The Slovenian cyclist Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) conquered this Saturday the penultimate and queen stage of the Return to Cataloniaa very hard day with six ports and a tremendously demanding finale, between Berga and Queralt over 154.7 kilometers, where the leader wanted to defend and confirm his dominance in a big way.

The Slovenian attacked in the absence of 3 kilometers to crown the first-class port of Collada de Sant Isidre, about 29 km from the finish line, and he escaped alone until you cross the finish line 4h.11:53.

The Colombian Egan Bernal (Ineos Grenadiers) was second, the Alavés Mikel Landa (Soudal Quick-Step) finished in third place and the Mallorcan Enric Mas (Movistar) was fourth.

For this Sunday, the ride through Barcelona, ​​with a climb to the Coll de la Creu de l’Ordal and six laps on the final circuit in Montjuïc, will be a tribute to Pogacar. Landa you will be able to taste a second placein addition to a good moment of form being the one who was closest to the intractable Slovenian.

Classification of the 6th stage

1 – POGACAR Tadej (UAE) 4:11:53

2 – BERNAL Egan (INEOS) +0:57

3 – LANDA Mikel (Soudal) mt

4 – MAS Enric (Movistar) +2:14

5 – HARPER Chris (Jayco) +2:16

6 – TIBERI Antonio (Bahrain) mt

7 – ALMEIDA João (UAE) +2:18

8 – MARTINEZ Lenny (Groupama) mt

9 – FORTUNATO Lorenzo (Astana) +2:34

10 – VLASOV Aleksandr (BORA) 2:38

General ranking:

1 – POGACAR Tadej (UAE) 25:06:16

2 – LANDA Mikel (Soudal) +3:31

3 – BERNAL Egan (INEOS) +4:53

4 – VLASOV Aleksandr (BORA) +5:46

5 – MAS Enric (Movistar) +5:51

6 – HARPER Chris (Jayco) mt

7 – MARTINEZ Lenny (Groupama) +5:52

8 – TIBERI Antonio (Bahrain) +6:23

9 – ALMEIDA João (UAE) mt

10 – FORTUNATO Lorenzo (Astana) +7:17

Source: Eitb

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