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Volta Comunitat Valenciana 2026 - Stage 4

La Nucia > Teulada, 172.0km

04.02-08.02

Remco Evenepoel (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) continued his exceptional start to the season with another statement victory, against his strongest competition yet on stage 4 of the Volta Comunitat Valenciana. The Olympic champion struck the decisive blow towards the summit of the Puig de la Llorença with just over 10km remaining, and powered his way to a solo victory.

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Results

Stage

PosRiderTeam Time
1 Remco Evenepoel Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe 4:14:01
2 João Almeida UAE Team Emirates-XRG + 00.24
3 Giulio Pellizzari Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe + 00.24
4 Antonio Tiberi Bahrain Victorious + 00.24
5 Brandon McNulty UAE Team Emirates-XRG + 00.36
6 Magnus Sheffield Netcompany INEOS + 01.02
7 Aleksandr Vlasov Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe + 01.48
8 Ben Turner Netcompany INEOS + 01.56
9 Riley Sheehan NSN Cycling Team + 02.01
10 Viktor Soenens Soudal Quick-Step + 02.03
11 Iván Romeo Movistar Team + 02.06
12 Damiano Caruso Bahrain Victorious + 02.07
13 Adria Pericas UAE Team Emirates-XRG + 02.20
14 Pablo Castrillo Movistar Team + 02.28
15 Ådne Holter Uno-X Mobility + 02.43
16 Clément Alleno Burgos Burpellet BH + 02.43
17 Jon Agirre Euskaltel-Euskadi + 02.43
18 Tao Geoghegan Hart Lidl-Trek + 02.43
19 Johannes Kulset Uno-X Mobility + 02.43
20 Mattia Bais Team Polti VisitMalta + 02.43
21 Kamiel Bonneu Solution Tech-NIPPO-Rali + 02.43
22 Pau Marti NSN Cycling Team + 02.43
23 Michel Heßmann Movistar Team + 02.43
24 Raúl García Movistar Team + 02.43
25 Joel Nicolau Caja Rural-Seguros RGA + 02.43
26 Andrii Ponomar Petrolike + 02.43
27 Marc Soler UAE Team Emirates-XRG + 02.43
28 Urko Berrade Equipo Kern Pharma + 02.48
29 Alessandro Tonelli Team Polti VisitMalta + 02.49
30 Jose Manuel Diaz Burgos Burpellet BH + 02.52
31 Sinuhé Fernandez Burgos Burpellet BH + 02.52
32 Jonathan Lastra Euskaltel-Euskadi + 02.54
33 Julien Bernard Lidl-Trek + 03.06
34 Steff Cras Soudal Quick-Step + 03.33
35 Jasper Schoofs Soudal Quick-Step + 04.47
36 Roberto Gonzalez Solution Tech-NIPPO-Rali + 04.47
37 Abel Balderstone Caja Rural-Seguros RGA + 04.47
38 Fernando Tercero Team Polti VisitMalta + 07.04
39 Carlos Garcia Burgos Burpellet BH + 07.04
40 Jakub Otruba Caja Rural-Seguros RGA + 07.32
41 Matteo Fabbro Solution Tech-NIPPO-Rali + 07.32
42 Bauke Mollema Lidl-Trek + 07.32
43 Lewis Askey NSN Cycling Team + 07.32
44 Felix Großschartner UAE Team Emirates-XRG + 07.32
45 Pablo Garcia Team Polti VisitMalta + 09.52
46 Sakarias Koller Løland Uno-X Mobility + 09.52
47 Mathijs Paasschens Bahrain Victorious + 09.52
48 Ben Zwiehoff Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe + 09.55
49 Yves Lampaert Soudal Quick-Step + 09.55
50 Joan Bou Caja Rural-Seguros RGA + 09.55
51 Diego Sevilla Team Polti VisitMalta + 09.55
