The 2020 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana (English: Tour of the Valencian Community) was held from 5 to 9 February 2020 and was the 71st edition of the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana. It was a 2.Pro event on the 2020 UCI Europe Tour, as well as part of the inaugural UCI ProSeries. The race was run entirely in the autonomous community of Valencia with five stages covering 800.2 kilometers, starting in Castelló de la Plana and finishing in Valencia.
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| Dates | 5–9 February 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 800.2 km (497.2 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 18h 43' 00" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The race was won by Slovenian Tadej Pogačar of the UAE Team Emirates team. Australian rider Jack Haig of Mitchelton–Scott and British rider Tao Geoghegan Hart of Team Ineos finished second and third respectively.[1]
Teams
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Twenty-one teams were invited to the race. These teams consisted of twelve UCI WorldTeams, seven UCI Professional Continental teams, and two UCI Continental teams. Each team entered seven riders, except for Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè and UAE Team Emirates, which each submitted six riders. Of the 145 riders that started the race, 137 finished.[2]
UCI WorldTeams
UCI Professional Continental Teams
UCI Continental Teams
Route
edit| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Stage winner | |
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| 1 | 5 February | Castelló de la Plana to Villarreal | 180 km (110 mi) | 
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Flat stage |  Dylan Groenewegen (NED)
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| 2 | 6 February | Torrent to Cullera | 181 km (112 mi) | 
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Hilly stage |  Tadej Pogačar (SLO)
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| 3 | 7 February | Orihuela to Torrevieja | 174.5 km (108.4 mi) |
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Hilly stage | Dylan Groenewegen (NED)
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| 4 | 8 February | Calp to Sierra de Bernia | 167 km (104 mi) | 
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Mountain stage | Tadej Pogačar (SLO)
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| 5 | 9 February | Paterna to Valencia | 97.7 km (60.7 mi) |
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Flat stage | Fabio Jakobsen (NED)
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| Total | 800.2 km (497.2 mi) | |||||
Stages
editStage 1
edit- 5 February 2020 — Castelló de la Plana to Villarreal, 180 km (110 mi)
Stage 2
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Stage 3
edit- 7 February 2020 — Orihuela to Torrevieja, 174.5 km (108.4 mi)
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Stage 4
edit- 8 February 2020 — Calp to Sierra de Bernia, 167 km (104 mi)
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Stage 5
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Classification leadership table
edit| Stage | Winner | General classification
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Points classification
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Mountains classification
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Young rider classification
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Teams classification |
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| 1 | Dylan Groenewegen | Dylan Groenewegen | Dylan Groenewegen | Cédric Beullens | Fabio Jakobsen | Bahrain–McLaren |
| 2 | Tadej Pogačar | Tadej Pogačar | Tadej Pogačar | Álvaro Cuadros | Tadej Pogačar | |
| 3 | Dylan Groenewegen | Jack Haig | Dylan Groenewegen | |||
| 4 | Tadej Pogačar | Tadej Pogačar | Tadej Pogačar | Gonzalo Serrano | ||
| 5 | Fabio Jakobsen | Dylan Groenewegen | ||||
| Final | Tadej Pogačar | Dylan Groenewegen | Gonzalo Serrano | Tadej Pogačar | Bahrain–McLaren | |
Classification standings
editGeneral classification
edit| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Tadej Pogačar (SLO)
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UAE Team Emirates | 18h 43' 00" |
| 2 |  Jack Haig (AUS)
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Mitchelton–Scott | + 6" |
| 3 |  Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBR)
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Team Ineos | + 6" |
| 4 |  Dan Martin (IRE)
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Israel Start-Up Nation | + 13" |
| 5 |  Dylan Teuns (BEL)
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Bahrain–McLaren | + 23" |
| 6 | Wout Poels (NED)
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Bahrain–McLaren | + 25" |
| 7 |  Ion Izagirre (ESP)
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Astana | + 32" |
| 8 | Rubén Fernández (ESP)
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Fundación–Orbea | + 49" |
| 9 | Óscar Rodríguez (ESP)
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Astana | + 1' 11" |
| 10 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
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Movistar Team | + 1' 14" |
Points classification
edit| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Dylan Groenewegen (NED)
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Team Jumbo–Visma | 70 |
| 2 | Fabio Jakobsen (NED)
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Deceuninck–Quick-Step | 65 |
