Vingegaard Holds On For Volta A Catalunya Victory

Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard maintained his advantage to declare triumph successful nan Volta a Catalunya.

The Visma-Lease a Bike rider led by 1 infinitesimal and 22 seconds going into Sunday's seventh and last shape stage which took successful 7 circuits of nan Montjuic climb successful Barcelona, wherever nan Tour de France will statesman successful July.

Australian Brady Gilmore took nan shape triumph for nan NSN squad successful a sprint finish, edging retired Dorian Godon and Remco Evenepoel but Vingegaard, a two-time Tour de France victor, vanished safely successful nan peloton to unafraid nan wide win

Frenchman Lenny Martinez was 2nd for Bahrain Victorious pinch German Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe rider Florian Lipowitz 3rd 1 infinitesimal and 30 seconds back.

Vingegaard, who was riding successful nan arena for nan first time, had group himself up for triumph pinch wins successful stages 5 and six successful nan Pyrenees Mountains.

It follows his triumph successful nan Paris-Nice title arsenic nan 29-year-old prepares to bid for a Giro d'Italia-Tour de France double.