The Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana kicks off the 2022 Pro Series (a race series one step below the World Tour) on Wednesday.

The Spanish race is the first major European stage race of the season and as a result has attracted a quality start list filled with big names competing in the five-day race.

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Recent winners Stefan Kühn and Tadej Pogachar have chosen to start their campaigns elsewhere, while three-time winner Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) tops the start list in his final season as a professional. [He will be competing against Remco Evenpole (Quick Step Alfavinil), Vincenzo Nibali (Astana Kazakstan), Tao Geoghegan Hart (Ineos Grenadiers) and Alexandre Vlasov (Bora-Hansgrohe).

Others include Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates), Lucas Hamilton (Bike Exchange Jayco), Jacob Fuglsang (Israel Premier Tech), Pero Bilbao (Bahrain Victorias), Wilco Kelderman ( Bora Hansgrohe), and others who threaten the GC.

These riders, and more, are expected to battle it out on the opening stage at Tralba del Pinar following the second category climb and the third stage that finishes on the summit of Antenas del Maigmo following the gravel sector.

The remaining three stages, including the finale in Valencia, will be sprint finishes.

Elia Viviani (Ineos Grenadiers), Giacomo Nizzolo (Israel Premier Tech), Fabio Jacobsen (Quick-Step Alfavinir), Alexander Kristoff (Intermarque Wantigover), Juan Sebastian Morano (UAE Team Emirates), Matteo Moschetti (Trek Segafredo) and others will participate in the race.

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The race will be broadcast across Europe and in selected countries around the world on Eurosport and Eurosport Player (opens in new tab); a subscription to Eurosport Player (opens in new tab) costs £6.99/9.99 per month. 26, a one-year monthly pass for £4.99/$6.61, and a 12-month pass for £39.99/$52.99.

In the US, UK, Canada, Australia, and some European countries, the service is available through GCN+ (opens in new tab) on the GCN app.

In Spain, host broadcaster RTVE (opens in new tab) will air live footage of the race.

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