Laurance doubles up to regain Coppi e Bartali lead

Axel Laurance secured a second stage victory at Settimana Coppi e Bartali to move back into the race lead.

The Frenchman timed his sprint perfectly into Valdobbiadene, holding off Mauro Schmid (Jayco AlUla) to reclaim the leader’s jersey and taking a two-second advantage into the final stage.

Laurance was supported ably by a young Grenadiers squad, who drove the pace late on to help set up the finish for Laurance. The team were doubly impressive given their numbers were depleted, with Dylan Sage sadly unable to start the penultimate stage due to illness.

Sunday’s concluding stage features a tough finale following two ascents of the Monte Stella climb. AJ August also remains well placed, just 20 bonus seconds back on his teammate.

Volta a Catalunya

Oscar Onley led the team home in 12th place on stage six in Spain following another GC showdown.

The Scot moved up to the same position overall with one stage to go in Barcelona.

Embret Svestad-Bardseng enjoyed a strong day in the breakaway, and was one of only four riders left remaining following the Coll de Pradell. The Norwegian dropped back prior to the final climb to help Onley to cap off an impressive, selfless performance.