Quinn Simmons gets to the sprint the inert stage 6 of the Tour in Catalonia

The American cyclist Quinn Simmons (Lidl-Trek) has won this Saturday at the sixth stage of the 104th Volta to Male Catalonia, disputed with departure and arrival in Berga to cover 72.6 kilometers, and not 159, after his journey through the adverse weather forecasts, so there have been no changes in the general classification.

The arrival scheduled in Queralt was suspended because of the strong winds that are this weekend in much of the Catalan territory. With this stage 6 already started, it was proposed to take two turns to a 70 -kilometer circuit, but the ‘Gallitos’ of the platoon pressed so that the route further diminished, and finally took only one return.

This day that was going to be mountain appeared on the road map as the ‘queen’ stage, but the inclement weather changed the plans and also a rifirrafe was generated among many runners and the organization of the Volta, with its general director Rubèn Peris at the head.

An important motive adduced by cyclists was that delaying the beginning of the stage would lead to another delay in the transfer of each team’s material to the start of the seventh and last stage, scheduled for this Sunday. So in the end the departure was given, but during the way it was decided that they would take only a turn of 70 km.

And not just that. The last five kilometers of the day would not be taken into account for the general classification, only to fight for the stage triumph. Just there, the Colombian Nairo Quintana (Movistar Team) threatened to attack, but did not curdle and a cut with the Ecuadorian Richard Carapaz (EF Education-Easypost) leading.

Perhaps aware that there would be a favorable wind for the sprint, since he had changed his direction before the outcome, Simmons hit a army in the last kilometer and achieved distance from the rest of the competitors also advanced. With a total time of 31:20, the American celebrated his victory in the goal, inert for the title fight.

In that situation, the Spanish Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) continues to occupy the first position of this Volta, ‘decaffeinated’ in his wise session. Behind, in the second place the Slovenian Primoz Roglic (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) continues to a single second difference.

–Classifications after stage 6.

-General.

1. JOHN AYOUSO (ESP/UAE Team Emirates-XRG)22:48:0

2. Primoz Roglic (SVN/Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe)a 1.

3. Enric Mas (Esp/Movistar Team) 21.

4. Mikel Landa (ESP/Soudal Quick-Step) 22.

5. Lenny Martinez (FRA/Bahrain-Victorious) 28.