2023 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana explained

2023 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
Series:	2023 UCI ProSeries
Date:	1–5 February 2023
Stages:	5
Distance:	779
Unit:	km
Time:	19h 10' 06"
First:	Rui Costa
First Nat:	POR
First Color:	yellow
Second:	Giulio Ciccone
Second Nat:	ITA
Third:	Tao Geoghegan Hart
Third Nat:	GBR
Points:	Giulio Ciccone
Points Nat:	ITA
Points Color:	orange
Mountains:	Samuele Zoccarato
Mountains Nat:	ITA
Mountains Color:	polkadot
Youth:	Thomas Gloag
Youth Nat:	GBR
Youth Color:	white
Team Nat:	UAE
Previous:	2022
Next:	2024

The 2023 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana (English: Tour of the Valencian Community) was a road cycling stage race that took place from 1 to 5 February 2023 in the Spanish autonomous community of Valencia. The race was rated as a category 2.Pro event on the 2023 UCI ProSeries calendars, and was the 73rd edition of the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana.^[1]

Teams

Ten of the 18 UCI WorldTeams and nine UCI ProTeams made up the 19 teams that took part in the race. All but one team entered a full squad of seven riders; only entered five riders. In total, 130 riders started the race, as Mikkel Bjerg of did not start the first stage.^[2]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI ProTeams

Route

Stage characteristics and winners

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type		Stage winner
1	1 February	Orihuela to Altea	189.4km (117.7miles)		Hilly stage
2	2 February	Novelda to Alto del Pino	178.2km (110.7miles)		Mountain stage
3	3 February	Bétera to Sagonte	145.1km (90.2miles)		Hilly stage
4	4 February	Burriana to Alto de la Cueva Santa	181.6km (112.8miles)		Mountain stage
5	5 February	Paterna to Valencia	93.2km (57.9miles)		Hilly stage
Total			787.5km (489.3miles)

Stages

Stage 1

1 February 2022 — Orihuela to Altea, 89.4km (55.6miles)^[3]

Stage 2

2 February 2022 — Novelda to Alto del Pino, 178.2km (110.7miles)^[4]

Stage 3

3 February 2022 — Bétera to Sagonte, 145.1km (90.2miles)^[5]

Stage 4

4 February 2022 — Burriana to Alto de la Cueva Santa, 181.6km (112.8miles)^[6]

Stage 5

5 February 2022 — Paterna to Valencia, 93.2km (57.9miles)^[7]

Classification leadership table

Classification leadership by stage

Stage	Winner	General classification	Points classification	Mountains classification	Young rider classification	Team classification
1	Biniam Girmay	Biniam Girmay	Biniam Girmay	Marc Soler	Biniam Girmay
2	Giulio Ciccone	Giulio Ciccone	Giulio Ciccone	Samuele Zoccarato	Anthon Charmig
3
4			Giulio Ciccone
5	Rui Costa
Final		Rui Costa	Giulio Ciccone		Thomas Gloag

• On stage 2, Olav Kooij, who was second in the points classification, wore the orange jersey, because first-placed Biniam Girmay wore the yellow jersey as the leader of the general classification. For the same reason, Samuele Battistella, who was third in the young rider classification behind Girmay and Kooij, wore the white jersey.

Current classification standings

Legend
	Denotes the winner of the general classification		Denotes the winner of the mountains classification
	Denotes the winner of the points classification		Denotes the winner of the young rider classification

General classification

Final general classification (1–10)

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1			19h 10' 06"
2			+ 16"
3			+ 19"
4			+ 21"
5	Aleksandr Vlasov		+ 25"
6			+ 34"
7			+ 40"
8			+ 45"
9			+ 46"
10			+ 46"

Points classification

Final points classification (1–10)

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1			60
2			54
3			52
4			42
5	Aleksandr Vlasov		34
6			29
7			27
8			26
9			26
10			26

Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–10)

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1			40
2			17
3			16
4			16
5			15
6	Aleksandr Vlasov		14
7			12
8			11
9			10
10			10

Young rider classification

Final young rider classification (1–10)

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1			19h 10' 40"
2			+ 11"
3			+ 12"
4			+ 1' 54"
5			+ 6' 25"
6			+ 7' 44"
7			+ 14' 20"
8			+ 15' 45"
9			+ 22' 18"
10			+ 27' 11"

Team classification

Final team classification (1–10)

Rank	Team	Time
1		57h 32' 55"
2		+ 17"
3		+ 1' 47"
4		+ 5' 01"
5		+ 5' 38"
6		+ 7' 50"
7		+ 9' 40"
8		+ 9' 43"
9		+ 11' 01"
10		+ 11' 03"

Notes and References

1. Web site: Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana. UCI. 1 February 2023.
2. Web site: Startlist for Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 2023. ProCyclingStats. 1 February 2023.
3. Web site: Stage 1 – VCV – Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana. Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana. Asociación Prociclismo – Club Demarrage Valencia. 1 February 2023.
4. Web site: Stage 2 – VCV – Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana. Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana. Asociación Prociclismo – Club Demarrage Valencia. 1 February 2023.
5. Web site: Stage 3 – VCV – Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana. Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana. Asociación Prociclismo – Club Demarrage Valencia. 1 February 2023.
6. Web site: Stage 4 – VCV – Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana. Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana. Asociación Prociclismo – Club Demarrage Valencia. 1 February 2023.
7. Web site: Stage 5 – VCV – Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana. Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana. Asociación Prociclismo – Club Demarrage Valencia. 1 February 2023.