec
	Andrea Pietrobon
	Alessandro Tonelli
	Giovanni Lonardi
	Mattia Bais
	Igor Belletta Dario
	Adrián Benito
	Gabriele Raccagni
17	REMBE | rad-net @ 2min 6sec
	Miguel Heidemann
	Leon Arenz
	Julian Borresch
	Ole Theiler
	Jermaine Zemke
	Paul-Felix Petry
	Victor Wedekind
18	Petrolike @ 2min 18sec
	José Juan Prieto
	Jonathan Klever Caicedo
	Andrii Ponomar
	José Antonio Prieto
	Giosuè Epis
	Giacomo Villa
	Michael Zarate
19	Seleccion Española @ 2min 19sec
	Héctor Álvarez
	Hodei Muñoz
	Marc Zafra
	Francesc Bennassar
	Jordi Artigues
	Joan Marti Bennassar
	Sebastián Mora
20	Bardiani CSF 7 Saber @ 2min 46sec
	Lorenzo Conforti
	Marco Manenti
	Martin Marcellusi
	Enrico Zanoncello
	Santiago Ferraro
	Andrea Montagner
	Mattia Pinazzi
21	Burgos Burpellett BH @ 2min 50sec
	Hugo De la Calle Cesar Macias Sinhué Fernandez Carlos Garcia Pierna Eric Antonio Fagundez José Manuel Diaz Tomoya Koyama

 

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Wednesday, January 28: Race 1, Trofeo Calvià (Palmanova - Palmanova), 148.3 km. Palmanova Mallorca should not be confused with the city with the same name in northeast Italy.

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António Morgado wins in Palmanova.

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Weather at the start/finish city of Palmanova at 2:35 PM, local time: 11C (52F), rain, with the wind from the southwest at 18 km/hr (11 mph). The rain is forecast to continue through 5:00 PM.

The race: Here's the report from winner António Morgado's UAE Team Emirates-XRG.

Celebrating his 22nd birthday in style Antonio Morgado stormed to a spectacular victory at the Trofeo Calvia on Wednesday afternoon. The UAE Team Emirates-XRG rider bridged across to and subsequently dropped the breakaway, before outsprinting Hector Alverez to the line in Palmanova. The first instalment of this week’s Challenge Mallorca was raced under biblical conditions, with barely an inch of the island escaping the downpour. As such, the racing was even more attritional than usual, drawing out a battle to be remembered between Morgado and Alvarez. Just 19 and 22 years old respectively, the pair put on a show of force on behalf of their generation of young talents.

It may have been the two-up sprint that decided the victory, but their efforts started much earlier in the day as an intense battle ensued between the peloton and the breakaway.

On the first of five race days in Mallorca, the start list of Trofeo Calvia was out to impress. First impressions are few and far between, and the riders in Spain were determined to make theirs a good one for 2026. As such, the breakaway was made up of a powerful group, each of whom showed impressive legs in the finals and Morgado and Alvarez looked to make their move.

Surviving tough and relentless short climbs that made up the race on Wednesday, Andrien Boichis (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe), Adne Holter (Uno-X Mobility), and Georg Steinhauser (EF Education-EasyPost) held an advantage of well over a minute and a half into the penultimate categorized ascent of the day. With a little under 40 km to ride, the race victory in many ways looked to be theirs for the taking.

Spectacular scenery on Mallorca. Getty Images.

Sensing that the day had started to get away from the peloton, Morgado took his leave from the pack with 33 kilometers to go. It was a violent acceleration from the UAE Team Emirates-XRG rider who was still wearing his rain jacket, such was the state of conditions in Mallorca. As his rear wheel disappeared from sight, so did the chance of victory for the peloton.

Only Alvarez, turning out for the Spanish national team, could eventually show his face and force his way across to Morgado, with the pair joining together in pursuit of the three men who remained at the head of the race. As for Boichis, Holter and Steinhauser, their lead was a minute and a half as they began to make their way up the Col de sa Gramola (3.1 km @ 5.2%).

Hot on their heels, Morgado and Alvarez made such a dent in the trio’s advantage on the climb that, within a couple of kilometers of the descent, three had become five at the head of the bike race. In turn, Morgado and Alvarez showed no hesitation in asserting their authority as the final climb approached, the Coll de Soma, with its 5% average over 2.6 km, offered fertile ground to make a definitive attack.

The move came first from the Spaniard, swiftly followed by Morgado, and the pair were soon alone off the front. Despite their best efforts, the surviving members of the breakaway could find no answers, and it was left to Morgado and Alvarez to contest the day’s honors. With nothing to separate the two, their battle rumbled on into a sprint finish in Palmanova.

As Morgado got the better of the 19-year-old, his UAE Team Emriates-XRG teammates were finishing off a great day behind. Sticking to their task, Nils Politt and Rune Herregodts both finished inside the top 10 in their first race day of the season, coming in eighth and ninth respectively.

Morgado: “I feel good. The goal of the season is always to win a race, and now I have one. It was a super hard day, super cool all day, but normally I feel good in these conditions, so I am happy.

"Today is a special day and I am happy to give this gift to myself. The race, with this weather, I know I can feel good because this is my type of weather. Last year I tried too many times and this year I knew I just needed to try one time and then go away. It was important to keep easy in the bunch and then when I need to attack, I attack.

“It started to feel in the bunch that we did not have the power to close the gap, so I knew I needed to make my move.

