A spectacular last-minute turn of fortune saw Primoz Roglič (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) succeed fellow Slovenian Tadej Pogačar as the winner of the Volta a Catalunya - but thanks to a radically different set of circumstances and strategies.
After the main mountain stage had been cancelled and with only one final day's racing remaining, Roglič and race leader arch-rival Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates) were still only separated by one second at the top of the overall classification.
The Spaniard's advantage was so slight that it was clear that the battle could go down to the wire - a very different situation to 2024 where Pogačar's domination was clear from the beginning of the race.
