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{{Short description|Spanish multi-day road cycling race}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox cycling race
| name          = Volta a Catalunya
| current_event = 
| image         = Logotip Volta Ciclista a Catalunya.png
| date          = Late March (men's race)<br>
Early June (women's race)
| region        = [[Catalonia]], Spain
| english       = Tour of Catalonia
| localnames    = Vuelta a Cataluña {{in lang|es}}
Volta a Catalunya {{in lang|ca}}
| nickname      =
| discipline    = [[Road bicycle racing|Road]]
| competition   = [[UCI World Tour]]
| type          = [[Stage race (cycling)|Stage race]]
| organiser="Volta" Ciclista a Catalunya Associació Esportiva (Unió Esportiva de Sants)
| director      = Rubèn Peris
| first         = {{start date|1911}}
| number        = 104 (as of 2025)
| last          =
| firstwinner   = {{flagathlete|[[Sebastià Masdeu]]|ESP|1785}}
| mostwins      = {{nowrap|{{flagathlete|[[Mariano Cañardo]]|ESP}} ''(7 wins)''}}
| mostrecent    = {{flagathlete|[[Primož Roglič]]|SLO}}
| firstwinner_women   = {{flagathlete|[[Marianne Vos]]|NED}}
| mostrecent_women    = {{flagathlete|[[Marianne Vos]]|NED}}
|first_women=2024|number_women=1 (as of 2024)}}
The '''Volta a Catalunya''' ({{IPA|ca|ˈvɔltə ə kətəˈluɲə}}; Tour of Catalonia, {{langx|es|Vuelta a Cataluña|link=no}}) is a [[Road bicycle racing|road bicycle race]] held annually in [[Catalonia]], Spain.

It is one of three World Tour stage races in Spain, together with the [[Vuelta a España]] and the [[Tour of the Basque Country]]. The race has had several different calendar dates, having been previously run in September, June and May. Since 2010 it has been on the calendar in late March as part of the [[UCI World Tour]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Wynn|first1=Nigel|title=UCI WorldTour calendar 2016|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/uci-worldtour-calendar-2016-193076|website=Cycling Weekly|access-date=9 December 2015}}</ref>

Raced over seven days, it covers the [[Autonomous communities of Spain|autonomous community]] of Catalonia in [[Geography of Spain|Northeast Spain]] and contains one or more stages in the mountain region of the [[Pyrenees]].<ref name="VN preview">{{cite web|last1=Hood|first1=Andrew|title=Volta a Catalunya short of big climbs, but not big names|url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/03/news/volta-a-catalunya-short-of-big-climbs-but-not-big-names_364172|website=Velo News|access-date=10 December 2015}}</ref> The race traditionally finishes with a stage in [[Barcelona]], Catalonia's capital, on a circuit with the famous [[Montjuïc]] climb and park.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Axelgaard|first1=Emil|title=Volta a Catalunya stage 7 preview|url=http://www.cyclingquotes.com/news/volta_a_catalunya_stage_7_preview_1/#0bM45Du1Zf21KtoR.97|website=Cycling Quotes|access-date=10 December 2015}}</ref>

First held in 1911, the Volta a Catalunya is the fourth-oldest still-existing cycling stage race in the world.<ref>{{cite web|title=100 Años de Historia|url=http://www.voltacatalunya.cat/es/historia/|website=voltacatalunya.cat|access-date=10 December 2015|language=es}}</ref> Only the [[Tour de France]] (1903), the [[Tour of Belgium]] (1908) and the [[Giro d'Italia]] (1909) are older.<ref name="VN preview" /> It was the second cycling event organized on the [[Iberian Peninsula]], after the amateur and sub-23 race [[Volta a Tarragona]] (1908), also held in Catalonia but no longer on the calendar. Catalan cycling icon [[Mariano Cañardo]] won the race seven times in the 1920s and 1930s, setting an unsurpassed record.<ref name="100 years of history" />

In 2018, the one-day women's competition [[reVolta]] was organised on the same day of the last men's stage. In 2024, the reVolta was replaced by a women's stage race, which is currently a category 2.1 UCI event.

==History==

===The pioneering days===
[[File:Jersey green lines volta.svg|thumb|120px|right|The traditional white jersey with the three green stripes of the leader of the Volta, tea the origen in the equipment of the [[UE Sants|Unió Esportiva Sants]].]]
The Volta a Catalunya was created in 1911 by cycling journalist Miquel Arteman, editor of [[Barcelona]]-based sports newspaper ''[[El Mundo Deportivo]]''.<ref name="100 years of history">{{cite web|title=100 Anys d'Història|url=http://www.voltacatalunya.cat/ca/historia/|website=voltacatalunya.cat|access-date=9 December 2015|language=ca}}</ref><ref name="mundo">{{cite web|title=Sortiu, que pasa la 'Volta'|url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1986/09/07/pagina-63/1139172/pdf.html#&mode=fullScreen|website=[[El Mundo Deportivo]]|access-date=9 December 2015|location=Barcelona|page=63|language=es}}</ref> Arteman partnered with Narcisse Masferrer, president of Spanish Cycling Union, and Jaume Grau, founder and owner of El Mundo Deportivo.

