While most attention of the cycling world is on the Spring Classics, the stage racers have plenty of action in March with the Volta a Catalunya from March 18 to 24 following Paris-Nice and Tirreno-Adriatico.
With a run through the soaring Pyrenees and a stint in the shorter but steep climbs of the Catalan coastal range, the race caters to Grand Tour contenders preparing for the Giro d'Italia or finding early-season form far ahead of the Tour de France.
