{"id":1853730,"date":"2026-03-28T16:25:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T13:25:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1853730"},"modified":"2026-03-28T16:25:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T13:25:18","slug":"volta-a-catalunya-jonas-vingegaard-takes-back-to-back-wins-on-stage-6-atop-summit-finish-in-queralt-increases-race-lead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1853730","title":{"rendered":"Volta a Catalunya: Jonas Vingegaard takes back-to-back wins on stage 6 atop summit finish in Queralt, increases race lead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ksH22bu9SS63SErQgVLwCe-1024-80.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><article class=\"page-content-onecol flex-1\nnews-article article\n\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"widget-area-group widget-area-group-2col flex flex-wrap box-border\">\n<div id=\"widgetArea16\" class=\"widget-area basis-full md:basis-2\/3 widget-area-g-md-vp-2-3 widget-area-g-lg-vp-2-3 widget-area-g-xl-vp-2-3 page-widget-area-16\">\n<div data-widget-type=\"hero\" id=\"hero\" class=\"clear-both widget widget-hero widget-hero widget-hero-hero widget-hero widget-hero-fter-news\">\n<div class=\"news-article\">\n<header data-component-name=\"Article:Hero\">\n<nav class=\"breadcrumb\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\">\n<ol>\n<li>\nPro Cycling\n<\/li>\n<li>\nRacing\n<\/li>\n<li>\nRoad\n<\/li>\n<li>\nVolta a Catalunya\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<h1>Volta a Catalunya: Jonas Vingegaard takes back-to-back wins on stage 6 atop summit finish in Queralt, increases race lead<\/h1>\n<div class=\"byline-social\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\nRace Results<\/p>\n<div class=\"text-[13px]\"><span><br \/>\nBy<br \/>\nAlasdair Fotheringham <\/span><span><br \/>\npublished<br \/>\n<time data-component-name=\"UI:DateTime\" datetime=\"2026-03-28T16:25:18Z\" class=\"relative-date\"><br \/>\n28 March 2026<br \/>\n<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Lenny Martinez second and Florian Lipowitz third, as Remco Evenepoel hangs on for fifth after moving into a team support role<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"mx-auto mb-4 flex items-center justify-start mx-0 my-5 p-0\" id=\"affiliate-disclaimer\" data-component-name=\"AffiliateDisclaimer\" data-hawk-message=\"Affiliate disclaimer removed because hawk deemed there are no affiliate links on this page\">\n<p class=\"text-700 mb-2 text-[12px] leading-[18px] md:text-[13px] [&amp;&gt;a]:text-gray-700 [&amp;&gt;a]:underline\">\nWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. 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https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ksH22bu9SS63SErQgVLwCe-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 600px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><figcaption class=\"mt-2\"><span class=\"caption-text\">Jonas Vingegaard wins stage 6 at Volta a Cataluya on mountaintop finish in Queralt<\/span><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component-name=\"Article:JumpTo\" class=\"contents\" data-only-inline=\"1\">\n<div class=\"visible flex flex-row flex-nowrap sticky max-lg:-ml-5 top-[60px] sm:top-0 z-[9994] w-screen lg:w-full h-[50px] bg-white p-0 mb-5 border-neutral-200 border border-solid\" data-component-name=\"Article:JumpTo:Variants:Inline\" data-analytics-id=\"sticky-nav\" id=\"sticky-nav--inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"sticky-nav\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-row w-full h-full overflow-x-scroll overflow-y-hidden tracking-normal overscroll-x-contain\" id=\"sticky-nav__scroll-container\"><span class=\"pl-4 my-auto text-base 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kilometres to go.<\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-fb4540f4-4d8b-4873-98a0-1898d23348b1-2\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">The opposition crumpled completely for a second day running, with Lenny Martinez (Bahrain Victorious) second at 10 seconds and Florian Lipowitz (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) third. Lipowitz&#8217;s teammate and pre-race favourite Remco Evenepoel, having lost time on Friday after his crash earlier in the week, opted to take on a team player&#8217;s role, working hard for the German before easing up some five kilometres from the line.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-continues-below block py-2 text-sm\">Article continues below <\/span><\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet class=\"clear-both pb-0 pt-2 mb-4\"><span class=\"\n            flex\n            after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-t-[#ccc]\n            before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-t-[#ccc]\n            font-article-heading pb-0 !text-base uppercase sm:text-sm font-bold\n        \"><br \/>\n            You may like<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"flex flex-col gap-0 m-0\">\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ededed] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-1\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-inline-1\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-inline-1\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/DgvHgzcJviF7nsZBdAJJV9-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/DgvHgzcJviF7nsZBdAJJV9-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"\n                            w-full font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2 text-base font-medium\">Volta a Catalunya: Jonas Vingegaard dominates stage 5 mountaintop finish to Coll de Pal for solo victory<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ededed] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-2\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-inline-2\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-inline-2\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/jDoKKDQWNwoPEKhDHcFVCg-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/jDoKKDQWNwoPEKhDHcFVCg-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"\n                            w-full font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2 text-base font-medium\">As it happened: Race favourite destroys the competition on stage 5 of Volta a Catalunya 2026<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ccc] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-3\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-inline-3\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-inline-3\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/YaNnKy9oGD3FyqbzLAN7be-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/YaNnKy9oGD3FyqbzLAN7be-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"\n                            w-full font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2 text-base font-medium\">As it happened: Race leader extends his dominance as GC gets a reshuffle<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Vingegaard&#8217;s measured but deadly attack means he is now well en route to adding an overall triumph in his first-ever Volta a Catalunya on Sunday to his Paris-Nice victory of a few weeks back. Overall, his lead over the closest pursuer, Martinez, is roughly 1:20, a massive margin in a race often decided by seconds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#8220;We wanted to go to for the stage again today. We got a good breakaway and then controlled it really well for a long, long time. The whole team did an amazing job,&#8221; Vingegaard said in a post-race interview.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#8220;Then, in the last steep downhill, Red Bull put some pressure on, but luckily, I was up there, and I was in the group ahead on the last climb. From there, it was a battle between six guys. I still had legs for an attack; that&#8217;s what I did. I was able to drop the other guys; it was a good day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#8220;Sunday is maybe not the kind of stage that suits me the best. If I can win another stage, that&#8217;d be nice, but the main focus will be to keep the leader&#8217;s jersey.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-v7zM7xE7fAkr33sxnhmZGi\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-v7zM7xE7fAkr33sxnhmZGi slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__header\">Get The Leadout Newsletter<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox!<\/p>\n<footer class=\"newsletter-form__footer \">By submitting your information you agree to the Terms &amp; Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.<\/footer>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Catalunya&#8217;s sixth stage was also marked by the DNS of Tom Pidcock (Pinarello-Q36.5), suffering from the effects of his high-speed downhill crash on Friday.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-how-it-unfolded\"><span>How it unfolded<\/span><\/h3>\n<p id=\"elk-e649844d-dac4-4320-a693-73d54c24396a\">While Michel Hessman (Movistar) was unlucky enough to crash in the neutralised section and was rushed away in an ambulance, numerous breakaway attempts on the long, very irregular slopes of the Cat.3 Col de la Battallola that followed culminated in a 15-group eventually extracting itself from the peloton.<\/p>\n<p>None of the riders in the move were immediate threats to the overall lead of Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike), although the presence of Richard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost), the best-placed rider 3:55 back on GC, doubtless did not go unnoticed by the Danish leader&#8217;s squad. Other top names on Visma&#8217;s radar would have included former Volta winner Nairo Quintana (Movistar), longstanding stage 5 breakaway racer Guilio Ciccone (Lidl-Trek) and local star Marc Soler (UAE Team Emirates-XRG).