The 75th VCV comes to the province of Alicante in February with the backing of the Provincial Council
- On Friday 2, the peloton will ride 161 kilometres between Sant Vicent del Raspeig and Orihuela.
- On Saturday 3, the riders will tackle a 175-kilometre route starting in Teulada-Moraira and finishing in La Vall d’Ebo.
19-01-24.- La Volta Ciclista a la Comunitat Valenciana is coming to the province of Alicante once again this year, this time with two stellar stages to be held on 2 and 3 February. The President of the Provincial Council, Toni Pérez, the Sports Deputy, Bernabé Cano, and the general director of the event, Ángel Casero, have presented this morning all the details of this competition which, in its 75th edition, will count with the presence of more than 130 riders and 19 teams from all over the world – 7 World Teams, 9 Pro Teams and 3 Continental Teams-.
“Events of this level serve to publicise and promote the richness and diversity of our destination and also to bring professional sport and the values it embodies to new generations, in particular, and to society in general,” said Pérez.
Likewise, the president pointed out that “Alicante is like a Mecca for cycling, a sport that is practised by many people who come from abroad, but also enjoyed permanently by thousands and thousands of Alicante men and women”. In this sense, the provincial responsible has highlighted that this is “an exceptional opportunity to see the best cycling up close” and has encouraged the citizens to go out to the streets to vibrate with the passage of the riders.
The multicoloured snake will arrive in the province on Friday 2 February for a 161-kilometre stage, ideal for a sprint finish, which will take place between the university town of Sant Vicent del Raspeig and the monumental city of Orihuela. Agost, Novelda, Aspe, Crevillent, Albatera, Hondón de los Frailes, Benferri, Benejúzar, Jacarilla and Bigastro are other towns that will be part of the day’s route, which also includes a third category mountain pass, that of Albatera.
One day later, on Saturday 3 February, the riders will face an intense 175-kilometre route that will start in the coastal town of Teulada-Moraira and finish in La Vall d’Ebo. This will be the main stage of the edition, with 3,645 metres of positive elevation gain and five mountain passes, one of them known as the ‘terrible’ Miserat, where the cyclists will have to face very steep climbs. Altea, La Nucía, Benimantell, Confrides, Benasau, Benilloba, Almudaina, Planes, Tollos, Fageca, Castell de Castells, Benigembla, Parcent, Orba, Tormos, Sagra and Pego are the rest of the towns that make up this demanding and arduous route.
The 75th Volta Ciclista a la Comunitat Valenciana consists of five stages that will take place between 31 January and 4 February. “The race, considered as one of the most important in the country, will count with the participation of top riders such as Aleksandr Vlasov, Jai Hindley, Peio Bilbao, Lennard Kämna, Rein Taramae, Michael Matthews, Matej Mohoric, the young sprinter Jonathan Milan or the rider from Altea Jaume Guardeño, who debuts in this race as a professional”, explained the general director of the competition.
In addition, Casero made reference to the important media impact of the race, “which is followed by more than 20 million households all over Europe and whose last hour and a half is broadcast live in 212 countries”.
For his part, Bernabé Cano emphasised the Alicante Provincial Council’s commitment to sports tourism and to the Volta, “which helps us to promote, dynamise and structure our municipalities”.The event was also attended by Fernando Canós, as representative of Banco Sabadell, the entity sponsoring the event, and by the mayors of the municipalities that will host the start and finish of the race; Pepe Vegara -Orihuela-, Raúl Llobell -Teulada-Moraira-, Pachi Pascual – Sant Vicent del Raspeig- and Sara Moll -La Vall d`Ebo-.