The start list has been confirmed for the upcoming Volta Ciclista a Catalunya (March 25-31), and based on the line-up, the racing ought to be action-packed from the outset.
With the season now properly underway, the Grand Tour contenders are upping their schooling in a bid to be in excellent shape earlier than the principal goals of the season.
Defending champion Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) will compete in the primary and hopes to win his fourth ordinary race, along with 2016 champion Nairo Quintana and former Paris-Nice winner Marc Soler.
British interest will come from Adam and Simon Yates, who will lead the race for Mitchelton-Scott, while Chris Froome will return to movement with Team Sky. Other capability contenders include Richie Porte (Trek-Segafredo), Thibaut Pinot (Groupama-FDJ), Romain Bardet (Ag2r La Mondiale), and Dan Martin (UAE Team Emirates).
Volta Ciclista a Catalunya 2019 begin list
Movistar
1 VALVERDE Alejandro
2 QUINTANA Nairo
three CARAPAZ Richard
four VERONA Carlos
five AMADOR Andrey
6 ERVITI Imanol
7 SOLER Marc
Deceuninck – Quick-Step
eleven MAS Enric
12 HODGE Álvaro José
13 KNOX James
14 DEVENYNS Dries
15 CAPECCHI Eros
sixteen SABATINI Fabio
17 VAKOČ Petr
Team Sky
21 FROOME Chris
22 BERNAL Egan
23 SOSA Iván Ramiro
24 SIVAKOV Pavel
25 NARVÁEZ Jhonatan
26 HENAO Sebastián
27 KNEES Christian
Bora – Hansgrohe
31 SCHACHMANN Maximilian
32 FORMOLO Davide
33 MAJKA Rafał
34 BAŠKA Erik
35 MÜHLBERGER Gregor
36 MCCARTHY Jay
37 SCHILLINGER Andreas
Mitchelton-Scott
forty-one YATES Simon
forty-two IMPEY Daryl
forty-three YATES Adam
forty-four SMITH Dion
45 ALBASINI Michael
forty-six GRMAY Tsgabu
forty-seven CHAVES Esteban
Astana Pro Team
51 LÓPEZ Miguel Ángel
52 BILBAO Pello
53 KUDUS Merhawi
fifty-four VILLELLA Davide
fifty-five ZEITS Andrey
fifty-six CONTRERAS Rodrigo
fifty-seven REGARD Jonas
Bahrain-Merida
sixty-one CARUSO Damiano
62 PERNSTEINER Hermann
sixty-three BOLE Grega
64 GAROSIO Andrea
65 BAUHAUS Phil
sixty-six NIBALI Antonio
67 AGNOLI Valerio
Team Sunweb
seventy-one MATTHEWS Michael
seventy-two KELDERMAN Wilco
seventy-three POWER Robert
74 HAMILTON Chris
75 BAKELANTS Jan
76 STORER Michael
seventy seven KÄMNA Lennard
Jumbo-Vista
81 KRUIJSWIJK Steven
82 TOLHOEK Antwan
83 KUSS Sepp
eighty-four DE TIER Floris
85 LEEZER Tom
86 HOFSTEDE Lennard
87 LINDEMAN Bert-Jan
AG2R La Mondiale
ninety-one BARDET Romain
ninety-two GALLOPING Tony
ninety three BIDARD François
ninety-four GOUGEARD Alexis
ninety-five BOUCHARD Geoffrey
ninety-six DOMONT Axel
ninety-seven GASTAUER Ben
