Volta a Catalunya

Alejandro Valverde took command of the Volta a Catalunya Friday, winning stage 5 in Lo Port, atop a 1,000-meter mountaintop finish.

Nacer Bouhanni sprints to his first stage win of Volta a Catalunya, while American Tejay van Garderen keeps overall lead.

Race commissaires decided to overturn their original ruling and penalize the entire Movistar team for illegal pushes during the stage.

Movistar wins team time trial by two seconds ahead of BMC racing, but Tejay van Garderen accuses Spanish squad of breaking rules.

Tour de France owner ASO expands its cycling empire, bringing Volta a Catalunya into its portfolio of major races.

Italian Davide Cimolai wins stage 1 of the Volta a Catalunya Monday in Spain, narrowly out-sprinting Nacer Bouhanni.

Europe's fourth-oldest ongoing stage race kicks off Monday and features some heavy hitters in the GC field.

Ag2r La Mondiale has announced team rider Romain Bardet has decided to take part in the Volta a Catalunya, March 20-16.

With Nairo Quintana, Alberto Contador, and Chris Froome all at Volta a Catalunya, we have a clearer picture of how the top Tour riders compare.

Katusha's Alexey Tsatevich holds on to take the Volta a Catalunya's seventh stage from the breakaway as Nairo Quntana wraps up the overall title

Davide Cimolai nabs the sixth stage of the Volta a Catalunya ahead of Nikias Arndt and Tosh Van der Sande

The peloton dashes the breakaway's hopes inside the final kilometer of the Volta a Catalunya's sixth stage

Wout Poels solos to a stage win in Volta a Catalunya, while Nairo Quintana defends his overall lead.

Wout Poels redeems Sky with a big solo victory in Volta a Catalunya's stage 5. Nairo Quintana keeps his overall lead.

With Volta a Catalunya, Critérium International, and Gent-Wevelgem on the calendar, this weekend offers nearly every flavor of racing.

Thomas de Gendt wins Catalunya's queen stage, while the lead slips from Dan Martin's grasp — and into Nairo Quintana's.

Volta a Catalunya's queen stage sees a solo victory and a GC battle between Nairo Quintana and Alberto Contador.

De Gendt wins the day with a solo attack, while Quintana dispatches Contador with a blistering attack in the final kilometer of climbing.

Volta a Catalunya serves up its first mountaintop showdown, and Martin gets the better of Contador and Quintana.

Dan Martin conquers the first climbing stage at Volta a Catalunya and moves into overall lead ahead of Alberto Contador.

Dan Martin's devastating turn of speed on the final steep climb wins stage 3 at Volta a Catalunya. He now leads the overall.

Despite a mid-race category 1 climb, Catalunya goes to the sprinters again on Tuesday, affording Bouhanni another day of glory.

Nacer Bouhanni does the double in Spain, winning the second stage of Volta a Catalunya.

Nacer Bouhanni is two-for-two at the Volta a Catalunya, winning the stage 2 sprint after a monstrous lead-out from his Cofidis squad.

Volta a Catalunya kicks off with hilly stage 1, but sprinters hang on and fight for the first leader's jersey of the weeklong Spanish race.

Nacer Bouhanni sprints into overall lead with victory on first day of Volta a Catalunya in Spain.

Nacer Bouhanni sprinted to victory and the race's first leader's jersey in stage 1 of Volta a Catalunya.

BMC Racing’s Tejay van Garderen and Richie Porte are racing together for the first time this season at the Volta a Catalunya.

This week's Volta a Catalunya boasts one of the most impressive start lists you'll see this year

Spain's oldest stage race has a sparkling start list, but we may see an outsider win the overall at the climbing-centric Volta a Catalunya.

Despite all his success, Chris Froome has yet to finish on the Volta a Catalunya podium. He'll try again next week.

Alejandro Valverde wins his third stage as Volta a Catalunya concludes in Barcelona. Porte wins the overall by merely four seconds

Results from the final stage of the 2015 Volta a Catalunya

Richie Porte survives a final assault from stage-winner Alejandro Valverde to take the overall title in the Volta a Catalunya

Sergei Chernetski snatches his first-ever WorldTour win in a sprint finale after a large breakaway survives to the finish

Resutls from stage 6 of the 2015 Volta a Catalunya

Sergei Chernetski overhauled late attacker Julian Alaphilippe to win stage 6 of the Volta a Catalunya as Richie Porte kept the overall lead

Crosswinds surprise the peloton, allowing Porte to take the lead, as Valverde attacks to another stage win in Spain

Valverde wins another stage in a punchy finale that sees Porte snatch the overall lead after crosswinds split the field

