Volta a Catalunya

Alejandro Valverde wins his third stage as Volta a Catalunya concludes in Barcelona. Porte wins the overall by merely four seconds

Results from the final stage of the 2015 Volta a Catalunya

Richie Porte survives a final assault from stage-winner Alejandro Valverde to take the overall title in the Volta a Catalunya

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Sergei Chernetski snatches his first-ever WorldTour win in a sprint finale after a large breakaway survives to the finish

Resutls from stage 6 of the 2015 Volta a Catalunya

Sergei Chernetski overhauled late attacker Julian Alaphilippe to win stage 6 of the Volta a Catalunya as Richie Porte kept the overall lead

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Crosswinds surprise the peloton, allowing Porte to take the lead, as Valverde attacks to another stage win in Spain

Valverde wins another stage in a punchy finale that sees Porte snatch the overall lead after crosswinds split the field

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With lots of climbing on the menu, the Catalunya GC gets shaken up once again, and Tejay van Garderen claims his first win of the season

Van Garderen solos to first win of the season, and De Clercq vaults into overall lead after mountainous day in Spain

American Tejay van Garderen takes first win of the season a day after a harrowing crash in the Volta a Catalunya

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Volta a Catalunya gets shaken up on a hard, hilly stage around Girona, and Pozzovivo snatches his first win in years ahead of an elite group

Domenico Pozzovivo wins ahead of strong GC group, as Pierre Rolland assumes the overall lead in Spain

Domenico Pozzovivo claims his first win in nearly three years with a bold attack out of a group of GC favorites at the end of stage 3

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Alejandro Valverde endures a rainy day at Volta a Catalunya to seize a win in stage 2, as Paterski keeps the GC lead for another day

Alejandro Valverde sprints to a win in Spain, and Paterski keeps the overall lead after stage 2

Alejandro Valverde comes out on top in hilly sprint finale on a rainy day in Spain. Paterski keeps the GC lead in Volta a Catalunya

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The breakaway gives the peloton the slip on day one of Volta a Catalunya, and Paterski vaults into overall lead

Paterski takes the win and the overall lead after a fruitful day in the breakaway

A three-man breakaway stays away on the opening day of Volta a Catalunya, threatening the GC hopefuls and stealing the spotlight in Spain

The Volta a Catalunya is drawing an elite field, but a lack of decisive climbs this year could see a tight general classification

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The Irishman finishes 25th in Tirreno-Adriatico as he prepares for the spring races

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The Garmin-Sharp rider writes about finishing the "longest and hardest race" he has ever done

The Tinkoff-Saxo team boss says Contador is riding better now than he was during his 2012 Vuelta win

Rodriguez holds off Contador and van Garderen to take the final victory in the Volta

Results from the seventh and final stage of the 2014 Volta Ciclista a Catalunya

Photos from stage 6 of the 2014 Volta a Catalunya

Results from stage 6 of the 2014 Volta a Catalunya

Clement overpowers a nine-man break to take the stage as Rodriguez retains his overall lead with one stage remaining

1. Luka MEZGEC, Giant-Shimano, in 5:16:00 2. Julian ALAPHILIPPE, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at :00 3. Samuel DUMOULIN, Ag2r La Mondiale, at :00

Giant-Shimano rider lands his third victory of the week in Catalunya

1. Tejay VAN GARDEREN, BMC Racing, in 4:49:30 2. Romain BARDET, Ag2r La Mondiale, at :00 3. Alberto CONTADOR VELASCO, Tinkoff-Saxo, at :03 4. Joaquin RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Katusha, at :04 5. Nairo Alexander QUINTANA ROJAS, Movistar, at :05

Tejay van Garderen nips Romain Bardet for the stage win and riders suffer in the cold, wet weather in Catalunya

American surges to stage win in the fog at Volta a Catalunya

1. Joaquin RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Katusha, in 4:50:55 2. Alberto CONTADOR VELASCO, Tinkoff-Saxo, at :05 3. Nairo Alexander QUINTANA ROJAS, Movistar, at :09 4. Tejay VAN GARDEREN, BMC Racing, at :11 5. Christopher FROOME, Sky, at :13

