# Stage 1: Sant Feliu de Guíxols → Sant Feliu de Guíxols · Volta a Catalunya 2026

Monday, March 23 (2026-03-23) · 172.6 km · Hilly Stage

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A hilly coastal loop with multiple climbs, including two near Tossa de Mar in the final 10 km.

**Stages shaped like this ended in a sprint 58 of 100 times.** (aggregated from the closest 2011–2025 WorldTour lookalikes in the Parcours similarity corpus)

## Key climbs

- **Alt de Romanyà** — at km 34.5, 4.4 km long, avg 3.8%
- **Alt de Sant Hilari** — at km 69, 14.6 km long, avg 3%
- **Coastal climb near Tossa de Mar** — at km 103.6, 1.8 km long, avg 5.4%
- **Coastal climb near Tossa de Mar** — at km 138.1, 1.8 km long, avg 4.9%

Total elevation gain: 1973 m · Max elevation: 813 m


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Data by Parcours (https://parcours.sh) — elevation profiles, key climbs and watch windows for the 2026 WorldTour season.