Favorites stage 4 Tour of Catalonia 2025 | Ayuso and Roglic can battle it out again
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After the crazy stage on day 3, stage four in the Tour of Catalonia is another tough one. This time, there are several steep climbs en route, with the finish in Montserrat. The last 8.8 kilometers to the finish are a 6.6% incline, so we can expect another battle between the climbers. IDLProCycling.com gives you a detailed preview!
Course stage 4 Tour of Catalonia 2025
As mentioned, the third stage could easily be pulled from the final week of a super-tough Giro. 218 kilometers and more than 5000 meters of climbing were on the menu for Wednesday. And that will still be a factor on Thursday in the fourth stage of the Tour of Catalonia.
The stage starts in Sant Vincent de Castellet, where, after a few kilometers, we immediately face a 2.6-kilometer climb at 5.1 percent. After a short descent, the road immediately climbs nine kilometers of flat Spanish terrain at 3.0 percent, where the attackers will probably have already taken off or chosen to do so.
The riders will have this Spanish flat terrain for the majority of the day, with the Turo del Puig (5.1 kilometers at 5.4 percent) as a categorized obstacle along the way. From there, the route descends in a slightly rolling line to the day's final climb to Montserrat, where the decision will be made. This 8.8-kilometer climb - of which a profile map is missing - has a gradient of 6.6 percent, making it a gradual climb, so a high pace will be necessary to make a real difference among the best riders.
Climbs
125.0 km: Turo del Puig (5.1 km at 5.4%)
188.5 km: Montserrat (8.8 km at 6.6%)
Times
Start: 06:10 AM EST
Finish: 10:58 AM EST
Weather stage 4 Tour of Catalonia 2025
There is nothing to complain about. It's sunny, with temperatures around 15 degrees Celsius, and there is hardly any wind in Catalonia on Thursday.
Favorites stage 4 Tour of Catalonia 2025
On Wednesday, we already saw a preview of what we can expect on Thursday in the queen stage: a duel between the two big favorites of the Tour of Catalonia. Juan Ayuso (UAE Emirates-XRG) and Primoz Roglic (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe) pulled away from the competition in the final few hundred meters. Also, they found an arrival towards Montserrat that suited them perfectly.
Ayuso is lucky to have Adam Yates and the on-form Marc Soler as his two men to back him up, whereas Roglic is mainly on his own. Soler was in the breakaway for a long time with Sepp Kuss of Visma | Lease a Bike, who also showed his good legs. The Dutch team also has Wilco Kelderman and Simon Yates.
Other men in the mix were Mikel Landa (Soudal Quick-Step), Lenny Martinez (Bahrain Victorious), and Lennert Van Eetvelt (Lotto). They can also use their explosiveness in the final kilometer.
Pure climbers such as Enric Mas (Movistar), Laurens De Plus, Egan Bernal (INEOS Grenadiers), Richard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost), and Ben O'Connor (Jayco AlUla) will mainly want to make it a longer endeavor.
Favorites stage 4 Tour of Catalonia 2025, according to IDLProCycling.com
Top favorites: Juan Ayuso (UAE Emirates-XRG) and Primoz Roglic (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe)
Outsiders: Mikel Landa (Soudal Quick-Step), Lenny Martinez (Bahrain Victorious), Lennert Van Eetvelt (Lotto) and Sepp Kuss (Visma | Lease a Bike)
Long shots: Enric Mas (Movistar), Laurens De Plus, Egan Bernal (INEOS Grenadiers), Richard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost), Simon Yates (Visma | Lease a Bike), Marc Soler, Adam Yates (UAE-Team Emirates) and Ben O'Connor (Jayco AlUla)
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Latest Comments
- Shoot, I'll ride it for 1/10 of what his pay for that day is😅Veganpotter30-03-2025
- Are we all doomed to hear from Lance Armstrong and Johan bruneel until the end of time? It's not enough the stain they left on cycling? Do we have to see that shadow forever?bigyakman26-03-2025
- I am not sure if it is the hardest to win. In Flanders and Roubaix well before the finish the Peleton will be decimated and the race will normally be won by the best rider of the day or maybe 2nd or 3rd in case of a mechanical or unlucky break especially in case of Roubaix. In San Remo just before the finish there will still be several riders in contention and they are hard to ditch. For the best riders it is a race hard to win since it is not so selective. But if you are not a top 5 rider but still a top 10 rider this race is your best change to win. You will see more Milan San remo Winners with only 1 monument win than any other monumentsJoostmehrtens19-03-2025
- "fap fap fap oh Lance oh oh OHHHHHHH" again. Does he pay you to dredge up people with nice things to say about him? He was an giant a$$hole to people. It is a fact. Whatever his contrition about the doping, he is unapologetic about being a giant a$$hole to people. (Why yes, I do only login to complain. *I* am however only a giant a$$hole to people who laud giant a$$holes.)ericjensenridesbikes25-02-2025
- Remco is still very young. And injuries can absolutely keep you from overdoing it and getting worse. The recent Remco accident didn't keep him from being able to ride a recumbent inside. Wout's knee is a different story thoughVeganpotter23-01-2025
- Van der Poel style is winning by a half a lap and leading the race from the end of the second lap.
Barnes127420-01-2025 - If she thinks talent alone will put her there she will not see many podium finishes much less a GC finish.....work as a team utilizing tactics to consistently be at the top.Germanrazor10-01-2025
- This was very informative! Luiz Antonio Duarte Ferreiraluizantonioduarteferreira02-01-2025
- Well explained, thanks for the clarity! Daniel DantasDanieldantas20-12-2024
- This is the kind of 'news' that belongs in a cheap tabloid. No matter how boring the offseason gets, nobody wants to read this.
santiagobenites19-12-2024