Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard maintained his advantage to claim victory in the Volta a Catalunya.
The Visma-Lease a Bike rider led by one minute and 22 seconds going into Sunday’s seventh and final stage stage which took in seven circuits of the Montjuic climb in Barcelona, where the Tour de France will begin in July.
Australian Brady Gilmore took the stage win for the NSN team in a sprint finish, edging out Dorian Godon and Remco Evenepoel but Vingegaard, a two-time Tour de France victor, finished safely in the peloton to secure the overall win
Frenchman Lenny Martinez was second for Bahrain Victorious with German Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe rider Florian Lipowitz third one minute and 30 seconds back.
Vingegaard, who was riding in the event for the first time, had set himself up for victory with wins in stages five and six in the Pyrenees Mountains.
It follows his victory in the Paris-Nice race as the 29-year-old prepares to bid for a Giro d’Italia-Tour de France double.