52 Nelson Oliveira Movistar Team + 09.55
53 Mathias Sunekær Norsgaard Lidl-Trek + 09.55
54 Mathias Vacek Lidl-Trek + 09.55
55 Kim Heiduk Netcompany INEOS + 09.55
56 Artem Shmidt Netcompany INEOS + 10.36
57 Florian Vermeersch UAE Team Emirates-XRG + 13.56
58 Moritz Mauss UAE Team Emirates-XRG + 13.56
59 Jonathan Caicedo Petrolike + 13.56
60 Mikel Bizkarra Euskaltel-Euskadi + 13.56
61 Giovanni Aleotti Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe + 13.56
62 Diego Uriarte Equipo Kern Pharma + 13.56
63 Joseba Lopez Caja Rural-Seguros RGA + 15.30
64 Emil Herzog Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe + 17.21
65 Tommaso Nencini Solution Tech-NIPPO-Rali + 17.21
66 Cesar Macias Burgos Burpellet BH + 19.30
67 Patrick Welch APS Pro Cycling + 19.30
68 Giosue Epis Petrolike + 19.30
69 Alessandro Iacchi Solution Tech-NIPPO-Rali + 19.30
70 Alberto Bruttomesso Bahrain Victorious + 19.30
71 Liam Flanagan APS Pro Cycling + 19.30
72 Francisco Peñuela Caja Rural-Seguros RGA + 19.30
73 Ethan Dunham APS Pro Cycling + 19.30
74 Conn McDunphy APS Pro Cycling + 19.30
75 Mirco Maestri Team Polti VisitMalta + 19.30
76 Daniele Forlin Movistar Team + 19.30
77 Arne Marit Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe + 19.30
78 Dries van Gestel Soudal Quick-Step + 19.30
79 Jonathan Vervenne Soudal Quick-Step + 19.30
80 Nikias Arndt Bahrain Victorious + 19.30
81 Sam Brand Team Novo Nordisk + 19.30
82 Juan Jose Lopez Team Novo Nordisk + 19.30
83 David Lozano Team Novo Nordisk + 19.30
84 Lucas Dauge Team Novo Nordisk + 19.30
85 Hamish Beadle Team Novo Nordisk + 19.30
86 Iker Villar Caja Rural-Seguros RGA + 19.30
87 Ayco Bastiaens Soudal Quick-Step + 19.30
88 Matevz Govekar Bahrain Victorious + 19.30
89 Tom Van Asbroeck NSN Cycling Team + 19.30
90 Giovanni Lonardi Team Polti VisitMalta + 19.30
91 Martin Pedersen Lidl-Trek + 19.30
92 Xabier Isasa Euskaltel-Euskadi + 19.30
93 Adam Lewis APS Pro Cycling + 19.30
94 Iñigo Elosegui Equipo Kern Pharma + 19.30
95 Carl-Frederik Bevort Uno-X Mobility + 19.30
96 Mikel Retegi Equipo Kern Pharma + 19.30
97 Danny van der Tuuk Euskaltel-Euskadi + 19.30
98 Axel van der Tuuk Euskaltel-Euskadi + 19.30
99 Hamish Armitt Team Novo Nordisk + 19.30
100 Jose Antonio Prieto Petrolike + 19.30
101 Hugo Aznar Equipo Kern Pharma + 19.30
102 William Blume Levy Uno-X Mobility + 19.30
103 Biniam Girmay NSN Cycling Team + 19.30
104 Magnus Cort Uno-X Mobility + 19.30
105 Sven Erik Bystrøm Uno-X Mobility + 19.30
106 Matis Louvel NSN Cycling Team + 19.30
107 AJ August Netcompany INEOS + 26.04
108 Eddy Huntsman APS Pro Cycling + 28.27
109 Cian Keogh APS Pro Cycling + 28.29
110 Alexandre Mayer Burgos Burpellet BH + 28.29
111 Michele Gazzoli Solution Tech-NIPPO-Rali + 28.34
112 Vojtech Kminek Burgos Burpellet BH + 28.42
- Cian Uijtdebroeks Movistar Team DNS
- Bálint Feldhoffer Bahrain Victorious DNS
- Antonio Polga Team Novo Nordisk DNS
- Victor Langellotti Netcompany INEOS DNF
- Mats Wenzel Equipo Kern Pharma DNF

