Xorret means "little stream" in Valencian, taking its name from a small spring in the area. The area is situated in the Sierra del Fraile, with a maximum height of 1,261 meters, sometimes also known as Sierra de Catí, a little to the north of Sierra del Cid and to the west of Sierra del Maigmó.
Xorret de Catí is one of the most famous cycling climbs in the Valencia region. It is often present at Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana. It instantly become a hit with fans since its first appearance in the 1998 Vuelta a España - a stage won by climber Chava Jiménez.[2] The climb beginning just south of Castalla is undoubtedly the star side of Xorret de Catí, with consistently steep gradients - at times in excess of 20% - testing even the strongest of climbers.[3]
Monument to the cyclistedit
At the top of the climb there is a "monument to the cyclist" (es: Monumento al Ciclista del Xorret del Catí). It is a bronze statue, on a marble plinth, representing of a racing cyclist climbing the hill. [4] This iconic sculpture, was created by the Spanish sculptor Vicente Ferrero in the year 2003 as a tribute to the cyclists who were ascending Xorret de Catí as a result of the uphill finishes of La Vuelta in this challenging setting. The sculpture's weights 300 kilograms, measuring 175x55x178cm. On the plinth there is the list of winners of Vuelta a España stages on this hill, as well as winners of Vuelta a la Comunitat Valenciana Feminas stages.
In May 2023 the sculpture was stolen - not a simple task, considering its weight and size. [5]
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^P Newman, Alan (22 March 2020). "Xorret de Cati Hill Cycling Sculpture". Retrieved 29 August 2023.
^Hernández, Monserrate (19 May 2023). "Roban el Monumento al Ciclista del Xorret del Catí, escenario de varias llegadas en alto de La Vuelta" (in Spanish). Ondacero. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
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xorret, catí, rural, mountainous, area, valencian, community, spain, part, prebaetic, system, located, province, alicante, between, castalla, petrer, altitude, about, meters, open, throughout, year, view, from, highest, pointelevation1, coordinates38, 52000, 6. Xorret de Cati is a rural mountainous area in the Valencian Community Spain As a part of Prebaetic System it is located in the province of Alicante between Castalla and Petrer at an altitude of about 1 100 meters Xorret de Cati is open throughout the year 1 Xorret de CatiView from Xorret de CatiHighest pointElevation1 100 m 3 600 ft Coordinates38 31 12 N 0 40 42 W 38 52000 N 0 67833 W 38 52000 0 67833GeographyXorret de CatiSpainLocationAlacanti Valencian CommunityAlicanteParent rangePrebaetic SystemGeologyMountain typekarsticClimbingFirst ascentUnknownEasiest routeFrom Castalla Xorret means little stream in Valencian taking its name from a small spring in the area The area is situated in the Sierra del Fraile with a maximum height of 1 261 meters sometimes also known as Sierra de Cati a little to the north of Sierra del Cid and to the west of Sierra del Maigmo It can be accessed from both Petrer and Castalla The vegetation is typical Mediterranean with a predominance of pine forests and evergreen oaks as well as shrubs like thyme lavender wild olive sage and broom Contents 1 Cycling 1 1 Monument to the cyclist 1 2 Appearances in Vuelta a Espana 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksCycling editXorret de Cati is one of the most famous cycling climbs in the Valencia region It is often present at Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana It instantly become a hit with fans since its first appearance in the 1998 Vuelta a Espana a stage won by climber Chava Jimenez 2 The climb beginning just south of Castalla is undoubtedly the star side of Xorret de Cati with consistently steep gradients at times in excess of 20 testing even the strongest of climbers 3 Monument to the cyclist edit At the top of the climb there is a monument to the cyclist es Monumento al Ciclista del Xorret del Cati It is a bronze statue on a marble plinth representing of a racing cyclist climbing the hill 4 This iconic sculpture was created by the Spanish sculptor Vicente Ferrero in the year 2003 as a tribute to the cyclists who were ascending Xorret de Cati as a result of the uphill finishes of La Vuelta in this challenging setting The sculpture s weights 300 kilograms measuring 175x55x178cm On the plinth there is the list of winners of Vuelta a Espana stages on this hill as well as winners of Vuelta a la Comunitat Valenciana Feminas stages In May 2023 the sculpture was stolen not a simple task considering its weight and size 5 Appearances in Vuelta a Espana edit Year Stage winner Race leader 1998 nbsp Jose Maria Jimenez nbsp Jose Maria Jimenez 2000 nbsp Eladio Jimenez nbsp Alex Zulle 2004 nbsp Eladio Jimenez nbsp Floyd Landis 2009 nbsp Gustavo Cesar Veloso nbsp Alejandro Valverde 2010 nbsp David Moncoutie nbsp Igor Anton 2017 nbsp Julian Alaphilippe nbsp Chris Froome 2023 nbsp Primoz Roglic nbsp Sepp KussSee also editMountains of the Valencian CommunityReferences edit Xorret Alicante Natura Alicantenatura es Archived from the original on 2019 02 16 Retrieved 2020 01 21 Xorret de Cati Climbbybike Archived from the original on 2020 09 10 Retrieved 2020 01 20 Xorret de Cati Castalla Alicante Cyclefiesta com Retrieved 2020 01 21 P Newman Alan 22 March 2020 Xorret de Cati Hill Cycling Sculpture Retrieved 29 August 2023 Hernandez Monserrate 19 May 2023 Roban el Monumento al Ciclista del Xorret del Cati escenario de varias llegadas en alto de La Vuelta in Spanish Ondacero Retrieved 29 August 2023 External links editGoogle Maps Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Xorret de Cati amp oldid 1183921960, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
