At the end of last year’s Tour de France, much was made of the fact that Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) had finally reached an age where he could no longer fight for the youth classification, but at the Volta a Catalunya that became obvious for the first time this season.
After Pogačar's victory on stage 2 at Vallter, he emerged on the winner's podium to don the jersey of mountains leader, points leader and, of course, the overall leader. The one jersey missing from Pogačar’s spring Catalan collection was the race's white one with orange stripes denoting the best young rider.