GC

PosRiderTeam Time
1 Remco Evenepoel Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe 11:00:26
2 João Almeida UAE Team Emirates-XRG + 00.31
3 Giulio Pellizzari Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe + 00.34
4 Antonio Tiberi Bahrain Victorious + 00.36
5 Brandon McNulty UAE Team Emirates-XRG + 00.50
6 Magnus Sheffield Netcompany INEOS + 01.16
7 Aleksandr Vlasov Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe + 02.02
8 Ben Turner Netcompany INEOS + 02.10
9 Riley Sheehan NSN Cycling Team + 02.15
10 Viktor Soenens Soudal Quick-Step + 02.17
11 Iván Romeo Movistar Team + 02.20
12 Damiano Caruso Bahrain Victorious + 02.21
13 Ådne Holter Uno-X Mobility + 02.47
14 Pablo Castrillo Movistar Team + 02.51
15 Mattia Bais Team Polti VisitMalta + 02.54
16 Clément Alleno Burgos Burpellet BH + 02.57
17 Johannes Kulset Uno-X Mobility + 02.57
18 Tao Geoghegan Hart Lidl-Trek + 02.57
19 Marc Soler UAE Team Emirates-XRG + 02.57
20 Pau Marti NSN Cycling Team + 02.57
21 Raúl García Movistar Team + 03.00
22 Alessandro Tonelli Team Polti VisitMalta + 03.03
23 Jon Agirre Euskaltel-Euskadi + 03.06
24 Andrii Ponomar Petrolike + 03.06
25 Urko Berrade Equipo Kern Pharma + 03.11
26 Jonathan Lastra Euskaltel-Euskadi + 03.17
27 Joel Nicolau Caja Rural-Seguros RGA + 03.56
28 Jasper Schoofs Soudal Quick-Step + 05.01
29 Abel Balderstone Caja Rural-Seguros RGA + 05.10
30 Jose Manuel Diaz Burgos Burpellet BH + 05.10
31 Sinuhé Fernandez Burgos Burpellet BH + 05.10
32 Steff Cras Soudal Quick-Step + 05.49
33 Kamiel Bonneu Solution Tech-NIPPO-Rali + 05.55
34 Fernando Tercero Team Polti VisitMalta + 07.27
35 Lewis Askey NSN Cycling Team + 08.10
36 Jakub Otruba Caja Rural-Seguros RGA + 09.49
37 Sakarias Koller Løland Uno-X Mobility + 10.06
38 Mathias Vacek Lidl-Trek + 10.09
39 Yves Lampaert Soudal Quick-Step + 10.09
40 Kim Heiduk Netcompany INEOS + 10.32
41 Felix Großschartner UAE Team Emirates-XRG + 11.08
42 Michel Heßmann Movistar Team + 11.29
43 Ben Zwiehoff Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe + 12.15
44 Adria Pericas UAE Team Emirates-XRG + 13.01
45 Florian Vermeersch UAE Team Emirates-XRG + 14.02
46 Jonathan Caicedo Petrolike + 14.19
47 Roberto Gonzalez Solution Tech-NIPPO-Rali + 15.28
48 Julien Bernard Lidl-Trek + 15.29
49 Joseba Lopez Caja Rural-Seguros RGA + 15.44
50 Carlos Garcia Burgos Burpellet BH + 17.14
51 Diego Sevilla Team Polti VisitMalta + 18.37
52 Mathias Sunekær Norsgaard Lidl-Trek + 18.41
53 Nelson Oliveira Movistar Team + 18.41
54 Pablo Garcia Team Polti VisitMalta + 19.25
55 Biniam Girmay NSN Cycling Team + 19.34
57 Matevz Govekar Bahrain Victorious + 19.44
57 Mikel Retegi Equipo Kern Pharma + 19.44
58 Mirco Maestri Team Polti VisitMalta + 19.44
59 Sven Erik Bystrøm Uno-X Mobility + 19.44
60 Bauke Mollema Lidl-Trek + 19.46
61 Mathijs Paasschens Bahrain Victorious + 20.33
62 Joan Bou Caja Rural-Seguros RGA + 20.36
63 Jonathan Vervenne Soudal Quick-Step + 21.35
64 Magnus Cort Uno-X Mobility + 21.39
65 Giovanni Aleotti Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe + 22.50
66 Moritz Mauss UAE Team Emirates-XRG + 24.37
67 Artem Shmidt Netcompany INEOS + 25.09
68 Danny van der Tuuk Euskaltel-Euskadi + 25.13
69 Tommaso Nencini Solution Tech-NIPPO-Rali + 26.07
70 Emil Herzog Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe + 26.20
71 Ethan Dunham APS Pro Cycling + 27.30
72 AJ August Netcompany INEOS + 27.59
73 Giovanni Lonardi Team Polti VisitMalta + 28.12
74 Dries van Gestel Soudal Quick-Step + 28.16
75 Carl-Frederik Bevort Uno-X Mobility + 28.16
76 Arne Marit Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe + 29.34
77 Alberto Bruttomesso Bahrain Victorious + 29.40
78 Adam Lewis APS Pro Cycling + 29.40
79 Matis Louvel NSN Cycling Team + 29.40
80 David Lozano Team Novo Nordisk + 30.08
81 Giosue Epis Petrolike + 30.11
82 Conn McDunphy APS Pro Cycling + 30.11
83 Cesar Macias Burgos Burpellet BH + 30.11
84 Nikias Arndt Bahrain Victorious + 30.11
85 Francisco Peñuela Caja Rural-Seguros RGA + 30.11
86 Ayco Bastiaens Soudal Quick-Step + 30.11
87 Xabier Isasa Euskaltel-Euskadi + 30.11
88 Iker Villar Caja Rural-Seguros RGA + 30.11
89 Hugo Aznar Equipo Kern Pharma + 30.11
90 Matteo Fabbro Solution Tech-NIPPO-Rali + 30.37
91 Mikel Bizkarra Euskaltel-Euskadi + 31.32
92 Daniele Forlin Movistar Team + 31.35
93 Patrick Welch APS Pro Cycling + 31.35
94 Iñigo Elosegui Equipo Kern Pharma + 31.35
95 Hamish Beadle Team Novo Nordisk + 35.16
96 Jose Antonio Prieto Petrolike + 35.16
97 Hamish Armitt Team Novo Nordisk + 35.16
98 Alessandro Iacchi Solution Tech-NIPPO-Rali + 36.40
99 Lucas Dauge Team Novo Nordisk + 36.40
100 Sam Brand Team Novo Nordisk + 37.06
101 William Blume Levy Uno-X Mobility + 37.06
102 Liam Flanagan APS Pro Cycling + 38.30
103 Juan Jose Lopez Team Novo Nordisk + 38.30
104 Martin Pedersen Lidl-Trek + 38.49
105 Tom Van Asbroeck NSN Cycling Team + 39.07
106 Axel van der Tuuk Euskaltel-Euskadi + 43.59
107 Diego Uriarte Equipo Kern Pharma + 46.40
108 Cian Keogh APS Pro Cycling + 47.29
109 Alexandre Mayer Burgos Burpellet BH + 47.29
110 Vojtech Kminek Burgos Burpellet BH + 51.47
111 Michele Gazzoli Solution Tech-NIPPO-Rali + 01:00.35
112 Eddy Huntsman APS Pro Cycling + 01:03.17
- Cian Uijtdebroeks Movistar Team DNS
- Bálint Feldhoffer Bahrain Victorious DNS
- Antonio Polga Team Novo Nordisk DNS
- Victor Langellotti Netcompany INEOS DNF
- Mats Wenzel Equipo Kern Pharma DNF

