Dorian Godon powered to his second stage win at the Volta a Catalunya, and continues to lead on GC.
Godon fired to the sprint after being well delivered to the line by Oscar Onley, adding to his first stage victory.
A last gasp effort from Remco Evenepoel (Red Bull - Bora hansgrohe) and Jonas Vingegaard (Team Visma Lease A Bike) looked as if the race had been concluded, but the peloton fought hard to chase back, making the catch in the final kilometre.
Speaking after the stage, Godon said:
“I wanted to win today again and spend another day as GC leader. Yesterday evening I was a bit angry to miss the win, so today I wanted to win again. It was not so hard at the beginning, with just six guys riding. We went a bit back and rode just at the end with Victor (Langellotti). Then it was a lot of stress and tension, so we stayed a bit more safe. In the echelon we were in quite a good position, then I saw Remco go full with Vingegaard. All the riders on the team did an amazing job to help catch them. Oscar Onley and Bob (Jungels) did a lead-out for me – it was amazing.”
Ronde van Brugge
A flat 202km saw attacks from the off. With cobbles and wet weather, it was a brutal day for the Grenadiers, with the team pulling from the 85km mark.
The peloton split into two with Ben Turner, Sam Watson and Kim Heiduk in the front group.
The three continued to work together, before finishing with the main bunch.