<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet class=\"clear-both pb-0 pt-2 mb-4\"><span class=\"\n            flex\n            after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-t-[#ccc]\n            before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-t-[#ccc]\n            font-article-heading pb-0 !text-base uppercase sm:text-sm font-bold\n        \"><br \/>\n            What to read next<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"flex flex-col gap-0 m-0\">\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ededed] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-1\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-2-inline-1\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-2-inline-1\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/RQUAxG2GKjzyvZ4C3NPu57-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/RQUAxG2GKjzyvZ4C3NPu57-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"\n                            w-full font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2 text-base font-medium\">Paris-Nice: Jonas Vingegaard secures GC title but gets pipped to stage 8 victory by Lenny Martinez in narrow two-up sprint<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ededed] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-2\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-2-inline-2\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-2-inline-2\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/JHwBRxGkBAhmK67V3hiZvJ-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/JHwBRxGkBAhmK67V3hiZvJ-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"\n                            w-full font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2 text-base font-medium\">&#8216;I didn&#8217;t want to take any risks&#8217; &#8211; Remco Evenepoel becomes top climbing domestique for a day at Volta a Catalunya for teammate Florian Lipowitz<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ccc] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-3\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-2-inline-3\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-2-inline-3\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/tdMM9USiVzeJJ9QkhvYSBE-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/tdMM9USiVzeJJ9QkhvYSBE-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"\n                            w-full font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2 text-base font-medium\">Crunch time in the Pyrenees for Jonas Vingegaard, Remco Evenepoel and Tom Pidcock \u2013 Analysing the contenders for the 2026 Volta a Catalunya<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Soler was one of the strongest riders, too, on the upper slopes of the hardest ascent of the day &#8211; and arguably the entire race &#8211; the 14.6km Coll dell Pradell mid-way through the stage. Only one rider was strong enough to withstand Soler&#8217;s move &#8211; Byron Munton (Modern Adventure), also from the break. That said, with a narrow advantage of just two minutes and change on a main peloton led by the indefatigable Visma-Lease a Bike on the 14 and 15% slopes of the Pradell&#8217;s toughest segment, the day&#8217;s win still looked likely to come from the bunch, not any of the early attackers.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-bfdc566f-40ba-4948-b133-7ba4e1bc753f\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/9yPCxzHtxfykzirHXqrcPc-1024-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/9yPCxzHtxfykzirHXqrcPc-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/9yPCxzHtxfykzirHXqrcPc-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/9yPCxzHtxfykzirHXqrcPc-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/9yPCxzHtxfykzirHXqrcPc-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/9yPCxzHtxfykzirHXqrcPc-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">Giulio Ciccone leads stage 6 at the Volta a Catalunya <\/span><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"elk-bdfe88f1-8398-41a2-aeac-6967e313b509\">Four kilometres from the top, as the bunch shrank to just 20 racers on the painfully narrow and steep ascent, Soler finally shed Munton. Plodding tirelessly away with his trademark heavy-laden style, Catalan allrounder then was joined by Ciccone, Carapaz and Ineos Grenadiers&#8217; Embret Svestad-B\u00e5rdseng from the break, with the Italian outpowering Soler at the snow-lined summit of the pass.<\/p>\n<p>Three-quarters of an hour further on and approaching the summit of the next climb, the Cat. 1 Collada de Sant Isidre, however, of those four, only Ciccone and Carapaz remained narrowly ahead as Red Bull, working for Lipowitz, upped the pace considerably in a 30-strong peloton.<\/p>\n<p>Ciccone finally shed the Ecuadorian to move even further up the mountains classification, just as the GC battle was heating up behind. As a result, Vingegaard lost all his teammates on the climb, while Red Bull were stripped down to just Remco Evenepoel &#8211; now clearly sacrificing his own chances for his German teammate &#8211; and Lipowitz himself.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-20d8fa83-7cc4-4a18-888a-c56a9d11a97a\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/C9AEVPEbRb6bZ9rNyCpxLH-1024-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/C9AEVPEbRb6bZ9rNyCpxLH-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/C9AEVPEbRb6bZ9rNyCpxLH-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/C9AEVPEbRb6bZ9rNyCpxLH-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/C9AEVPEbRb6bZ9rNyCpxLH-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/C9AEVPEbRb6bZ9rNyCpxLH-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">Remco Evenepoel leads the selection on stage 6 at Volta a Catalunya <\/span><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"elk-6ff343e9-1178-4813-918c-8e55fce16c56\">Evenepoel pushed hard on the very dangerous, twisting descent, too, keeping sole leader Ciccone at a bare 40 seconds on a leader&#8217;s group that had now crumbled to just seven riders. Lots of top names, including Oscar Onley (Ineos Grenadiers), had lost contact by this point, but Vingegaard was still very much on the right side of the splits and, if isolated, never subject to actual attack.<\/p>\n<p>At 17 kilometres from the finish, stage leader Ciccone sat up to try and bring Lidl-Trek Mattias Skjelmose back into contention with the Evenepoel and Lipowitze-led group. Also riding alongside the Belgian and German, and hunting for the win on the final ascent up to Queralt sanctuary were a very select group comprising Vingegaard, Valentin Paret-Peintre (Soudal-QuickStep), Carapaz and Bahrain Victorious duo Lenny Martinez and Afonso Eul\u00e1lio. With a minute in hand on their closest pursuers as the seven blasted through the start town of Berga, it was clear one of them would be the stage winner.<\/p>\n<p>Carapaz, though, sat up almost immediately when Evenepoel continued to drive more intently on the tougher sections, and Eul\u00e1lio was quick to follow suit. The status quo of the remaining five then continued in a tense battle on the easier upper slopes. Given Felix Gall (Decathlon CMA CGM), previously second on GC, was now a long way behind on the stage, nobody in the tiny lead group, almost all of them overall favourites, seemed willing to risk their all but automatic rise in at least one position thanks to Gall&#8217;s absence. And as they all knew only too well from Vingegaard&#8217;s blistering climbing performance the day before, trying to go for the GC lead itself was, in any case, a hopeless task.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, with 2.4 kilometres to go, Vingegaard opted to accelerate, the sign for Evenepoel to swing off, and only Lipowitz and Lenny Martinez were initially able to follow. A few hundred metres later, though, Vingegaard was on his own, for the second day running. He did not overly push himself in the closing, easier metres of the climb &#8211; getting a big enough gap had already been carved out the day before. But it was equally certain that nobody would reach him, and his second stage win seemed all but a formality.<\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-2f4c472e-cea3-4643-86ce-4ae6dcaa2e4c\">It will not have been lost on Vingegaard that the previous rider to raise his arms in victory in the shadow of the Queralt Sanctuary in the Volta was one Tadej Poga\u010dar, two years ago, en route to a crashing overall triumph in the Volta &#8211; and then in the Giro d&#8217;Italia in May.<\/p>\n<p>It is now all but a foregone conclusion that Vingegaard will follow in the Slovenian&#8217;s wheel tracks all the way to victory in his first-ever Volta in Barcelona on Sunday. But perhaps even more importantly, at the same time, Vingegaard&#8217;s status as overwhelming favourite for the Giro is now also all but in the bag, too.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-c2f8d4eb-9373-437b-9ce0-5d21adfca7b2\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zzabccYwK2VjS8iGStknN8-1024-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zzabccYwK2VjS8iGStknN8-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zzabccYwK2VjS8iGStknN8-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zzabccYwK2VjS8iGStknN8-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zzabccYwK2VjS8iGStknN8-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zzabccYwK2VjS8iGStknN8-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">Jonas Vingegaard celebrates on the podium after winning stage 6 at Volta a Catalunya <\/span><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-results\"><span>Results<\/span><\/h3>\n<p id=\"elk-a1c754f2-42c1-4a52-82c5-c6982d89fa70\"><em><strong>Results powered by <\/strong><\/em><em><strong>FirstCycling<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"slice-container-authorBio-v7zM7xE7fAkr33sxnhmZGi\" class=\"slice-container slice-author-bio authorBio-v7zM7xE7fAkr33sxnhmZGi slice-container-authorBio\">\n<div class=\"author author__default-layout author--separator author--collapsible\" data-hydrate=\"true\">\n<div class=\"author__header\">\n<div class=\"author__avatar-block\">\n<figure class=\"image-wrapped__wrapper\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"false\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapped__widthsetter\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapped__aspect-padding\">\n<div><source class=\"author__avatar image-wrapped__image image__image\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/5QLhaPay9asJvmaNsCjFVZ-140-80.jpg.webp 140w\" sizes=\"99vw\" data-normal=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/5QLhaPay9asJvmaNsCjFVZ.jpg\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/5QLhaPay9asJvmaNsCjFVZ.