"There's definitely a lot of focus on getting better," is how Jayco-AIUIa's Chris Harper describes his 2024 season to date. The longstanding Aussie team worker has already taken runner-up spots in both National Championships, 12th in Paris-Nice and is now running fifth overall in the Volta a Catalunya.
After finishing sixth and eighth on the two toughest high mountain stages in the Volta a Catalunya, Harper pounded across on the Port Ainé climb to Sepp Kuss (Visma-Lease A Bike) and Mikel Landa (Soudal-QuickStep) - themselves in the process of tracking race leader Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) - a move that initially raised hopes his for a top three stage finish.
