We must go back almost five decades to find the last precedent of a finish at the top of Coll de Pal in the men's Volta a Catalunya, where it had only hosted stage finishes in 1978 (with victory for Basque rider Francisco Galdós) and 1979 (victory for Ricardo Zúñiga from Sabadell). In the last 2025 season, the fiered mountain pass returned to the professional cycling scene as the setting for Demi Vollering's exhibition to conquer the 2nd women's edition as a stage race in the history of the Volta.
- Region: Alt Urgell
- Population of Bagà (2025, Idescat): 2.167
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The summit of Coll de Pal is one of the ski areas of the La Molina mountain resort and the access point to it from Berguedà. With more than seventeen endless kilometres at an average gradient of 7% from Bagà, its climb is a colossus that is considered one of the toughest mountain passes in Catalunya for road cycling.
La Molina resort, with a ski area of 71 kilometres, is the oldest ski resort in Catalunya, open since 1943. It is also known for being the first Spanish resort to install a ski lift, a gondola lift, a four-seater chairlift and a ski school. The resort, located in the Cerdanya region, with a minimum altitude of 1,667 metres and a maximum altitude of 2,537 metres, combines family activities with top-level competition.
In addition, for cycling enthusiasts, La Molina has a renovated bike park for different types of cycling activities, especially during the summer. With 12 downhill circuits for riders of all levels, a cross-country circuit and a wood park, La Molina bike park is a benchmark for downhill, enduro and mountain biking.
