2022 Volta a Catalunya (World Tour), Spain

Tour of Catalonia
101st edition: March 21 - March 27, 2022

Volta a Catalunya podium history | 2021 edition | 2023 edition | Start list
Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Stage 4 | Stage 5 | Stage 6 | Stage 7

2022 Tour of Catalonia map. Catalonia is in the northeast corner of Spain. The the second stage will finish in France (Perpinyà, which is Catalan for Perpignan).

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Sunday, March 27: 7th & Final stage, Barcelona - Barcelona, 138.6 km

Stage 7 profile

Andrea Bagioli (on left) wins the final Tour of Catalonia stage. Photo: Getty Sports

Weather at the start/finish city of Barcelona at 1:45 PM, local time: 18C (65F), sunny, with the wind from the northeast at 23 km/hr (14 mph). No rain is forecast.

Rated ascents:

• Km 93.9: Alt del Castel de Montjuic, Cat. 2
• Km 101.8: Alt del Castel de Montjuic, Cat. 2
• Km 109.6: Alt del Castel de Montjuic, Cat. 2
• Km 117.5: Alt del Castel de Montjuic, Cat. 2
• Km 125.3: Alt del Castel de Montjuic, Cat. 2
• Km 133.2: Alt del Castel de Montjuic, Cat. 2

Bill and Carol McGann's book The Story of the Tour de France, 2019: A Year of New Faces is available as an audiobook here. For the Kindle eBook version, just click on the Amazon link on the right.

The race: The final stage began at 10:54 AM. Wout Poels, having stomach troubles, abandoned early in the stage.

Here's the report from stage winner Andrea Bagioli's Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl team:

Andrea Bagioli capped off a great week for Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl at the 101st edition of the prestigious World Tour race, notching up the victory in Barcelona from a select group at the end of an explosive 138km stage that took in six ascents of Montjuic – the decisive climb of the 1973 World Championships.

Despite being short, the hill played an important role, whittling down the peloton and inspiring several riders to try and go clear on the steepest part, just before the top. The last time up, seven men broke away and carried a good gap on the descent, but a lack of collaboration allowed the chasers, among whom was also Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl’s Italian, to bridge across.

As the regrouping took place with a whisker over one kilometer to go, Andrea moved through the field boldly and decisively, entering second wheel on the final stretch and kicking out in the final 100 meters to clinch the biggest success of his career so far and the Wolfpack’s 17th win this season.

“I wanted to try and fight for victory today, because the laps with that short and steep climb suited me. On top of that, I made sure of not going too hard in the last two days and keeping some energy for this stage, which was tough, with lots of attacks in the last two laps. On the final climb, I was dropped, but managed to come back on the descent just ahead of the flamme rouge and sprint for the win. I wasn’t sure of the victory, because I initially thought there were other riders in front, but seconds after crossing the line I was told by my team and couldn’t believe it.”

“This win, my first in a World Tour race, means a lot to me. It wasn’t the easiest start to the season, with a couple of setbacks, but I continued to believe in myself and the team supported me all the time. We had a good week here, with the wins brought by myself and Ethan, and these results will only feed our confidence for the next races”, said the first Italian in three years to win a stage at the Volta a Catalunya.

Complete results:

138.6 km raced at an average speed of 41.968 km/hr

1	ANDREA BAGIOLI	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	3hr 18min 9sec
2	ATTILA VALTER	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t
3	FERNANDO BARCELO	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t
4	JUAN AYUSO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t
5	DYLAN TEUNS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t
6	GUILLAUME MARTIN	COFIDIS	s.t
7	NAIRO QUINTANA	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t
8	CARLOS VERONA	MOVISTAR	s.t
9	SERGIO HIGUITA	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t
10	RICHARD CARAPAZ	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t
11	TOBIAS HALLAND JOHANNESSEN	UNO-X	s.t
12	SAM OOMEN	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t
13	ROBERT GESINK	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t
14	BEN O'CONNOR	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t
15	SÉBASTIEN REICHENBACH	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t
16	JOAO ALMEIDA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t
17	TORSTEIN TRÆEN	UNO-X	s.t
18	HERMANN PERNSTEINER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t
19	MATTIAS JENSEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	@ 16sec
20	DANIEL NAVARRO	BURGOS-BH	s.t
21	SYLVAIN MONIQUET	LOTTO SOUDAL	0' 28''
22	MERHAWI KUDUS	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t
23	JAI HINDLEY	BORA-HANSGROHE	0' 35''
24	SIMONE VELASCO	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	0' 58''
25	ROGER ADRIA	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t
26	JAN BAKELANTS	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t
27	LOUIS VERVAEKE	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	s.t
28	SANTIAGO BUITRAGO	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t
29	CARLOS RODRIGUEZ	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t
30	KADEN GROVES	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	1' 23''
31	CALLUM SCOTSON	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	s.t
32	IVAN RAMIRO SOSA	MOVISTAR	1' 39''
33	ANDER OKAMIKA	BURGOS-BH	1' 50''
34	SIMONE PETILLI	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t
35	MIKEL BIZKARRA	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	s.t
36	JONAS WILSLY	UNO-X	s.t
37	SIMON CLARKE	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	2' 04''
38	MADS WÜRTZ SCHMIDT	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t
39	QUENTIN PACHER	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t
40	ELIE GESBERT	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t
41	HUGH JOHN CARTHY	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	3' 14''
42	STEVEN KRUIJSWIJK	JUMBO-VISMA	3' 30''
43	ANTONIO JESUS SOTO	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	4' 40''
44	JOSE HERRADA	COFIDIS	s.t
45	DORIAN GODON	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t
46	ANTON PALZER	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t
47	MIKAEL CHEREL	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t
48	JOAN BOU	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	s.t
49	DARYL IMPEY	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t
50	VADIM PRONSKIY	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t
51	BEN ZWIEHOFF	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t
52	LAWRENCE WARBASSE	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t
53	JOSEPH DOMBROWSKI	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t
54	GIULIO CICCONE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t
55	JHOJAN ORLANDO GARCIA	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t
56	CARLOS CANAL	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	s.t
57	JESUS HERRADA	COFIDIS	s.t
58	ALEXANDRE DELETTRE	COFIDIS	s.t
59	JONATHAN CASTROVIEJO	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t
60	LOUIS MEINTJES	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t
61	MICHAL SCHLEGEL	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t
62	SEBASTIAN HENAO	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t
63	JHOAN ESTEBAN CHAVES	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t
64	GEORGE BENNETT	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t
65	ANTWAN TOLHOEK	TREK-SEGAFREDO	5' 42''
66	PIERRE LUC PERICHON	COFIDIS	s.t
67	SANDER ARMEE	COFIDIS	s.t
68	CLÉMENT BERTHET	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t
69	JAAKKO HÄNNINEN	AG2R-CITROEN	5' 56''
70	ROHAN DENNIS	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t
71	LUKASZ OWSIAN	ARKEA-SAMSIC	6' 07''
72	ETHAN VERNON	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	s.t
73	DAMIEN HOWSON	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	s.t
74	JETSE BOL	BURGOS-BH	s.t
75	CHRISTOPHER JENSEN	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	s.t
76	WINNER ANDREW ANACONA	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t
77	DIEGO ANDRES CAMARGO	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t
78	JOEL NICOLAU	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t
79	RUI COSTA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t
80	WILLIAM BARTA	MOVISTAR	s.t
81	JAVIER ROMO	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t
82	GOTZON MARTIN	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	s.t
83	OIER LAZKANO	MOVISTAR	s.t
84	MICHAEL STORER	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t
85	MATTEO BADILATTI	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t
86	RAUL GARCIA	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	6' 13''
87	FRANCISCO GALVAN	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t
88	LAURENS HUYS	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY-GOBERT	7' 38''
89	HENRI VANDENABEELE	TEAM DSM	s.t
90	DRIES DEVENYNS	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	8' 58''
91	HINDSGAUL JACOB MADSEN	UNO-X	10' 43''
92	UNAI CUADRADO RUIZ	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	11' 16''
93	IVO MANUEL ALVES	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t
94	ALEKSANDR RIABUSHENKO	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	14' 34''

 

Final GC after stage 7:

• Final GC leader: Sergio Higuita (Bora-hansgrohe)
• Mountains classification winner: Sergio Higuita (Bora-hansgrohe)
• Points classification winner: Kaden Groves (BikeExchange-Jayco)
• Best young rider: Sergio Higuita (Bora-hansgrohe)
• Team classification winner: Bahrain Victorious

1,214.9 kilometers raced at an average speed of 40.642 km/hr

1	SERGIO HIGUITA	BORA-HANSGROHE	29hr 53min 33sec
2	RICHARD CARAPAZ	INEOS GRENADIERS	@ 16sec
3	JOAO ALMEIDA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	0' 52''
4	NAIRO QUINTANA	ARKEA-SAMSIC	0' 53''
5	JUAN AYUSO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	1' 08''
6	BEN O'CONNOR	AG2R-CITROEN	1' 10''
7	TOBIAS HALLAND JOHANNESSEN	UNO-X	1' 13''
8	GUILLAUME MARTIN	COFIDIS	1' 16''
9	TORSTEIN TRÆEN	UNO-X	1' 27''
10	SAM OOMEN	JUMBO-VISMA	1' 55''
11	CARLOS VERONA	MOVISTAR	1' 57''
12	DYLAN TEUNS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	2' 04''
13	JAI HINDLEY	BORA-HANSGROHE	2' 27''
14	SÉBASTIEN REICHENBACH	GROUPAMA-FDJ	2' 47''
15	CARLOS RODRIGUEZ	INEOS GRENADIERS	2' 50''
16	MATTIAS JENSEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	2' 54''
17	HERMANN PERNSTEINER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	4' 17''
18	DANIEL NAVARRO	BURGOS-BH	7' 21''
19	JAN BAKELANTS	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY-GOBERT	8' 08''
20	STEVEN KRUIJSWIJK	JUMBO-VISMA	8' 55''
21	GIULIO CICCONE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	9' 30''
22	JONAS WILSLY	UNO-X	11' 20''
23	QUENTIN PACHER	GROUPAMA-FDJ	11' 38''
24	JAVIER ROMO	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	12' 35''
25	ANTON PALZER	BORA-HANSGROHE	16' 43''
26	ATTILA VALTER	GROUPAMA-FDJ	17' 35''
27	HUGH JOHN CARTHY	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	18' 15''
28	JESUS HERRADA	COFIDIS	19' 50''
29	SYLVAIN MONIQUET	LOTTO SOUDAL	20' 50''
30	JOSE HERRADA	COFIDIS	22' 02''
31	SIMONE PETILLI	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY-GOBERT	22' 36''
32	JOSEPH DOMBROWSKI	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	22' 52''
33	DAMIEN HOWSON	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	23' 24''
34	HENRI VANDENABEELE	TEAM DSM	23' 52''
35	LAURENS HUYS	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY-GOBERT	24' 37''
36	SIMONE VELASCO	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	26' 15''
37	SANTIAGO BUITRAGO	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	26' 17''
38	FERNANDO BARCELO	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	26' 53''
39	LUKASZ OWSIAN	ARKEA-SAMSIC	27' 03''
40	ROBERT GESINK	JUMBO-VISMA	27' 16''
41	IVAN RAMIRO SOSA	MOVISTAR	27' 44''
42	GEORGE BENNETT	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	29' 18''
43	JONATHAN CASTROVIEJO	INEOS GRENADIERS	29' 50''
44	JHOAN ESTEBAN CHAVES	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	29' 52''
45	SEBASTIAN HENAO	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	30' 18''
46	LOUIS MEINTJES	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY-GOBERT	30' 41''
47	SIMON CLARKE	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	30' 44''
48	CARLOS CANAL	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	31' 09''
49	CLÉMENT BERTHET	AG2R-CITROEN	31' 44''
50	MERHAWI KUDUS	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	33' 23''
51	CALLUM SCOTSON	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	35' 00''
52	MICHAEL STORER	GROUPAMA-FDJ	35' 35''
53	DARYL IMPEY	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	36' 18''
54	ROHAN DENNIS	JUMBO-VISMA	37' 28''
55	GOTZON MARTIN	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	39' 19''
56	ANDREA BAGIOLI	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	39' 38''
57	MIKAEL CHEREL	AG2R-CITROEN	41' 58''
58	VADIM PRONSKIY	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	43' 16''
59	FRANCISCO GALVAN	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	43' 46''
60	LAWRENCE WARBASSE	AG2R-CITROEN	43' 55''
61	JETSE BOL	BURGOS-BH	44' 36''
62	LOUIS VERVAEKE	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	44' 56''
63	BEN ZWIEHOFF	BORA-HANSGROHE	45' 28''
64	DIEGO ANDRES CAMARGO	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	45' 28''
65	WINNER ANDREW ANACONA	ARKEA-SAMSIC	46' 34''
66	MATTEO BADILATTI	GROUPAMA-FDJ	48' 52''
67	DORIAN GODON	AG2R-CITROEN	49' 01''
68	ELIE GESBERT	ARKEA-SAMSIC	50' 34''
69	RUI COSTA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	53' 34''
70	JOEL NICOLAU	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	53' 37''
71	KADEN GROVES	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	58' 04''
72	MADS WÜRTZ SCHMIDT	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	1H 00' 30''
73	ROGER ADRIA	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	1H 00' 35''
74	RAUL GARCIA	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	1H 00' 58''
75	JHOJAN ORLANDO	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	1H 01' 22''
76	DRIES DEVENYNS	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	1H 03' 05''
77	WILLIAM BARTA	MOVISTAR	1H 05' 23''
78	ANTWAN TOLHOEK	TREK-SEGAFREDO	1H 06' 25''
79	CHRISTOPHER JENSEN	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	1H 08' 07''
80	JOAN BOU	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	1H 10' 57''
81	JAAKKO HÄNNINEN	AG2R-CITROEN	1H 11' 08''
82	ANTONIO JESUS SOTO	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	1H 13' 17''
83	ANDER OKAMIKA	BURGOS-BH	1H 13' 33''
84	PIERRE LUC PERICHON	COFIDIS	1H 13' 43''
85	OIER LAZKANO	MOVISTAR	1H 17' 33''
86	SANDER ARMEE	COFIDIS	1H 18' 21''
87	UNAI CUADRADO RUIZ	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	1H 18' 52''
88	MICHAL SCHLEGEL	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	1H 21' 59''
89	MIKEL BIZKARRA	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	1H 22' 03''
90	HINDSGAUL JACOB MADSEN	UNO-X	1H 27' 38''
91	ALEKSANDR RIABUSHENKO	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	1H 29' 05''
92	ETHAN VERNON	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	1H 32' 21''
93	ALEXANDRE DELETTRE	COFIDIS	1H 33' 05''
94	IVO MANUEL ALVES	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	1H 41' 51''

 

Stage 7 profile:

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Saturday, March 26: Stage 6, Salou - Cambrils, 168.6 km

Stage 6 profile

Richard Carapaz (right) wins the stage and Sergio Higuita takes over the GC lead. ASO photo

Bill & Carol McGann's book The Story of the Tour de France, Vol 1: 1903 - 1975 is available as an audiobook here. For the print and Kindle eBook versions, just click on the Amazon link on the right.