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/5QLhaPay9asJvmaNsCjFVZ.jpg\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" data-slice-image=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"author__heading\">\n<div class=\"author__name\">Alasdair Fotheringham<\/div>\n<div class=\"author__social\">\n<nav class=\"button-social-group author__social-buttons\" aria-labelledby=\"button-social-group- author__social-buttons\">\n<div id=\"button-social-group- author__social-buttons\">Social Links Navigation<\/div>\n<\/nav>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"author__bio-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"author__biography\">\n<p>Alasdair Fotheringham has been reporting on cycling since 1991. He has covered every Tour de France since 1992 bar one, as well as numerous other bike races of all shapes and sizes, ranging from the Olympic Games in 2008 to the now sadly defunct Subida a Urkiola hill climb in Spain. As well as working for <em>Cyclingnews<\/em>, he has also written for <em>The Independent<\/em>,\u00a0 <em>The Guardian<\/em>,\u00a0 <em>ProCycling<\/em>, <em>The Express<\/em> and <em>Reuters<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"mt-6 lg:px-0 relative max-w-[1070px] mx-auto viafoura-twig-component px-4\" data-component-name=\"Viafoura:Comments\" data-nosnippet data-community-guidelines-text=\"&lt;p class='vfcustom-community-guidelines'&gt;Please follow our &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/about\/#section-community-guidelines&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;community guidelines&lt;\/a&gt;.&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-join-the-conversation-text=\"Join the Conversation\">\n<div class=\"absolute top-0 left-0 w-full h-full flex items-center justify-center z-50 bg-white\/90 border-1\">\n<div class=\"p-2 text-center\">\n<p class=\"mb-3 !text-lg\">You must confirm your public display name before commenting<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-3 !text-sm\">Please logout and then login again, you will then be prompted to enter your display name.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"mx-2 my-5 sm:mx-0\">\n<aside class=\"w-full\" data-nosnippet data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-stacked\">\n<div data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-adviser:hybrid\">\n<div class=\"text-white py-4 px-3 mb-4 bg-[#333] uppercase font-bold custom-header-styles\">Read more<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-1 gap-4 mt-4 mb-5\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/DgvHgzcJviF7nsZBdAJJV9-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/DgvHgzcJviF7nsZBdAJJV9-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/DgvHgzcJviF7nsZBdAJJV9-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/DgvHgzcJviF7nsZBdAJJV9-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/DgvHgzcJviF7nsZBdAJJV9-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Racing<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">Volta a Catalunya: Jonas Vingegaard dominates stage 5 mountaintop finish to Coll de Pal for solo victory<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"sponsored-post--placeholder max-w-full animate-pulse\"><span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/jDoKKDQWNwoPEKhDHcFVCg-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/jDoKKDQWNwoPEKhDHcFVCg-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/jDoKKDQWNwoPEKhDHcFVCg-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/jDoKKDQWNwoPEKhDHcFVCg-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/jDoKKDQWNwoPEKhDHcFVCg-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Racing<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">As it happened: Race favourite destroys the competition on stage 5 of Volta a Catalunya 2026<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"sponsored-post--placeholder max-w-full animate-pulse\"><span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/YaNnKy9oGD3FyqbzLAN7be-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/YaNnKy9oGD3FyqbzLAN7be-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/YaNnKy9oGD3FyqbzLAN7be-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/YaNnKy9oGD3FyqbzLAN7be-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/YaNnKy9oGD3FyqbzLAN7be-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Racing<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">As it happened: Race leader extends his dominance as GC gets a reshuffle<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"sponsored-post--placeholder max-w-full animate-pulse\"><span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/RQUAxG2GKjzyvZ4C3NPu57-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/RQUAxG2GKjzyvZ4C3NPu57-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/RQUAxG2GKjzyvZ4C3NPu57-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/RQUAxG2GKjzyvZ4C3NPu57-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/RQUAxG2GKjzyvZ4C3NPu57-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Racing<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">Paris-Nice: Jonas Vingegaard secures GC title but gets pipped to stage 8 victory by Lenny Martinez in narrow two-up sprint<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"sponsored-post--placeholder max-w-full animate-pulse\"><span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/JHwBRxGkBAhmK67V3hiZvJ-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/JHwBRxGkBAhmK67V3hiZvJ-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/JHwBRxGkBAhmK67V3hiZvJ-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/JHwBRxGkBAhmK67V3hiZvJ-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/JHwBRxGkBAhmK67V3hiZvJ-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Racing<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">&#8216;I didn&#8217;t want to take any risks&#8217; &#8211; Remco Evenepoel becomes top climbing domestique for a day at Volta a Catalunya for teammate Florian Lipowitz<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"sponsored-post--placeholder max-w-full animate-pulse\"><span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/tdMM9USiVzeJJ9QkhvYSBE-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/tdMM9USiVzeJJ9QkhvYSBE-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/tdMM9USiVzeJJ9QkhvYSBE-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/tdMM9USiVzeJJ9QkhvYSBE-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/tdMM9USiVzeJJ9QkhvYSBE-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Racing<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">Crunch time in the Pyrenees for Jonas Vingegaard, Remco Evenepoel and Tom Pidcock \u2013 Analysing the contenders for the 2026 Volta a Catalunya<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"sponsored-post--placeholder max-w-full animate-pulse\"><span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside class=\"w-full\" data-nosnippet data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-stacked\">\n<div data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-solr:latest-category\">\n<div class=\"text-white py-4 px-3 mb-4 bg-[#333] uppercase font-bold custom-header-styles\">Latest in Racing<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-1 gap-4 mt-4 mb-5\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/JHwBRxGkBAhmK67V3hiZvJ-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/JHwBRxGkBAhmK67V3hiZvJ-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/JHwBRxGkBAhmK67V3hiZvJ-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/JHwBRxGkBAhmK67V3hiZvJ-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/JHwBRxGkBAhmK67V3hiZvJ-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Racing<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">&#8216;I didn&#8217;t want to take any risks&#8217; &#8211; Remco Evenepoel becomes top climbing domestique for a day at Volta a Catalunya for teammate Florian Lipowitz<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"sponsored-post--placeholder max-w-full animate-pulse\"><span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/SkF6wbooMmkDHETDNqZJxD-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/SkF6wbooMmkDHETDNqZJxD-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/SkF6wbooMmkDHETDNqZJxD-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/SkF6wbooMmkDHETDNqZJxD-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/SkF6wbooMmkDHETDNqZJxD-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Women&#8217;s Cycling<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">&#8216;As a professional athlete, this feels huge&#8217; &#8211; Life Time Grand Prix series introduces pregnancy policy<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"sponsored-post--placeholder max-w-full animate-pulse\"><span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/evkDXqmiVi25dA36iKWx7c-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/evkDXqmiVi25dA36iKWx7c-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/evkDXqmiVi25dA36iKWx7c-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/evkDXqmiVi25dA36iKWx7c-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/evkDXqmiVi25dA36iKWx7c-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Racing<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">Defending champion Mads Pedersen, ill, will not start In Flanders Fields, loses chance to take record-breaking fourth win<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"sponsored-post--placeholder max-w-full animate-pulse\"><span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/UUYsjzcTQRv7NzZX4SggJ7-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/UUYsjzcTQRv7NzZX4SggJ7-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/UUYsjzcTQRv7NzZX4SggJ7-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/UUYsjzcTQRv7NzZX4SggJ7-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/UUYsjzcTQRv7NzZX4SggJ7-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Racing<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">Coppi e Bartali: Axel Laurance captures second stage to move into overall lead with one day remaining<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"sponsored-post--placeholder max-w-full