A punchy finishing circuit over Montjuïc decides the first road stage. Too steep for the pure sprinters, this is one for the puncheurs and a reduced bunch fighting for the yellow jersey.
KEY CLIMBS
Côte du Château de Montjuïc
1.6 km · 9.3% avg
Côte du Stade Olympique
0.7 km · 7% avg
THE TACTICAL READ
WHO IT SUITS
Puncheurs and the GC riders who can sprint uphill. The double ascent of Montjuïc is too steep for the pure fast men and too short for the climbers.
WHAT TO WATCH
Positioning into the final kick and the bonus seconds on the line. With the race this young, a handful of seconds and the yellow jersey are worth a real fight.
ROADMAN PREDICTION
A reduced bunch of thirty or so contests it. A Mathieu van der Poel or a fast-finishing GC leader is the profile that wins here — and takes yellow with the time bonus.
THE DAILY DEBRIEF
Anthony’s daily Tour podcast lands here on the evening of the stage.
VIDEO COMING SOON
Anthony's putting the finishing touches on the film.
Stage 2 Debrief — Tarragona to Barcelona
Breakaway or bunch? Anthony unpacks how the day played out and the durability it took to be there at the end.
TRAIN FOR IT
The Roadman content that builds what Stage 2 asks for.
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