Volta a Catalunya winner Jonas Vingegaard has said that he suffered but did not come anywhere near breaking point as he racked up his sixth World Tour stage race victory after a fast and furious final day across the climbs of Barcelona’s Montjuic Park.
The winner of the two toughest mountain stages and by far the strongest rider allround, Vingegaard ended a race sometimes so close it’s decided by bonus seconds, with a 1:20 advantage over closest rival Lenny Martinez (Bahrain Victorious).
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“It¡’s true they put me under big pressure, luckily legs to answer them, they attacked one by one at one point, but I could keep my leader’s jersey.”
There’s no question, either, that whilst Catalunya continues to bolster Vingegaard as the main name for May, it also ensures he strengthens his status as Tadej Pogačar’s standout key rival for the Tour de France.
That may be further down the line, of course, but thanks to Catalunya -…
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