Events/VolCAT

VolCAT

MTB
Date
Fri, 2 Apr 2027
Venue
Igualada, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Countdown
April
Distance
130km
Total climb
3,800m

One of Catalonia's old-school mountain bike stage races, run out of Igualada west of Barcelona over the Easter weekend. Two to three timed stages, decided on cumulative time.

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The course

The route

Roughly 130km and 3,800m of climbing over two to three timed stages around Igualada, from technical rock-and-root singletrack near Carme to the fast Territorio Panna flow trails. Riders are ranked on cumulative time.

Weather

Early-April, Igualada

18°CTypical high
8°CTypical low
2°CColdest in 20 years
23%Days with rain

Highs around 18°C and lows around 8°C, but it has dropped to 2°C. Rain on 23% of days.

NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2025 results

Who finishes, and how

#RiderTimeGap
01Villar Raul1:17:41
02Croket Maxime1:18:110:30
03Ariza Xavier1:18:110:30
56
Finishers
1:26:33
Median time
Overall · 2025 results, as published by the organiser.
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Training

Training for the VolCAT

We don't do generic plans. We combine deep knowledge of this race's demands with your recent training, then build a plan with you that progresses as you do.

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Non-stop Catalan trails
Typical sessions
Rocks, roots and tight singletrack where handling, not just fitness, decides your time
Punchy climbs that keep coming, with almost no flat to recover on
Fast flow sections that reward carrying speed over sprinting
Consecutive timed stages on cumulative GC, so racing on tired legs is normal
What your weeks look like
Typical sessions
Punchy climb repeats: 6 to 10 x 2 to 4 min hard on trail climbs
Long off-road rides of 2.5 to 4 hours, 1,000 to 2,000m of climbing
Back-to-back MTB weekends: 3 hours Saturday then 2.5 hours Sunday on tired legs
Technical descending and flow practice on rocky, rooty and flowing trails
Not a generic schedule
Typical sessions
Built from your current fitness and the time you actually have
Adapts every week as Beina learns how you respond
Syncs your sessions straight to Garmin and Wahoo
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