As is tradition, the seventh and final stage of Volta Catalunya took the race to Barcelona’s city centre. The final stretch of the 135km long stage consisted of six laps of a tough circuit at the olympic park Montjuïc. On the third lap, P. Roglič, R. Evenepoel and M. Soler were able to break away from the peloton. BORA - hansgrohe did a lot of work in the chase, but was unable to close the gap. R. Evenepoel secured the stage win, and P. Roglič the overall victory. Jai Hindley and Cian Uijtdebroeks crossed the finish line within the group around 4th and were able to consolidate their positions in the GC. Hindley finishes the race in 8th, while 20-year-old Cian Uijtdebroeks in 9th takes his first top 10 result in a WorldTour race.
Result
01 R. Evenepoel 2:59:24
02 P. Roglič +0:00
03 M. Soler +0:53
12 J. Hindley +0:58
28 C. Uijtdebroeks +0:58
General Classification
01 P. Roglič 28:19:10
02 R. Evenepoel +0:06
03 J. Almeida +2:11
08 J. Hindley +3:11
09 C. Uijtdebroeks +3:32
From the Finish Line
“For me, this top 10 result almost feels like a win. My goal here was to finish within the best 10 riders, and I prepared myself for that. The last stage was also really hard, but on the circuit I always managed to make it over the climb in a good position. I was able to learn a lot from Jai Hindley during the past week and I would also like to thank the whole team for their support.“ Cian Uijtdebroeks
“At the beginning of the stage, we had a hope of going far in a breakaway. But with several teams controlling the race, this plan then went out of contention. It was also important for us to ride an offensive finale with Jai Hindley and to secure Cian Uijtdebroeks' top 10 position. Even though Jai couldn't make up any more spots in the GC, we're satisfied with having two riders in the top 10 overall, two podiums for Ide Schelling and a strong team performance throughout the week. Cian Uijtdebroeks' ninth place overall is a very valuable result. Getting a result like that at just 20 years old is impressive and an affirmation of his talent.” Christian Pömer, Sports Director