[[File:Primera sortida Volta Ciclista a Catalunya (1911).jpg|thumb|left|Start of the first Volta a Catalunya in [[Barcelona]], on 6 January 1911.]]
The [[1911 Volta a Catalunya|first edition]] was held from 6 to 8 January 1911. 43 riders signed up but only 34 started on Barcelona's [[Sarrià, Barcelona|Plaça de Sarrià]].<ref name="mundo"/> The first stage was run from Barcelona to [[Tarragona]] at 97&nbsp;km, the second from Tarragona to [[Lleida]] at 111&nbsp;km and the final 157&nbsp;km stage from Lleida back to Barcelona, totaling 363&nbsp;km. 22 riders finished the race on the Velodrome di Sants. Catalan rider Seabastià Masdeu won the first and third stages and became the first overall winner. The winner's average speed was 23&nbsp;km/h.<ref name="mundo"/>

The ''Club Deportivo Barcelona'', presided by Miquel Arteman, took on the race organization in [[1912 Volta a Catalunya|1912]] and [[1913 Volta a Catalunya|1913]]. The event was still organized on a three-stage format and amassed large numbers of spectators along the largely unpaved roads.<ref name="100 years of history"/> Local Catalan riders Josép Magdalena and Juan Martí won the second and third editions, respectively. After 1913, the Volta a Catalunya was suspended because of [[World War I]]; it was reprised in 1920, but was discontinued again over the next two years because of the chaotic return of the race.<ref name="100 years of history"/>

===Revival and Spanish Civil War===
[[File:Mariano Canardo.JPG|thumb|upright|right|[[Mariano Cañardo]] won the race a record seven times in the 1920s and 1930s.]]
The race was revived in 1923 for its [[1923 Volta a Catalunya|fifth edition]]. The organization was taken over by the ''Unión Deportiva de Sants'', which also supported Barcelona [[Association football|football]] teams.<ref>{{cite web|title=La "Volta" Ciclista a Catalunya es una prueba organizada por "Volta" Ciclista a Catalunya Asociación Deportiva|url=http://www.voltacatalunya.cat/es/organitzacio/|website=voltacatalunya.cat|access-date=9 December 2015|language=es}}</ref> The race grew to a one-week event and gained prestige fast. It became a fixture on the calendar, attracting more foreign participants, mainly from France and Italy.<ref name="100 years of history"/> The 1920s and 1930s became the era of Catalan cycling icon [[Mariano Cañardo]], who became the leading figure of the Volta a Catalunya with seven victories.

During the [[Spanish Civil War]], the race had its last interruptions in 1937 and 1938, hampering Cañardo's winning streak. After the civil war, [[World War II]] broke out in the rest of Europe and, while Catalonia was war-ridden and despite lacking foreign participants, the race was at the peak of its popularity and considered a symbol of Catalan sports culture. In 1945, marking the event's 25th edition, the Volta a Catalunya was exceptionally run over two weeks, before returning to its seven-day format the next year.<ref name="100 years of history"/>

===Modern era===
Over the years, some of cycling's greatest riders have won the race. [[Miguel Poblet]] won the ''Volta'' twice in the 1950s, [[Jacques Anquetil]] in [[1967 Volta a Catalunya|1967]], [[Eddy Merckx]] in [[1968 Volta a Catalunya|1968]], [[Luis Ocaña]] in [[1971 Volta a Catalunya|1971]], [[Felice Gimondi]] in [[1972 Volta a Catalunya|1972]], [[Francesco Moser]] in [[1978 Volta a Catalunya|1978]], and [[Sean Kelly (cyclist)|Sean Kelly]] in [[1984 Volta a Catalunya|1984]] and [[1986 Volta a Catalunya|1986]]. [[Miguel Induráin]], Spanish cycling icon of the modern era, won the race three times in the early 1990s. Colombian [[Álvaro Mejía (cyclist)|Álvaro Mejía]] became the first non-European winner in [[1993 Volta a Catalunya|1993]].

From 1941 until 1994, the race was held in September.<ref name="100 years of history"/> When [[Union Cycliste Internationale|UCI]] revolutionized the international cycling calendar in 1995, the [[Vuelta a España]] was awarded the September date and the Volta a Catalunya moved to June on the calendar. The race finished two weeks before the start of the Tour de France and the ''Volta'' became the principal preparation race for [[general classification]] protagonists. Frenchman [[Laurent Jalabert]] won the [[1995 Volta a Catalunya|1995 edition]], preceding his fourth place in [[1995 Tour de France|that year's Tour de France]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Tour of Catalonia – Spain. June 15–22 1995|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/archives/june95/cat.html|website=autonus.cyclingnews.be|access-date=10 December 2015}}</ref>