animate-pulse\"><span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/h7k5aiSnWn5qZvgpSqJGjC-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/h7k5aiSnWn5qZvgpSqJGjC-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/h7k5aiSnWn5qZvgpSqJGjC-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/h7k5aiSnWn5qZvgpSqJGjC-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/h7k5aiSnWn5qZvgpSqJGjC-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Racing<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">&#8216;We did everything to try to make it&#8217; &#8211; Tom Pidcock pulls out of the Volta a Catalunya with injuries from stage 5 crash<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"sponsored-post--placeholder max-w-full animate-pulse\"><span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/y9nBuKzSw9zBxEAyzD6Pu5-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/y9nBuKzSw9zBxEAyzD6Pu5-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/y9nBuKzSw9zBxEAyzD6Pu5-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/y9nBuKzSw9zBxEAyzD6Pu5-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/y9nBuKzSw9zBxEAyzD6Pu5-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Racing<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">&#8216;It&#8217;s not up to us&#8217; or &#8216;there is no more time to gamble&#8217;? How big teams in the peloton failed to chase down Mathieu van der Poel in E3 Saxo Classic<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"sponsored-post--placeholder max-w-full animate-pulse\"><span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside class=\"w-full\" data-nosnippet data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-stacked\">\n<div data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-solr:latest-articletype\">\n<div class=\"text-white py-4 px-3 mb-4 bg-[#333] uppercase font-bold custom-header-styles\">Latest in Race Results<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-1 gap-4 mt-4 mb-5\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/UUYsjzcTQRv7NzZX4SggJ7-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/UUYsjzcTQRv7NzZX4SggJ7-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/UUYsjzcTQRv7NzZX4SggJ7-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/UUYsjzcTQRv7NzZX4SggJ7-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/UUYsjzcTQRv7NzZX4SggJ7-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Racing<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">Coppi e Bartali: Axel Laurance captures second stage to move into overall lead with one day remaining<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"sponsored-post--placeholder max-w-full animate-pulse\"><span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/MddsXKghDmxDJzcWYTZTCn-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/MddsXKghDmxDJzcWYTZTCn-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/MddsXKghDmxDJzcWYTZTCn-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/MddsXKghDmxDJzcWYTZTCn-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/MddsXKghDmxDJzcWYTZTCn-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Racing<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">E3 Saxo Classic: Mathieu van der Poel punishes rivals but fights to hold off fast-closing chase group for three-peat<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"sponsored-post--placeholder max-w-full animate-pulse\"><span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/DgvHgzcJviF7nsZBdAJJV9-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/DgvHgzcJviF7nsZBdAJJV9-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/DgvHgzcJviF7nsZBdAJJV9-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/DgvHgzcJviF7nsZBdAJJV9-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/DgvHgzcJviF7nsZBdAJJV9-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Racing<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">Volta a Catalunya: Jonas Vingegaard dominates stage 5 mountaintop finish to Coll de Pal for solo victory<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"sponsored-post--placeholder max-w-full animate-pulse\"><span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/FabeA5f2KCJAtMDutJQcCj-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/FabeA5f2KCJAtMDutJQcCj-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/FabeA5f2KCJAtMDutJQcCj-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/FabeA5f2KCJAtMDutJQcCj-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/FabeA5f2KCJAtMDutJQcCj-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Racing<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">Coppi e Bartali: Tommaso Dati outpaces Mauro Schmid to win stage 3<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"sponsored-post--placeholder max-w-full animate-pulse\"><span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/hvYurs5TyGPgncEZaLZiHi-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/hvYurs5TyGPgncEZaLZiHi-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/hvYurs5TyGPgncEZaLZiHi-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/hvYurs5TyGPgncEZaLZiHi-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/hvYurs5TyGPgncEZaLZiHi-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, 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Lipowitz&#8217;s teammate and pre-race favourite Remco Evenepoel, having lost time on Friday after his crash earlier in the week, opted to take on a team player&#8217;s role, working hard for the German before easing up some five kilometres from the line.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-continues-below block py-2 text-sm\">Article continues below <\/span><\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet class=\"clear-both pb-0 pt-2 mb-4\"><span class=\"\n            flex\n            after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-t-[#ccc]\n            before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-t-[#ccc]\n            font-article-heading pb-0 !text-base uppercase sm:text-sm font-bold\n        \"><br \/>\n            You may like<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"flex flex-col gap-0 m-0\">\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ededed] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-1\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-inline-1\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-inline-1\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/DgvHgzcJviF7nsZBdAJJV9-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/DgvHgzcJviF7nsZBdAJJV9-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"\n                            w-full font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2 text-base font-medium\">Volta a Catalunya: Jonas Vingegaard dominates stage 5 mountaintop finish to Coll de Pal for solo victory<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ededed] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-2\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-inline-2\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-inline-2\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/jDoKKDQWNwoPEKhDHcFVCg-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/jDoKKDQWNwoPEKhDHcFVCg-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"\n                            w-full font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2 text-base font-medium\">As it happened: Race favourite destroys the competition on stage 5 of Volta a Catalunya 2026<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ccc] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-3\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-inline-3\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-inline-3\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/YaNnKy9oGD3FyqbzLAN7be-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/YaNnKy9oGD3FyqbzLAN7be-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"\n                            w-full font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2 text-base font-medium\">As it happened: Race leader extends his dominance as GC gets a reshuffle<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Vingegaard&#8217;s measured but deadly attack means he is now well en route to adding an overall triumph in his first-ever Volta a Catalunya on Sunday to his Paris-Nice victory of a few weeks back. Overall, his lead over the closest pursuer, Martinez, is roughly 1:20, a massive margin in a race often decided by seconds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#8220;We wanted to go to for the stage again today. We got a good breakaway and then controlled it really well for a long, long time. The whole team did an amazing job,&#8221; Vingegaard said in a post-race interview.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#8220;Then, in the last steep downhill, Red Bull put some pressure on, but luckily, I was up there, and I was in the group ahead on the last climb. From there, it was a battle between six guys. I still had legs for an attack; that&#8217;s what I did. I was able to drop the other guys; it was a good day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#8220;Sunday is maybe not the kind of stage that suits me the best. If I can win another stage, that&#8217;d be nice, but the main focus will be to keep the leader&#8217;s jersey.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-v7zM7xE7fAkr33sxnhmZGi\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-v7zM7xE7fAkr33sxnhmZGi slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__header\">Get The Leadout Newsletter<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox!<\/p>\n<footer class=\"newsletter-form__footer \">By submitting your information you agree to the Terms &amp; Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.<\/footer>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Catalunya&#8217;s sixth stage was also marked by the DNS of Tom Pidcock (Pinarello-Q36.5), suffering from the effects of his high-speed downhill crash on Friday.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-how-it-unfolded\"><span>How it unfolded<\/span><\/h3>\n<p id=\"elk-e649844d-dac4-4320-a693-73d54c24396a\">While Michel Hessman (Movistar) was unlucky enough to crash in the neutralised section and was rushed away in an ambulance, numerous breakaway attempts on the long, very irregular slopes of the Cat.3 Col de la Battallola that followed culminated in a 15-group eventually extracting itself from the peloton.