Nick Schultz (Israel-Premier Tech) scored victory on the opening stage of the Volta a Catalunya after a late attack inside the final kilometre in Sant Feliu de Guíxols.
The Australian, racing to the first WorldTour win of his career struck out with a surprise attack 500 metres from the line at the end of the 174km opener to hold off a late-charging Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) on the uphill finish.
Stephen Williams (Israel-Premier Tech) rounded out the podium ahead of Dorian Godon (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) and Axel Laurance (Alpecin-Deceuninck).
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