Kuss ninth as he heads into challenging final stage of the Volta a Catalunya
The sixth stage of the Volta a Catalunya on Saturday has not caused any significant shifts in the overall standings. The 194 kilometre stage to Mataró ended in a bunch sprint. Sepp Kuss retained ninth place overall and is the highest ranked rider of Team Jumbo-Visma.
“For us it was a matter of surviving”, sports director Grischa Niermann said. “We didn’t bring a sprinter along and the stage didn’t lend itself to trying anything. Nevertheless, it was not an easy stage. The guys worked well for Sepp and kept him in a good position near the front.”
"We didn’t bring a sprinter along and the stage didn’t lend itself to trying anything."
The Volta a Catalunya finishes tomorrow in Barcelona with six climbs of Montjuic. “Tomorrow, anything can still happen in the general classification. There is a new climb in the course, making the stage even tougher than other years. We will see if anything is still possible tomorrow.”
Volta Ciclista a Catalunya
Stage 6
Result
1
Peter Sagan
BORA - hansgrohe
04:23:18
2
Daryl Impey
Israel Start-Up Nation
+00:00:00
3
Juan Sebastián Molano
UAE-Team Emirates
+00:00:00
32
Sepp Kuss
Team Jumbo-Visma
+00:00:00
36
Steven Kruijswijk
Team Jumbo-Visma
+00:00:00
40
Robert Gesink
Team Jumbo-Visma
+00:00:00
79
Antwan Tolhoek
Team Jumbo-Visma
+00:00:00
82
Koen Bouwman
Team Jumbo-Visma
+00:00:00
121
Chris Harper
Team Jumbo-Visma
+00:02:02
Rankings
1
Adam Yates
INEOS Grenadiers
23:08:45
2
Richie Porte
INEOS Grenadiers
+00:00:45
3
Geraint Thomas
INEOS Grenadiers
+00:00:49
9
Sepp Kuss
Team Jumbo-Visma
+00:01:29
21
Steven Kruijswijk
Team Jumbo-Visma
+00:05:49
33
Antwan Tolhoek
Team Jumbo-Visma
+00:18:22
46
Robert Gesink
Team Jumbo-Visma
+00:28:24
59
Chris Harper
Team Jumbo-Visma
+00:36:06
81
Koen Bouwman
Team Jumbo-Visma
+00:49:27
