2015 UCI World Tour, race 5 of 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dates | 23–29 March 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stages | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 1,238.1 km (769.3 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winning time | 30h 30' 30" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2015 Volta a Catalunya was the 95th edition of the Volta a Catalunya stage race. It took place from 23 to 29 March and was the fifth race of the 2015 UCI World Tour.[1][2] Defending champion Joaquim Rodríguez was scheduled to defend his title, but was pulled from the event days before it was due to start citing a stomach virus.[3] The race was won by Richie Porte (Team Sky), his second race win of the season, with Alejandro Valverde (Movistar Team) in second and Domenico Pozzovivo (AG2R La Mondiale) in third.