Weather at the finish town of Cambrils at 1:00 PM, local time: 11C (51F) and raining. The rain is forecast to end about 3:15 PM. The wind is from the north at 13 km/hr (8 mph).

Rated ascents:

• Km 41: Coll de les Llebres-Mussara, Cat. 1
• Km 62.8: Coll de Capafonts, Cat. 2
• Km 140.1: Col de la Teixeta, Cat. 2

The race: There were eight non-starters today: Alejandro Valverde (Movistar), Urko Berrade (Kern Pharma), Mark Donovan (DSM), Valerio Conti (Astana), Michael Woods (Israel-Paemier Tech), David Dekker (Jumbo-Visma), Odd Christian Eiking & Neilson Powless (both EF Education).

That left 132 riders in the race. The stage began at 1:02 PM.

Here's the report from new GC leader Sergio Higuita's Bora-hansgrohe team:

The almost 167 km long route between Salou and Cambrils was quite demanding, featuring several climbs and around 2900 meters of elevation, with rainy weather making the race even more difficult. From the last summit, the parcours went downhill for over 30 kilometers until the finish. Right on the first steep climb of the day, the Coll de les Llebres, a group with several GC favourites broke away from the peloton.

The stage had a wet start. ASO photo

It didn't take long for Sergio Higuita and Richard Carapaz to successfully go clear from that group, and with 60km of racing left, the duo had carved out a 3:30 minute lead. Back in the chasing group, UAE Team Emirates took up the pace-setting to defend the white and green jersey, which was at that time virtually on the shoulders of the Colombian BORA - hansgrohe rider. At the end of a breakaway of about 120km, however, the duo was not to be reeled back and fought it out for the stage win in Cambrils. With his second place, 48 seconds ahead of the chasing group, Sergio took the lead in the overall classification as well as in the youth and mountain classifications.

"We knew that the break would have a good chance today. I started the decisive climb in a good position and was alert when Carapaz and his teammate Plapp made a move. Little by little, riders were dropped, and so finally it was just the two of us at the front. We worked well together. The group behind us tried hard to close the gap, but we knew how to save energy to make it to the finish line. In Cambrils I decided to launch my sprint 100 metres ahead of the line, but Carapaz was that extra bit stronger and won the stage. I'm very happy with my performance today, especially because I'm now going into the last day in the leader's jersey. But tomorrow will be an explosive stage, so we'll have to be ready for anything." - Sergio Higuita

"Our goal was to try to take the overall lead today. We planned an attack because we knew it would be difficult to bring back a leading group on the wet, narrow roads. To be honest, we had originally planned to make a move a little later in the race. But in the decisive part of the first climb there was a strong tailwind and so we changed our plan slightly and Sergio went clear there, together with Carapaz and Plapp. We then just tried to react according to the situation on the road. Then we got the message from behind that the overall leader Almeida was isolated. And then we thought we'd let Sergio continue with the goal of winning seconds in the first bonus sprint. But then when the time gap became three and a half minutes, we realised that with a bit of clever pacing we could actually achieve our goal. Sergio did an absolutely fantastic job. I also have to give a big compliment to our riders behind, who were ready in the chasing group to go on the attack in case it came back together. All in all, it was a very good day for us. Tomorrow we will try to win the GC and I think we have a good chance of doing so on the difficult city circuit in Barcelona, as Sergio really made the best impression from all the riders today." - Christian Pömer, Sporting Director

Complete results:

168.6 kilometers raced at an average speed of 40.575 km/hr

1	RICHARD CARAPAZ	INEOS GRENADIERS	4hr 9min 19sec
2	SERGIO HIGUITA	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
3	KADEN GROVES	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	@ 48sec
4	SIMONE VELASCO	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
5	QUENTIN PACHER	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
6	JAN BAKELANTS	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
7	FERNANDO BARCELO	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
8	DORIAN GODON	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
9	MATTIAS JENSEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
10	HENRI VANDENABEELE	TEAM DSM	s.t.
11	FRANCISCO GALVAN	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
12	CARLOS CANAL	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	s.t.
13	SAM OOMEN	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
14	CARLOS RODRIGUEZ	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
15	GUILLAUME MARTIN	COFIDIS	s.t.
16	ATTILA VALTER	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
17	RAUL GARCIA	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
18	BEN O'CONNOR	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
19	AMANUEL GHEBREIGZABHIER	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
20	JOAO ALMEIDA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
21	JUAN AYUSO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
22	WOUTER POELS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
23	DARYL IMPEY	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
24	JOSE HERRADA	COFIDIS	s.t.
25	NAIRO QUINTANA	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
26	TORSTEIN TRÆEN	UNO-X	s.t.
27	SÉBASTIEN REICHENBACH	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
28	JAI HINDLEY	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
29	TOBIAS HALLAND JOHANNESSEN	UNO-X	s.t.
30	CARLOS VERONA	MOVISTAR	s.t.
31	JONAS WILSLY	UNO-X	s.t.
32	ANTON PALZER	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
33	LAURENS HUYS	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
34	DYLAN TEUNS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
35	GIULIO CICCONE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
36	JOSEPH DOMBROWSKI	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
37	LUKASZ OWSIAN	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
38	HERMANN PERNSTEINER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
39	JAVIER ROMO OLIVER	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
40	ROBERT GESINK	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
41	JAN HIRT	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
42	CALLUM SCOTSON	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	s.t.
43	MICHAEL STORER	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
44	STEVEN KRUIJSWIJK	JUMBO-VISMA	1' 36''
45	OIER LAZKANO	MOVISTAR	1' 47''
46	HUGH JOHN CARTHY	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	1' 55''
47	JONATHAN CASTROVIEJO	INEOS GRENADIERS	2' 04''
48	DANIEL NAVARRO	BURGOS-BH	2' 13''
49	JETSE BOL	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
50	MIKAEL CHEREL	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
51	SEBASTIAN HENAO	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	2' 45''
52	JESUS HERRADA	COFIDIS	2' 49''
53	SIMON CLARKE	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	3' 01''
54	ROHAN DENNIS	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
55	DAMIEN HOWSON	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	4' 37''
56	RUI COSTA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	4' 45''
57	CLÉMENT BERTHET	AG2R-CITROEN	7' 11''
58	WILLIAM BARTA	MOVISTAR	11' 03''
59	SIMONE PETILLI	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY-GOBERT	11' 34''
60	CHRISTOPHER JENSEN	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	18' 11''
61	SYLVAIN MONIQUET	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
62	MARC SOLER	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	22' 53''
63	BEN ZWIEHOFF	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
64	HINDSGAUL MADSEN	UNO-X	s.t.
65	JUAN PEDRO LOPEZ	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
66	GOTZON MARTIN	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	s.t.
67	ALEX MOLENAAR	BURGOS-BH	23' 37''
68	EDUARD PRADES	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
69	VADIM PRONSKIY	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
70	JOEL NICOLAU	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
71	CASPER PEDERSEN	TEAM DSM	s.t.
72	MERHAWI KUDUS	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
73	ALEKSANDR RIABUSHENKO	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
74	ANDER OKAMIKA	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
75	IVAN RAMIRO SOSA	MOVISTAR	s.t.
76	ANDREA BAGIOLI	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	s.t.
77	ALEXANDRE DELETTRE	COFIDIS	s.t.
78	ANTWAN TOLHOEK	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
79	WINNER ANDREW ANACONA	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
80	PHIL BAUHAUS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
81	LAWRENCE WARBASSE	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
82	JHOAN ESTEBAN CHAVES	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
83	JONAS IVERSBY HVIDEBERG	TEAM DSM	s.t.
84	IDAR ANDERSEN	UNO-X	s.t.
85	ELIE GESBERT	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
86	UNAI CUADRADO RUIZ	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	s.t.
87	LUIS ANGEL MATE	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	s.t.
88	JAAKKO HÄNNINEN	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
89	LOUIS VERVAEKE	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	s.t.
90	MATTEO BADILATTI	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
91	SANDER ARMEE	COFIDIS	s.t.
92	DRIES DEVENYNS	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	s.t.
93	MANUEL PEÑALVER	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
94	MICHAL SCHLEGEL	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
95	MADS WÜRTZ SCHMIDT	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
96	ROGER ADRIA	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
97	LOUIS MEINTJES	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
98	JOAN BOU COMPANY	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	s.t.
99	JONATHAN CAICEDO	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
100	HECTOR CARRETERO	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
101	MIKEL BIZKARRA	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	s.t.
102	RUDY MOLARD	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
103	SANTIAGO BUITRAGO	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
104	HUGO HOFSTETTER	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
105	IVO MANUEL ALVES	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
106	JHOJAN ORLANDO	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
107	DIEGO ANDRES CAMARGO	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
108	ADRIA MORENO	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
109	ANTONIO JESUS SOTO	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	s.t.
110	GEORGE BENNETT	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
111	PIERRE LUC PERICHON	COFIDIS	s.t.
112	ETHAN VERNON	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	25' 35''
113	MARC BRUSTENGA	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
114	MARTIN LAAS	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.

 

GC after stage 6:

1,076.3 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 40.478 km/hr

1	SERGIO HIGUITA	BORA-HANSGROHE	26hr 35min 24sec
2	RICHARD CARAPAZ	INEOS GRENADIERS	@ 16sec
3	JOAO ALMEIDA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	0' 52''
4	NAIRO QUINTANA	ARKEA-SAMSIC	0' 53''
5	JUAN AYUSO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	1' 08''
6	WOUTER POELS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	1' 10''
7	BEN O'CONNOR	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
8	TOBIAS HALLAND JOHANNESSEN	UNO-X	1' 13''
9	GUILLAUME MARTIN	COFIDIS	1' 16''
10	TORSTEIN TRÆEN	UNO-X	1' 27''
11	JAI HINDLEY	BORA-HANSGROHE	1' 52''
12	CARLOS RODRIGUEZ	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
13	SAM OOMEN	JUMBO-VISMA	1' 55''
14	CARLOS VERONA	MOVISTAR	1' 57''
15	DYLAN TEUNS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	2' 05''
16	MATTIAS JENSEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	2' 38''
17	SÉBASTIEN REICHENBACH	GROUPAMA-FDJ	2' 50''
18	HERMANN PERNSTEINER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	4' 17''
19	GIULIO CICCONE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	4' 50''
20	STEVEN KRUIJSWIJK	JUMBO-VISMA	5' 25''
21	JAVIER ROMO OLIVER	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	6' 28''
22	AMANUEL GHEBREIGZABHIER	TREK-SEGAFREDO	6' 30''
23	DANIEL NAVARRO	BURGOS-BH	7' 05''
24	JAN BAKELANTS	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY-GOBERT	7' 10''
25	JONAS WILSLY	UNO-X	9' 30''
26	QUENTIN PACHER	GROUPAMA-FDJ	9' 34''
27	ANTON PALZER	BORA-HANSGROHE	12' 03''
28	HUGH JOHN CARTHY	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	15' 01''
29	JESUS HERRADA	COFIDIS	15' 12''
30	HENRI VANDENABEELE	TEAM DSM	16' 14''
31	LAURENS HUYS	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY-GOBERT	16' 59''
32	DAMIEN HOWSON	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	17' 17''
33	JOSE HERRADA	COFIDIS	17' 22''
34	ATTILA VALTER	GROUPAMA-FDJ	17' 41''
35	JOSEPH DOMBROWSKI	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	18' 12''
36	SYLVAIN MONIQUET	LOTTO SOUDAL	20' 22''
37	SIMONE PETILLI	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY-GOBERT	20' 46''
38	LUKASZ OWSIAN	ARKEA-SAMSIC	20' 56''
39	GEORGE BENNETT	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	24' 38''
40	JONATHAN CASTROVIEJO	INEOS GRENADIERS	25' 10''
41	JHOAN ESTEBAN CHAVES	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	25' 12''
42	SIMONE VELASCO	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	25' 17''
43	SANTIAGO BUITRAGO	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	25' 19''
44	SEBASTIAN HENAO	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	25' 38''
45	LOUIS MEINTJES	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY-GOBERT	26' 01''
46	CLÉMENT BERTHET	AG2R-CITROEN	26' 02''
47	IVAN RAMIRO SOSA	MOVISTAR	26' 05''
48	CARLOS CANAL	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	26' 29''
49	FERNANDO BARCELO	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	26' 57''
50	ROBERT GESINK	JUMBO-VISMA	27' 16''
51	SIMON CLARKE	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	28' 40''
52	MICHAEL STORER	GROUPAMA-FDJ	29' 28''
53	ROHAN DENNIS	JUMBO-VISMA	31' 32''
54	DARYL IMPEY	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	31' 38''
55	MERHAWI KUDUS	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	32' 55''
56	GOTZON MARTIN	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	33' 12''
57	CALLUM SCOTSON	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	33' 38''
58	MIKAEL CHEREL	AG2R-CITROEN	37' 18''
59	FRANCISCO GALVAN	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	37' 33''
60	JETSE BOL	BURGOS-BH	38' 29''
61	JUAN PEDRO LOPEZ	TREK-SEGAFREDO	38' 30''
62	VADIM PRONSKIY	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	38' 36''
63	LAWRENCE WARBASSE	AG2R-CITROEN	39' 15''
64	DIEGO ANDRES CAMARGO	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	39' 21''
65	ANDREA BAGIOLI	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	39' 48''
66	MARC SOLER	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	40' 04''
67	WINNER ANDREW ANACONA	ARKEA-SAMSIC	40' 27''
68	BEN ZWIEHOFF	BORA-HANSGROHE	40' 48''
69	EDUARD PRADES	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	41' 48''
70	JAN HIRT	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY-GOBERT	42' 23''
71	MATTEO BADILATTI	GROUPAMA-FDJ	42' 45''
72	JONATHAN CAICEDO	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	42' 52''
73	LOUIS VERVAEKE	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	43' 58''
74	DORIAN GODON	AG2R-CITROEN	44' 21''
75	RUI COSTA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	47' 27''
76	JOEL NICOLAU	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	47' 30''
77	RUDY MOLARD	GROUPAMA-FDJ	48' 30''
78	ELIE GESBERT	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
79	LUIS ANGEL MATE	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	49' 46''
80	DRIES DEVENYNS	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	54' 07''
81	RAUL GARCIA PIERNA	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	54' 45''
82	JHOJAN ORLANDO GARCIA	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	56' 42''
83	KADEN GROVES	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	56' 44''
84	HECTOR CARRETERO	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	57' 57''
85	MADS WÜRTZ SCHMIDT	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	58' 26''
86	WILLIAM BARTA	MOVISTAR	59' 16''
87	ROGER ADRIA	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	59' 37''
88	ANTWAN TOLHOEK	TREK-SEGAFREDO	1H 00' 43''
89	JONAS IVERSBY HVIDEBERG	TEAM DSM	1H 01' 29''
90	CHRISTOPHER JENSEN	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	1H 02' 00''
91	CASPER PEDERSEN	TEAM DSM	1H 03' 37''
92	JAAKKO HÄNNINEN	AG2R-CITROEN	1H 05' 12''
93	JOAN BOU COMPANY	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	1H 06' 17''
94	UNAI CUADRADO RUIZ	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	1H 07' 36''
95	PIERRE LUC PERICHON	COFIDIS	1H 08' 01''
96	ANTONIO JESUS SOTO	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	1H 08' 37''
97	HUGO HOFSTETTER	ARKEA-SAMSIC	1H 10' 27''
98	OIER LAZKANO LOPEZ	MOVISTAR	1H 11' 26''
99	ANDER OKAMIKA	BURGOS-BH	1H 11' 43''
100	ALEX MOLENAAR	BURGOS-BH	1H 11' 54''
101	SANDER ARMEE	COFIDIS	1H 12' 39''
102	ALEKSANDR RIABUSHENKO	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	1H 14' 31''
103	HINDSGAUL JACOB MADSEN	UNO-X	1H 16' 55''
104	MICHAL SCHLEGEL	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	1H 17' 19''
105	MIKEL BIZKARRA	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	1H 20' 13''
106	ADRIA MORENO SALA	BURGOS-BH	1H 20' 19''
107	MANUEL PEÑALVER	BURGOS-BH	1H 22' 54''
108	ETHAN VERNON	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	1H 26' 14''
109	MARC BRUSTENGA	TREK-SEGAFREDO	1H 27' 23''
110	ALEXANDRE DELETTRE	COFIDIS	1H 28' 25''
111	IVO MANUEL ALVES	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	1H 30' 35''
112	PHIL BAUHAUS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	1H 30' 40''
113	IDAR ANDERSEN	UNO-X	1H 32' 26''
114	MARTIN LAAS	BORA-HANSGROHE	1H 39' 04''

 

Stage 6 profile:

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Friday, March 25: Stage 5, La Pobla de Segur - Vilanova i la Geltrú, 206.3 km

Stage 5 profile

Ethan Vernon wins stage five. Getty photo

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Weather at the finish at Vilanova i la Geltrú at 12:30 PM, local time: 17C (62F), partly cloudy, with the wind from the northeast at 19 km/hr (18 mph). No rain is forecast

Rated ascent:

• Km 37: Coll de Comiols, Cat. 3

The race: 142 riders began today's stage, the longest one of this edition, at 12:21. There was one non-starter, Matthew Holmes (Lotto Soudal).

Here's the report from stage winner Ethan Vernon's Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl team:

Ethan Vernon became the latest rider to take his first pro victory in the colors of Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl, after a phenomenal sprint in Vilanova i la Geltrú, where the 206.3km stage 5 concluded. Having joined the Wolfpack ahead of this season, Vernon already showed his speed in several races, including this week on stage 2 of the Volta a Catalunya, where he finished just off the podium.

On the longest day of this edition, which featured some climbs and rolling roads that didn’t make things easy for the sprinters, Ethan was helped to overcome these challenges by his fantastic teammates. The Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl boys worked hard to keep him out of the wind and in a good position in the chaotic last 20 kilometers, where the GC men also featured prominently, fighting for bonifications at the Panta de Foix intermediate sprint.

Despite some headwind on the finishing straight, Vernon measured the sprint perfectly and hit out first, 200 meters from the line, producing a spectacular acceleration and nudging past all of his opponents. So dominant was the 21-year-old Brit’s victory that he had plenty of time to celebrate his success, punching the air several times.

“I had the confidence in myself and knew I had the legs after stage 2, because I wasn’t that far off there despite making some mistakes. It was a fast stage today, with the GC riders splitting the field as they went for the intermediate sprint, but I managed to hang in there with the help of my team. This wouldn’t have been possible without them.”

“Coming into the season, I thought that a win in the second part of the year would be great, so that’s why doing it just three months since turning pro is brilliant, something I would have never dreamed of. I knew there was headwind at the finish, but I could maintain the speed despite opening up early and at 50 meters to go I began believing. To take my first pro victory with Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl, and on World Tour level of all the places, is unbelievable.”

Complete Results:

206.3 kilometers raced at an average speed of 38.527 km/hr

1	ETHAN VERNON	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	5hr 21min 17sec
2	PHIL BAUHAUS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
3	DORIAN GODON	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
4	GUILLAUME BOIVIN	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
5	KADEN GROVES	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	s.t.
6	MARTIN LAAS	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
7	MANUEL PEÑALVER	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
8	IVO MANUEL ALVES	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
9	HUGO HOFSTETTER	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
10	GUILLAUME MARTIN	COFIDIS	s.t.
11	JUAN AYUSO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
12	FRANCISCO GALVAN	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
13	ANTONIO JESUS SOTO	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	s.t.
14	JHOJAN ORLANDO GARCIA	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
15	MARC BRUSTENGA	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
16	FILIPPO CONCA	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
17	ALEKSANDR RIABUSHENKO	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
18	CARLOS CANAL	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	s.t.
19	QUENTIN PACHER	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
20	SYLVAIN MONIQUET	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
21	WOUTER POELS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
22	EDUARD PRADES	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
23	CASPER PEDERSEN	TEAM DSM	s.t.
24	RICHARD CARAPAZ	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
25	JOAO ALMEIDA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
26	TOBIAS HALLAND JOHANNESSEN	UNO-X PRO	s.t.
27	MARC SOLER	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
28	SAM OOMEN	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
29	LOUIS MEINTJES	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
30	BEN O'CONNOR	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
31	JONAS IVERSBY HVIDEBERG	TEAM DSM	s.t.
32	NAIRO QUINTANA	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
33	CARLOS VERONA	MOVISTAR	s.t.
34	JAN BAKELANTS	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
35	VADIM PRONSKIY	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
36	ALEXANDRE DELETTRE	COFIDIS	s.t.
37	PIERRE LUC PERICHON	COFIDIS	s.t.
38	CARLOS RODRIGUEZ	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
39	JETSE BOL	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
40	LUIS ANGEL MATE	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	s.t.
41	THÉO DELACROIX	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
42	MIKAEL CHEREL	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
43	HINDSGAUL JACOB MADSEN	UNO-X PRO	s.t.
44	FERNANDO BARCELO	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
45	JHOAN ESTEBAN CHAVES	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
46	JOSE HERRADA	COFIDIS	s.t.
47	LUKASZ OWSIAN	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
48	TORSTEIN TRÆEN	UNO-X PRO	s.t.
49	SERGIO ANDRES HIGUITA	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
50	SÉBASTIEN REICHENBACH	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
51	CLÉMENT BERTHET	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
52	ROGER ADRIA	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
53	LAURENS HUYS	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
54	IVAN RAMIRO SOSA	MOVISTAR	s.t.
55	DYLAN TEUNS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
56	GIULIO CICCONE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
57	BEN ZWIEHOFF	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
58	JAI HINDLEY	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
59	ODD CHRISTIAN EIKING	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
60	JAAKKO HÄNNINEN	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
61	LAWRENCE WARBASSE	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
62	MERHAWI KUDUS	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
63	GEORGE BENNETT	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
64	MICHAL SCHLEGEL	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
65	DANIEL NAVARRO	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
66	HERMANN PERNSTEINER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
67	ALEJANDRO VALVERDE	MOVISTAR	s.t.
68	ANTON PALZER	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
69	SIMONE PETILLI	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
70	RAUL GARCIA	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
71	SANTIAGO BUITRAGO	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
72	UNAI CUADRADO RUIZ	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	s.t.
73	JOSE FELIX PARRA	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
74	HARM VANHOUCKE	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
75	MATTEO BADILATTI	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
76	ANTHONY DELAPLACE	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
77	JOAN BOU COMPANY	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	s.t.
78	VIKTOR VERSCHAEVE	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
79	MATTIAS JENSEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
80	HUGH JOHN CARTHY	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
81	SEBASTIAN HENAO	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
82	BRUNO ARMIRAIL	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
83	RUDY MOLARD	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
84	DARIO CATALDO	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
85	MARK DONOVAN	TEAM DSM	s.t.
86	ATTILA VALTER	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
87	JOSEPH DOMBROWSKI	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
88	ANTWAN TOLHOEK	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
89	ROBERT GESINK	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
90	SIMONE VELASCO	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
91	JAVIER ROMO OLIVER	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
92	HUGO TOUMIRE	COFIDIS	s.t.
93	WINNER ANDREW ANACONA	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
94	JONAS WILSLY	UNO-X PRO	s.t.
95	ANDREA BAGIOLI	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	s.t.
96	JUAN PEDRO LOPEZ	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
97	DIEGO ANDRES CAMARGO	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
98	JONATHAN CASTROVIEJO	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
99	JAIME CASTRILLO	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
100	AMANUEL GHEBREIGZABHIER	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
101	MADS WÜRTZ SCHMIDT	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
102	RUI COSTA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
103	JESUS HERRADA	COFIDIS	s.t.
104	JONATHAN CAICEDO	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
105	ROHAN DENNIS	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
106	ALEX MOLENAAR	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
107	LOUIS VERVAEKE	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	@ 23sec
108	MICHAEL HEPBURN	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	0' 32''
109	MIGUEL EDUARDO FLOREZ	ARKEA-SAMSIC	1' 23''
110	ELIE GESBERT	ARKEA-SAMSIC	1' 28''
111	DARYL IMPEY	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	1' 45''
112	CALLUM SCOTSON	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	@ 0sec
113	ANTHON CHARMIG	UNO-X PRO	1' 50''
114	OSCAR CABEDO	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
115	STEVEN KRUIJSWIJK	JUMBO-VISMA	1' 53''
116	VALERIO CONTI	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	2' 04''
117	WILLIAM BARTA	MOVISTAR	2' 06''
118	CHRISTOPHER JENSEN	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	2' 27''
119	GOTZON MARTIN	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	2' 37''
120	ANDER OKAMIKA	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
121	SANDER ARMEE	COFIDIS	3' 26''
122	DRIES DEVENYNS	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	3' 35''
123	HENRI VANDENABEELE	TEAM DSM	s.t.
124	ILAN VAN WILDER	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	@ 0sec
125	IDAR ANDERSEN	UNO-X PRO	3' 45''
126	TORJUS SLEEN	UNO-X PRO	s.t.
127	DAVID DEKKER	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
128	ADRIA MORENO	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
129	MICHAEL STORER	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
130	LUCAS PLAPP	INEOS GRENADIERS	4' 04''
131	SIMON CLARKE	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
132	MIKEL BIZKARRA	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	4' 25''
133	JOEL NICOLAU BELTRAN	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	4' 48''
134	OIER LAZKANO LOPEZ	MOVISTAR	s.t.
135	HECTOR CARRETERO	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
136	MICHAEL WOODS	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
137	URKO BERRADE	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
138	JAN HIRT	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
139	NEILSON POWLESS	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	6' 12''
140	DAMIEN HOWSON	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	s.t.