Youth

PosRiderTeam Time
1 Giulio Pellizzari Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe 11:01:00
2 Antonio Tiberi Bahrain Victorious + 00.02
3 Magnus Sheffield Netcompany INEOS + 00.42
4 Viktor Soenens Soudal Quick-Step + 01.43
5 Iván Romeo Movistar Team + 01.46
6 Pablo Castrillo Movistar Team + 02.17
7 Johannes Kulset Uno-X Mobility + 02.23
8 Pau Marti NSN Cycling Team + 02.23
9 Raúl García Movistar Team + 02.26
10 Andrii Ponomar Petrolike + 02.32
11 Jasper Schoofs Soudal Quick-Step + 04.27
12 Fernando Tercero Team Polti VisitMalta + 06.53
13 Lewis Askey NSN Cycling Team + 07.36
14 Sakarias Koller Løland Uno-X Mobility + 09.32
15 Mathias Vacek Lidl-Trek + 09.35
16 Michel Heßmann Movistar Team + 10.55
17 Adria Pericas UAE Team Emirates-XRG + 12.27
18 Pablo Garcia Team Polti VisitMalta + 18.51
19 Mikel Retegi Equipo Kern Pharma + 19.10
20 Jonathan Vervenne Soudal Quick-Step + 21.01
21 Moritz Mauss UAE Team Emirates-XRG + 24.03
22 Artem Shmidt Netcompany INEOS + 24.35
23 Emil Herzog Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe + 25.46
24 Ethan Dunham APS Pro Cycling + 26.56
25 AJ August Netcompany INEOS + 27.25
26 Carl-Frederik Bevort Uno-X Mobility + 27.42
27 Alberto Bruttomesso Bahrain Victorious + 29.06
28 Giosue Epis Petrolike + 29.37
29 Cesar Macias Burgos Burpellet BH + 29.37
30 Francisco Peñuela Caja Rural-Seguros RGA + 29.37
31 Xabier Isasa Euskaltel-Euskadi + 29.37
32 Iker Villar Caja Rural-Seguros RGA + 29.37
33 Hugo Aznar Equipo Kern Pharma + 29.37
34 Daniele Forlin Movistar Team + 31.01
35 Patrick Welch APS Pro Cycling + 31.01
36 Jose Antonio Prieto Petrolike + 34.42
37 Hamish Armitt Team Novo Nordisk + 34.42
38 William Blume Levy Uno-X Mobility + 36.32
39 Juan Jose Lopez Team Novo Nordisk + 37.56
40 Axel van der Tuuk Euskaltel-Euskadi + 43.25
41 Diego Uriarte Equipo Kern Pharma + 46.06
42 Eddy Huntsman APS Pro Cycling + 01:02.43

