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Primož Roglič (Jumbo-Visma) held off several attacks from GC rival Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-QuickStep) to survive the hilly final stage of the Volta a Catalunya in Barcelona and claim the overall win.
The Slovenian filled in a rare gap in his stage racing palmarès with his 18th GC win, striking the first blow in the rivalry that will see them go head-to-head at the Giro d’Italia in May.
He weathered several accelerations to hang on to Evenepoel, the pair racing towards the finish together after leaving the peloton behind at 28km to go. Roglič led the way down the final descent and into the final kilometre, while Evenepoel jumped from the wheel inside the final 100 metres to claim his second stage win of the race.
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