[[File:Tour de France 2016, valverde (28517038201).jpg|thumb|upright|left|Spanish allround specialist [[Alejandro Valverde]] was the first rider since [[Miguel Induráin]] to win the Volta a Catalunya three times.]]
In [[1999 Volta a Catalunya|1999]], 22-year old Spanish rider [[Manuel Sanroma]] died as a result of a crash during the second stage of the race. Sanroma, a promising sprinter, was the favourite to win the stage, but fell head-first onto a sidewalk at one kilometre from the finish in [[Vilanova i la Geltrú]]. Despite wearing a helmet, he succumbed to his injuries in hospital.<ref>{{cite web|title=70th Volta Catalunya, Cat HC Spain, June 17–24, 1999|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/1999/jun99/catalunya992.html|website=autubus.cyclingnews.com|access-date=10 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title="Sprint" mortal de Manuel Sanroma|url=http://elpais.com/diario/1999/06/20/deportes/929829601_850215.html|website=[[El País]]|publisher=Ediciones El País, S.L.|access-date=10 December 2015}}</ref> The next day, riders decided to neutralize the stage to Barcelona.<ref>{{cite web|title=Stage 3, Vilanova i La Geltru – Barcelone, 155.6 kms|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/1999/jun99/catalunya993.html|website=autobus.cyclingnews.com|access-date=10 December 2015}}</ref>

===World Tour Race===
In 2005, the Volta a Catalunya was included in the inaugural [[UCI Pro Tour]] and the date was shifted to May to avoid the [[Tour de Suisse]] date.<ref>{{cite web|title=85th Volta a Catalunya – PT Spain, May 16–22, 2005|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road.php?id=road/2005/may05/catalunya05/default|website=Cycling News|access-date=10 December 2015}}</ref> [[2005 Volta a Catalunya|The edition]] was won by Ukrainian [[Yaroslav Popovych]] but the move did not prove successful because the new date coincided with the [[Giro d'Italia]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Tan|first1=Anthony|title=Stage 7 – May 22: Pallejà-Barcelona (Sants), 113,1 km. Popo wins Catalunya, Hushovd leads home the procession|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road.php?id=road/2005/may05/catalunya05/catalunya057|website=Cycling News|access-date=10 December 2015}}</ref>

In [[2010 Volta a Catalunya|2010]] the race moved to late March on the calendar, the slot formerly held by another Catalan stage race, the [[Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme|Setmana Catalana]].<ref>[http://www.uciprotour.com/Modules/ENews/ENewsDetails.asp?id=NjQwMA&MenuId=MTcxNg&LangId=1&BackLink=%2Ftemplates%2FUCI%2FUCI2%2Flayout.asp%3FMenuId%3DMTcxNg%26LangId%3D1 UCI Press release: UCI Management Committee meeting – Day 1  18-June-2009]</ref> [[Joaquim Rodríguez]], the foremost Catalan rider of his generation, won the race twice after the date shift. [[Alberto Contador]], winner of the [[2011 Volta a Catalunya|2011 edition]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Contador wins Tour of Catalunya|url=https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/27032011/2/cycling-contador-wins-tour-catalunya.html|website=sports.yahoo.com|access-date=10 December 2015}}</ref> was later stripped of his win after his positive doping test in the [[2010 Tour de France]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Macur|first1=Juliet|title=Positive Test for Contador May Cost Him Tour Title|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/30/sports/cycling/30cycling.html?_r=0|website=[[New York Times]]|access-date=10 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/cas-sanction-contador-with-two-year-ban-in-clenbuterol-case|title=CAS sanctions Contador with two year ban in clenbutorol case|date=6 February 2012|access-date=10 December 2015|work=Cyclingnews}}</ref> Italian runner-up [[Michele Scarponi]] was retroactively awarded the victory. The 2020 edition was cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].

[[File:Volta a Catalunya 2012.png|thumb|right|Route of the [[2012 Volta a Catalunya]].]]

==Women's race==
From 2018, a one-day race was held as part of the professional women's calendar under the name [[reVolta]]. This was organised on the same day of the last men's stage, using the finishing circuit in [[Montjuïc]], Barcelona.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Mitchell |first=Mathew |date=2024-06-05 |title=Volta Ciclista a Catalunya Femenina 2024 Race Preview |url=https://procyclinguk.com/volta-ciclista-a-catalunya-femenina-2024-race-preview/ |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=ProCyclingUK.com |language=en-GB}}</ref> In 2024, the reVolta was replaced by a women's stage race – '''Volta Ciclista a Catalunya Femenina''' – is currently a category 2.1 UCI event. This race is held in June, rather than alongside the men's race.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Women's Volta a Catalunya |url=https://www.voltacatalunya.cat/en/women-s-volta |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=www.voltacatalunya.cat |language=en}}</ref> Organisers have stated that they wish the race to become "one of the benchmark races on the international calendar", with media noting the event could become a warmup event for the major stage races of [[Tour de France Femmes]] and [[Giro d'Italia Women]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