Points

PosRiderTeam Points
1 Biniam Girmay NSN Cycling Team 37
2 Remco Evenepoel Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe 30
3 Aleksandr Vlasov Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe 27
4 AJ August Netcompany INEOS 25
5 Ben Turner Netcompany INEOS 23
6 Ådne Holter Uno-X Mobility 21
7 João Almeida UAE Team Emirates-XRG 20
8 Arne Marit Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe 20
9 Florian Vermeersch UAE Team Emirates-XRG 19
10 Giulio Pellizzari Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe 16
11 Giovanni Lonardi Team Polti VisitMalta 16
12 Antonio Tiberi Bahrain Victorious 14
13 Jonathan Vervenne Soudal Quick-Step 14
14 Carl-Frederik Bevort Uno-X Mobility 14
15 Brandon McNulty UAE Team Emirates-XRG 12
16 Magnus Sheffield Netcompany INEOS 12
17 Mathias Vacek Lidl-Trek 12
18 Mikel Retegi Equipo Kern Pharma 11
19 Alberto Bruttomesso Bahrain Victorious 10
20 Magnus Cort Uno-X Mobility 9
21 Tommaso Nencini Solution Tech-NIPPO-Rali 9
22 Riley Sheehan NSN Cycling Team 7
23 Mirco Maestri Team Polti VisitMalta 7
24 Dries van Gestel Soudal Quick-Step 7
25 Viktor Soenens Soudal Quick-Step 6
26 Clément Alleno Burgos Burpellet BH 6
27 Iván Romeo Movistar Team 5
28 Matevz Govekar Bahrain Victorious 5
29 Raúl García Movistar Team 4
30 Julien Bernard Lidl-Trek 4
31 Damiano Caruso Bahrain Victorious 4
32 Adria Pericas UAE Team Emirates-XRG 3
33 Pablo Castrillo Movistar Team 2
34 Mattia Bais Team Polti VisitMalta 2
35 Steff Cras Soudal Quick-Step 2
36 Yves Lampaert Soudal Quick-Step 2
37 Diego Sevilla Team Polti VisitMalta 2
38 Jonathan Lastra Euskaltel-Euskadi 1
39 Jakub Otruba Caja Rural-Seguros RGA 1
40 Artem Shmidt Netcompany INEOS 1
41 Danny van der Tuuk Euskaltel-Euskadi 1

Mountain

PosRiderTeam Points
1 Danny van der Tuuk Euskaltel-Euskadi 24
2 Carlos Garcia Burgos Burpellet BH 16
3 Julien Bernard Lidl-Trek 11
4 Remco Evenepoel Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe 10
5 Antonio Tiberi Bahrain Victorious 8
6 Steff Cras Soudal Quick-Step 8
7 Raúl García Movistar Team 6
8 João Almeida UAE Team Emirates-XRG 6
9 Magnus Sheffield Netcompany INEOS 4
10 Jakub Otruba Caja Rural-Seguros RGA 3
11 Brandon McNulty UAE Team Emirates-XRG 2
12 Mattia Bais Team Polti VisitMalta 2
13 Diego Sevilla Team Polti VisitMalta 2
14 Giulio Pellizzari Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe 1
15 Fernando Tercero Team Polti VisitMalta 1
16 Pablo Garcia Team Polti VisitMalta 1

Team

PosTeamTime
1 Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe 33:04:15
2 UAE Team Emirates-XRG + 01.04
3 Movistar Team + 05.23
4 Soudal Quick-Step + 08.07
5 NSN Cycling Team + 10.04
6 Bahrain Victorious + 10.11
7 Burgos Burpellet BH + 10.23
8 Team Polti VisitMalta + 10.24
9 INEOS Grenadiers + 10.37
10 Lidl-Trek + 12.36
11 Uno-X Mobility + 13.02
12 Caja Rural-Seguros RGA + 13.08
13 Euskaltel-Euskadi + 23.14
14 Equipo Kern Pharma + 34.11
15 Solution Tech-NIPPO-Rali + 34.47
16 Petrolike + 44.42
17 APS Pro Cycling + 01:19.22
18 Team Novo Nordisk + 01:37.46

Race profile

Race
Volta Comunitat Valenciana
Start date
04.02.2026
End date
08.02.2026
Total distance
172.0 km
Gen
Men
Cat
2.Pro
Country
Spain
Discipline
Road
First edition
1929

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