Primož Roglič (Jumbo-Visma) finally broke the Volta a Catalunya stalemate with a searing sprint to the top of Lo Port to snatch the time bonus and another two seconds over rival Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-QuickStep).
More drama came for the final podium spot, with João Almeida getting an assist from UAE Team Emirates teammate Marc Soler to take third on the stage and climb up the overall standings.
The result put Roglič six seconds ahead of Evenepoel with two stages remaining, while Almeida climbed into third and Soler into fourth as both Mikel Landa (Bahrain-Victorious) and stage 2 winner Giulio Ciccone (Trek-Segafredo) faded from view.
Fifth on the stage, Rigoberto Uran (EF Education-EasyPost) moved into fifth in the overall standings with 19-year-old Lenny Martinez…
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