==Route==
Since the race's earlier date on the calendar in late March, the Volta a Catalunya has started in one of the coastal resorts on the [[Costa Brava]] with a stage through rolling terrain inland, usually suited for sprinters.<ref name="preview 2015">{{cite web|last1=Fotheringham|first1=Alisdair|title=Preview: Contador and Froome headline at Volta a Catalunya|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/volta-ciclista-a-catalunya-2015/preview/|website=Cycling News|access-date=10 December 2015|date=21 March 2015}}</ref>

The race reaches the [[Pyrenees]] mountains in the middle part of the race, although the mountains are usually less high than before the date shift, due to frequent snowy and cold conditions at high altitude in March.<ref name="VN preview"/> One of the regular climbs in the race is the summit finish to [[La Molina (ski resort)|La Molina]], an 11.6&nbsp;km climb with a 4.8% average gradient. The ski resort in [[Alp, Spain|Alp]] takes the peloton deep into the Pyrenees to 1694 m altitude, with the weather often a decisive factor.<ref name="preview 2015"/>

The race traditionally finishes with a hilly stage in Barcelona on a circuit, featuring eight trips over the [[Montjuïc]] climb and park.<ref name="VN preview"/>

==Winners==
{{Cycling past winner start}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1911 Volta a Catalunya|1911]]|name={{sortname|Sebastià|Masdeu||Masdeu, Sebastia}}|nat=ESP|natvar=1785|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1912 Volta a Catalunya|1912]]|name={{sortname|Josép|Magdalena}}|nat=ESP|natvar=1785|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1913 Volta a Catalunya|1913]]|name={{sortname|Juan|Martí||Martí, Juan}}|nat=ESP|natvar=1785|team=}}
{{Cycling pw no race|year=1914–<br />1919|reason=World War I}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1920 Volta a Catalunya|1920]]|name={{sortname|José|Pelletier||Pelletier, Jose}}|nat=FRA|team=}}
{{Cycling pw no race|year=1921}}
{{Cycling pw no race|year=1922}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1923 Volta a Catalunya|1923]]|name={{sortname|Maurice|Ville}}|nat=FRA|team=[[Automoto-Hutchinson]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1924 Volta a Catalunya|1924]]|name={{sortname|Miquel|Mucio}}|nat=ESP|natvar=1785|team=[[U.D. Sans]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1925 Volta a Catalunya|1925]]|name={{sortname|Miquel|Mucio}}|nat=ESP|natvar=1785|team=[[U.D. Sans]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1926 Volta a Catalunya|1926]]|name={{sortname|Víctor|Fontan||Fontan, Victor}}|nat=FRA|team=''individual''}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1927 Volta a Catalunya|1927]]|name={{sortname|Víctor|Fontan||Fontan, Victor}}|nat=FRA|team=''individual''}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1928 Volta a Catalunya|1928]]|name={{sortname|Mariano|Cañardo||Canardo, Mariano}}|nat=ESP|natvar=1785|team=[[Elvish-Wolber]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1929 Volta a Catalunya|1929]]|name={{sortname|Mariano|Cañardo||Canardo, Mariano}}|nat=ESP|natvar=1785|team=[[F.C. Barcelona (cycling team)|F.C. Barcelona]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1930 Volta a Catalunya|1930]]|name={{sortname|Mariano|Cañardo||Canardo, Mariano}}|nat=ESP|natvar=1785|team=[[Styl (cycling team)|Styl]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1931 Volta a Catalunya|1931]]|name={{sortname|Salvador|Cardona}}|nat=ESP|natvar=1931|team=''individual''}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1932 Volta a Catalunya|1932]]|name={{sortname|Mariano|Cañardo||Canardo, Mariano}}|nat=ESP|natvar=1931|team=''individual''}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1933 Volta a Catalunya|1933]]|name={{sortname|Alfredo|Bovet}}|nat=ITA|natvar=1861|team=[[Bianchi (cycling team)|Bianchi]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1934 Volta a Catalunya|1934]]|name={{sortname|Bernardo|Rogora}}|nat=ITA|natvar=1861|team=[[Gloria (cycling team)|Gloria]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1935 Volta a Catalunya|1935]]|name={{sortname|Mariano|Cañardo||Canardo, Mariano}}|nat=ESP|natvar=1931|team=[[Orbea (1930s cycling team)|Orbea]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1936 Volta a Catalunya|1936]]|name={{sortname|Mariano|Cañardo||Canardo, Mariano}}|nat=ESP|natvar=1931|team=[[Colin–Wolber]]}}
{{Cycling pw no race|year=1937|reason=Civil War}}
{{Cycling pw no race|year=1938|reason=Civil War}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1939 Volta a Catalunya|1939]]|name={{sortname|Mariano|Cañardo||Canardo, Mariano}}|nat=ESP|natvar=1938|team=''individual''}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1940 Volta a Catalunya|1940]]|name={{sortname|Christophe|Didier||Didier, Christophe}}|nat=LUX|team=[[Alcyon–Dunlop]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1941 Volta a Catalunya|1941]]|name={{sortname|Antonio Andrés|Sancho}}|nat=ESP|natvar=1938|team=''individual''}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1942 Volta a Catalunya|1942]]|name={{sortname|Fédérico|Ezquerra||Ezquerra, Federico}}|nat=ESP|natvar=1938|team=''individual''}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1943 Volta a Catalunya|1943]]|name={{sortname|Julián|Berrendero||Berrendero, Julian}}|nat=ESP|natvar=1938|team=[[F.C. Barcelona (cycling team)|F.C. Barcelona]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1944 Volta a Catalunya|1944]]|name={{sortname|Miguel|Casas}}|nat=ESP|natvar=1938|team=''individual''}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1945 Volta a Catalunya|1945]]|name={{sortname|Bernardo|Ruiz}}|nat=ESP|natvar=1945|team=''individual''}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1946 Volta a Catalunya|1946]]|name={{sortname|Julián|Berrendero||Berrendero, Julian}}|nat=ESP|natvar=1945|team=[[Chiclès-Tabay]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1947 Volta a Catalunya|1947]]|name={{sortname|Emilio|Rodríguez|Emilio Rodríguez (cyclist)|Rodriguez, Emilio}}|nat=ESP|natvar=1945|team=[[U.D. Sans–Alas