2026 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana Stage 1 Live Coverage
Welcome to our live coverage of Stage 1 of the 2026 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana! Our live profile and commentary are below, followed by a preview of the technical aspects of the route.
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The Tour of Valencia opens with a 160-kilometre stage from Segorbe to Torreblanca. In a race featuring 1,752 metres of elevation gain, the Alto de los Madroños is the most demanding climb, crested 39 kilometres from the line.
The roads are rarely flat on the way from Segorbe to Torreblanca, but the gradients are modest. The undulating route becomes a bit more demanding in the final 42 kilometres with the Alto de los Madroños, a climb of 2.7 kilometres at an average of 5.4%. You could also describe it as a 1-kilometre ramp at 10.8%, which is the toughest section, as both the first and last part are more of a false flat.
From the summit, the road descends towards the Mediterranean Sea, before two short uphill sections appear just before Orpesa. The riders then cover the final 22 kilometres on flat coastal roads to the finish in Torreblanca.
The final 4 kilometres are ruler-straight and slightly downhill, so speeds will be high.
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