Luka Mezgec makes it two-in-a-row with a soggy stage win at the Volta a Catalunya Tuesday

Tasmanian Sky rider withdraws from second consecutive race with undisclosed illness

Giant-Shimano's Luka Mezgec wins second consecutive stage in Catalunya, extending his overall lead

1. Luka MEZGEC, Giant-Shimano, in 4:09:13 2. Leigh HOWARD, Orica-GreenEdge, at :00 3. Julian ALAPHILIPPE, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at :00 4. Paul MARTENS, Belkin, at :00 5. Tosh VAN DER SANDE, Lotto-Belisol, at :00

Luka Mezgec delivers a stage win and the overall lead after Wilco Kelderman's late breakaway falls short

Giant sprinter takes victory, overall lead in opener of Catalan stage race

Chris Froome and Alberto Contador will clash for the first time this season during this week's mountainous Volta a Catalunya in Spain

Wiggins says he's pulling out of the Volta a Catalunya to better prepare for Paris-Roubaix

Garmin-Sharp is building toward the first grand tour of the season, which starts May 4 in Naples

GCN's Daniel Lloyd checks in with Ian Stannard, Daniel Martin, Richie Porte, and Kirsten Wild

Volta a Catalunya will end if no sponsor steps in for 2014 as Madrid race reduces to one day

Results from the final stage of the 2013 Volta Ciclista a Catalunya

De Gendt takes the final stage as Martin collects the overall prize

Results from stage 6 of the Volta Ciclista a Catalunya

Garmin-Sharp's Daniel Martin continues to lead the overall with one stage remaining

1. Francois PARISIEN, Argos-Shimano, in 3:32:02 2. Samuel DUMOULIN, Ag2r La Mondiale, at :00 3. Stéphane POULHIES, Cofidis, at :00 4. Daniele RATTO, Cannondale, at :00 5. Danilo WYSS, BMC Racing, at :00

Francois Parisien wins a stage at the Volta a Catalunya

Fourth-year pro hopes to earn a spot on the Giro d'Italia roster to help teammate Ryder Hesjedal defend his title

Valverde crash opens door for Martin to take GC lead, but time bonuses and wide-open racing awaits in Catalunya

Spaniard and teammate Capecchi walk away from Catalunya without serious injury

1. Daniel MARTIN, Garmin-Sharp, at 6:02:40 2. Joaquin RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Katusha, at :36 3. Nairo Alexander QUINTANA ROJAS, Movistar, at :36 4. Jurgen VAN DEN BROECK, Lotto-Belisol, at :47 5. Robert GESINK, Blanco, at :51

Irishman attacks the day's long breakaway to storm up Port-Ainé to the stage win and overall lead

Movistar rider goes down with a teammate on a tricky descent. Both abandon the seven-day race

Movistar's young Colombian climber, and Alejandro Valverde's roommate, is aiming for his Tour debut after a Catalunya stage win

Vande Velde likely to need surgery on fractured hand

1. Nairo Alexander QUINTANA ROJAS, Movistar, in 5:01:20 2. Alejandro VALVERDE BELMONTE, Movistar, at :07 3. Joaquin RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Katusha, at :07 4. Bradley WIGGINS, Sky, at :07 5. Thibaut PINOT, FDJ, at :09

Movistar takes top two spots and the overall lead in the mountains of Catalunya

Team boss Flavio Becca classifies report of main sponsor RadioShack's imminent departure as "pure speculation"

Back-to-back mountaintop finishes will crown the 2013 Volta a Catalunya winner and Bradley Wiggins has to take it to the pure climbers

1. Gianni MEERSMAN, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, in 3:48:10 2. Daniele RATTO, Cannondale, at :00 3. Brett LANCASTER, Orica-GreenEdge, at :00 4. Samuel DUMOULIN, Ag2r La Mondiale, at :00 5. Robert WAGNER, Blanco, at :00

Omega Pharma rider leaves it late for another stage win in Catalunya

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1. Gianni MEERSMAN, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, in 3:55:56 2. Valerio AGNOLI, Astana, at :00 3. Alejandro VALVERDE BELMONTE, Movistar, at :00 4. Daniel MARTIN, Garmin-Sharp, at :00 5. Danilo WYSS, BMC Racing, at :00