Color–Minaco]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1948 Volta a Catalunya|1948]]|name={{sortname|Emilio|Rodríguez|Emilio Rodríguez (cyclist)|Rodriguez, Emilio}}|nat=ESP|natvar=1945|team=[[U.D. Sans-Alas Color]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1949 Volta a Catalunya|1949]]|name={{sortname|Émile| Rol}}|nat=FRA|team=[[La Perle–Hutchinson]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1950 Volta a Catalunya|1950]]|name={{sortname|Antonio|Gelabert}}|nat=ESP|natvar=1945|team=''individual''}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1951 Volta a Catalunya|1951]]|name={{sortname|Primo|Volpi}}|nat=ITA|team=[[Arbos-Talbot]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1952 Volta a Catalunya|1952]]|name={{sortname|Miguel|Poblet}}|nat=ESP|natvar=1945|team=[[Canals & Nubiola]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1953 Volta a Catalunya|1953]]|name={{sortname|Salvador|Botella}}|nat=ESP|natvar=1945|team=''individual''}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1954 Volta a Catalunya|1954]]|name={{sortname|Walter|Serena}}|nat=ITA|team=[[Bottecchia-Ursus]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1955 Volta a Catalunya|1955]]|name={{sortname|José|Gómez del Moral||Gómez del Moral, Jose}}|nat=ESP|natvar=1945|team=[[Minaco]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1956 Volta a Catalunya|1956]]|name={{sortname|Aniceto|Utset}}|nat=ESP|natvar=1945|team=[[Mobylette–Coabania]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1957 Volta a Catalunya|1957]]|name={{sortname|Jesús|Loroño||Lorono, Jesus}}|nat=ESP|natvar=1945|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1958 Volta a Catalunya|1958]]|name={{sortname|Richard|Van Genechten}}|nat=BEL|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1959 Volta a Catalunya|1959]]|name={{sortname|Salvador|Botella}}|nat=ESP|natvar=1945|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1960 Volta a Catalunya|1960]]|name={{sortname|Miguel|Poblet}}|nat=ESP|natvar=1945|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1961 Volta a Catalunya|1961]]|name={{sortname|Henri|Duez}}|nat=FRA|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1962 Volta a Catalunya|1962]]|name={{sortname|Antonio|Karmany}}|nat=ESP|natvar=1945|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1963 Volta a Catalunya|1963]]|name={{sortname|Joseph|Novales}}|nat=FRA|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1964 Volta a Catalunya|1964]]|name={{sortname|Joseph|Carrara}}|nat=FRA|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1965 Volta a Catalunya|1965]]|name={{sortname|Antonio|Gómez del Moral||Gómez del Moral, Antonio}}|nat=ESP|natvar=1945|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1966 Volta a Catalunya|1966]]|name={{sortname|Arie|den Hartog}}|nat=NED|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1967 Volta a Catalunya|1967]]|name={{sortname|Jacques|Anquetil}}|nat=FRA|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1968 Volta a Catalunya|1968]]|name={{sortname|Eddy|Merckx}}|nat=BEL|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1969 Volta a Catalunya|1969]]|name={{sortname|Mariano|Díaz|Mariano Díaz (cyclist)|Diaz, Mariano}}|nat=ESP|natvar=1945|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1970 Volta a Catalunya|1970]]|name={{sortname|Franco|Bitossi}}|nat=ITA|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1971 Volta a Catalunya|1971]]|name={{sortname|Luis|Ocaña||Ocana, Luis}}|nat=ESP|natvar=1945|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1972 Volta a Catalunya|1972]]|name={{sortname|Felice|Gimondi}}|nat=ITA|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1973 Volta a Catalunya|1973]]|name={{sortname|Domingo|Perurena}}|nat=ESP|natvar=1945|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1974 Volta a Catalunya|1974]]|name={{sortname|Bernard|Thévenet||Thevenet, Bernard}}|nat=FRA|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1975 Volta a Catalunya|1975]]|name={{sortname|Fausto|Bertoglio}}|nat=ITA|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1976 Volta a Catalunya|1976]]|name={{sortname|Enrique|Martínez|Enrique Martínez Heredia|Martinez, Enrique}}|nat=ESP|natvar=1945|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1977 Volta a Catalunya|1977]]|name={{sortname|Freddy|Maertens}}|nat=BEL|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1978 Volta a Catalunya|1978]]|name={{sortname|Francesco|Moser}}|nat=ITA|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1979 Volta a Catalunya|1979]]|name={{sortname|Vicente|Belda}}|nat=ESP|natvar=1977|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1980 Volta a Catalunya|1980]]|name={{sortname|Marino|Lejarreta}}|nat=ESP|natvar=1977|team=Teka}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1981 Volta a Catalunya|1981]]|name={{sortname|Faustino|Rupérez}}|nat=ESP|natvar=1977|team=Zor}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1982 Volta a Catalunya|1982]]|name={{sortname|Alberto|Fernández|Alberto Fernández (cyclist)|Fernandez, Alberto}}|nat=ESP|team=Teka}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1983 Volta a Catalunya|1983]]|name={{sortname|Josep|Recio}}|nat=ESP|team={{UCI team code|KEL|1983}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1984 Volta a Catalunya|1984]]|name={{sortname|Sean|Kelly|Sean Kelly (cyclist)}}|nat=IRL|team=[[Skil–Sem (cycling team)|Skil–Sem]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1985 Volta a Catalunya|1985]]|name={{sortname|Robert|Millar}}|nat=GBR|team=[[Peugeot (cycling team)|Peugeot]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1986 Volta a Catalunya|1986]]|name={{sortname|Sean|Kelly|Sean Kelly (cyclist)}}|nat=IRL|team=KAS}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1987 Volta a Catalunya|1987]]|name={{sortname|Álvaro|Pino||Pino, Alvaro}}|nat=ESP|team=[[Beistegui Hermanos|BH]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1988 Volta a Catalunya|1988]]|name={{sortname|Miguel|Induráin}}|nat=ESP|team={{UCI team code|GCE|1988}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1989 Volta a