PREVIEW | Volta a Catalunya 2025 stage 7 - Will Juan Ayuso defend his 1-second lead against Roglic in Montjuic?
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From the 24th to the 30th of March the World Tour peloton returns to Spain, more specifically Catalunya, for one of the most exciting and difficult stage-races in the calendar. The Volta a Catalunya is always a massive test for the climbers, but equally other riders will also get their opportunities. We preview stage 7.
The final day, the traditional circuit in Barcelona. Regularly, a day for a breakaway, however many scenarios can decide such a day. There are only 138 kilometers to be ridden, as the riders leave Barcelona and have a mostly flat profile until coming back.
The race is to be decided in the final circuit though. Six laps over the Alto de Montjuic, it’s a tough circuit, which usually benefits early attackers as there is almost no flat within it’s 8 kilometers. The descent off the Montjuic is very fast and allows riders to take a rest after every ascent.
Ascent which is 2.4 kilometers at 4.7%, however the gradient is very misleading as it includes a flat section. The true hilltop is quite explosive, it has 900 meters at 10% which is enough to create damage in the peloton, and also splits that may prove crucial for the overall classification. In the final lap, it will come only 5 kilometers away from the summit, all of them downhill except for a small uphill pitch next to the city’s Olympic stadium, 2 kilometers away from the finish.
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Prediction Volta a Catalunya 2025 stage 7:
*** Juan Ayuso, Primoz Roglic
** Lennert van Eetvelt, Marc Soler, Quinn Simmons,
* Lenny Martínez, Egan Bernal, Richard Carapaz, William Lecerf Junior, Laurens de Plus, Enric Mas, Mikel Landa, Eric Fagundez, Andrea Vendrame, Dorian Godon, Corbin Strong,
Pick: Marc Soler
How: Solo win, amidst the chaos of the final circuit and the fight for bonifications that UAE won't want.
Original: Rúben Silva
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