2023 Volta a Catalunya explained

2023 Volta a Catalunya
Series:	2023 UCI World Tour
Race No:	9
Season No:	35
Date:	20–26 March 2023
Stages:	7
Distance:	1185.3
Unit:	km
Time:	28h 19' 10"
First:	Primož Roglič
First Nat:	SLO
First Color:	green lines volta
Second:	Remco Evenepoel
Second Nat:	BEL
Third:	João Almeida
Third Nat:	POR
Points:	Primož Roglič
Points Nat:	SLO
Points Color:	blue lines volta
Mountains:	Remco Evenepoel
Mountains Nat:	BEL
Mountains Color:	red lines volta
Youth:	Remco Evenepoel
Youth Nat:	BEL
Youth Color:	orange lines volta
Team Nat:	UAE
Team Color:	red_number
Previous:	2022
Next:	2024

The 2023 Volta a Catalunya was a road cycling stage race that took place between 20 and 26 March 2023.

Teams

All 18 UCI WorldTeams and seven UCI ProTeams made up the 25 teams that participated in the race.^[1]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI ProTeams

Route

Stage characteristics and winners^[2]
Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type		Winner
1	20 March	Sant Feliu de Guíxols to Sant Feliu de Guíxols	164.6km (102.3miles)		Medium-mountain stage
2	21 March	Mataró to Vallter	165.4km (102.8miles)		Mountain stage
3	22 March	Olost to La Molina	180.6km (112.2miles)		Mountain stage
4	23 March	Llívia to Sabadell	188.2km (116.9miles)		Flat stage
5	24 March	Tortosa (Terres de l'Ebre) to Lo Port (Terres de l'Ebre)	176.6km (109.7miles)		Mountain stage
6	25 March	Martorell to Molins de Rei	174.1km (108.2miles)		Flat stage
7	26 March	Barcelona to Barcelona	135.8km (84.4miles)		Medium-mountain stage
Total			1185.3km (736.5miles)

Stages

Stage 1

20 March 2023 — Sant Feliu de Guíxols to Sant Feliu de Guíxols, 164.5km (102.2miles)

Stage 2

21 March 2023 — Mataró to Vallter, 165.5km (102.8miles)

Stage 3

22 March 2023 — Olost to La Molina, 180.5km (112.2miles)

Stage 4

23 March 2023 — Llívia to Sabadell, 188km (117miles)

Stage 5

24 March 2023 — Tortosa (Terres de l'Ebre) to Lo Port (Terres de l'Ebre), 176.5km (109.7miles)

Stage 6

25 March 2023 — Martorell to Molins de Rei, 183km (114miles)

Stage 7

26 March 2023 — Barcelona to Barcelona, 136km (85miles)

Classification leadership table

Classification leadership by stage
Stage	Winner	General classification	Points classification	Mountains classification	Young rider classification	Team classification	Combativity award
1	Primož Roglič	Primož Roglič	Primož Roglič	Jetse Bol	Remco Evenepoel		Pau Miquel
2	Giulio Ciccone	Giulio Ciccone		Kiko Galván
3	Remco Evenepoel	Simone Petilli	Richard Carapaz
4		Guillaume Martin	Roger Adrià
5	Primož Roglič	Primož Roglič	José Félix Parra
6	Kaden Groves	Carlos Verona
7	Remco Evenepoel	Remco Evenepoel	Richard Carapaz
Final		Primož Roglič	Primož Roglič	Remco Evenepoel	Remco Evenepoel		not awarded

Classification standings

Legend
	Denotes the winner of the general classification		Denotes the winner of the young rider classification
	Denotes the winner of the points classification		Denotes the winner of the team classification
	Denotes the winner of the mountains classification		Denotes the winner of the combativity award

General classification

Final general classification (1–10)
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1			28h 19' 10"
2			+ 6"
3			+ 2' 11"
4			+ 2' 49"
5			+ 2' 59"
6			+ 3' 03"
7			+ 3' 06"
8			+ 3' 11"
9			+ 3' 32"
10			+ 3' 53"

Points classification

Final points classification (1–10)
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1			43
2			41
3			20
4			14
5			12
6			8
7			8
8			6
9			5
10			5

Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–10)
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1			69
2			68
3			61
4			37
5			32
6			29
7			27
8			22
9			20
10			16

Young rider classification

Final young rider classification (1–10)
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1			28h 19' 16"
2			+ 3' 26"
3			+ 4' 19"
4			+ 6' 21"
5			+ 25' 45"
6			+ 29' 19"
7			+ 33' 34"
8			+ 37' 03"
9			+ 39' 52"
10			+ 47' 42"

Team classification

Final team classification (1–10)
Rank	Team	Time
1		85h 08' 48"
2		+ 8' 54"
3		+ 9' 45"
4		+ 13' 35"
5		+ 15' 59"
6		+ 16' 09"
7		+ 17' 30"
8		+ 32' 43"
9		+ 33' 04"
10		+ 40' 36"

Notes and References

Web site: Startlist for Volta a Catalunya 2023. ProCyclingStats. 17 March 2023.
Web site: Official route of Volta Ciclista a Catalunya 2023. Volta a Catalunya. ASO. 17 March 2023.