Catalunya|1989]]|name={{sortname|Marino|Lejarreta}}|nat=ESP|team=Caja Rural}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1990 Volta a Catalunya|1990]]|name={{sortname|Laudelino|Cubino}}|nat=ESP|team=[[Beistegui Hermanos|BH]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1991 Volta a Catalunya|1991]]|name={{sortname|Miguel|Induráin}}|nat=ESP|team={{UCI team code|GCE|1991}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1992 Volta a Catalunya|1992]]|name={{sortname|Miguel|Induráin}}|nat=ESP|team={{UCI team code|GCE|1992}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1993 Volta a Catalunya|1993]]|name={{sortname|Álvaro|Mejía|Álvaro Mejía (cyclist)|Mejia, Alvaro}}|nat=COL|team=[[Motorola (cycling team)|Motorola]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1994 Volta a Catalunya|1994]]|name={{sortname|Claudio|Chiappucci}}|nat=ITA|team={{UCI team code|CAR|1994}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1995 Volta a Catalunya|1995]]|name={{sortname|Laurent|Jalabert}}|nat=FRA|team={{UCI team code|ONC|1995}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1996 Volta a Catalunya|1996]]|name={{sortname|Alex|Zülle||Zulle, Alex}}|nat=SUI|team={{UCI team code|ONC|1996}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1997 Volta a Catalunya|1997]]|name={{sortname|Fernando|Escartín||Escartin, Fernando}}|nat=ESP|team={{UCI team code|KEL|1997}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1998 Volta a Catalunya|1998]]|name={{sortname|Hernán|Buenahora}}|nat=COL|team=[[Vitalicio Seguros]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1999 Volta a Catalunya|1999]]|name={{sortname|Manuel|Beltrán||Beltran, Manuel}}|nat=ESP|team={{UCI team code|GCE|1999}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2000 Volta a Catalunya|2000]]|name={{sortname|José María|Jiménez||Jimenez, Jose Maria}}|nat=ESP|team={{UCI team code|GCE|2000}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2001 Volta a Catalunya|2001]]|name={{sortname|Joseba|Beloki}}|nat=ESP|team={{UCI team code|ONC|2001}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2002 Volta a Catalunya|2002]]|name={{sortname|Roberto|Heras}}|nat=ESP|team={{UCI team code|DSC|2002}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2003 Volta a Catalunya|2003]]|name={{sortname|José Antonio|Pecharromán||Pecharroman, Jose Antonio}}|nat=ESP|team=Costa de Almería-Paternina}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2004 Volta a Catalunya|2004]]|name={{sortname|Miguel Ángel|Martín Perdiguero||Martin Perdiguero, Miguel Angel}}|nat=ESP|team={{UCI team code|PHO|2004}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2005 Volta a Catalunya|2005]]|name={{sortname|Yaroslav|Popovych}}|nat=UKR|team={{UCI team code|DSC|2005}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2006 Volta a Catalunya|2006]]|name={{sortname|David|Cañada||Canaga, David}}|nat=ESP|team={{UCI team code|FUJ|2006}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2007 Volta a Catalunya|2007]]|name={{sortname|Vladimir|Karpets}}|nat=RUS|team={{UCI team code|GCE|2007}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2008 Volta a Catalunya|2008]]|name={{sortname|Gustavo|César||Cesar, Gustavo}}|nat=ESP|team={{UCI team code|XGZ|2008a}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2009 Volta a Catalunya|2009]]|name={{sortname|Alejandro|Valverde}}|nat=ESP|team={{UCI team code|GCE|2009}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2010 Volta a Catalunya|2010]]|name={{sortname|Joaquim|Rodríguez}}|nat=ESP|team={{UCI team code|KAT|2010}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2011 Volta a Catalunya|2011]]|name={{sortname|Michele|Scarponi}}{{refn|[[Alberto Contador]] ([[Saxo Bank–SunGard]]) won the 2011 edition but was later disqualified.<ref name=Note01>[http://www.lamalla.cat/esports/poliesportiu/article?id=1011599 Alberto Contador banned for two years after clenbuterol positive] {{in lang|ca}}</ref>|group="Note"}}|nat=ITA|team={{UCI team code|LAM|2011}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2012 Volta a Catalunya|2012]]|name={{sortname|Michael|Albasini}}|nat=SUI|team={{UCI team code|GEC|2012a}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2013 Volta a Catalunya|2013]]|name={{sortname|Dan|Martin|Dan Martin (cyclist)}}|nat=IRL|team={{UCI team code|GRS|2013}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2014 Volta a Catalunya|2014]]|name={{sortname|Joaquim|Rodríguez}}|nat=ESP|team={{UCI team code|KAT|2014}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2015 Volta a Catalunya|2015]]|name={{sortname|Richie|Porte}}|nat=AUS|team={{UCI team code|SKY|2015}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2016 Volta a Catalunya|2016]]|name={{sortname|Nairo|Quintana}}|nat=COL|team={{UCI team code|MOV|2016}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2017 Volta a Catalunya|2017]]|name={{sortname|Alejandro|Valverde}}|nat=ESP|team={{UCI team code|MOV|2017}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2018 Volta a Catalunya|2018]]|name={{sortname|Alejandro|Valverde}}|nat=ESP|team={{UCI team code|MOV|2018}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2019 Volta a Catalunya|2019]]|name={{sortname|Miguel Ángel|López|Miguel Ángel López (cyclist)}}|nat=COL|team={{UCI team code|AST|2019}}}}
{{Cycling pw no race|year=2020|reason=[[COVID-19 pandemic]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2021 Volta a Catalunya|2021]]|name={{sortname|Adam|Yates}}|nat=GBR|team={{UCI team code|IGD|2021}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2022 Volta a Catalunya|2022]]|name={{sortname|Sergio|Higuita}}|nat=COL|team={{UCI team code|BOH|2022}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2023 Volta a Catalunya|2023]]|name={{sortname|Primož|Roglič}}|nat=SLO|team={{UCI team code|TLJ|2023}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2024 Volta a Catalunya|2024]]|name={{sortname|Tadej|Pogačar}}|nat=SLO|team={{UCI team code|UAE|2024}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2025 Volta a Catalunya|2025]]|name={{sortname|Primož|Roglič}}|nat=SLO|team={{UCI team code|RBH|2025}}}}
{{Cycling past winner end}}