With lots of climbing on the menu, the Catalunya GC gets shaken up once again, and Tejay van Garderen claims his first win of the season

Van Garderen solos to first win of the season, and De Clercq vaults into overall lead after mountainous day in Spain

American Tejay van Garderen takes first win of the season a day after a harrowing crash in the Volta a Catalunya

Volta a Catalunya gets shaken up on a hard, hilly stage around Girona, and Pozzovivo snatches his first win in years ahead of an elite group

Domenico Pozzovivo wins ahead of strong GC group, as Pierre Rolland assumes the overall lead in Spain

Domenico Pozzovivo claims his first win in nearly three years with a bold attack out of a group of GC favorites at the end of stage 3

Alejandro Valverde endures a rainy day at Volta a Catalunya to seize a win in stage 2, as Paterski keeps the GC lead for another day

Alejandro Valverde sprints to a win in Spain, and Paterski keeps the overall lead after stage 2

Alejandro Valverde comes out on top in hilly sprint finale on a rainy day in Spain. Paterski keeps the GC lead in Volta a Catalunya

The breakaway gives the peloton the slip on day one of Volta a Catalunya, and Paterski vaults into overall lead

Paterski takes the win and the overall lead after a fruitful day in the breakaway

A three-man breakaway stays away on the opening day of Volta a Catalunya, threatening the GC hopefuls and stealing the spotlight in Spain

The Volta a Catalunya is drawing an elite field, but a lack of decisive climbs this year could see a tight general classification

The Irishman finishes 25th in Tirreno-Adriatico as he prepares for the spring races

The Garmin-Sharp rider writes about finishing the "longest and hardest race" he has ever done

The Tinkoff-Saxo team boss says Contador is riding better now than he was during his 2012 Vuelta win

Rodriguez holds off Contador and van Garderen to take the final victory in the Volta

Results from the seventh and final stage of the 2014 Volta Ciclista a Catalunya

Photos from stage 6 of the 2014 Volta a Catalunya

Results from stage 6 of the 2014 Volta a Catalunya

Clement overpowers a nine-man break to take the stage as Rodriguez retains his overall lead with one stage remaining

1. Luka MEZGEC, Giant-Shimano, in 5:16:00 2. Julian ALAPHILIPPE, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at :00 3. Samuel DUMOULIN, Ag2r La Mondiale, at :00

Giant-Shimano rider lands his third victory of the week in Catalunya

1. Tejay VAN GARDEREN, BMC Racing, in 4:49:30 2. Romain BARDET, Ag2r La Mondiale, at :00 3. Alberto CONTADOR VELASCO, Tinkoff-Saxo, at :03 4. Joaquin RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Katusha, at :04 5. Nairo Alexander QUINTANA ROJAS, Movistar, at :05

Tejay van Garderen nips Romain Bardet for the stage win and riders suffer in the cold, wet weather in Catalunya

American surges to stage win in the fog at Volta a Catalunya

1. Joaquin RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Katusha, in 4:50:55 2. Alberto CONTADOR VELASCO, Tinkoff-Saxo, at :05 3. Nairo Alexander QUINTANA ROJAS, Movistar, at :09 4. Tejay VAN GARDEREN, BMC Racing, at :11 5. Christopher FROOME, Sky, at :13

Luka Mezgec makes it two-in-a-row with a soggy stage win at the Volta a Catalunya Tuesday

Tasmanian Sky rider withdraws from second consecutive race with undisclosed illness

Giant-Shimano's Luka Mezgec wins second consecutive stage in Catalunya, extending his overall lead

1. Luka MEZGEC, Giant-Shimano, in 4:09:13 2. Leigh HOWARD, Orica-GreenEdge, at :00 3. Julian ALAPHILIPPE, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at :00 4. Paul MARTENS, Belkin, at :00 5. Tosh VAN DER SANDE, Lotto-Belisol, at :00

Luka Mezgec delivers a stage win and the overall lead after Wilco Kelderman's late breakaway falls short

Giant sprinter takes victory, overall lead in opener of Catalan stage race

Chris Froome and Alberto Contador will clash for the first time this season during this week's mountainous Volta a Catalunya in Spain

Wiggins says he's pulling out of the Volta a Catalunya to better prepare for Paris-Roubaix

Garmin-Sharp is building toward the first grand tour of the season, which starts May 4 in Naples

GCN's Daniel Lloyd checks in with Ian Stannard, Daniel Martin, Richie Porte, and Kirsten Wild

Volta a Catalunya will end if no sponsor steps in for 2014 as Madrid race reduces to one day

Results from the final stage of the 2013 Volta Ciclista a Catalunya

De Gendt takes the final stage as Martin collects the overall prize

Results from stage 6 of the Volta Ciclista a Catalunya