 

GC after stage 5:

907.7 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 40.458 km/hr

1	JOAO ALMEIDA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	22hr 26min 9sec
2	NAIRO QUINTANA	ARKEA-SAMSIC	@ 1sec
3	SERGIO ANDRES HIGUITA	BORA-HANSGROHE	0' 07''
4	JUAN AYUSO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	0' 18''
5	WOUTER POELS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
6	BEN O'CONNOR	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
7	TOBIAS HALLAND JOHANNESSEN	UNO-X PRO	0' 21''
8	GUILLAUME MARTIN	COFIDIS	0' 24''
9	RICHARD CARAPAZ	INEOS GRENADIERS	0' 27''
10	TORSTEIN TRÆEN	UNO-X PRO	0' 35''
11	GEORGE BENNETT	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	0' 57''
12	JAI HINDLEY	BORA-HANSGROHE	1' 00''
13	CARLOS RODRIGUEZ	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
14	SAM OOMEN	JUMBO-VISMA	1' 03''
15	CARLOS VERONA	MOVISTAR	1' 05''
16	ILAN VAN WILDER	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	1' 08''
17	DYLAN TEUNS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	1' 13''
18	JHOAN ESTEBAN CHAVES	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	1' 31''
19	SANTIAGO BUITRAGO	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	1' 38''
20	MATTIAS JENSEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	1' 46''
21	SÉBASTIEN REICHENBACH	GROUPAMA-FDJ	1' 58''
22	SYLVAIN MONIQUET	LOTTO SOUDAL	2' 07''
23	LOUIS MEINTJES	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY-GOBERT	2' 20''
24	IVAN RAMIRO SOSA	MOVISTAR	2' 24''
25	HERMANN PERNSTEINER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	3' 25''
26	STEVEN KRUIJSWIJK	JUMBO-VISMA	3' 45''
27	GIULIO CICCONE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	3' 58''
28	HARM VANHOUCKE	LOTTO SOUDAL	4' 10''
29	DANIEL NAVARRO	BURGOS-BH	4' 48''
30	JAVIER ROMO OLIVER	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	5' 36''
31	AMANUEL GHEBREIGZABHIER	TREK-SEGAFREDO	5' 38''
32	ALEJANDRO VALVERDE	MOVISTAR	5' 55''
33	ODD CHRISTIAN EIKING	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	6' 12''
34	JAN BAKELANTS	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY-GOBERT	6' 18''
35	JONAS WILSLY	UNO-X PRO	8' 38''
36	QUENTIN PACHER	GROUPAMA-FDJ	8' 42''
37	SIMONE PETILLI	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY-GOBERT	9' 08''
38	MERHAWI KUDUS	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	9' 14''
39	GOTZON MARTIN SANZ	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	10' 15''
40	ANTON PALZER	BORA-HANSGROHE	11' 11''
41	URKO BERRADE	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	11' 56''
42	JESUS HERRADA	COFIDIS	12' 19''
43	DAMIEN HOWSON	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	12' 36''
44	HUGH JOHN CARTHY	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	13' 02''
45	BRUNO ARMIRAIL	GROUPAMA-FDJ	14' 26''
46	VADIM PRONSKIY	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	14' 55''
47	HENRI VANDENABEELE	TEAM DSM	15' 22''
48	JUAN PEDRO LOPEZ	TREK-SEGAFREDO	15' 33''
49	LAWRENCE WARBASSE	AG2R-CITROEN	15' 34''
50	DIEGO ANDRES CAMARGO	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	15' 40''
51	LAURENS HUYS	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY-GOBERT	16' 07''
52	ANDREA BAGIOLI	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	s.t.
53	JOSE HERRADA	COFIDIS	16' 30''
54	MARK DONOVAN	TEAM DSM	16' 36''
55	WINNER ANDREW ANACONA	ARKEA-SAMSIC	16' 46''
56	ATTILA VALTER	GROUPAMA-FDJ	16' 49''
57	MARC SOLER	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	17' 07''
58	JOSEPH DOMBROWSKI	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	17' 20''
59	BEN ZWIEHOFF	BORA-HANSGROHE	17' 51''
60	EDUARD PRADES	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	18' 07''
61	CLÉMENT BERTHET	AG2R-CITROEN	18' 47''
62	VIKTOR VERSCHAEVE	LOTTO SOUDAL	19' 00''
63	MATTEO BADILATTI	GROUPAMA-FDJ	19' 04''
64	JONATHAN CAICEDO	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	19' 11''
65	JOSE FELIX PARRA	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	19' 31''
66	LUKASZ OWSIAN	ARKEA-SAMSIC	20' 04''
67	LOUIS VERVAEKE	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	20' 17''
68	MICHAEL WOODS	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	22' 47''
69	SEBASTIAN HENAO	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	22' 49''
70	ANTHON CHARMIG	UNO-X PRO	22' 51''
71	JONATHAN CASTROVIEJO	INEOS GRENADIERS	23' 02''
72	JOEL NICOLAU BELTRAN	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	23' 49''
73	SIMONE VELASCO	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	24' 25''
74	RUDY MOLARD	GROUPAMA-FDJ	24' 49''
75	ELIE GESBERT	ARKEA-SAMSIC	24' 49''
76	ANTHONY DELAPLACE	ARKEA-SAMSIC	25' 18''
77	SIMON CLARKE	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	25' 35''
78	CARLOS CANAL	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	25' 37''
79	LUIS ANGEL MATE	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	26' 05''
80	FERNANDO BARCELO	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
81	ROBERT GESINK	JUMBO-VISMA	26' 24''
82	ROHAN DENNIS	JUMBO-VISMA	28' 27''
83	MICHAEL STORER	GROUPAMA-FDJ	28' 36''
84	DARIO CATALDO	TREK-SEGAFREDO	29' 44''
85	DRIES DEVENYNS	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	30' 26''
86	DARYL IMPEY	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	30' 46''
87	THÉO DELACROIX	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY-GOBERT	31' 00''
88	CALLUM SCOTSON	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	32' 46''
89	JHOJAN ORLANDO GARCIA	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	33' 01''
90	HECTOR CARRETERO	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	34' 16''
91	MADS WÜRTZ SCHMIDT	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	34' 45''
92	MIKAEL CHEREL	AG2R-CITROEN	35' 01''
93	ROGER ADRIA OLIVERAS	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	35' 56''
94	OSCAR CABEDO	BURGOS-BH	36' 08''
95	JETSE BOL	BURGOS-BH	36' 12''
96	HUGO TOUMIRE	COFIDIS	36' 27''
97	FRANCISCO GALVAN	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	36' 41''
98	ANTWAN TOLHOEK	TREK-SEGAFREDO	37' 02''
99	JAIME CASTRILLO	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	37' 31''
100	JONAS IVERSBY HVIDEBERG	TEAM DSM	37' 48''
101	GUILLAUME BOIVIN	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	38' 30''
102	CASPER PEDERSEN	TEAM DSM	39' 56''
103	JAAKKO HÄNNINEN	AG2R-CITROEN	41' 31''
104	JAN HIRT	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
105	JOAN BOU COMPANY	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	42' 36''
106	RUI COSTA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	42' 38''
107	MIGUEL EDUARDO FLOREZ	ARKEA-SAMSIC	43' 01''
108	DORIAN GODON	AG2R-CITROEN	43' 29''
109	CHRISTOPHER JENSEN	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	43' 45''
110	UNAI CUADRADO RUIZ	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	43' 55''
111	PIERRE LUC PERICHON	COFIDIS	44' 20''
112	LUCAS PLAPP	INEOS GRENADIERS	44' 49''
113	ANTONIO JESUS SOTO	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	44' 56''
114	HUGO HOFSTETTER	ARKEA-SAMSIC	46' 46''
115	ANDER OKAMIKA	BURGOS-BH	48' 02''
116	WILLIAM BARTA	MOVISTAR	48' 09''
117	ALEX MOLENAAR	BURGOS-BH	48' 13''
118	SANDER ARMEE	COFIDIS	48' 58''
119	FILIPPO CONCA	LOTTO SOUDAL	49' 41''
120	ALEKSANDR RIABUSHENKO	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	50' 50''
121	NEILSON POWLESS	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	50' 54''
122	MICHAL SCHLEGEL	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	53' 38''
123	RAUL GARCIA PIERNA	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	53' 53''
124	HINDSGAUL JACOB MADSEN	UNO-X PRO	53' 58''
125	KADEN GROVES	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	55' 56''
126	MIKEL BIZKARRA ETXEGIBEL	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	56' 32''
127	ADRIA MORENO SALA	BURGOS-BH	56' 38''
128	MANUEL PEÑALVER	BURGOS-BH	59' 13''
129	ETHAN VERNON	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	1H 00' 35''
130	TORJUS SLEEN	UNO-X PRO	1H 01' 17''
131	MARC BRUSTENGA	TREK-SEGAFREDO	1H 01' 44''
132	VALERIO CONTI	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	1H 01' 50''
133	MICHAEL HEPBURN	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	1H 02' 28''
134	ALEXANDRE DELETTRE	COFIDIS	1H 04' 44''
135	IVO MANUEL ALVES	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	1H 06' 54''
136	PHIL BAUHAUS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	1H 06' 59''
137	IDAR ANDERSEN	UNO-X PRO	1H 08' 45''
138	OIER LAZKANO	MOVISTAR	1H 09' 35''
139	DAVID DEKKER	JUMBO-VISMA	1H 12' 23''
140	MARTIN LAAS	BORA-HANSGROHE	1H 13' 25''

 

Stage 5 profile:

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Thursday, March 24: Stage 4, La Seu d'Urgell - Boí Taüll, 166.7 km

Stage 4 profile

Joao Almeida just beat Nairo Quintana for the stage win. But Quintana's second place was good enough to give his the GC lead.

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Weather at Barruera, on the route, 20 km from the finish at 12:25 PM, local time: 6C (42F), mostly cloudy, with the wind from the south at 6 km/hr (4 mph). There is a 5% chance of rain.

Rated ascents:

• Km 43.8: Coll de Boixols, Cat. 1
• Km 119.7: Port dela Creu de Perves, Cat. 1
• Km 166.6: Port de Boí Taüll, Cat. 1

The race: Team BikeExchange-Jayco announced that Simon Yates feels unwell and will not start today's stage. Also not starting are Peter Serry, Cesare Benedetti, Corbin Strong, Jose Rojas & Romain Combaud. There are 146 riders left to start the fourth stage. The official start was given at 12:53 PM.

Here's the report from stage winner Joao Almeida's UAE Team Emirates:

Joao Almeida took his first victory in the colours of UAE Team Emirates, with a win on stage 4 of the Volta Catalunya.

Almeida out-sprinted the duo of Nairo Quintana (Arkea-Samsic) and Sergio Higuita (Bora-Hansgrohe) in the hilly finale, pushing the pace on from far out to drop the race leader Ben O’ Connor (Ag2r-Citroen) in the process.

It was an aggressive display again by the Emirati squad with Marc Soler infiltrating the early break and later George Bennett going clear on the final climb, forcing the other teams to chase.

Young Juan Ayuso finished closely behind the winner in 6th place, showing good form in his first ever World Tour stage race outing.

Almeida becomes the 10th different rider from UAE Team Emirates to taste victory this season with the overall win tally now up to 21.

The Portuguese now leads the young riders classification heading into stage 5 from La Pobla de Segur to Vilanova i la Geltrú (206.3km) and sits 2nd in GC behind Quintana at the same time as the Colombian.

Joao Almeida: “ I’m super happy. I’ve been working for this for a long time. Today I had some bad luck at the beginning but I felt really good at the end.

"I was always controlling my effort on the last climb, we had Bennett up the road so it was perfect for us behind as we just had to ride on the wheel. I upped the pace in the last couple of kilometres and sprinted to the victory. There are some hard stages coming up, especially the last one but we are happy with how it’s going for us.”

In Italy Marc Hirschi continued to show his strong return with 3rd place on stage 3 of Coppi & Bartali in San Marino (147km).

The Swiss went clear on the final climb with a duo of riders from Ineos-Grenadiers with Ben Tulett eventually prevailing.

Marc Hirschi: “It was really hard, as every day has been here at Coppi & Bartali. Myself and Polanc tried to make things difficult for the others on the last laps and then I attacked at the bottom of the last climb. I couldn’t get rid of the Ineos riders who were very strong. I’m happy with 3rd place but the other guys were just too good today.

"Overall I’m very happy – it’s a long time since I’ve felt so comfortable on the bike, maybe 2 or 3 years. For me it’s more enjoyable to ride like this and I know that getting the operation was the right thing to do.”

Complete results:

166.7 kilometers raced at an average speed of 38.403 km/hr

1	JOAO ALMEIDA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	4hr 20min 27sec
2	NAIRO QUINTANA	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
3	SERGIO ANDRES HIGUITA	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
4	WOUTER POELS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	@ 7sec
5	TOBIAS HALLAND JOHANNESSEN	UNO-X	0' 13''
6	JUAN AYUSO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
7	RICHARD CARAPAZ	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
8	JAI HINDLEY	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
9	CARLOS RODRIGUEZ	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
10	GUILLAUME MARTIN	COFIDIS	s.t.
11	TORSTEIN TRÆEN	UNO-X	0' 21''
12	BEN O'CONNOR	AG2R-CITROEN	0' 23''
13	GEORGE BENNETT	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	0' 43''
14	SAM OOMEN	JUMBO-VISMA	0' 49''
15	CARLOS VERONA	MOVISTAR	0' 51''
16	SANTIAGO BUITRAGO	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
17	ILAN VAN WILDER	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	0' 54''
18	DAMIEN HOWSON	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	s.t.
19	JAN HIRT	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
20	DYLAN TEUNS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	0' 59''
21	SÉBASTIEN REICHENBACH	GROUPAMA-FDJ	1' 11''
22	MATTEO BADILATTI	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
23	HERMANN PERNSTEINER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
24	JHOAN ESTEBAN CHAVES	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
25	SYLVAIN MONIQUET	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
26	MATTIAS JENSEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	1' 23''
27	LOUIS MEINTJES	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY-GOBERT	1' 24''
28	IVAN RAMIRO SOSA	MOVISTAR	1' 37''
29	STEVEN KRUIJSWIJK	JUMBO-VISMA	1' 38''
30	JOSE FELIX PARRA	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	1' 42''
31	DANIEL NAVARRO	BURGOS-BH	1' 46''
32	HARM VANHOUCKE	LOTTO SOUDAL	3' 23''
33	CLÉMENT BERTHET	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
34	DIEGO ANDRES CAMARGO	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
35	GIULIO CICCONE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	3' 47''
36	BRUNO ARMIRAIL	GROUPAMA-FDJ	3' 51''
37	JONAS WILSLY	UNO-X	4' 04''
38	JONATHAN CASTROVIEJO	INEOS GRENADIERS	4' 09''
39	FERNANDO BARCELO	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	4' 37''
40	JAVIER ROMO OLIVER	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
41	LUIS ANGEL MATE	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	s.t.
42	ANTON PALZER	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
43	GOTZON MARTIN	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	s.t.
44	JAN BAKELANTS	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
45	SIMONE PETILLI	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
46	JOSEPH DOMBROWSKI	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
47	ODD CHRISTIAN EIKING	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
48	URKO BERRADE	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
49	AMANUEL GHEBREIGZABHIER	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
50	JOSE HERRADA	COFIDIS	s.t.
51	VADIM PRONSKIY	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	5' 08''
52	BEN ZWIEHOFF	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
53	QUENTIN PACHER	GROUPAMA-FDJ	5' 41''
54	ALEJANDRO VALVERDE	MOVISTAR	s.t.
55	HECTOR CARRETERO	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
56	JONATHAN CAICEDO	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
57	MERHAWI KUDUS	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
58	JOAN BOU COMPANY	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	7' 26''
59	JOEL NICOLAU	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	8' 48''
60	ROBERT GESINK	JUMBO-VISMA	10' 46''
61	WINNER ANDREW ANACONA	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
62	ELIE GESBERT	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
63	SEBASTIAN HENAO	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
64	LUKASZ OWSIAN	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
65	EDUARD PRADES	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	11' 33''
66	JHOJAN ORLANDO GARCIA	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
67	ANDREA BAGIOLI	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	s.t.
68	HENRI VANDENABEELE	TEAM DSM	s.t.
69	LAURENS HUYS	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
70	HUGO TOUMIRE	COFIDIS	s.t.
71	LOUIS VERVAEKE	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	s.t.
72	LAWRENCE WARBASSE	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
73	RUDY MOLARD	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
74	JESUS HERRADA	COFIDIS	s.t.
75	OSCAR CABEDO	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
76	MARK DONOVAN	TEAM DSM	11' 50''
77	HUGH JOHN CARTHY	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	11' 55''
78	SIMONE VELASCO	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	12' 32''
79	ROHAN DENNIS	JUMBO-VISMA	12' 49''
80	THÉO DELACROIX	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY-GOBERT	13' 53''
81	ANTHONY DELAPLACE	ARKEA-SAMSIC	13' 58''
82	JETSE BOL	BURGOS-BH	14' 24''
83	ANTWAN TOLHOEK	TREK-SEGAFREDO	14' 26''
84	FILIPPO CONCA	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
85	VIKTOR VERSCHAEVE	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
86	DARIO CATALDO	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
87	MIGUEL EDUARDO FLOREZ	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
88	UNAI CUADRADO RUIZ	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	s.t.
89	RUI COSTA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
90	ATTILA VALTER	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
91	CARLOS CANAL	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	s.t.
92	SANDER ARMEE	COFIDIS	s.t.
93	JUAN PEDRO LOPEZ	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
94	MICHAEL STORER	GROUPAMA-FDJ	14' 41''
95	LUCAS PLAPP	INEOS GRENADIERS	14' 47''
96	CALLUM SCOTSON	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	s.t.
97	WILLIAM BARTA	MOVISTAR	s.t.
98	DORIAN GODON	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
99	PIERRE LUC PERICHON	COFIDIS	15' 07''
100	ANDER OKAMIKA	BURGOS-BH	16' 42''
101	ADRIA MORENO	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
102	GUILLAUME BOIVIN	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
103	DARYL IMPEY	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
104	JAIME CASTRILLO	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
105	MARC SOLER	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
106	ROGER ADRIA	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
107	MICHAEL WOODS	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
108	SIMON CLARKE	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
109	ETHAN VERNON	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	s.t.
110	CHRISTOPHER JENSEN	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	16' 47''
111	ALBERT TORRES	MOVISTAR	16' 50''
112	MICHAL SCHLEGEL	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	16' 54''
113	HINDSGAUL JACOB MADSEN	UNO-X	17' 00''
114	MADS WÜRTZ SCHMIDT	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
115	ANTHON CHARMIG	UNO-X	s.t.
116	DRIES DEVENYNS	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	17' 03''
117	CASPER PEDERSEN	TEAM DSM	17' 20''
118	HUGO HOFSTETTER	ARKEA-SAMSIC	19' 25''
119	MATTHEW HOLMES	LOTTO SOUDAL	19' 39''
120	TORJUS SLEEN	UNO-X	22' 55''
121	MANUEL PEÑALVER	BURGOS-BH	23' 08''
122	RAUL GARCIA	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
123	NEILSON POWLESS	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
124	ALEKSANDR RIABUSHENKO	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
125	ALEX MOLENAAR	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
126	VALERIO CONTI	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
127	FRANCISCO GALVAN	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
128	MICHAEL HEPBURN	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	s.t.
129	ANTONIO JESUS SOTO	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	s.t.
130	ALEXANDRE DELETTRE	COFIDIS	s.t.
131	MIKEL BIZKARRA	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	s.t.
132	MARC BRUSTENGA	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
133	PHIL BAUHAUS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
134	JONAS IVERSBY HVIDEBERG	TEAM DSM	s.t.
135	OIER LAZKANO	MOVISTAR	s.t.
136	JUAN SEBASTIAN MOLANO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
137	IVO MANUEL ALVES	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
138	JAAKKO HÄNNINEN	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
139	MIKAEL CHEREL	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
140	IDAR ANDERSEN	UNO-X	s.t.
141	KADEN GROVES	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	23' 27''
142	MARTIN LAAS	BORA-HANSGROHE	23' 46''
143	DAVID DEKKER	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.

 

GC after stage 4:

701.4 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 41.062 km/hr

1	NAIRO QUINTANA	ARKEA-SAMSIC	17hr 4min 53sec
2	JOAO ALMEIDA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
3	SERGIO ANDRES HIGUITA	BORA-HANSGROHE	@ 6sec
4	JUAN AYUSO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	0' 17''
5	WOUTER POELS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
6	BEN O'CONNOR	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
7	TOBIAS HALLAND JOHANNESSEN	UNO-X	0' 23''
8	GUILLAUME MARTIN	COFIDIS	s.t.
9	RICHARD CARAPAZ	INEOS GRENADIERS	0' 26''
10	TORSTEIN TRÆEN	UNO-X	0' 34''
11	GEORGE BENNETT	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	0' 56''
12	JAI HINDLEY	BORA-HANSGROHE	0' 59''
13	CARLOS RODRIGUEZ	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
14	SAM OOMEN	JUMBO-VISMA	1' 02''
15	CARLOS VERONA	MOVISTAR	1' 04''
16	ILAN VAN WILDER	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	1' 07''
17	DYLAN TEUNS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	1' 12''
18	JHOAN ESTEBAN CHAVES	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	1' 30''
19	SANTIAGO BUITRAGO	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	1' 37''
20	MATTIAS JENSEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	1' 45''
21	STEVEN KRUIJSWIJK	JUMBO-VISMA	1' 51''
22	SÉBASTIEN REICHENBACH	GROUPAMA-FDJ	1' 57''
23	SYLVAIN MONIQUET	LOTTO SOUDAL	2' 06''
24	LOUIS MEINTJES	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY-GOBERT	2' 19''
25	IVAN RAMIRO SOSA	MOVISTAR	2' 23''
26	HERMANN PERNSTEINER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	3' 24''
27	GIULIO CICCONE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	3' 57''
28	HARM VANHOUCKE	LOTTO SOUDAL	4' 09''
29	DANIEL NAVARRO	BURGOS-BH	4' 47''
30	JAVIER ROMO OLIVER	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	5' 35''
31	AMANUEL GHEBREIGZABHIER	TREK-SEGAFREDO	5' 37''
32	ALEJANDRO VALVERDE	MOVISTAR	5' 54''
33	ODD CHRISTIAN EIKING	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	6' 11''
34	JAN BAKELANTS	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY-GOBERT	6' 17''
35	DAMIEN HOWSON	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	6' 23''
36	URKO BERRADE	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	7' 09''
37	GOTZON MARTIN	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	7' 38''
38	JONAS WILSLY	UNO-X	8' 37''
39	QUENTIN PACHER	GROUPAMA-FDJ	8' 41''
40	SIMONE PETILLI	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY-GOBERT	9' 07''
41	MERHAWI KUDUS	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	9' 13''
42	ANTON PALZER	BORA-HANSGROHE	11' 10''
43	HENRI VANDENABEELE	TEAM DSM	11' 46''
44	JESUS HERRADA	COFIDIS	12' 18''
45	HUGH JOHN CARTHY	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	13' 01''
46	BRUNO ARMIRAIL	GROUPAMA-FDJ	14' 25''
47	VADIM PRONSKIY	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	14' 54''
48	JUAN PEDRO LOPEZ	TREK-SEGAFREDO	15' 32''
49	LAWRENCE WARBASSE	AG2R-CITROEN	15' 33''
50	DIEGO ANDRES CAMARGO	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	15' 39''
51	ANDREA BAGIOLI	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	16' 06''
52	LAURENS HUYS	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
53	JOSE HERRADA	COFIDIS	16' 29''
54	MARK DONOVAN	TEAM DSM	16' 35''
55	WINNER ANDREW ANACONA	ARKEA-SAMSIC	16' 45''
56	ATTILA VALTER	GROUPAMA-FDJ	16' 48''
57	MARC SOLER	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	17' 06''
58	JOSEPH DOMBROWSKI	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	17' 19''
59	BEN ZWIEHOFF	BORA-HANSGROHE	17' 50''
60	MICHAEL WOODS	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	17' 58''
61	EDUARD PRADES	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	18' 06''
62	CLÉMENT BERTHET	AG2R-CITROEN	18' 46''
63	VIKTOR VERSCHAEVE	LOTTO SOUDAL	18' 59''
64	JOEL NICOLAU	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	19' 03''
65	MATTEO BADILATTI	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
66	JONATHAN CAICEDO	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	19' 10''
67	JOSE FELIX PARRA	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	19' 30''
68	LOUIS VERVAEKE	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	19' 53''
69	LUKASZ OWSIAN	ARKEA-SAMSIC	20' 03''
70	ANTHON CHARMIG	UNO-X	21' 00''
71	SIMON CLARKE	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	21' 30''
72	SEBASTIAN HENAO	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	22' 48''
73	JONATHAN CASTROVIEJO	INEOS GRENADIERS	23' 01''
74	ELIE GESBERT	ARKEA-SAMSIC	23' 20''
75	SIMONE VELASCO	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	24' 24''
76	RUDY MOLARD	GROUPAMA-FDJ	24' 48''
77	MICHAEL STORER	GROUPAMA-FDJ	24' 50''
78	ANTHONY DELAPLACE	ARKEA-SAMSIC	25' 17''
79	CARLOS CANAL BLANCO	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	25' 36''
80	LUIS ANGEL MATE	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	26' 04''
81	FERNANDO BARCELO	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
82	ROBERT GESINK	JUMBO-VISMA	26' 23''
83	DRIES DEVENYNS	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	26' 50''
84	ROHAN DENNIS	JUMBO-VISMA	28' 26''
85	DARYL IMPEY	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	29' 00''
86	HECTOR CARRETERO	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	29' 27''
87	DARIO CATALDO	TREK-SEGAFREDO	29' 43''
88	THÉO DELACROIX	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY-GOBERT	30' 59''
89	CALLUM SCOTSON	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	32' 45''
90	JHOJAN ORLANDO GARCIA	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	33' 00''
91	OSCAR CABEDO	BURGOS-BH	34' 17''
92	MADS WÜRTZ SCHMIDT	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	34' 44''
93	MIKAEL CHEREL	AG2R-CITROEN	35' 00''
94	ROGER ADRIA OLIVERAS	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	35' 55''
95	JETSE BOL	BURGOS-BH	36' 11''
96	HUGO TOUMIRE	COFIDIS	36' 26''
97	FRANCISCO GALVAN	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	36' 40''
98	JAN HIRT	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY-GOBERT	36' 42''
99	ANTWAN TOLHOEK	TREK-SEGAFREDO	37' 01''
100	JAIME CASTRILLO	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	37' 30''
101	JONAS IVERSBY HVIDEBERG	TEAM DSM	37' 47''
102	GUILLAUME BOIVIN	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	38' 29''
103	CASPER PEDERSEN	TEAM DSM	39' 55''
104	LUCAS PLAPP	INEOS GRENADIERS	40' 44''
105	CHRISTOPHER JENSEN	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	41' 17''
106	JAAKKO HÄNNINEN	AG2R-CITROEN	41' 30''
107	MIGUEL EDUARDO FLOREZ	ARKEA-SAMSIC	41' 37''
108	JOAN BOU COMPANY	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	42' 35''
109	RUI COSTA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	42' 39''
110	DORIAN GODON	AG2R-CITROEN	43' 32''
111	UNAI CUADRADO RUIZ	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	43' 54''
112	PIERRE LUC PERICHON	COFIDIS	44' 19''
113	NEILSON POWLESS	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	44' 41''
114	ANTONIO JESUS SOTO	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	44' 55''
115	ANDER OKAMIKA	BURGOS-BH	45' 24''
116	SANDER ARMEE	COFIDIS	45' 31''
117	WILLIAM BARTA	MOVISTAR	46' 02''
118	HUGO HOFSTETTER	ARKEA-SAMSIC	46' 45''
119	ALEX MOLENAAR	BURGOS-BH	48' 12''
120	ALBERT TORRES BARCELO	MOVISTAR	48' 36''
121	FILIPPO CONCA	LOTTO SOUDAL	49' 40''
122	JUAN SEBASTIAN MOLANO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	50' 16''
123	ALEKSANDR RIABUSHENKO	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	50' 49''
124	MIKEL BIZKARRA	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	52' 06''
125	ADRIA MORENO	BURGOS-BH	52' 52''
126	MICHAL SCHLEGEL	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	53' 37''
127	RAUL GARCIA PIERNA	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	53' 52''
128	HINDSGAUL JACOB MADSEN	UNO-X	53' 57''
129	MATTHEW HOLMES	LOTTO SOUDAL	54' 26''
130	KADEN GROVES	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	55' 55''
131	TORJUS SLEEN	UNO-X	57' 31''
132	MANUEL PEÑALVER	BURGOS-BH	59' 12''
133	VALERIO CONTI	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	59' 45''
134	ETHAN VERNON	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	1H 00' 44''
135	MARC BRUSTENGA	TREK-SEGAFREDO	1H 01' 43''
136	MICHAEL HEPBURN	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	1H 01' 55''
137	ALEXANDRE DELETTRE	COFIDIS	1H 04' 43''
138	OIER LAZKANO LOPEZ	MOVISTAR	1H 04' 46''
139	IDAR ANDERSEN	UNO-X	1H 04' 59''
140	IVO MANUEL ALVES	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	1H 06' 53''
141	PHIL BAUHAUS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	1H 07' 04''
142	DAVID DEKKER	JUMBO-VISMA	1H 08' 37''
143	MARTIN LAAS	BORA-HANSGROHE	1H 13' 24''

 

Stage 4 profile:

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Wednesday, March 23: Stage 3, Perpinyà (Perpignan) - La Molina, 161.1 km

Stage 3 profile

Ben O'Connor comes in alone and takes over the GC lead. Getty photo

Plato's dialogue Crito is available as an audiobook here. For the Kindle eBook version, just click on the Amazon link on the right.

