Tour of Catalonia 2012: Coverage index

Scenery, Tour of Catalonia 2012, stage two

The 2012 edition of the Tour of Catalonia - or the Volta Ciclista a Catalunya, if you're a local - runs from March 19-25 in eastern Spain.

The seven-day WorldTour race offers an alternative to the spring classics in northern Europe. Since a date change from May to March in 2010, the race has attracted Grand Tour contenders warming up for the Giro d'Italia.

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