<\/p>\n<p>None of the riders in the move were immediate threats to the overall lead of Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike), although the presence of Richard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost), the best-placed rider 3:55 back on GC, doubtless did not go unnoticed by the Danish leader&#8217;s squad. Other top names on Visma&#8217;s radar would have included former Volta winner Nairo Quintana (Movistar), longstanding stage 5 breakaway racer Guilio Ciccone (Lidl-Trek) and local star Marc Soler (UAE Team Emirates-XRG).<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet class=\"clear-both pb-0 pt-2 mb-4\"><span class=\"\n            flex\n            after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-t-[#ccc]\n            before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-t-[#ccc]\n            font-article-heading pb-0 !text-base uppercase sm:text-sm font-bold\n        \"><br \/>\n            What to read next<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"flex flex-col gap-0 m-0\">\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ededed] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-1\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-2-inline-1\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-2-inline-1\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/RQUAxG2GKjzyvZ4C3NPu57-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/RQUAxG2GKjzyvZ4C3NPu57-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"\n                            w-full font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2 text-base font-medium\">Paris-Nice: Jonas Vingegaard secures GC title but gets pipped to stage 8 victory by Lenny Martinez in narrow two-up sprint<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ededed] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-2\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-2-inline-2\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-2-inline-2\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/JHwBRxGkBAhmK67V3hiZvJ-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/JHwBRxGkBAhmK67V3hiZvJ-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"\n                            w-full font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2 text-base font-medium\">&#8216;I didn&#8217;t want to take any risks&#8217; &#8211; Remco Evenepoel becomes top climbing domestique for a day at Volta a Catalunya for teammate Florian Lipowitz<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ccc] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-3\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-2-inline-3\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-2-inline-3\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/tdMM9USiVzeJJ9QkhvYSBE-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/tdMM9USiVzeJJ9QkhvYSBE-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"\n                            w-full font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2 text-base font-medium\">Crunch time in the Pyrenees for Jonas Vingegaard, Remco Evenepoel and Tom Pidcock \u2013 Analysing the contenders for the 2026 Volta a Catalunya<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Soler was one of the strongest riders, too, on the upper slopes of the hardest ascent of the day &#8211; and arguably the entire race &#8211; the 14.6km Coll dell Pradell mid-way through the stage. Only one rider was strong enough to withstand Soler&#8217;s move &#8211; Byron Munton (Modern Adventure), also from the break. That said, with a narrow advantage of just two minutes and change on a main peloton led by the indefatigable Visma-Lease a Bike on the 14 and 15% slopes of the Pradell&#8217;s toughest segment, the day&#8217;s win still looked likely to come from the bunch, not any of the early attackers.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-bfdc566f-40ba-4948-b133-7ba4e1bc753f\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/9yPCxzHtxfykzirHXqrcPc-1024-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/9yPCxzHtxfykzirHXqrcPc-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/9yPCxzHtxfykzirHXqrcPc-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/9yPCxzHtxfykzirHXqrcPc-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/9yPCxzHtxfykzirHXqrcPc-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/9yPCxzHtxfykzirHXqrcPc-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">Giulio Ciccone leads stage 6 at the Volta a Catalunya <\/span><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"elk-bdfe88f1-8398-41a2-aeac-6967e313b509\">Four kilometres from the top, as the bunch shrank to just 20 racers on the painfully narrow and steep ascent, Soler finally shed Munton. Plodding tirelessly away with his trademark heavy-laden style, Catalan allrounder then was joined by Ciccone, Carapaz and Ineos Grenadiers&#8217; Embret Svestad-B\u00e5rdseng from the break, with the Italian outpowering Soler at the snow-lined summit of the pass.<\/p>\n<p>Three-quarters of an hour further on and approaching the summit of the next climb, the Cat. 1 Collada de Sant Isidre, however, of those four, only Ciccone and Carapaz remained narrowly ahead as Red Bull, working for Lipowitz, upped the pace considerably in a 30-strong peloton.<\/p>\n<p>Ciccone finally shed the Ecuadorian to move even further up the mountains classification, just as the GC battle was heating up behind. As a result, Vingegaard lost all his teammates on the climb, while Red Bull were stripped down to just Remco Evenepoel &#8211; now clearly sacrificing his own chances for his German teammate &#8211; and Lipowitz himself.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-20d8fa83-7cc4-4a18-888a-c56a9d11a97a\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/C9AEVPEbRb6bZ9rNyCpxLH-1024-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/C9AEVPEbRb6bZ9rNyCpxLH-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/C9AEVPEbRb6bZ9rNyCpxLH-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/C9AEVPEbRb6bZ9rNyCpxLH-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/C9AEVPEbRb6bZ9rNyCpxLH-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/C9AEVPEbRb6bZ9rNyCpxLH-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">Remco Evenepoel leads the selection on stage 6 at Volta a Catalunya <\/span><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"elk-6ff343e9-1178-4813-918c-8e55fce16c56\">Evenepoel pushed hard on the very dangerous, twisting descent, too, keeping sole leader Ciccone at a bare 40 seconds on a leader&#8217;s group that had now crumbled to just seven riders. Lots of top names, including Oscar Onley (Ineos Grenadiers), had lost contact by this point, but Vingegaard was still very much on the right side of the splits and, if isolated, never subject to actual attack.<\/p>\n<p>At 17 kilometres from the finish, stage leader Ciccone sat up to try and bring Lidl-Trek Mattias Skjelmose back into contention with the Evenepoel and Lipowitze-led group. Also riding alongside the Belgian and German, and hunting for the win on the final ascent up to Queralt sanctuary were a very select group comprising Vingegaard, Valentin Paret-Peintre (Soudal-QuickStep), Carapaz and Bahrain Victorious duo Lenny Martinez and Afonso Eul\u00e1lio. With a minute in hand on their closest pursuers as the seven blasted through the start town of Berga, it was clear one of them would be the stage winner.<\/p>\n<p>Carapaz, though, sat up almost immediately when Evenepoel continued to drive more intently on the tougher sections, and Eul\u00e1lio was quick to follow suit. The status quo of the remaining five then continued in a tense battle on the easier upper slopes. Given Felix Gall (Decathlon CMA CGM), previously second on GC, was now a long way behind on the stage, nobody in the tiny lead group, almost all of them overall favourites, seemed willing to risk their all but automatic rise in at least one position thanks to Gall&#8217;s absence. And as they all knew only too well from Vingegaard&#8217;s blistering climbing performance the day before, trying to go for the GC lead itself was, in any case, a hopeless task.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, with 2.4 kilometres to go, Vingegaard opted to accelerate, the sign for Evenepoel to swing off, and only Lipowitz and Lenny Martinez were initially able to follow. A few hundred metres later, though, Vingegaard was on his own, for the second day running. He did not overly push himself in the closing, easier metres of the climb &#8211; getting a big enough gap had already been carved out the day before. But it was equally certain that nobody would reach him, and his second stage win seemed all but a formality.<\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-2f4c472e-cea3-4643-86ce-4ae6dcaa2e4c\">It will not have been lost on Vingegaard that the previous rider to raise his arms in victory in the shadow of the Queralt Sanctuary in the Volta was one Tadej Poga\u010dar, two years ago, en route to a crashing overall triumph in the Volta &#8211; and then in the Giro d&#8217;Italia in May.<\/p>\n<p>It is now all but a foregone conclusion that Vingegaard will follow in the Slovenian&#8217;s wheel tracks all the way to victory in his first-ever Volta in Barcelona on Sunday. But perhaps even more importantly, at the same time, Vingegaard&#8217;s status as overwhelming favourite for the Giro is now also all but in the bag, too.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-c2f8d4eb-9373-437b-9ce0-5d21adfca7b2\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zzabccYwK2VjS8iGStknN8-1024-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zzabccYwK2VjS8iGStknN8-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zzabccYwK2VjS8iGStknN8-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zzabccYwK2VjS8iGStknN8-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zzabccYwK2VjS8iGStknN8-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zzabccYwK2VjS8iGStknN8-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">Jonas Vingegaard celebrates on the podium after winning stage 6 at Volta a Catalunya <\/span><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-results\"><span>Results<\/span><\/h3>\n<p id=\"elk-a1c754f2-42c1-4a52-82c5-c6982d89fa70\"><em><strong>Results powered by <\/strong><\/em><em><strong>FirstCycling<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"slice-container-authorBio-v7zM7xE7fAkr33sxnhmZGi\" class=\"slice-container slice-author-bio authorBio-v7zM7xE7fAkr33sxnhmZGi slice-container-authorBio\">\n<div class=\"author author__default-layout author--separator author--collapsible\" data-hydrate=\"true\">\n<div class=\"author__header\">\n<div class=\"author__avatar-block\">\n<figure class=\"image-wrapped__wrapper\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"false\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapped__widthsetter\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapped__aspect-padding\">\n<div><source class=\"author__avatar image-wrapped__image image__image\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/5QLhaPay9asJvmaNsCjFVZ-140-80.jpg.webp 140w\" sizes=\"99vw\" data-normal=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/5QLhaPay9asJvmaNsCjFVZ.jpg\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/5QLhaPay9asJvmaNsCjFVZ.