The race:

Weather at the finish city of La Molina at 12:55 PM, local time: 4C (40F), partly cloudy, with the wind from the southeast at 6 km/hr (4 mph). No rain is forecast.

Rated ascents:

• Km 78: Mont-Louis, Cat. 1
• Km 129.2: Collada de Toses, Cat. 1
• Km 160.9: La Molina, Cat. 1

The race: 159 riders were at the start. Michael Kwiatkowski (INEOS Grenadiers) did not sign in because of respiratory problems. The official start was given at 12:57 PM.

Winner Ben O'Cconnor's Ag2r-Citroën team posted this:

Ben O’Connor: “I was sick and I had to abandon Paris-Nice, which was one of my early season goals. I approached this week with confidence, though, because I knew that my form was there. Today, I did not expect to finish alone because I believed that other guys would be able to follow me. But I decided to try my luck in the finale and it worked. It was not necessarily a climb that suited me. I like the high mountains. I knew I had to be smart to follow those who would attack.
“I know that the Volta Ciclista a Catalunya is a tricky race but, with my teammates, I will try to keep this leader’s jersey until the end.”

The number: 2
After Marc Sarreau’s victory on Sunday in Cholet-Pays de Loire, Ben O’Connor’s victory is the second of the 2022 season for the AG2R CITROËN TEAM… and the second in three days.

The news: Eight stitches for Nans Peters
The victim of a crash 15 km from the finish on Tuesday in the second stage of the Volta Ciclista a Catalunya, Nans Peters hit his knee and required eight stitches. He is expected to return to training in the coming days.

Complete results:

161.1 kilometers raced at an average speed of 38.282 km/hr

1	BEN O'CONNOR	AG2R-CITROEN	4hr 12min 51sec
2	JUAN AYUSO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	@ 6sec
3	NAIRO QUINTANA	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
4	SERGIO ANDRES HIGUITA	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
5	JOAO PEDRO GONÇALVES	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
6	WOUTER POELS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
7	GIULIO CICCONE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
8	TOBIAS HALLAND JOHANNESSEN	UNO-X	s.t.
9	GUILLAUME MARTIN	COFIDIS	s.t.
10	DAMIEN HOWSON	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	0' 09''
11	SANTIAGO BUITRAGO	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
12	RICHARD CARAPAZ	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
13	IVAN RAMIRO SOSA	MOVISTAR	s.t.
14	ILAN VAN WILDER	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	s.t.
15	JAI HINDLEY	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
16	STEVEN KRUIJSWIJK	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
17	GEORGE BENNETT	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
18	ALEJANDRO VALVERDE	MOVISTAR	s.t.
19	CARLOS RODRIGUEZ	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
20	JESUS HERRADA	COFIDIS	s.t.
21	HENRI VANDENABEELE	TEAM DSM	s.t.
22	SAM OOMEN	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
23	TORSTEIN TRÆEN	UNO-X	s.t.
24	CARLOS VERONA	MOVISTAR	s.t.
25	HARM VANHOUCKE	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
26	SÉBASTIEN REICHENBACH	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
27	DYLAN TEUNS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
28	JHOAN ESTEBAN CHAVES	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	0' 15''
29	JOSE FELIX PARRA	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	0' 17''
30	MATTIAS JENSEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	0' 18''
31	SYLVAIN MONIQUET	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
32	LOUIS MEINTJES	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
33	MATTEO BADILATTI	GROUPAMA-FDJ	0' 21''
34	JAVIER ROMO OLIVER	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
35	AMANUEL GHEBREIGZABHIER	TREK-SEGAFREDO	0' 23''
36	MARC SOLER	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
37	OSCAR CABEDO CARDA	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
38	HUGH JOHN CARTHY	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	0' 29''
39	JUAN PEDRO LOPEZ	TREK-SEGAFREDO	0' 31''
40	MICHAEL WOODS	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	0' 39''
41	BRUNO ARMIRAIL	GROUPAMA-FDJ	0' 44''
42	ODD CHRISTIAN EIKING	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	0' 57''
43	JAN BAKELANTS	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY-GOBERT	1' 36''
44	HERMANN PERNSTEINER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
45	MERHAWI KUDUS	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
46	ATTILA VALTER	GROUPAMA-FDJ	1' 45''
47	URKO BERRADE	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	1' 55''
48	DANIEL NAVARRO	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
49	QUENTIN PACHER	GROUPAMA-FDJ	2' 27''
50	GOTZON MARTIN	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	s.t.
51	SEBASTIAN HENAO	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	2' 29''
52	DIEGO ANDRES CAMARGO	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	2' 43''
53	JONATHAN CASTROVIEJO	INEOS GRENADIERS	3' 01''
54	MIKEL BIZKARRA	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	3' 25''
55	BEN ZWIEHOFF	BORA-HANSGROHE	3' 56''
56	FERNANDO BARCELO	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
57	WINNER ANDREW ANACONA	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
58	JHOJAN ORLANDO GARCIA	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
59	LUIS ANGEL MATE	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	s.t.
60	CARLOS CANAL	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	s.t.
61	HUGO TOUMIRE	COFIDIS	s.t.
62	JONAS WILSLY	UNO-X	s.t.
63	LAWRENCE WARBASSE	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
64	JOSEPH LLOYD DOMBROWSKI	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
65	HECTOR CARRETERO	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
66	VIKTOR VERSCHAEVE	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
67	LAURENS HUYS	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
68	ANTHON CHARMIG	UNO-X	s.t.
69	ANDREA BAGIOLI	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	s.t.
70	SIMONE PETILLI	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
71	SIMON CLARKE	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
72	JONATHAN CAICEDO	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
73	MARK DONOVAN	TEAM DSM	4' 11''
74	LOUIS VERVAEKE	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	s.t.
75	ANTWAN TOLHOEK	TREK-SEGAFREDO	5' 45''
76	EDUARD PRADES	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	5' 56''
77	ANTON PALZER	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
78	LUCAS PLAPP	INEOS GRENADIERS	7' 24''
79	VADIM PRONSKIY	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	7' 43''
80	ELIE GESBERT	ARKEA-SAMSIC	8' 38''
81	MATTHEW HOLMES	LOTTO SOUDAL	9' 12''
82	LUKASZ OWSIAN	ARKEA-SAMSIC	9' 13''
83	MICHAEL STORER	GROUPAMA-FDJ	9' 32''
84	CALLUM SCOTSON	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	s.t.
85	JOAN BOU COMPANY	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	9' 38''
86	JOEL NICOLAU BELTRAN	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
87	UNAI CUADRADO RUIZ	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	s.t.
88	DRIES DEVENYNS	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	9' 43''
89	NEILSON POWLESS	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	10' 10''
90	SIMON PHILIP YATES	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	10' 17''
91	ADRIA MORENO SALA	BURGOS-BH	10' 38''
92	DORIAN GODON	AG2R-CITROEN	11' 15''
93	MIKAEL CHEREL	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
94	SIMONE VELASCO	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
95	JOSÉ ROJAS	MOVISTAR	s.t.
96	MIGUEL EDUARDO FLOREZ	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
97	JAIME CASTRILLO	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
98	RUDY MOLARD	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
99	JOSE HERRADA	COFIDIS	s.t.
100	RAUL GARCIA PIERNA	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
101	ROGER ADRIA OLIVERAS	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
102	ANTHONY DELAPLACE	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
103	ANDER OKAMIKA	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
104	SANDER ARMEE	COFIDIS	s.t.
105	WILLIAM BARTA	MOVISTAR	s.t.
106	RUI COSTA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
107	MIKEL NIEVE	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
108	CASPER PEDERSEN	TEAM DSM	s.t.
109	ALEX MOLENAAR	BURGOS-BH	11' 20''
110	DARYL IMPEY	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	12' 14''
111	ROBERT GESINK	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
112	GUILLAUME BOIVIN	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
113	THÉO DELACROIX	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
114	ROHAN DENNIS	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
115	JETSE BOL	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
116	DARIO CATALDO	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
117	CORBIN STRONG	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
118	PAVEL SIVAKOV	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
119	CHRISTOPHER JENSEN	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	s.t.
120	ANTONIO JESUS SOTO	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	s.t.
121	PIERRE LUC PERICHON	COFIDIS	s.t.
122	PIETER SERRY	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	s.t.
123	FRANCISCO GALVAN	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	12' 55''
124	CLÉMENT BERTHET	AG2R-CITROEN	14' 46''
125	JAAKKO HÄNNINEN	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
126	TORJUS SLEEN	UNO-X	s.t.
127	JONAS IVERSBY HVIDEBERG	TEAM DSM	s.t.
128	HINDSGAUL JACOB MADSEN	UNO-X	s.t.
129	MARCO BRENNER	TEAM DSM	s.t.
130	MADS WÜRTZ SCHMIDT	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	16' 31''
131	FILIPPO CONCA	LOTTO SOUDAL	17' 43''
132	JAN HIRT	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY-GOBERT	18' 17''
133	KADEN GROVES	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	18' 24''
134	IDAR ANDERSEN	UNO-X	20' 59''
135	OIER LAZKANO LOPEZ	MOVISTAR	s.t.
136	ALBERT TORRES	MOVISTAR	21' 01''
137	VALERIO CONTI	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	27' 04''
138	MANUEL PEÑALVER	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
139	MICHAEL HEPBURN	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	s.t.
140	ETHAN VERNON	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	s.t.
141	ALEKSANDR RIABUSHENKO	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
142	PHIL BAUHAUS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
143	JUAN SEBASTIAN MOLANO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
144	CESARE BENEDETTI	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
145	ROMAIN COMBAUD	TEAM DSM	s.t.
146	MARC BRUSTENGA	TREK-SEGAFREDO	27' 10''
147	MICHAL SCHLEGEL	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
148	IVO MANUEL ALVES	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	27' 11''
149	MARTIN LAAS	BORA-HANSGROHE	27' 17''
150	HUGO HOFSTETTER	ARKEA-SAMSIC	27' 20''
151	ALEXANDRE DELETTRE	COFIDIS	s.t.
152	DAVID DEKKER	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.

 

GC after stage 3:

