The Danish cyclist Jonas Vingegaard (Visma) was proclaimed winner of the Volta a Catalunya after the dispute of the last stage starting and finishing in Barcelona, of 95 kilometers, in which the winner of the day was the Australian Brady Gilmore (NSN).
Volta a Catalunya 2026: summary of stage 7
Result of stage 7 of the Volta a Catalunya 2026
Gilmore He surprised the massive arrival of a group of thirty units in which he imposed his speed on the French champion Dorian Godonpreviously winner of two stages in the Volta, and the Belgian Remco Evenepoel (Red Bull-Bora). The Spanish David Gonzalez (Pinarello Q36) was fourth in a finish in which there were no differences between the favorites.
In this way Gilmore gets his first victory on the circuit World Tour and gives a prestigious victory to his team. He NSNnew this year in the platoon, is the heir to the Israel Cycling Academywhich disappeared after the controversial protests against it during last season on the occasion of the Gaza war.
He NSN has been promoted, among others, by the former soccer player FC Barcelona and the Spanish team, Andres Iniesta. The player from Albacete was precisely present on this day of the Volta, in which he stated that he wanted to experience the test from within.
Red Bull tested Vingegaard
On a route marked by the 7 ascents to the Montjuïc Castle, he Red Bull-Bora tried to move the race from afar with an attack from the Belgian Remco Evenepoel with 36 kilometers to go. The leader of the race had no trouble getting out to his wheel. And with him, the rest of the runners who occupy the positions of honor.
From there they tried a flurry of attacks against each other but Vingegaard He was never in trouble responding to his rivals’ attacks.
The race situation calmed down in the last kilometers with the control of the Ineoswhich intended to facilitate the arrival of its sprinter Dorian Godon. However, when everything pointed to his third partial victory, the Australian Gilmore grabbed his wheel well and was able to overtake him in the last meters.
Classification of the Volta a Catalunya 2026
Final general classification of the Volta a Catalunya 2026 BACK TO CATALONIA
Together with Vingegaard, the race podium was completed by the Frenchman Lenny Martinez (Bahrain-Victorius) and the German Florian Lipowitz (Red Bull-Bora). A luxury podium on which are two of the members of the box of honor from the last Tour de France. The only thing missing was the winner then Tadej Pogaçar, winner of the Volta in 2024.
The first Spaniard in the general classification has been Mikel Landa, 15th at 6:32 minutes, the worst result for national cycling in the entire history of the Volta, a race that will see its 105th edition in 2026.
Thus concludes the Volta a Catalunya, the fifth round of a prestigious week that adds Vingegaard to his record along with the Tour of the Basque Country, the Critérium del Dauphiné, the Tirreno-Adriatico, the Paris-Nice. Now the Danish cyclist will focus the preparation of his season for a double challenge: the Giro d’Italia, which departs from Bulgaria on May 8, and later the Tour de France, which will leave Barcelona on July 4.
