“At a certain moment I didn’t believe it anymore. The almost caught me with 1km to go, but I didn’t want to sprint against them, so I gave it everything. In the end, I made it, but it cost blood, sweat, and tears. It cost a lot of energy. With a bit more than 1km to go, the legs were not feeling good anymore, and I saw they were close I knew if I waited, I would be fifth, because I didn’t have the legs anymore to do a sprint.” -Mathieu van der Poel Jonas Vingegaard tightened his grip on the Volta a Catalunya with a back-to-back victory on stage 6, attacking on the final climb to Queralt to take a major step towards overall success. He made his move inside the final kilometres from a five-man group, before sealing the stage win. Florian Lipowitz and Lenny Martinez attempted to respond but were quickly distanced by the Dane. Vingegaard rode alone to the finish, putting a stamp on the control of the GC. Martinez and Lipowitz took the remaining podium places on the stage. Ba...
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