Saturday 23 March 2024 at 11:35
Volta Ciclista a Catalunya '24 / Stage 6
Berga - Queralt
Classification: 2.UWT - Category ME
The stage
Stage 6 of the 2024 Volta Ciclista a Catalunya is a medium mountain stage that will take place on Saturday 23 March 2024 at 11:35.The stage starts in Berga and finishes in Queralt. Start time is 11:35 with an expected finish at 15:32 (average speed of 39 km/h).
The total distance of the stage is 154.6 km. The stage includes 5 categorized climbs and 2 intermediate sprints. The stage has a total elevation gain of 3764.1 m with the highest altitude of the stage being 1735 m. The total descent of the stage is -3294.1 m.
Weather and forecast
- The race will have temperatures between 13 and 23°C, with an average of 19°C.
- No rain is expected.
- The wind will come mainly from SW, S, W with an average of 14 km/h wind. The maximum wind speed will be 25 km/h with gusts of up to 47 km/h.
Points of interest
The stage includes 5 categorized climbs and 2 intermediate sprints.
Borredà
Borredà is a Sprint at 17.6 km (137 km to go).
Coll de la Batallola
Coll de la Batallola is a KOM cat. 3 climb, which starts at 18 km (136.6 km to go) and ends at 29.7 km (124.9 km to go). It has total distance of 11.7 km, and an average gradient of 3.2%, going from 823 to 1193 meters of altitude.
Collet de Cal Ros
Collet de Cal Ros is a KOM cat. 2 climb, which starts at 47 km (107.6 km to go) and ends at 57.1 km (97.5 km to go). It has total distance of 10.1 km, and an average gradient of 4.2%, going from 985 to 1410 meters of altitude.
Coll de Pradell
Coll de Pradell is a KOM cat. HC climb, which starts at 79.9 km (74.7 km to go) and ends at 94.9 km (59.7 km to go). It has total distance of 15 km, and an average gradient of 6.6%, going from 740 to 1735 meters of altitude.
Collada de Sant Isidre
Collada de Sant Isidre is a KOM cat. 1 climb, which starts at 123 km (31.6 km to go) and ends at 128 km (26.6 km to go). It has total distance of 5 km, and an average gradient of 8.5%, going from 718 to 1146 meters of altitude.
Queralt
Queralt is a KOM cat. 1 climb, which starts at 148.7 km (5.9 km to go) and ends at 154.6 km (0 km to go). It has total distance of 5.9 km, and an average gradient of 7.1%, going from 729 to 1152 meters of altitude.
Berga
Berga is a Sprint at 148.8 km (5.8 km to go).
Final 3k
The final 3 km for this stage starts at 151.6 km, has an average gradient of 7.8%, and reaching 1152 m of altitude.
