The Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 2025 will take place from the 5th to the 9th of February and will be one of the absolute highlights of the early-season calendar, as many stars take the opportunity to race in the region they have spent weeks training in this winter. We take a look at it's profiles.
The race will be five days long and present the riders with a rather unique opportunity to race a long team time-trial (longer than the Grand Tours' this year), alongside a day for the sprinters, and a few for the classics riders and climbers to really show their worth.
Stage 1 (TTT): Orihuela - Orihuela, 34 kilometers
The start of the competition will be a 34-kilometer team time trial between Orihuela and Orihuela Playa, a discipline that returns after seven years and an effort that will be longer than those at the Tour de France and Vuelta a España.
Stage 2: La Nucia - Benifato, 166 kilometers
Stage 2 will be the queen stage of the race starting in La Nucia and going deep into the mountains where there should be a spectacular finale. There are three ascents in the final 30 kilometers, the finale is categorized by a combination of climbs that can make serious differences.
The climb to Benimantell is 5.5 kilometers at 7% with bonys seconds at the top, only 10 kilometers away from the finish. After a short descent the riders will climb up the Font de Partegat climb, a very steep 4.3 kilometer ascent that averages 9.5% but reaches quite steep gradients towards the end. Proper terrain for the climbers to make the difference.
Stage 3: Algemesí - Alpuente, 180 kilometers
Stage 3 from Algemesi to Alpuente won't be as difficult but it certainly will be more open. The flat start doesn't favour breakaways but the ending of stage 3 is very unusual. The climb to El Remedio is 7.9 kilometers long at 6.5% and with bonus seconds at the top as well, we can see serious attacks up it.
It summits with 21 kilometers to go and afterwards there is no serious descent, but instead rolling roads with a peloton that will be small and where tactics can be crucial both for the stage win and overall classification. The final 1.2 kilometers will still average 7%, so differences can also be made in the effort to the line.
Stage 4: Oropesa del Mar - Portell de Morella, 181 kilometers
Stage 4 is a bit of a beast, with 181 kilometers on the menu and 3500 meters of climbing. The situation is that these climbs are spread all throughout the day, and it's almost an ideal day for raids. It's the last opportunity for the overall classification to change, in a day where the climbs can fit many riders, but at the same time some are hard enough for the climbers to test each other to the limit.
There is a lot that can happen, with the toughest climbs coming in with around 100 kilometers to go but there never being a long descent. If chaos ensures, it will be very hard to control anything, and it's terrain for a spectacular day of racing. The finale in Portell de Morella is slightly uphill, meaning that even a sprint should be quite open.
Stage 5: Alfafar - Valencia, 104 kilometers
The final day finally is one for the sprinters and with no obstacles in the way. A short and pan-flat day on the bike, finishing in the city of Valencia where only a few months ago, deadly floods put the race at risk.
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- Blah Blah Blah !frieders308-11-2026
- MS said she was changing gears so that caused her slight deviation. Nothing was intentional.frieders308-11-2026
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santiagobenites07-11-2026 - Seriously why do they keep doing stupid things like this. Its one thing to relegate when the placings are minor, when the action is blatant. But when it is ambiguous, why dont they at least take advice from some higher up to avoid embarrassing themselves. This is similar to the Halland goal when his teammate was clearly offside and interfered in play and VAR gave them the goal. if you dont have evidence you cannot convict. Even for doping they have these rulesabstractengineer07-11-2026
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- What a travesty ! That little deviation did nothing to impede Brand !frieders307-11-2026
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