“At a certain moment I didn’t believe it anymore. The almost caught me with 1km to go, but I didn’t want to sprint against them, so I gave it everything. In the end, I made it, but it cost blood, sweat, and tears.
It cost a lot of energy. With a bit more than 1km to go, the legs were not feeling good anymore, and I saw they were close I knew if I waited, I would be fifth, because I didn’t have the legs anymore to do a sprint.”
-Mathieu van der Poel
Jonas Vingegaard tightened his grip on the Volta a Catalunya with a back-to-back victory on stage 6, attacking on the final climb to Queralt to take a major step towards overall success. He made his move inside the final kilometres from a five-man group, before sealing the stage win.
Florian Lipowitz and Lenny Martinez attempted to respond but were quickly distanced by the Dane. Vingegaard rode alone to the finish, putting a stamp on the control of the GC. Martinez and Lipowitz took the remaining podium places on the stage. Barring any surprises, Vingegaard heads into the final stage in Barcelona and is on the verge of overall victory
“We wanted to go for the stage again today. I still had legs for an attack, and that’s what I did!”
-Jonas Vingegaard