Gran Premio Castellón 2026 - Race results

Castellon > Onda, 171.7km

24.01

On 24 January, the Gran Premio Castellón welcomes the riders. The Alto de la Serratella is the longest ascent, but with more than 100 kilometres still to race afterwards, it is unlikely to be decisive. The race typically comes to life around Onda, where the Collado de Ayódar shapes the run in. It is not an especially brutal climb, which keeps the door open for puncheurs to fancy their chances on the demanding finishing straight. Last year António Morgado of UAE Team Emirates took the win, and he is back on the start list again this time.

Results

Race

PosRiderTeam Time
1 Michael Matthews Team Jayco-AlUla 4:03:47
2 Pau Miquel Delgado Bahrain Victorious + 00.00
3 Lukas Kubis Unibet Rose Rockets + 00.00
4 Jon Barrenetxea Movistar Team + 00.00
5 Xabier Berasategi Euskaltel-Euskadi + 00.03
6 Andrea Vendrame Team Jayco-AlUla + 00.03
7 Daniel Cavia Burgos Burpellet BH + 00.03
8 António Morgado UAE Team Emirates-XRG + 00.05
9 Héctor Álvarez Spain + 00.05
10 Gotzon Martín Euskaltel-Euskadi + 00.07
11 Nicola Conci XDS Astana Team + 00.07
12 Diego Sevilla Team Polti VisitMalta + 00.07
13 Louis Sutton Euskaltel-Euskadi + 00.07
14 Joppe Heremans Van Rysel-Roubaix + 00.07
15 Valentin Retailleau Team TotalEnergies + 00.07
16 Stefano Oldani Caja Rural-Seguros RGA + 00.07
17 Samuel Fernández Garcia Caja Rural-Seguros RGA + 00.07
18 Cesar Perez Equipo Kern Pharma + 00.07
19 Joel Nicolau Caja Rural-Seguros RGA + 00.07
20 Davide Bais Team Polti VisitMalta + 00.07
21 Clément Champoussin XDS Astana Team + 00.07
22 Lorenzo Quartucci Burgos Burpellet BH + 00.07
23 Axel Mariault CIC Pro Cycling Academy + 00.07
24 Gil Gelders Soudal Quick-Step + 00.07
25 Andrea Mifsud Team Polti VisitMalta + 00.13
26 Ivan Cobo Equipo Kern Pharma + 00.13
27 Thomas Pesenti Team Polti VisitMalta + 00.13
28 Alec Segaert Bahrain Victorious + 00.13
29 Urko Berrade Equipo Kern Pharma + 00.18
30 Davide De Pretto Team Jayco-AlUla + 00.18
31 Lorenzo Conforti Bardiani CSF 7 Saber + 00.18
32 Jonathan Lastra Euskaltel-Euskadi + 00.18
33 Sergio Chumil Burgos Burpellet BH + 00.18
34 Lander Loockx Unibet Rose Rockets + 00.18
35 Pablo Torres UAE Team Emirates-XRG + 00.24
36 Christian Scaroni XDS Astana Team + 00.24
37 Daniel Årnes Van Rysel-Roubaix + 00.28
38 Diego Ulissi XDS Astana Team + 00.28
39 Thomas Silva XDS Astana Team + 00.28
40 Alan Jousseaume Team TotalEnergies + 00.32
41 Nairo Quintana Movistar Team + 00.32
42 Iker Mintegi Euskaltel-Euskadi + 00.39
43 Michel Heßmann Movistar Team + 00.39
44 Jelle Johannink Unibet Rose Rockets + 00.39
45 Sergio Meris Unibet Rose Rockets + 00.39
46 Mattéo Vercher Team TotalEnergies + 00.43
47 Eric Fagundez Burgos Burpellet BH + 00.49
48 Nicolò Buratti MBH Bank Ballan Telecom Fort + 00.49
49 Jenthe Biermans Cofidis + 00.58
50 Niklas Larsen Unibet Rose Rockets + 01.04
51 Benoît Cosnefroy UAE Team Emirates-XRG + 01.18
52 Mikel Retegi Equipo Kern Pharma + 01.22
53 Joseba Lopez Caja Rural-Seguros RGA + 01.24
54 Clement Izquierdo Cofidis + 01.24
55 Fausto Masnada MBH Bank Ballan Telecom Fort + 01.30
56 Benjamin Thomas Cofidis + 01.33
57 Fernando Tercero Team Polti VisitMalta + 01.33
58 Alessandro Tonelli Team Polti VisitMalta + 01.33
59 Baptiste Vadic Team TotalEnergies + 01.33
60 Javier Cubillas Movistar Team + 01.33
61 Louis Rouland Cofidis + 01.33
62 Jasper Schoofs Soudal Quick-Step + 01.38
63 Lorenzo Milesi Movistar Team + 01.41
64 Thomas Bonnet Team TotalEnergies + 01.43
65 Jose Manuel Diaz Burgos Burpellet BH + 01.44
66 Léandre Lozouet CIC Pro Cycling Academy + 01.44