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/5QLhaPay9asJvmaNsCjFVZ.jpg\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" data-slice-image=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"author__heading\">\n<div class=\"author__name\">Alasdair Fotheringham<\/div>\n<div class=\"author__social\">\n<nav class=\"button-social-group author__social-buttons\" aria-labelledby=\"button-social-group- author__social-buttons\">\n<div id=\"button-social-group- author__social-buttons\">Social Links Navigation<\/div>\n<\/nav>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"author__bio-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"author__biography\">\n<p>Alasdair Fotheringham has been reporting on cycling since 1991. He has covered every Tour de France since 1992 bar one, as well as numerous other bike races of all shapes and sizes, ranging from the Olympic Games in 2008 to the now sadly defunct Subida a Urkiola hill climb in Spain. As well as working for <em>Cyclingnews<\/em>, he has also written for <em>The Independent<\/em>,\u00a0 <em>The Guardian<\/em>,\u00a0 <em>ProCycling<\/em>, <em>The Express<\/em> and <em>Reuters<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"mt-6 lg:px-0 relative max-w-[1070px] mx-auto viafoura-twig-component px-4\" data-component-name=\"Viafoura:Comments\" data-nosnippet data-community-guidelines-text=\"&lt;p class='vfcustom-community-guidelines'&gt;Please follow our &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/about\/#section-community-guidelines&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;community guidelines&lt;\/a&gt;.&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-join-the-conversation-text=\"Join the Conversation\">\n<div class=\"absolute top-0 left-0 w-full h-full flex items-center justify-center z-50 bg-white\/90 border-1\">\n<div class=\"p-2 text-center\">\n<p class=\"mb-3 !text-lg\">You must confirm your public display name before commenting<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-3 !text-sm\">Please logout and then login again, you will then be prompted to enter your display name.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"mx-2 my-5 sm:mx-0\">\n<aside class=\"w-full\" data-nosnippet data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-stacked\">\n<div data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-adviser:hybrid\">\n<div class=\"text-white py-4 px-3 mb-4 bg-[#333] uppercase font-bold custom-header-styles\">Read more<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-1 gap-4 mt-4 mb-5\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/DgvHgzcJviF7nsZBdAJJV9-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/DgvHgzcJviF7nsZBdAJJV9-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/DgvHgzcJviF7nsZBdAJJV9-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/DgvHgzcJviF7nsZBdAJJV9-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/DgvHgzcJviF7nsZBdAJJV9-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Racing<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">Volta a Catalunya: Jonas Vingegaard dominates stage 5 mountaintop finish to Coll de Pal for solo victory<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"sponsored-post--placeholder max-w-full animate-pulse\"><span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/jDoKKDQWNwoPEKhDHcFVCg-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/jDoKKDQWNwoPEKhDHcFVCg-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/jDoKKDQWNwoPEKhDHcFVCg-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/jDoKKDQWNwoPEKhDHcFVCg-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/jDoKKDQWNwoPEKhDHcFVCg-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Racing<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">As it happened: Race favourite destroys the competition on stage 5 of Volta a Catalunya 2026<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"sponsored-post--placeholder max-w-full animate-pulse\"><span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/YaNnKy9oGD3FyqbzLAN7be-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/YaNnKy9oGD3FyqbzLAN7be-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/YaNnKy9oGD3FyqbzLAN7be-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/YaNnKy9oGD3FyqbzLAN7be-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/YaNnKy9oGD3FyqbzLAN7be-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Racing<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">As it happened: Race leader extends his dominance as GC gets a reshuffle<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"sponsored-post--placeholder max-w-full animate-pulse\"><span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/RQUAxG2GKjzyvZ4C3NPu57-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/RQUAxG2GKjzyvZ4C3NPu57-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/RQUAxG2GKjzyvZ4C3NPu57-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/RQUAxG2GKjzyvZ4C3NPu57-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/RQUAxG2GKjzyvZ4C3NPu57-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Racing<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">Paris-Nice: Jonas Vingegaard secures GC title but gets pipped to stage 8 victory by Lenny Martinez in narrow two-up sprint<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"sponsored-post--placeholder max-w-full animate-pulse\"><span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/JHwBRxGkBAhmK67V3hiZvJ-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/JHwBRxGkBAhmK67V3hiZvJ-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/JHwBRxGkBAhmK67V3hiZvJ-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/JHwBRxGkBAhmK67V3hiZvJ-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/JHwBRxGkBAhmK67V3hiZvJ-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Racing<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">&#8216;I didn&#8217;t want to take any risks&#8217; &#8211; Remco Evenepoel becomes top climbing domestique for a day at Volta a Catalunya for teammate Florian Lipowitz<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"sponsored-post--placeholder max-w-full animate-pulse\"><span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/tdMM9USiVzeJJ9QkhvYSBE-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/tdMM9USiVzeJJ9QkhvYSBE-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/tdMM9USiVzeJJ9QkhvYSBE-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/tdMM9USiVzeJJ9QkhvYSBE-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/tdMM9USiVzeJJ9QkhvYSBE-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Racing<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">Crunch time in the Pyrenees for Jonas Vingegaard, Remco Evenepoel and Tom Pidcock \u2013 Analysing the contenders for the 2026 Volta a Catalunya<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"sponsored-post--placeholder max-w-full animate-pulse\"><span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside class=\"w-full\" data-nosnippet data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-stacked\">\n<div data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-solr:latest-category\">\n<div class=\"text-white py-4 px-3 mb-4 bg-[#333] uppercase font-bold custom-header-styles\">Latest in Racing<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-1 gap-4 mt-4 mb-5\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/JHwBRxGkBAhmK67V3hiZvJ-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/JHwBRxGkBAhmK67V3hiZvJ-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/JHwBRxGkBAhmK67V3hiZvJ-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/JHwBRxGkBAhmK67V3hiZvJ-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/JHwBRxGkBAhmK67V3hiZvJ-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Racing<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">&#8216;I didn&#8217;t want to take any risks&#8217; &#8211; Remco Evenepoel becomes top climbing domestique for a day at Volta a Catalunya for teammate Florian Lipowitz<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"sponsored-post--placeholder max-w-full animate-pulse\"><span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/SkF6wbooMmkDHETDNqZJxD-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/SkF6wbooMmkDHETDNqZJxD-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/SkF6wbooMmkDHETDNqZJxD-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/SkF6wbooMmkDHETDNqZJxD-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/SkF6wbooMmkDHETDNqZJxD-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Women&#8217;s Cycling<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">&#8216;As a professional athlete, this feels huge&#8217; &#8211; Life Time Grand Prix series introduces pregnancy policy<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"sponsored-post--placeholder max-w-full animate-pulse\"><span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/evkDXqmiVi25dA36iKWx7c-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/evkDXqmiVi25dA36iKWx7c-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/evkDXqmiVi25dA36iKWx7c-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/evkDXqmiVi25dA36iKWx7c-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/evkDXqmiVi25dA36iKWx7c-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Racing<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">Defending champion Mads Pedersen, ill, will not start In Flanders Fields, loses chance to take record-breaking