| 3 | Tadej Pogačar (SLO)
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UAE Team Emirates | 50 |
| 4 |  Alexander Kristoff (NOR)
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UAE Team Emirates | 36 |
| 5 | Jon Aberasturi (ESP)
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Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | 32 |
| 6 | Jack Haig (AUS)
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Mitchelton–Scott | 28 |
| 7 | Dan Martin (IRE)
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Israel Start-Up Nation | 28 |
| 8 | Dylan Teuns (BEL)
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Bahrain–McLaren | 26 |
| 9 |  John Degenkolb (GER)
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Lotto–Soudal | 25 |
| 10 |  Davide Cimolai (ITA)
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Israel Start-Up Nation | 24 |
Mountains classification
edit| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Gonzalo Serrano (ESP)
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Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | 24 |
| 2 | Tadej Pogačar (SLO)
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UAE Team Emirates | 13 |
| 3 | Álvaro Cuadros (ESP)
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Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | 12 |
| 4 | Pello Bilbao (ESP)
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Bahrain–McLaren | 10 |
| 5 | Wout Poels (NED)
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Bahrain–McLaren | 8 |
| 6 | Ivan Moreno (ESP)
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Equipo Kern Pharma | 6 |
| 7 | Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBR)
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Team Ineos | 6 |
| 8 | Giovanni Carboni (ITA)
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Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè | 6 |
| 9 | Alessandro De Marchi (ITA)
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CCC Team | 6 |
| 10 | Tim Declercq (BEL)
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Deceuninck–Quick-Step | 5 |
Young rider classification
edit| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Tadej Pogačar (SLO)
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UAE Team Emirates | 18h 43' 00" |
| 2 | Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBR)
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Team Ineos | + 6" |
| 3 | Óscar Rodríguez (ESP)
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Astana | + 1' 11" |
| 4 | James Knox (GBR)
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Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 1' 22" |
| 5 |  Jefferson Cepeda (ECU)
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Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 2' 58" |
| 6 |  Márton Dina (HUN)
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Kometa Xstra Cycling Team | + 3' 27" |
| 7 | Jon Agirre (ESP)
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Equipo Kern Pharma | + 5' 40" |
| 8 | Joan Bou (ESP)
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Fundación–Orbea | + 5' 57" |
| 9 |  Dmitry Strakhov (RUS)
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Gazprom–RusVelo | + 6' 47" |
| 10 | Luca Covili (ITA)
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Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè | + 7' 25" |
Teams classification
edit| Rank | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Bahrain–McLaren | 56h 11' 12" |
| 2 | CCC Team | + 3' 31" |
| 3 | Team Ineos | + 3' 37" |
| 4 | Astana | + 4' 24" |
| 5 | Fundación–Orbea | + 4' 52" |
| 6 | UAE Team Emirates | + 6' 04" |
| 7 | Movistar Team | + 6' 39" |
| 8 | Lotto–Soudal | + 8' 18" |
| 9 | Burgos BH | + 13' 44" |
| 10 | AG2R La Mondiale | + 14' 10" |
References
edit- ^ "2020 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- ^ "2020 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana – Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- ^ a b "Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 2020 Stage 1 Results". ProCyclingStats. 5 February 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ^ a b Ostanek, Daniel (5 February 2020). "Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana: Groenewegen wins stage 1". CyclingNews. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 2020 Stage 2 Results". ProCyclingStats. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ^ a b Fletcher, Patrick (6 February 2020). "Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana: Tadej Pogačar wins stage 2". CyclingNews. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 2020 Stage 3 Results". ProCyclingStats. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ^ a b Fletcher, Patrick (7 February 2020). "Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana: Groenewegen comes back from crash to win stage 3". CyclingNews. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 2020 Stage 4 Results". ProCyclingStats. 8 February 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ^ a b Weislo, Laura (8 February 2020). "Valencia: Pogacar wins on Sierra de Bernia". CyclingNews. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 2020 Stage 5 Results". ProCyclingStats. 9 February 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g Weislo, Laura (9 February 2020). "Valenciana: Pogacar secures overall victory". CyclingNews. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
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