Volta a Catalunya (2021) Photos; Stage 6: Tarragona → Mataró, 194 km |
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| Start line scene for Stage 6 in Tarragona | share this photo |
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| The rollout from Tarragona | share this photo |
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| Matej Mohoric (Slovenia / Team Bahrain - Victorious) leads the five men break, but there was not enough fire power in it | share this photo |
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| Jordi Meeus (BEL - Bora - Hansgrohe) and Ide Schelling (NED - Bora - Hansgrohe) helped manage the gap to setup a field sprint | share this photo |
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| Peter Sagan (SVK - Bora - Hansgrohe) stretching his legs for later | share this photo |
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| Wilco Kelderman (NED - Bora - Hansgrohe) and Peter Sagan (SVK - Bora - Hansgrohe) | share this photo |
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| Sprint finish in Mataro; Peter SAGAN (SVK/BORA-HANSGROHE) wins in 4:23:18 ahead of 2 Daryl IMPEY (RSA/ISRAEL START-UP NATION), 3 Sebastian MOLANO (COL/UAE TEAM EMIRATES), 4 Reinardt JANSE VAN RENSBURG (RSA/TEAM QHUBEKA ASSOS), 5 Alexander KAMP (DEN/TREK-SEGAFREDO), 6 Clément VENTURINI (FRA/AG2R CITROËN TEAM), 7 Max KANTER (GER/TEAM DSM), 8 Joao ALMEIDA (POR/DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP), 9 Michael VALGREN (DEN/EF EDUCATION-NIPPO), 10 Maxim VAN GILS (BEL/LOTTO SOUDAL) | share this photo |
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| First win of the season and first win since stage 10 of the Giro d'Italia last October for Peter SAGAN (SVK/BORA-HANSGROHE) | share this photo |
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| "It was our goal today to go for the stage win, so the plan was to control the race from the start. I'd like to thank all my BORA-hansgrohe teammates for their effort, they controlled from start to finish. It was a fast and great race today. I came here after Tirreno-Adriatico and Milano-Sanremo without a break and we had six hard stages here at the Volta Catalunya, so I'm a bit tired. I'm happy with this victory, it's a good start to the season, especially after what I went through the two months before coming here. It wasn't an easy period but it looks nice now. We have one last stage tomorrow, a short but fast one, and I think the teams fighting for the GC will control it. We'll see however how it plays out." – Peter Sagan | share this photo |
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| Two wins in a row for BORA-HANSGROHE; your Stage 6 winner, Peter SAGAN (SVK/BORA-HANSGROHE) "Congratulations to Peter Sagan and the entire BORA-hansgrohe squad for their performance, effort and the victory in today's stage. It was truly a team victory and it wasn't an easy one. With Mohorič and other strong riders in the breakaway as well as all the climbers in the chase it was hard to calculate the effort. In the middle of the race there was a section with winding roads, up and down, and we were afraid Mohorič would be able to take the win. That's why we went all in from the middle of the race to bring the break under control and in the final kilometres once again we witnessed a fantastic effort by the entire team. It's worth mentioning that it's not often that a GC rider like Wilco Kelderman pulls in the finale of a sprint stage. That was the way we wanted to win and that's how we won. Peter topped off this effort with an excellent sprint. He timed it very well, he waited for the right moment and made the perfect move. I think we saw today the Peter Sagan we always knew. It was a very good day for BORA-hansgrohe" – Christian Pömer, Sports Director | share this photo |
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| Race leader Adam YATES (INEOS GRENADIERS) has a tight grip on the overall winner's trophy with a 45s lead, but the final Barcelona stage is a wild one | share this photo |
Volta a Catalunya (2021) Photos; Stage 6: Tarragona → Mataró, 194 km |
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