The final stage of the 104th edition traditionally took place in and around Barcelona. The Montjuïc climb had to be conquered six times in the finale of the short stage. On the fourth passage of the Spanish hill, Primoz Roglic attacked. The former rider of Team Visma | Lease a Bike eventually hit a double with the stage victory and the overall win in the Volta Ciclista a Catalunya. Simon Yates finished eighth in the group behind.

The Brit thus ends ninth in the general classification. “That was all I could do for now. I did what I could and we have to be satisfied with that. Because of yesterday's shortened stage I didn't really have a chance to move up in the general classification. However, I did enjoy the short and powerful stage here in Barcelona today. Now it is time to go on altitude training and hopefully I will be ready for the Giro d'Italia, one of my biggest goals this cycling year”, Yates says.

Sports director Marc Reef looks back on a successful week in Spain. “Our set goal in advance - to win a stage and to finish in the top ten in the general classification - has been more than achieved. We can be proud of that. Matthew won two stages here in a fantastic way and really showed that we have a special rider in the team. In addition, he rode in the leader’s jersey for two days and also finished second in a stage once. He really took every opportunity this week. That’s impressive”, Reef tells.

“Simon's ninth place in the final classification is partly due to the good efforts of the team in the fifth stage full of echelons where we had five riders in the front. Our good team performance is ultimately confirmed by winning the team classification. All in all, we can look back on a great week here", the sports director concludes.