===Multiple winners===

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Wins
! Rider
! Editions
|-
| align=center | '''7''' || {{flagathlete|[[Mariano Cañardo]]|ESP}} || 1928, 1929, 1930, 1932, 1935, 1936, 1939
|-
| align=center rowspan=2| '''3''' || {{flagathlete|[[Miguel Induráin]]|ESP}} || 1988, 1991, 1992
|-
|{{flagathlete|[[Alejandro Valverde]]|ESP}} || [[2009 Volta a Catalunya|2009]], [[2017 Volta a Catalunya|2017]], [[2018 Volta a Catalunya|2018]]
|-
| align=center rowspan=9 | '''2''' || {{flagathlete|[[Miguel Mucio]]|ESP}} || 1924, 1925
|-
|{{flagathlete|[[Victor Fontan]]|FRA}} || 1926, 1927
|-
|{{flagathlete|[[Emilio Rodríguez (cyclist)|Emilio Rodríguez]]|ESP}} || 1947, 1948
|-
|{{flagathlete|[[Miguel Poblet]]|ESP}} || 1952, 1960
|-
|{{flagathlete|[[Salvador Botella]]|ESP}} || 1953, 1959
|-
|{{flagathlete|[[Marino Lejarreta]]|ESP}} || 1980, 1989
|-
|{{flagathlete|[[Sean Kelly (cyclist)|Sean Kelly]]|IRL}} || 1984, 1986
|-
|{{flagathlete|[[Joaquim Rodríguez]]|ESP}} || [[2010 Volta a Catalunya|2010]], [[2014 Volta a Catalunya|2014]]
|-
|{{flagathlete|[[Primož Roglič]]|SLO}} || [[2023 Volta a Catalunya|2023]], [[2025 Volta a Catalunya|2025]]
|}