fourth win<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"sponsored-post--placeholder max-w-full animate-pulse\"><span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/UUYsjzcTQRv7NzZX4SggJ7-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/UUYsjzcTQRv7NzZX4SggJ7-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/UUYsjzcTQRv7NzZX4SggJ7-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/UUYsjzcTQRv7NzZX4SggJ7-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/UUYsjzcTQRv7NzZX4SggJ7-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Racing<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">Coppi e Bartali: Axel Laurance captures second stage to move into overall lead with one day remaining<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"sponsored-post--placeholder max-w-full animate-pulse\"><span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/h7k5aiSnWn5qZvgpSqJGjC-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/h7k5aiSnWn5qZvgpSqJGjC-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/h7k5aiSnWn5qZvgpSqJGjC-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/h7k5aiSnWn5qZvgpSqJGjC-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/h7k5aiSnWn5qZvgpSqJGjC-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Racing<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">&#8216;We did everything to try to make it&#8217; &#8211; Tom Pidcock pulls out of the Volta a Catalunya with injuries from stage 5 crash<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"sponsored-post--placeholder max-w-full animate-pulse\"><span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/y9nBuKzSw9zBxEAyzD6Pu5-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/y9nBuKzSw9zBxEAyzD6Pu5-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/y9nBuKzSw9zBxEAyzD6Pu5-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/y9nBuKzSw9zBxEAyzD6Pu5-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/y9nBuKzSw9zBxEAyzD6Pu5-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Racing<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">&#8216;It&#8217;s not up to us&#8217; or &#8216;there is no more time to gamble&#8217;? How big teams in the peloton failed to chase down Mathieu van der Poel in E3 Saxo Classic<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"sponsored-post--placeholder max-w-full animate-pulse\"><span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside class=\"w-full\" data-nosnippet data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-stacked\">\n<div data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-solr:latest-articletype\">\n<div class=\"text-white py-4 px-3 mb-4 bg-[#333] uppercase font-bold custom-header-styles\">Latest in Race Results<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-1 gap-4 mt-4 mb-5\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/UUYsjzcTQRv7NzZX4SggJ7-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/UUYsjzcTQRv7NzZX4SggJ7-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/UUYsjzcTQRv7NzZX4SggJ7-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/UUYsjzcTQRv7NzZX4SggJ7-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/UUYsjzcTQRv7NzZX4SggJ7-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Racing<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">Coppi e Bartali: Axel Laurance captures second stage to move into overall lead with one day remaining<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"sponsored-post--placeholder max-w-full animate-pulse\"><span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/MddsXKghDmxDJzcWYTZTCn-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/MddsXKghDmxDJzcWYTZTCn-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/MddsXKghDmxDJzcWYTZTCn-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/MddsXKghDmxDJzcWYTZTCn-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/MddsXKghDmxDJzcWYTZTCn-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Racing<\/span><span 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Lipowitz&#8217;s teammate and pre-race favourite Remco Evenepoel, having lost time on Friday after his crash earlier in the week, opted to take on a team player&#8217;s role, working hard for the German before easing up some five kilometres from the line.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-continues-below block py-2 text-sm\">Article continues below <\/span><\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet class=\"clear-both pb-0 pt-2 mb-4\"><span class=\"\n            flex\n            after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-t-[#ccc]\n            before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-t-[#ccc]\n            font-article-heading pb-0 !text-base uppercase sm:text-sm font-bold\n        \"><br \/>\n            You may like<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"flex flex-col gap-0 m-0\">\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ededed] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-1\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-inline-1\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-inline-1\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/DgvHgzcJviF7nsZBdAJJV9-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/DgvHgzcJviF7nsZBdAJJV9-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"\n                            w-full font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2 text-base font-medium\">Volta a Catalunya: Jonas Vingegaard dominates stage 5 mountaintop finish to Coll de Pal for solo victory<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ededed] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-2\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-inline-2\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-inline-2\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/jDoKKDQWNwoPEKhDHcFVCg-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/jDoKKDQWNwoPEKhDHcFVCg-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"\n                            w-full font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2 text-base font-medium\">As it happened: Race favourite destroys the competition on stage 5 of Volta a Catalunya 2026<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ccc] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-3\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-inline-3\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-inline-3\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/YaNnKy9oGD3FyqbzLAN7be-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/YaNnKy9oGD3FyqbzLAN7be-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"\n                            w-full font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2 text-base font-medium\">As it happened: Race leader extends his dominance as GC gets a reshuffle<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Vingegaard&#8217;s measured but deadly attack means he is now well en route to adding an overall triumph in his first-ever Volta a Catalunya on Sunday to his Paris-Nice victory of a few weeks back. Overall, his lead over the closest pursuer, Martinez, is roughly 1:20, a massive margin in a race often decided by seconds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#8220;We wanted to go to for the stage again today. We got a good breakaway and then controlled it really well for a long, long time. The whole team did an amazing job,&#8221; Vingegaard said in a post-race interview.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#8220;Then, in the last steep downhill, Red Bull put some pressure on, but luckily, I was up there, and I was in the group ahead on the last climb. From there, it was a battle between six guys. I still had legs for an attack; that&#8217;s what I did. I was able to drop the other guys; it was a good day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#8220;Sunday is maybe not the kind of stage that suits me the best. If I can win another stage, that&#8217;d be nice, but the main focus will be to keep the leader&#8217;s jersey.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-v7zM7xE7fAkr33sxnhmZGi\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-v7zM7xE7fAkr33sxnhmZGi slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__header\">Get The Leadout Newsletter<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox!<\/p>\n<footer class=\"newsletter-form__footer \">By submitting your information you agree to the Terms &amp; Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.<\/footer>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Catalunya&#8217;s sixth stage was also marked by the DNS of Tom Pidcock (Pinarello-Q36.5), suffering from the effects of his high-speed downhill crash on Friday.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-how-it-unfolded\"><span>How it unfolded<\/span><\/h3>\n<p id=\"elk-e649844d-dac4-4320-a693-73d54c24396a\">While Michel Hessman (Movistar) was unlucky enough to crash in the neutralised section and was rushed away in an ambulance, numerous breakaway attempts on the long, very irregular slopes of the Cat.3 Col de la Battallola that followed culminated in a 15-group eventually extracting itself from the peloton.<\/p>\n<p>None of the riders in the move were immediate threats to the overall lead of Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike), although the presence of Richard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost), the best-placed rider 3:55 back on GC, doubtless did not go unnoticed by the Danish leader&#8217;s squad. Other top names on Visma&#8217;s radar would have included former Volta winner Nairo Quintana (Movistar), longstanding stage 5 breakaway racer Guilio Ciccone (Lidl-Trek) and local star Marc Soler (UAE Team Emirates-XRG).