Brady Gilmore (NSN Cycling) took the victory on the traditional final stage of the Volta a Catalunya on the circuit around Montjuïc, beating Dorian Godon (Ineos Grenadiers) on the bike throw in the final sprint to prevent the Frenchman from taking his third stage win of the race.
Attacks from the GC contenders had animated the stage, but none of them were able to stay away, meaning that a reduced peloton came to the finish in Barcelona. Coming off the descent of the final climb, the Australian rider put himself into a good position on the wheel of Godon and was able to emerge from the slipstream to snatch the win on the line.
“I’ve been thinking about it since yesterday,” said Gilmore in his post-race interview. “If there was a small group over the top and I could be there, knowing exactly where to open my sprint from watching the previous years, really studying it. I think about winning every day and that’s all I want to do, so to finally get a WorldTour win feels amazing.”
The race ignited after the early breakaway of five riders was caught on the third of seven ascents of the Alt del Castell de Montjuïc, with Remco Evenepoel (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) twice attempting to go off the front, whilst overall leader Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) was attentive in marking moves.
In the end though, none of the attacks were able to gain enough cooperation to go clear, with Vingegaard finishing safely in the front group along with all of the other GC contenders to secure the overall victory, with no changes in the top ten of the general classification.
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Results
Volta a Catalunya 2026: Stage Seven, Barcelona > Barcelona (95km)
1. Brady Gilmore (Aus) NSN Cycling, in 2:06:44
2. Dorian Godon (Fra) Ineos Grenadiers
3. Remco Evenepoel (Bel) Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe
4. David González (Esp) Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling
5. Antoine L'Hote (Fra) Decathlon CMA CGM
6. Senna Remijn (Ned) Alpecin-Premier Tech
7. Luca Vergallito (Ita) Alpecin-Premier Tech
8. Simone Gualdi (Ita) Lotto Intermarché
9. Lenny Martinez (Fra) Bahrain Victorious
10. Henok Mulubrhan (Eri) XDS Astana, all at same time
General Classification after Stage Seven
1. Jonas Vingegaard (Den) Visma-Lease a Bike, in 25:56:36
2. Lenny Martinez (Fra) Bahrain Victorious, +1:22
3. Florian Lipowitz (Ger) Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe, +1:30
4. Valentin Paret-Peintre (Fra) Soudal Quick-Step, +1:43
5. Remco Evenepoel (Bel) Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe, +2:13
6. Felix Gall (Aut) Decathlon CMA CGM, +3:17
7. Matthias Skelmose (Den) Lidl-Trek, +4:11
8. Cian Uijtdebroeks (Bel) Movistar, +5:20
9. Matthew Riccitello (USA) Decathlon CMA CGM, +5:25
10. Richard Carapaz (Ecu) EF Education-EasyPost, +5:36