67 Nicolas Breuillard Team TotalEnergies + 01.51
68 Martin Marcellusi Bardiani CSF 7 Saber + 01.51
69 Sandy Dujardin Team TotalEnergies + 01.51
70 Vlad Van Mechelen Bahrain Victorious + 02.17
71 Matyas Kopecky Unibet Rose Rockets + 02.31
72 Bryan Coquard Cofidis + 02.32
73 Lorenzo Fortunato XDS Astana Team + 03.03
74 Luca Paletti Bardiani CSF 7 Saber + 03.03
75 Adria Pericas UAE Team Emirates-XRG + 03.03
76 Viktor Soenens Soudal Quick-Step + 03.03
77 Victor Guernalec CIC Pro Cycling Academy + 03.03
78 Alessandro Verre MBH Bank Ballan Telecom Fort + 03.03
79 Maxime Jarnet Van Rysel-Roubaix + 03.03
80 Louis Ferreira Anicolor / Campicarn Cycling Team + 03.03
81 Enzo Leijnse Anicolor / Campicarn Cycling Team + 03.07
82 Fernando Barceló Caja Rural-Seguros RGA + 03.07
83 Jesus Herrada Burgos Burpellet BH + 03.07
84 Kévin Avoine Van Rysel-Roubaix + 04.30
85 Edward Cruz Martínez Bardiani CSF 7 Saber + 04.30
86 Rémi Capron Van Rysel-Roubaix + 04.30
87 Márk Valent MBH Bank Ballan Telecom Fort + 04.30
88 Marco Manenti Bardiani CSF 7 Saber + 04.30
89 Diego Bracalente MBH Bank Ballan Telecom Fort + 04.30
90 Nelson Oliveira Movistar Team + 04.30
91 Javier Serrano Team Polti VisitMalta + 04.30
92 Marc Soler UAE Team Emirates-XRG + 04.30
93 Mathias Sanlaville CIC Pro Cycling Academy + 04.30
94 Andoni Lopez de Abetxuko Anicolor / Campicarn Cycling Team + 04.30
95 Mikel Bizkarra Euskaltel-Euskadi + 04.30
96 Carlos Garcia Burgos Burpellet BH + 04.30
97 Marton Dina MBH Bank Ballan Telecom Fort + 04.30
98 Kenny Molly Van Rysel-Roubaix + 04.38
99 Alexis Guérin Anicolor / Campicarn Cycling Team + 07.55
100 Victor Martinez Garcia Anicolor / Campicarn Cycling Team + 07.55
101 Ibai Villate Movistar Team + 07.55
102 Alessandro Covi Team Jayco-AlUla + 07.55
103 Roman Ermakov Bahrain Victorious + 07.55
104 Marco Martin Spain + 07.55
105 Carson Miles Anicolor / Campicarn Cycling Team + 07.55
106 Francisco Peñuela Caja Rural-Seguros RGA + 07.55
107 Mathijs Paasschens Bahrain Victorious + 07.55
108 Lenaic Langella CIC Pro Cycling Academy + 07.55
109 Ruben Fernandez Anicolor / Campicarn Cycling Team + 07.55
110 Maël Guégan CIC Pro Cycling Academy + 07.55
111 Ugo Fabries UAE Team Emirates-XRG + 07.55
112 Stan Van Tricht Soudal Quick-Step + 07.55
113 Erazem Valjavec Soudal Quick-Step + 07.55
114 Jonathan Vervenne Soudal Quick-Step + 07.55
115 Alvaro Garcia Spain + 07.55
116 Léandre Huck Van Rysel-Roubaix + 07.55
117 Davide Ballerini XDS Astana Team + 07.55
118 Jannis Peter Unibet Rose Rockets + 07.55
119 Felix Engelhardt Team Jayco-AlUla + 07.55
120 Bálint Feldhoffer Bahrain Victorious + 07.55
121 Simon Carr Cofidis + 07.55
122 Sergio Samitier Cofidis + 07.55
123 Christopher Juul-Jensen Team Jayco-AlUla + 08.53
124 Jaime Torres UAE Team Emirates-XRG + 08.53
125 Finlay Pickering Team Jayco-AlUla + 08.53
126 Pablo Ortega Sanz Spain + 08.53
127 Similien Hamon CIC Pro Cycling Academy + 08.53
128 Sebastian Mora Spain + 10.41
129 Diego Gutierrez Ibanez Spain + 10.41
130 Antonio Soto Equipo Kern Pharma + 10.44
131 Martín Herreño Bardiani CSF 7 Saber + 10.44
132 Samuele Zoccarato MBH Bank Ballan Telecom Fort + 10.52
133 Jon Agirre Euskaltel-Euskadi + 13.03
- Iñigo Elosegui Equipo Kern Pharma DNF
- Joan Cadena Spain DNF
- Jorge Gutiérrez Equipo Kern Pharma DNF
- Nikias Arndt Bahrain Victorious DNF
- Alex Molenaar Caja Rural-Seguros RGA DNF
- Louis Vervaeke Soudal Quick-Step DNF
- Filippo Turconi Bardiani CSF 7 Saber DNF

Race profile

Race
Gran Premio Castellón
Date
24.01.2026
Total distance
171.7 km
Gen
Men
Cat
1.1
Country
Spain
Discipline
Road
First edition
2024

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