“We played the game, but Hector (Alvarez) did a great race. Like me, he deserved to win. It was really 50/50 so I am happy for my victory. The next races are a little bit more for the climbers, but we can look forward to them as well.”

Complete results:

148.3 kilometers raced at an average speed of 40.153 km/hr

1	António Morgado	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	3hr 51min 6sec
2	Héctor Álvarez	Seleccion Española	s.t.
3	Ådne Holter	Uno-X Mobility	@ 38sec
4	Adrien Boichis	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	0:41
5	Georg Steinhauser	EF Education-EasyPost	1:15
6	Anthony Turgis	Team TotalEnergies	2:03
7	Andrea Vendrame	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
8	Nils Politt	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
9	Rune Herregodts	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	2:21
10	Henri Vandenabeele	Team Flanders-Baloise	2:33
11	Michiel Lambrecht	Team Flanders-Baloise	2:35
12	Hugo de la Calle	Burgos Burpellet BH	2:38
13	Cedrik Bakke Christophersen	Unibet Rose Rockets	2:42
14	Ivan Cobo	Equipo Kern Pharma	2:44
15	Fernando Barceló	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
16	Luca Paletti	Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber	s.t.
17	Fredrik Dversnes	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
18	Markel Beloki	EF Education-EasyPost	2:46
19	Thomas Bonnet	Team TotalEnergies	s.t.
20	Mattia Bais	Team Polti VisitMalta	s.t.
21	Ibon Ruiz	Equipo Kern Pharma	s.t.
22	Benoît Cosnefroy	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
23	Darren Rafferty	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
24	Brem Deman	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
25	Lorenzo Rota	Lotto-Intermarché	2:56
26	Davide Donati	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	3:06
27	Diego Pescador	Movistar Team	3:10
28	Urko Berrade	Equipo Kern Pharma	3:23
29	Samuel Fernández Garcia	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	3:31
30	Samuele Battistella	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
31	Jon Barrenetxea	Movistar Team	3:41
32	Txomin Juaristi	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
33	Mattia Stenico	Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber	s.t.
34	Marc Hirschi	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
35	Martin Tjøtta	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
36	Alessandro Tonelli	Team Polti VisitMalta	s.t.
37	Joren Bloem	Unibet Rose Rockets	s.t.
38	Marijn van den Berg	EF Education-EasyPost	3:45
39	Javier Cubillas	Movistar Team	3:51
40	Carlos Canal	Movistar Team	4:01
41	Alejandro Callejas	Petrolike	4:08
42	Ibai Villate	Movistar Team	4:31
43	Lorenzo Milesi	Movistar Team	4:42
44	Nicolas Breuillard	Team TotalEnergies	s.t.
45	Johannes Kulset	Uno-X Mobility	4:47
46	Andrea Pietrobon	Team Polti VisitMalta	7:17
47	Diego Uriarte	Equipo Kern Pharma	s.t.
48	Moritz Mauss	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	7:53
49	Paul-Felix Petry	REMBE | rad-net	8:05
50	Dario Belletta	Team Polti VisitMalta	s.t.
51	Miguel Heidemann	REMBE | rad-net	s.t.
52	Marc Torres	Seleccion Española	s.t.
53	Julian Borresch	REMBE | rad-net	s.t.
54	Joseba Lopez	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
55	Fernando Tercero	Team Polti VisitMalta	s.t.
56	Alexander Hajek	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
57	Gari Ugarte	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
58	Robin Donzé	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	8:10
59	Senne Thonnon	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
60	Andrii Ponomar	Petrolike	s.t.
61	Xabier Isasa	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
62	Manuele Tarozzi	Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber	s.t.
63	Ferre Geeraerts	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
64	Andrea Montagner	Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber	s.t.
65	Alex Tolio	Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber	s.t.
66	Owen Geleijn	Unibet Rose Rockets	s.t.
67	Hartthijs de Vries	Unibet Rose Rockets	s.t.
68	Jesper Stiansen	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
69	Carlos Garcia	Burgos Burpellet BH	s.t.
70	Alan Jousseaume	Team TotalEnergies	s.t.
71	Jordi Lopez	Euskaltel-Euskadi	s.t.
72	Ludovico Mellano	XDS Astana Team	8:19
73	Lukas Nerurkar	EF Education-EasyPost	8:22
74	Jonathan Caicedo	Petrolike	s.t.
75	Ludovico Crescioli	Team Polti VisitMalta	s.t.
76	Giacomo Villa	Petrolike	s.t.
77	Mattéo Vercher	Team TotalEnergies	s.t.
78	Sergio Meris	Unibet Rose Rockets	s.t.
79	Sakarias Koller Løland	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
80	Leander Van Hautegem	Team Flanders-Baloise	9:49
81	Jan Stöckli	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	13:27
82	Asbjørn Hellemose	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
83	Davide De Pretto	Team Jayco-AlUla	14:00
84	Roel van Sintmaartensdijk	Lotto-Intermarché	15:43
85	Anders Foldager	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
86	Jacob Eriksson	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
87	Manuel Diaz Jose	Burgos Burpellet BH	s.t.
88	Finlay Pickering	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
89	Elias Maris	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
90	Eivind Broholt Fougner	Unibet Rose Rockets	s.t.
91	Cesar Macias	Burgos Burpellet BH	16:49
92	Unai Iribar	Equipo Kern Pharma	18:06

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