The 2019 Volta a Catalunya was a

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, that took place between 25 and 31 March 2019 in Spain. It was the 99th edition of

Volta a Catalunya The Volta a Catalunya (; en, Tour of Catalonia, es, Vuelta a Cataluña, link=no) is a road bicycle race held annually in Catalonia, Spain. It is one of three World Tour stage races in Spain, together with the Vuelta a España and the Tour of t ...

and the ninth race of the

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. It was won by Miguel Ángel López of .

Teams

The 18

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were automatically invited to the race. In addition seven second-tier

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received a

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invitation to participate in the event. The teams entering the race will be: UCI WorldTeams * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * UCI Professional Continental teams * * * * * * *

Route

Stages

Stage 1

;25 March 2019 —

Calella Calella is a municipality in the Maresme region of Spain, located 50 km from Barcelona, 50 km from Girona and 6 km from the Montnegre-Corredor Natural Park. It is known as the tourist capital of the Costa del Maresme and is characterized by being ...

to Calella,

Stage 2

;26 March 2019 —

Mataró Mataró () is the capital and largest town of the ''comarca'' of the Maresme, in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia Autonomous Community, Spain. It is located on the Costa del Maresme, to the south of Costa Brava, between Cabrera de Mar a ...

Sant Feliu de Guíxols Sant Feliu de Guíxols () is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of the Baix Empordà in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the Costa Brava and is an important port and tourist centre. The district abuts to the north, the upmarket s'Agaró resort ...

Stage 3

;27 March 2019 —

Vallter 2000 Vallter 2000 is a ski resort located in the eastern Pyrenees close to Setcases, Girona, Catalonia ( Spain). It is located near the river source of the Ter River, surrounded by Bastiments, Gra de Fajol and Pic de la Dona. The ski area ranges ...

Stage 4

;28 March 2019 —

Llanars Llanars () is a municipality in the Pyrenean ''comarca'' of Ripollès in Girona, Catalonia, Spain. The parish church is a Romanesque church: Sant Esteve de Llanars Sant may refer to: People * Alfred Sant (born 1948), Maltese politician * An ...

to La Molina,

Stage 5

;29 March 2019 —

Puigcerdà Puigcerdà (; es, Puigcerdá) is the capital of the '' Catalan comarca'' of Cerdanya, in the province of Girona, Catalonia, northern Spain, near the Segre River and on the border with France (it abuts directly onto the French town of Bourg- ...

Sant Cugat del Vallès Sant Cugat del Vallès (; es, San Cugat del Vallés, link=no) is a town and municipality north of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Known as ''Castrum Octavianum'' in antiquity (which literally means ''the castle of Octavianus'') and as ''Pins del Val ...

Stage 6

;30 March 2019 —

Valls Valls () is a city and municipality in the province of Tarragona in Catalonia, Spain. According to the 2014 census it has a population of 24,570. Valls is known for its calçots – a type of scallion or green onion – and the human towers trad ...

Vila-Seca Vila-seca (; literally 'Dry-town') is a municipality of the ''comarca'' of Tarragonès, in the province of Tarragona, in Catalonia, Spain. The historical name was ''Vila-seca de Solcina'' and since the 80's known as ''Vila-seca i Salou'' until Sal ...

Stage 7

;31 March 2019 —

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to Barcelona,

Classification leadership table

Final classification standings

General classification

Points classification

Mountains classification

Young rider classification

Teams classification

References

Sources

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Volta a Catalunya, 2019

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