===Wins per country===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Wins
! Country
|-
| align=center | 60|| {{ESP}}
|-
| align=center | 11|| {{FRA}}
|-
| align=center | 10|| {{ITA}}
|-
| align=center | 5|| {{COL}}
|-
| align=center | 3|| {{BEL}}<br>{{IRL}}<br>{{SLO}}
|-
| align=center | 2|| {{GBR2}}<br>{{SUI}}
|-
| align=center | 1|| {{AUS}}<br>{{LUX}}<br>{{NED}}<br>{{RUS}}<br>{{UKR}}
|-
|}

===Most stage wins===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
! # !!Rider !! Stage wins
|-
| 1
| {{flagathlete|[[Miguel Poblet]]|ESP}}
| align="center"| 33
|-
| 2
| {{flagathlete|[[Mariano Cañardo]]|ESP}}
| align="center"|22
|-
| 3
| {{flagathlete|[[Domingo Perurena]]|ESP}}
| align="center"|14
|-
| 4
| {{flagathlete|[[Emilio Rodríguez (cyclist)|Emilio Rodríguez]]|ESP}}
| align="center"|12
|-
| 5
| {{flagathlete|[[Mario Cipollini]]|ITA}}
| align="center"|11
|-
| 6
| {{flagathlete|[[Miguel Gual]]|ESP}}
| align="center"|10
|-
| 7
|{{flagathlete|''[[Alejandro Valverde]]''|ESP}}
| align="center"|9
|-
| rowspan=4|8
| {{flagathlete|[[Laurent Jalabert]]|FRA}}
| align="center"|8
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Seán Kelly (cyclist)|Seán Kelly]]|IRL}}
| align="center"|8
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Johan van der Velde]]|NED}}
| align="center"|8
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Julián Berrendero]]|ESP}}
| align="center"|8
|}

===Medals ([[1911 Volta a Catalunya|1911]]–[[2023 Volta a Catalunya|2023]])===
Only [[general classification]] results; excludes [[Race stage|stages]] results.

{{Medals table
 | caption        = 
 | host           = 
 | flag_template  = flagcountry
 | event          = 
 | team           = 
 | gold_ESP = 60 | silver_ESP = 64| bronze_ESP = 62
 | gold_FRA = 11 | silver_FRA = 6 | bronze_FRA = 11
 | gold_ITA = 10 | silver_ITA = 9 | bronze_ITA = 10
 | gold_COL = 5  | silver_COL = 3 | bronze_COL = 2
 | gold_BEL = 3  | silver_BEL = 6 | bronze_BEL = 3
 | gold_IRL = 3  | silver_IRL = 3 | bronze_IRL = 1
 | gold_SUI = 2  | silver_SUI = 3 | bronze_SUI = 5
 | gold_GBR = 2  | silver_GBR = 1 | bronze_GBR = 1
 | gold_SLO = 2  | silver_SLO = 0 | bronze_SLO = 0
 | gold_AUS = 1  | silver_AUS = 3 | bronze_AUS = 0
 | gold_NED = 1  | silver_NED = 1 | bronze_NED = 1
 | gold_RUS = 1  | silver_RUS = 1 | bronze_RUS = 1
 | gold_LUX = 1  | silver_LUX = 1 | bronze_LUX = 0
 | gold_UKR = 1  | silver_UKR = 0 | bronze_UKR = 0
 | gold_AUT = 0  | silver_AUT = 1 | bronze_AUT = 0
 | gold_ECU = 0  | silver_ECU = 1 | bronze_ECU = 0
 | gold_POR = 0  | silver_POR = 0 | bronze_POR = 3
 | gold_USA = 0  | silver_USA = 0 | bronze_USA = 2
 | gold_EST = 0  | silver_EST = 0 | bronze_EST = 1
}}

==Women's race winners==
{{Cycling past winner start}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2024|name={{sortname|Marianne|Vos}}|nat=NED|team={{UCI team code|TVL women|2024}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2025|name={{sortname|Demi|Vollering}}|nat=NED|team={{UCI team code|FSF|2025}}}}
{{Cycling past winner end}}

==Jerseys==
The leader of the overall [[general classification]] receives a white-and-green striped jersey. There are also three other classifications. The winner of the points classification (sprints) wears a white-and-orange striped jersey, a white-and-red striped jersey for the winner of the mountain classification and the jersey of the Catalonia regional cycling team is for the best classified Catalan. There is also a team classification.

==See also==
* [[Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme]] – men's race held in Catalunya between 1963 and 2005
* [[Tour of the Basque Country]]
* [[Vuelta a España]]
* [[UCI ProTour]]

==Notes==
{{Reflist|group="Note"}}

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{Official website|http://www.voltacatalunya.cat/}} {{in lang|ca|en|es}}
* {{Cycling archives race|399}}

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