534.7 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 41.974 km/hr

1	BEN O'CONNOR	AG2R-CITROEN	12hr 44min 20sec
2	JUAN AYUSO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	@ 10sec
3	NAIRO QUINTANA	ARKEA-SAMSIC	0' 12''
4	SERGIO ANDRES HIGUITA	BORA-HANSGROHE	0' 16''
5	GIULIO CICCONE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
6	TOBIAS HALLAND JOHANNESSEN	UNO-X	s.t.
7	WOUTER POELS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
8	GUILLAUME MARTIN	COFIDIS	s.t.
9	JOAO PEDRO GONÇALVES	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
10	STEVEN KRUIJSWIJK	JUMBO-VISMA	0' 19''
11	SAM OOMEN	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
12	ILAN VAN WILDER	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	s.t.
13	RICHARD CARAPAZ	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
14	HENRI VANDENABEELE	TEAM DSM	s.t.
15	TORSTEIN TRÆEN	UNO-X	s.t.
16	ALEJANDRO VALVERDE	MOVISTAR	s.t.
17	DYLAN TEUNS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
18	GEORGE BENNETT	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
19	CARLOS VERONA	MOVISTAR	s.t.
20	JHOAN ESTEBAN CHAVES	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	0' 25''
21	MATTIAS JENSEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	0' 28''
22	MARC SOLER	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	0' 33''
23	JAI HINDLEY	BORA-HANSGROHE	0' 52''
24	CARLOS RODRIGUEZ	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
25	IVAN RAMIRO SOSA	MOVISTAR	s.t.
26	HARM VANHOUCKE	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
27	SÉBASTIEN REICHENBACH	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
28	SANTIAGO BUITRAGO	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
29	JESUS HERRADA	COFIDIS	s.t.
30	SYLVAIN MONIQUET	LOTTO SOUDAL	1' 01''
31	LOUIS MEINTJES	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
32	JAVIER ROMO	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	1' 04''
33	AMANUEL GHEBREIGZABHIER	TREK-SEGAFREDO	1' 06''
34	HUGH JOHN CARTHY	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	1' 12''
35	JUAN PEDRO LOPEZ	TREK-SEGAFREDO	1' 14''
36	MICHAEL WOODS	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	1' 22''
37	ODD CHRISTIAN EIKING	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	1' 40''
38	JAN BAKELANTS	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY-GOBERT	1' 46''
39	HERMANN PERNSTEINER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	2' 19''
40	ATTILA VALTER	GROUPAMA-FDJ	2' 28''
41	URKO BERRADE	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	2' 38''
42	QUENTIN PACHER	GROUPAMA-FDJ	3' 06''
43	GOTZON MARTIN	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	3' 07''
44	DANIEL NAVARRO	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
45	MERHAWI KUDUS	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	3' 38''
46	ANTHON CHARMIG	UNO-X	4' 06''
47	LAWRENCE WARBASSE	AG2R-CITROEN	4' 06''
48	SIMONE PETILLI	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY-GOBERT	4' 36''
49	ANDREA BAGIOLI	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	4' 39''
50	JONAS WILSLY	UNO-X	s.t.
51	LAURENS HUYS	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
52	VIKTOR VERSCHAEVE	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
53	SIMON CLARKE	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	4' 54''
54	MARK DONOVAN	TEAM DSM	s.t.
55	DAMIEN HOWSON	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	5' 35''
56	WINNER ANDREW ANACONA	ARKEA-SAMSIC	6' 05''
57	EDUARD PRADES	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	6' 39''
58	ANTON PALZER	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
59	LOUIS VERVAEKE	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	8' 26''
60	LUKASZ OWSIAN	ARKEA-SAMSIC	9' 23''
61	VADIM PRONSKIY	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	9' 52''
62	DRIES DEVENYNS	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	9' 53''
63	MICHAEL STORER	GROUPAMA-FDJ	10' 15''
64	JOEL NICOLAU	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	10' 21''
65	BRUNO ARMIRAIL	GROUPAMA-FDJ	10' 42''
66	CARLOS CANAL	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	11' 16''
67	SIMON PHILIP YATES	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	11' 20''
68	ANTHONY DELAPLACE	ARKEA-SAMSIC	11' 25''
69	MIKAEL CHEREL	AG2R-CITROEN	11' 58''
70	JOSE HERRADA	COFIDIS	s.t.
71	SIMONE VELASCO	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
72	SEBASTIAN HENAO	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	12' 08''
73	DIEGO ANDRES CAMARGO	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	12' 22''
74	DARYL IMPEY	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	12' 24''
75	PAVEL SIVAKOV	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
76	ELIE GESBERT	ARKEA-SAMSIC	12' 40''
77	BEN ZWIEHOFF	BORA-HANSGROHE	12' 48''
78	JOSEPH LLOYD DOMBROWSKI	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
79	CORBIN STRONG	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	12' 57''
80	RUDY MOLARD	GROUPAMA-FDJ	13' 21''
81	JONATHAN CAICEDO	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	13' 35''
82	FRANCISCO GALVAN	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	13' 38''
83	JONAS IVERSBY HVIDEBERG	TEAM DSM	14' 45''
84	DARIO CATALDO	TREK-SEGAFREDO	15' 23''
85	CLÉMENT BERTHET	AG2R-CITROEN	15' 29''
86	ROBERT GESINK	JUMBO-VISMA	15' 43''
87	ROHAN DENNIS	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
88	PIETER SERRY	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	16' 08''
89	THÉO DELACROIX	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY-GOBERT	17' 12''
90	MIKEL NIEVE	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	17' 43''
91	MADS WÜRTZ SCHMIDT	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	17' 50''
92	JOSE FELIX PARRA	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	17' 54''
93	MATTEO BADILATTI	GROUPAMA-FDJ	17' 58''
94	CALLUM SCOTSON	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	18' 04''
95	JAAKKO HÄNNINEN	AG2R-CITROEN	18' 28''
96	JONATHAN CASTROVIEJO	INEOS GRENADIERS	18' 58''
97	ROGER ADRIA	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	19' 19''
98	JOSÉ ROJAS	MOVISTAR	20' 54''
99	JAIME CASTRILLO	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
100	LUIS ANGEL MATE	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	21' 33''
101	JHOJAN ORLANDO GARCIA	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
102	FERNANDO BARCELO	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
103	NEILSON POWLESS	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	21' 39''
104	ANTONIO JESUS SOTO	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	21' 53''
105	JETSE BOL	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
106	GUILLAUME BOIVIN	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	21' 53''
107	ANTWAN TOLHOEK	TREK-SEGAFREDO	22' 41''
108	CASPER PEDERSEN	TEAM DSM	s.t.
109	OSCAR CABEDO	BURGOS-BH	22' 50''
110	HECTOR CARRETERO	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	23' 52''
111	CHRISTOPHER JENSEN	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	24' 36''
112	HUGO TOUMIRE	COFIDIS	24' 59''
113	ALEX MOLENAAR	BURGOS-BH	25' 10''
114	LUCAS PLAPP	INEOS GRENADIERS	26' 03''
115	JUAN SEBASTIAN MOLANO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	27' 14''
116	MIGUEL EDUARDO FLOREZ	ARKEA-SAMSIC	27' 17''
117	HUGO HOFSTETTER	ARKEA-SAMSIC	27' 26''
118	ALEKSANDR RIABUSHENKO	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	27' 47''
119	RUI COSTA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	28' 19''
120	ANDER OKAMIKA	BURGOS-BH	28' 48''
121	DORIAN GODON	AG2R-CITROEN	28' 52''
122	MIKEL BIZKARRA	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	29' 04''
123	PIERRE LUC PERICHON	COFIDIS	29' 18''
124	UNAI CUADRADO RUIZ	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	29' 34''
125	RAUL GARCIA PIERNA	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	30' 50''
126	SANDER ARMEE	COFIDIS	31' 11''
127	WILLIAM BARTA	MOVISTAR	31' 21''
128	ALBERT TORRES	MOVISTAR	31' 52''
129	MARCO BRENNER	TEAM DSM	32' 23''
130	KADEN GROVES	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	32' 34''
131	TORJUS SLEEN	UNO-X	34' 42''
132	MATTHEW HOLMES	LOTTO SOUDAL	34' 53''
133	JOAN BOU COMPANY	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	35' 15''
134	FILIPPO CONCA	LOTTO SOUDAL	35' 20''
135	JAN HIRT	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY-GOBERT	35' 54''
136	MANUEL PEÑALVER	BURGOS-BH	36' 10''
137	ADRIA MORENO	BURGOS-BH	36' 16''
138	ROMAIN COMBAUD	TEAM DSM	36' 43''
139	VALERIO CONTI	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
140	MICHAL SCHLEGEL	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	36' 49''
141	HINDSGAUL JACOB MADSEN	UNO-X	37' 03''
142	MARC BRUSTENGA	TREK-SEGAFREDO	38' 41''
143	MICHAEL HEPBURN	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	38' 53''
144	ALEXANDRE DELETTRE	COFIDIS	41' 41''
145	OIER LAZKANO	MOVISTAR	41' 44''
146	IDAR ANDERSEN	UNO-X	41' 57''
147	IVO MANUEL ALVES	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	43' 51''
148	PHIL BAUHAUS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	44' 02''
149	ETHAN VERNON	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	44' 08''
150	DAVID DEKKER	JUMBO-VISMA	44' 57''
151	CESARE BENEDETTI	BORA-HANSGROHE	49' 31''
152	MARTIN LAAS	BORA-HANSGROHE	49' 44''

 

Stage 3 profile:

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Tuesday, March 22: Stage 2, L'Escala - Perpinyà (Perpignan), 202.4 km

Stage 2 profile

Kaden Groves (left) just beats Phil Bauhaus for the stage win. Getty Sport photo

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The race:

Weather at the finish city of Perpinyà (Perpignan) at 12:50 PM, local time: 15C (59F), fair, with the wind from the east at 22 km/hr (15 mph). Though no rain is forecast, the windspeed should increase to 35 km/hr .

Rated ascents:

• Km 107.9: Col de Sa Perafta, Cat. 3
• Km 134.4: Coll del Frare, Cat. 3
• Km 150.9: Coll dels Belitres, Cat. 3

The race: The official start to the race was given to the 162 riders at 12:15 PM. There was one non-starter (in addition to Sonny Colbrelli, who did finish stage one): Jack Haig, also of Bahrain Victorious.

Here's the latest report about Sonny Colbrelli, who fell unconscious just after yesterday's stage and was taken to the hospital, from his team Bahrain Victorious' Twitter account: "Sonny Colbrelli will undergo further tests today to discover the cause of yesterday’s incident. All cardiac tests carried out last night showed no signs of concern or compromised functions. After being admitted to Hospital Universitari de Girona Doctor Josep Trueta, Sonny Colbrelli was conscious and feeling okay. He has since been in touch with family and friends as he recovers at the hospital."

Around kilometer 150, Richie Porte (INEOS Grenadiers) abandoned. His team says he felt unwell during the stage.

Winner Kaden Groves' Team BikeExchange-Jayco team posted this stage two report:

Australian Kaden Groves made it a dream start for Team BikeExchange-Jayco at the Volta a Catalunya by claiming his first ever WorldTour victory, following a phenomenal leadout from yesterday’s stage winner Michael Matthews.

After a dramatic day that saw the team’s general classification hopeful Simon Yates crash at a crucial point in the race, Groves finally grabbed that elusive victory after five close-call podium finishes already in 2022.

It was a more routine start to the second day of racing as a three-rider breakaway formed and Team BikeExchange-Jayco assumed control at the front of the bunch. The pace eventually began to ramp up as the peloton passed over the third and final categorised climb, but it was on the flat run to the finish that the race burst into life.

With the threat of crosswinds looming, the battle for road position began and Yates was caught out in a crash with 15km to go. The recent Paris-Nice stage winner was quickly back underway with teammates around him, but with the peloton now split to pieces, it was a frantic chase to limit any time loses.

Meanwhile, Groves and Matthews delivered a masterclass in the leading group, with yesterday’s stage winner guiding his younger teammate into position inside the final kilometre. As Matthews swung off, Groves was glued to the wheel of Phil Bauhaus as the sprint opened up, with the 23-year-old timing his lunge to the line to perfection to take the win and make it back-to-back victories for the team.

Kaden Groves (1st):
“It was pretty tough actually [the run to the finish line], with some echelons splitting the bunch, but Michael and I were in the front and a lot of other strong teams like Movistar and Jumbo. We had Simon out the back and they were using that to their advantage to maybe put some time into him, so it was pretty full gas.

"The guys did such a great job all day riding in a good position and riding on the front, making sure the breakaway was close so it could be a sprint today, and also being in position for the corners before the crosswinds.

"I liked this stage, I picked this stage out to get the victory and I can’t believe I’ve got it and maybe later in the week we can have another sprint.”

Michael Matthews:
“It was a pretty stressful day actually, and I think after yesterday everyone sort of knew we had quite a strong team here, especially for the crosswind sections. We were riding at the front, but everyone was coming up and fighting all day, I think it was a more difficult day than we expected.

"We’ve been fighting for this for a long time, and to be a part of Kaden’s first WorldTour victory is something special. We were close on the last stage of Tirreno, but just fell short, and today we were able to pull it off. I think with me winning yesterday and being able to do a leadout in the leader’s jersey and my teammate winning, what more can we ask for?”

Complete Results:

