Follow stage 6 of the Return to Catalonia liveopen and free on Teledeporte and RTVE Play. The Catalan round continues with a stage between Berga and the Queralt Sanctuary158.2 kilometers, another high mountain stage that repeats the previous year and expects to have the same success. We will tell you about it 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
After the tough stage 5, the organization wanted to include this sixth stage as a ‘judge’ of the race, a circular route starting in Berga and arrival at Shrine of Queralt in the same municipal area. Its high mountain profile one day before arrival in Barcelona makes it appear decisive for the general classification.
This stage stands out for including one of the most feared ports in Catalonia, the Coll de Pradellof special category and at 1,720 meters of altitude. It is extremely hard in its approximately 10 km of ascent with ramps between 15% and 20% in the final area, called “the railway”. Before, at km 60, the Battle Hillthird category, and after Pradell come two first class ports, the Collada de Sant Isidre the last of them the climb to the Shrine of Queraltwhere wear and tear can take its toll. Also pay attention to the descents in Berguedà, which can be mousey and narrow.
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. This Saturday, the sixth starting at 2:15 p.m. with comments from Carlos de Andrés and Perico Delgado. In addition, you can follow the latest information on RNE, the special on RTVE.es and on their social networks.
