This Saturday the sixth stage of the Tour of Catalonia 2026 between Berga and Queraltof 158.2 kilometers, the high mountain one that will make almost definitive differences in the fight for the general classification. Follow it live on Teledeporte and RTVE Play starting at 3:15 p.m.
The danish Jonas Vingegaardwho arrived as the top favorite, opens his lead in the penultimate stage, which promises more mountain spectacle with a new arrival at the top. The winner of Paris-Nice won the fifth stage ending at the Coll de la Pal, demonstrating the reason for his previous condition. If there are no cuts to the route, as happened last year, the climb to the Queralt Sanctuary promises to be a spectacle like the 2024 stage, where Tadej Pogacar also gave an exhibition.
Stage 6 of the Volta a Catalunya 2026: profile and route
The sixth stage of the Volta a Catalunya 2026 once again offers a mountainous route, with up to four mountain passes, one of the third category, two of the first category, and another of the special category, in what promises the almost final battle for the leader’s jersey of this Volta that is awarded after the final stage on Sunday.
After the first 50 kilometers in a clear ascending profile, you reach the Coll de la Batallona, category 3, which is crowned at kilometer 66.5 with a maximum altitude of 1,125 meters, which will surely make a dent in the legs of the favorites for the later stages.
Just before kilometer 100 you ascend the Coll del Pradell, of special category and 1,700 meters of altitude, an altitude that will make a first selection among the strongest of the peloton before chaining the last two final climbs, both of category 1.
At kilometer 131.5 the Collada de Sant Isidrewith an altitude of 1,105 meters, and after passing through the Berga intermediate sprint, the race is decided in the Queral mountain passt, also of first category and an altitude of 1,115 meters.
When and where to see stage 6
All stages of the Return to Catalonia 2026 They can be seen live from Monday, March 23 to Sunday, March 29, 2026 on Teledeporte, as well as in streaming through the RTVE Play platform, with comments from Carlos de Andrés and Perico Delgado. This Saturday, the sixth stage starting at 3:15 p.m. In addition, you can follow everything that happens and the latest information on RNE, the special in RTVE.es and on our social networks: X, Instagram and Tik Tok
