The riders have set off within the neutralised zone.
One non-starter:
Kamiel Bonneu (Intermarché-Wanty)
The riders have signed on and are actually moments away from beginning the neutralised part of the stage.
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Mikel Landa (Soudal-QuickStep) comes into the race as one of many favourites as he continues to be the principle GC focus in Remco Evenepoel’s absence.
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One of the large favourites for the race, Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike), introduced a number of days in the past that he wouldn’t race right here this week as he’s nonetheless recovering from his crash at Paris-Nice.
But, there are nonetheless loads of famous person riders current with the likes of Primož Roglič (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) and up to date winner of Tirreno-Adriatico, Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) main the listing.
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The first stage of the 2025 race covers a distance of 178.3km with the beginning and end within the city of Sant Feliu de Guíxols.
Hello and welcome to CyclingNews’ reside report on the opening stage of the 104th Volta a Catalunya.