202.4 kilometers raced at an average speed of 42.690 km/hr

1	KADEN GROVES	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	4hr 44min 28sec
2	PHIL BAUHAUS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
3	HUGO HOFSTETTER	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
4	ETHAN VERNON	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	s.t.
5	JUAN SEBASTIAN MOLANO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
6	MANUEL PEÑALVER ANIORTE	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
7	MICHAEL MATTHEWS	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	s.t.
8	STEVEN KRUIJSWIJK	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
9	HENRI VANDENABEELE	TEAM DSM	s.t.
10	MATTIAS JENSEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
11	GOTZON MARTIN SANZ	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	s.t.
12	GUILLAUME MARTIN	COFIDIS	s.t.
13	DARYL IMPEY	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
14	JONAS IVERSBY HVIDEBERG	TEAM DSM	s.t.
15	GIULIO CICCONE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
16	JAN BAKELANTS	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
17	NAIRO QUINTANA	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
18	SAM OOMEN	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
19	LAWRENCE WARBASSE	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
20	TOBIAS HALLAND JOHANNESSEN	UNO-X	s.t.
21	RICHARD CARAPAZ	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
22	ILAN VAN WILDER	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	s.t.
23	DRIES DEVENYNS	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	s.t.
24	TORSTEIN TRÆEN	UNO-X	s.t.
25	JHOAN ESTEBAN CHAVES	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
26	SERGIO ANDRES HIGUITA	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
27	JUAN AYUSO PESQUERA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
28	DYLAN TEUNS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
29	LUKASZ OWSIAN	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
30	PIERRE LUC PERICHON	COFIDIS	s.t.
31	ALEJANDRO VALVERDE	MOVISTAR	s.t.
32	RUDY MOLARD	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
33	ANTHONY DELAPLACE	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
34	PAVEL SIVAKOV	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
35	JOAO PEDRO GONÇALVES	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
36	WOUTER POELS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
37	RUI COSTA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
38	CARLOS VERONA	MOVISTAR	s.t.
39	BEN O'CONNOR	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
40	ANTHON CHARMIG	UNO-X	s.t.
41	GEORGE BENNETT	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
42	FAUSTO MASNADA	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	s.t.
43	ROBERT GESINK	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
44	MARC SOLER	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
45	DARIO CATALDO	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
46	ROHAN DENNIS	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
47	PIETER SERRY	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	@ 16sec
48	SYLVAIN MONIQUET	LOTTO SOUDAL	0' 33''
49	MADS WÜRTZ SCHMIDT	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
50	CORBIN STRONG	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
51	MICHAEL HEPBURN	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	s.t.
52	MICHAEL WOODS	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
53	FRANCISCO GALVAN	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
54	JONAS WILSLY	UNO-X	s.t.
55	ATTILA VALTER	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
56	ODD CHRISTIAN EIKING	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
57	MERHAWI KUDUS	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
58	HUGH JOHN CARTHY	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
59	MIKAEL CHEREL	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
60	VADIM PRONSKIY	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
61	CARLOS RODRIGUEZ	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
62	ALEKSANDR RIABUSHENKO	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
63	EDUARD PRADES	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
64	AMANUEL GHEBREIGZABHIER	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
65	HARM VANHOUCKE	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
66	JOSE HERRADA	COFIDIS	s.t.
67	JAI HINDLEY	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
68	SÉBASTIEN REICHENBACH	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
69	JOSÉ ROJAS	MOVISTAR	s.t.
70	LUIS ANGEL MATE	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	s.t.
71	JAAKKO HÄNNINEN	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
72	CLÉMENT BERTHET	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
73	ANTONIO JESUS SOTO	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	s.t.
74	LAURENS HUYS	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
75	JUAN PEDRO LOPEZ	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
76	DORIAN GODON	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
77	QUENTIN PACHER	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
78	CASPER PEDERSEN	TEAM DSM	s.t.
79	JHOJAN ORLANDO GARCIA	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
80	JOEL NICOLAU BELTRAN	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
81	HERMANN PERNSTEINER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
82	JESUS HERRADA	COFIDIS	s.t.
83	IVAN RAMIRO SOSA	MOVISTAR	s.t.
84	JETSE BOL	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
85	JAVIER ROMO OLIVER	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
86	SIMONE PETILLI	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
87	ANTON PALZER	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
88	ANTWAN TOLHOEK	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
89	SIMON PHILIP YATES	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	s.t.
90	TOM DUMOULIN	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
91	JOSE FELIX PARRA	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
92	LOUIS MEINTJES	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
93	JAIME CASTRILLO	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
94	FILIPPO CONCA	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
95	MARK DONOVAN	TEAM DSM	s.t.
96	VIKTOR VERSCHAEVE	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
97	URKO BERRADE	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
98	ROMAIN COMBAUD	TEAM DSM	s.t.
99	SIMONE VELASCO	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
100	ANDREA BAGIOLI	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	s.t.
101	DANIEL NAVARRO GARCIA	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
102	SEBASTIAN HENAO GOMEZ	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
103	SANTIAGO BUITRAGO	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
104	GUILLAUME BOIVIN	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
105	NEILSON POWLESS	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
106	WINNER ANDREW ANACONA	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
107	LOUIS VERVAEKE	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	s.t.
108	ALEXANDRE DELETTRE	COFIDIS	s.t.
109	ELIE GESBERT	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
110	VALERIO CONTI	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
111	DAVID DEKKER	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
112	MATTEO BADILATTI	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
113	JAN HIRT	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
114	ANDER OKAMIKA	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
115	DIEGO ANDRES CAMARGO	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
116	MARC BRUSTENGA	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
117	MICHAL SCHLEGEL	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
118	MARCO BRENNER	TEAM DSM	s.t.
119	FERNANDO BARCELO	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
120	MICHAEL STORER	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
121	JONATHAN CAICEDO	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
122	SIMON CLARKE	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	0' 48''
123	THÉO DELACROIX	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY-GOBERT	1' 31''
124	MIGUEL EDUARDO FLOREZ	ARKEA-SAMSIC	1' 42''
125	ALBERT TORRES BARCELO	MOVISTAR	1' 45''
126	THOMAS DE GENDT	LOTTO SOUDAL	2' 52''
127	HECTOR CARRETERO	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
128	UNAI CUADRADO RUIZ	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	s.t.
129	SANDER ARMEE	COFIDIS	s.t.
130	TORJUS SLEEN	UNO-X	s.t.
131	IVO MANUEL ALVES	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
132	WILLIAM BARTA	MOVISTAR	3' 02''
133	OIER LAZKANO LOPEZ	MOVISTAR	3' 41''
134	DAMIEN HOWSON	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	4' 15''
135	BEN ZWIEHOFF	BORA-HANSGROHE	5' 23''
136	CESARE BENEDETTI	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
137	HUGO TOUMIRE	COFIDIS	s.t.
138	TOM DEVRIENDT	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
139	MARTIN LAAS	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
140	OSCAR CABEDO	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
141	JOSEPH LLOYD DOMBROWSKI	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
142	ROGER ADRIA OLIVERAS	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
143	MIKEL NIEVE ITURRALDE	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
144	CALLUM SCOTSON	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	s.t.
145	CHRISTOPHER JENSEN	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	7' 10''
146	BRUNO ARMIRAIL	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
147	CARLOS CANAL BLANCO	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	s.t.
148	IDAR ANDERSEN	UNO-X	s.t.
149	HINDSGAUL JACOB MADSEN	UNO-X	s.t.
150	JOAN BOU COMPANY	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	8' 37''
151	JONATHAN CASTROVIEJO	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
152	ALEX MOLENAAR	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
153	ADRIA MORENO SALA	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
154	MATTHEW HOLMES	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
155	MICHAL KWIATKOWSKI	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
156	MIKEL BIZKARRA	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	s.t.
157	RAUL GARCIA PIERNA	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
158	LUCAS PLAPP	INEOS GRENADIERS	11' 19''
159	ALVARO CUADROS	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
160	MARIUS MAYRHOFER	TEAM DSM	21' 52"

 

GC after stage 2:

373.6 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 43.827 km/hr

1	JONAS IVERSBY HVIDEBERG	TEAM DSM	8hr 31min 28sec
2	MICHAEL MATTHEWS	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	@ 1sec
3	HUGO HOFSTETTER	ARKEA-SAMSIC	0' 07''
4	MATTIAS JENSEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	0' 11''
5	JUAN SEBASTIAN MOLANO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
6	GIULIO CICCONE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
7	TOBIAS HALLAND JOHANNESSEN	UNO-X	s.t.
8	SERGIO ANDRES HIGUITA	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
9	JAN BAKELANTS	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
10	SAM OOMEN	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
11	STEVEN KRUIJSWIJK	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
12	NAIRO QUINTANA	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
13	JUAN AYUSO PESQUERA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
14	HENRI VANDENABEELE	TEAM DSM	s.t.
15	TORSTEIN TRÆEN	UNO-X	s.t.
16	ILAN VAN WILDER	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	s.t.
17	PAVEL SIVAKOV	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
18	WOUTER POELS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
19	GUILLAUME MARTIN	COFIDIS	s.t.
20	RICHARD CARAPAZ	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
21	DARYL IMPEY	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
22	DYLAN TEUNS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
23	ALEJANDRO VALVERDE	MOVISTAR	s.t.
24	BEN O'CONNOR	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
25	MARC SOLER	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
26	LUKASZ OWSIAN	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
27	ANTHON CHARMIG	UNO-X	s.t.
28	FAUSTO MASNADA	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	s.t.
29	DRIES DEVENYNS	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	s.t.
30	JHOAN ESTEBAN CHAVES	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
31	LAWRENCE WARBASSE	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
32	GEORGE BENNETT	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
33	CARLOS VERONA	MOVISTAR	s.t.
34	ANTHONY DELAPLACE	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
35	JOAO PEDRO GONÇALVES	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
36	QUENTIN PACHER	GROUPAMA-FDJ	0' 40''
37	GOTZON MARTIN SANZ	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	0' 41''
38	FRANCISCO GALVAN	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	0' 44''
39	ATTILA VALTER	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
40	SYLVAIN MONIQUET	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
41	EDUARD PRADES	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
42	ODD CHRISTIAN EIKING	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
43	JAI HINDLEY	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
44	HUGH JOHN CARTHY	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
45	ALEKSANDR RIABUSHENKO	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
46	MICHAEL WOODS	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
47	ANDREA BAGIOLI	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	s.t.
48	AMANUEL GHEBREIGZABHIER	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
49	TOM DUMOULIN	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
50	MIKAEL CHEREL	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
51	JOSE HERRADA	COFIDIS	s.t.
52	CLÉMENT BERTHET	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
53	CARLOS RODRIGUEZ	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
54	HARM VANHOUCKE	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
55	SIMONE VELASCO	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
56	CORBIN STRONG	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
57	JONAS WILSLY	UNO-X	s.t.
58	URKO BERRADE	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
59	JOEL NICOLAU	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
60	IVAN RAMIRO SOSA	MOVISTAR	s.t.
61	SÉBASTIEN REICHENBACH	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
62	JUAN PEDRO LOPEZ	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
63	HERMANN PERNSTEINER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
64	LAURENS HUYS	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
65	JESUS HERRADA	COFIDIS	s.t.
66	SIMONE PETILLI	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
67	LOUIS MEINTJES	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
68	JAVIER ROMO OLIVER	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
69	SIMON PHILIP YATES	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	s.t.
70	SANTIAGO BUITRAGO	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
71	ANTON PALZER	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
72	MARK DONOVAN	TEAM DSM	s.t.
73	MICHAEL STORER	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
74	VIKTOR VERSCHAEVE	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
75	SIMON CLARKE	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	0' 59''
76	DANIEL NAVARRO	BURGOS-BH	1' 13''
77	MADS WÜRTZ SCHMIDT	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	1' 20''
78	MERHAWI KUDUS	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	2' 03''
79	RUDY MOLARD	GROUPAMA-FDJ	2' 07''
80	VADIM PRONSKIY	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	2' 10''
81	WINNER ANDREW ANACONA	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
82	DARIO CATALDO	TREK-SEGAFREDO	3' 10''
83	ROBERT GESINK	JUMBO-VISMA	3' 30''
84	ROHAN DENNIS	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
85	JAAKKO HÄNNINEN	AG2R-CITROEN	3' 43''
86	PIETER SERRY	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	3' 55''
87	ELIE GESBERT	ARKEA-SAMSIC	4' 03''
88	LOUIS VERVAEKE	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	4' 16''
89	THÉO DELACROIX	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY-GOBERT	4' 59''
90	DAMIEN HOWSON	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	5' 07''
91	MIKEL NIEVE ITURRALDE	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	6' 29''
92	CARLOS CANAL BLANCO	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	7' 21''
93	ROGER ADRIA OLIVERAS	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	8' 05''
94	CALLUM SCOTSON	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	8' 33''
95	MICHAL KWIATKOWSKI	INEOS GRENADIERS	8' 48''
96	BEN ZWIEHOFF	BORA-HANSGROHE	8' 53''
97	JOSEPH LLOYD DOMBROWSKI	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
98	MANUEL PEÑALVER ANIORTE	BURGOS-BH	9' 07''
99	JOSÉ ROJAS	MOVISTAR	9' 40''
100	ANTONIO JESUS SOTO	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	s.t.
101	JETSE BOL	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
102	JAIME CASTRILLO ZAPATER	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
103	ROMAIN COMBAUD	TEAM DSM	s.t.
104	SEBASTIAN HENAO	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
105	GUILLAUME BOIVIN	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
106	VALERIO CONTI	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
107	DIEGO ANDRES CAMARGO	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
108	MICHAL SCHLEGEL	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
109	JONATHAN CAICEDO	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
110	BRUNO ARMIRAIL	GROUPAMA-FDJ	9' 59''
111	ALBERT TORRES	MOVISTAR	10' 52''
112	MICHAEL HEPBURN	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	11' 30''
113	CASPER PEDERSEN	TEAM DSM	s.t.
114	NEILSON POWLESS	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
115	MARC BRUSTENGA	TREK-SEGAFREDO	11' 32''
116	CHRISTOPHER JENSEN	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	12' 23''
117	ALEX MOLENAAR	BURGOS-BH	13' 51''
118	KADEN GROVES	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	14' 11''
119	ALEXANDRE DELETTRE	COFIDIS	14' 22''
120	JONATHAN CASTROVIEJO	INEOS GRENADIERS	15' 58''
121	MIGUEL EDUARDO FLOREZ	ARKEA-SAMSIC	16' 03''
122	IVO MANUEL ALVES OLIVEIRA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	16' 41''
123	ANTWAN TOLHOEK	TREK-SEGAFREDO	16' 57''
124	PHIL BAUHAUS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	16' 59''
125	ETHAN VERNON	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	17' 05''
126	RUI COSTA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
127	PIERRE LUC PERICHON	COFIDIS	s.t.
128	LUIS ANGEL MATE	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	17' 38''
129	DORIAN GODON	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
130	FILIPPO CONCA	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
131	JHOJAN ORLANDO GARCIA	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
132	JOSE FELIX PARRA	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
133	FERNANDO BARCELO	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
134	DAVID DEKKER	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
135	MATTEO BADILATTI	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
136	ANDER OKAMIKA	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
137	MARCO BRENNER	TEAM DSM	s.t.
138	JAN HIRT	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
139	LUCAS PLAPP	INEOS GRENADIERS	18' 40''
140	RAUL GARCIA PIERNA	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	19' 36''
141	THOMAS DE GENDT	LOTTO SOUDAL	19' 57''
142	SANDER ARMEE	COFIDIS	s.t.
143	UNAI CUADRADO RUIZ	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	s.t.
144	HECTOR CARRETERO	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
145	TORJUS SLEEN	UNO-X	s.t.
146	WILLIAM BARTA	MOVISTAR	20' 07''
147	OIER LAZKANO	MOVISTAR	20' 46''
148	IDAR ANDERSEN	UNO-X	20' 59''
149	HUGO TOUMIRE	COFIDIS	21' 04''
150	HINDSGAUL JACOB MADSEN	UNO-X	22' 18''
151	CESARE BENEDETTI	BORA-HANSGROHE	22' 28''
152	OSCAR CABEDO CARDA	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
153	MARTIN LAAS	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
154	TOM DEVRIENDT	INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
155	JOAN BOU COMPANY	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	25' 38''
156	ADRIA MORENO SALA	BURGOS-BH	25' 39''
157	MATTHEW HOLMES	LOTTO SOUDAL	25' 42''
158	MIKEL BIZKARRA	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	s.t.
159	ALVARO CUADROS	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	28' 24''
160	MARIUS MAYHOFER	TEAM DSM	39' 10"

 

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