<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet class=\"clear-both pb-0 pt-2 mb-4\"><span class=\"\n            flex\n            after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-t-[#ccc]\n            before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-t-[#ccc]\n            font-article-heading pb-0 !text-base uppercase sm:text-sm font-bold\n        \"><br \/>\n            What to read next<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"flex flex-col gap-0 m-0\">\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ededed] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-1\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-2-inline-1\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-2-inline-1\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/RQUAxG2GKjzyvZ4C3NPu57-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/RQUAxG2GKjzyvZ4C3NPu57-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"\n                            w-full font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2 text-base font-medium\">Paris-Nice: Jonas Vingegaard secures GC title but gets pipped to stage 8 victory by Lenny Martinez in narrow two-up sprint<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ededed] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-2\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-2-inline-2\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-2-inline-2\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/JHwBRxGkBAhmK67V3hiZvJ-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/JHwBRxGkBAhmK67V3hiZvJ-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"\n                            w-full font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2 text-base font-medium\">&#8216;I didn&#8217;t want to take any risks&#8217; &#8211; Remco Evenepoel becomes top climbing domestique for a day at Volta a Catalunya for teammate Florian Lipowitz<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ccc] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-3\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-2-inline-3\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-2-inline-3\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/tdMM9USiVzeJJ9QkhvYSBE-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/tdMM9USiVzeJJ9QkhvYSBE-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"\n                            w-full font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2 text-base font-medium\">Crunch time in the Pyrenees for Jonas Vingegaard, Remco Evenepoel and Tom Pidcock \u2013 Analysing the contenders for the 2026 Volta a Catalunya<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Soler was one of the strongest riders, too, on the upper slopes of the hardest ascent of the day &#8211; and arguably the entire race &#8211; the 14.6km Coll dell Pradell mid-way through the stage. Only one rider was strong enough to withstand Soler&#8217;s move &#8211; Byron Munton (Modern Adventure), also from the break. That said, with a narrow advantage of just two minutes and change on a main peloton led by the indefatigable Visma-Lease a Bike on the 14 and 15% slopes of the Pradell&#8217;s toughest segment, the day&#8217;s win still looked likely to come from the bunch, not any of the early attackers.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-bfdc566f-40ba-4948-b133-7ba4e1bc753f\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/9yPCxzHtxfykzirHXqrcPc-1024-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/9yPCxzHtxfykzirHXqrcPc-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/9yPCxzHtxfykzirHXqrcPc-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/9yPCxzHtxfykzirHXqrcPc-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/9yPCxzHtxfykzirHXqrcPc-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/9yPCxzHtxfykzirHXqrcPc-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">Giulio Ciccone leads stage 6 at the Volta a Catalunya <\/span><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"elk-bdfe88f1-8398-41a2-aeac-6967e313b509\">Four kilometres from the top, as the bunch shrank to just 20 racers on the painfully narrow and steep ascent, Soler finally shed Munton. Plodding tirelessly away with his trademark heavy-laden style, Catalan allrounder then was joined by Ciccone, Carapaz and Ineos Grenadiers&#8217; Embret Svestad-B\u00e5rdseng from the break, with the Italian outpowering Soler at the snow-lined summit of the pass.<\/p>\n<p>Three-quarters of an hour further on and approaching the summit of the next climb, the Cat. 1 Collada de Sant Isidre, however, of those four, only Ciccone and Carapaz remained narrowly ahead as Red Bull, working for Lipowitz, upped the pace considerably in a 30-strong peloton.<\/p>\n<p>Ciccone finally shed the Ecuadorian to move even further up the mountains classification, just as the GC battle was heating up behind. As a result, Vingegaard lost all his teammates on the climb, while Red Bull were stripped down to just Remco Evenepoel &#8211; now clearly sacrificing his own chances for his German teammate &#8211; and Lipowitz himself.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-20d8fa83-7cc4-4a18-888a-c56a9d11a97a\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/C9AEVPEbRb6bZ9rNyCpxLH-1024-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/C9AEVPEbRb6bZ9rNyCpxLH-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/C9AEVPEbRb6bZ9rNyCpxLH-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/C9AEVPEbRb6bZ9rNyCpxLH-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/C9AEVPEbRb6bZ9rNyCpxLH-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/C9AEVPEbRb6bZ9rNyCpxLH-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">Remco Evenepoel leads the selection on stage 6 at Volta a Catalunya <\/span><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"elk-6ff343e9-1178-4813-918c-8e55fce16c56\">Evenepoel pushed hard on the very dangerous, twisting descent, too, keeping sole leader Ciccone at a bare 40 seconds on a leader&#8217;s group that had now crumbled to just seven riders. Lots of top names, including Oscar Onley (Ineos Grenadiers), had lost contact by this point, but Vingegaard was still very much on the right side of the splits and, if isolated, never subject to actual attack.<\/p>\n<p>At 17 kilometres from the finish, stage leader Ciccone sat up to try and bring Lidl-Trek Mattias Skjelmose back into contention with the Evenepoel and Lipowitze-led group. Also riding alongside the Belgian and German, and hunting for the win on the final ascent up to Queralt sanctuary were a very select group comprising Vingegaard, Valentin Paret-Peintre (Soudal-QuickStep), Carapaz and Bahrain Victorious duo Lenny Martinez and Afonso Eul\u00e1lio. With a minute in hand on their closest pursuers as the seven blasted through the start town of Berga, it was clear one of them would be the stage winner.<\/p>\n<p>Carapaz, though, sat up almost immediately when Evenepoel continued to drive more intently on the tougher sections, and Eul\u00e1lio was quick to follow suit. The status quo of the remaining five then continued in a tense battle on the easier upper slopes. Given Felix Gall (Decathlon CMA CGM), previously second on GC, was now a long way behind on the stage, nobody in the tiny lead group, almost all of them overall favourites, seemed willing to risk their all but automatic rise in at least one position thanks to Gall&#8217;s absence. And as they all knew only too well from Vingegaard&#8217;s blistering climbing performance the day before, trying to go for the GC lead itself was, in any case, a hopeless task.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, with 2.4 kilometres to go, Vingegaard opted to accelerate, the sign for Evenepoel to swing off, and only Lipowitz and Lenny Martinez were initially able to follow. A few hundred metres later, though, Vingegaard was on his own, for the second day running. He did not overly push himself in the closing, easier metres of the climb &#8211; getting a big enough gap had already been carved out the day before. But it was equally certain that nobody would reach him, and his second stage win seemed all but a formality.<\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-2f4c472e-cea3-4643-86ce-4ae6dcaa2e4c\">It will not have been lost on Vingegaard that the previous rider to raise his arms in victory in the shadow of the Queralt Sanctuary in the Volta was one Tadej Poga\u010dar, two years ago, en route to a crashing overall triumph in the Volta &#8211; and then in the Giro d&#8217;Italia in May.<\/p>\n<p>It is now all but a foregone conclusion that Vingegaard will follow in the Slovenian&#8217;s wheel tracks all the way to victory in his first-ever Volta in Barcelona on Sunday. But perhaps even more importantly, at the same time, Vingegaard&#8217;s status as overwhelming favourite for the Giro is now also all but in the bag, too.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-c2f8d4eb-9373-437b-9ce0-5d21adfca7b2\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zzabccYwK2VjS8iGStknN8-1024-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zzabccYwK2VjS8iGStknN8-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zzabccYwK2VjS8iGStknN8-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zzabccYwK2VjS8iGStknN8-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zzabccYwK2VjS8iGStknN8-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zzabccYwK2VjS8iGStknN8-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">Jonas Vingegaard celebrates on the podium after winning stage 6 at Volta a Catalunya <\/span><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-results\"><span>Results<\/span><\/h3>\n<p id=\"elk-a1c754f2-42c1-4a52-82c5-c6982d89fa70\"><em><strong>Results powered by <\/strong><\/em><em><strong>FirstCycling<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/racing\/volta-a-catalunya-jonas-vingegaard-takes-back-to-back-wins-on-stage-6-atop-summit-finish-in-queralt-increases-race-lead\/&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ksH22bu9SS63SErQgVLwCe-1024-80.jpg&#8221;] Pro Cycling Racing Road Volta a Catalunya Volta a Catalunya: Jonas Vingegaard takes back-to-back wins on stage 6 atop summit finish in Queralt, increases race lead Race Results By Alasdair Fotheringham published 28 March 2026 Lenny Martinez second and Florian Lipowitz third, as Remco Evenepoel hangs on for fifth after moving into [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,68],"class_list":["post-1853730","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-cyclingnews-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1853730","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1853730"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1853730\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1853730"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1853730"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1853730"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}