Solo victory

Pogacar extends his lead in the Tour of Catalonia

Tadej Pogacar is on the verge of overall victory in the Tour of Catalonia. The Slovenian from UAE Emirates won his third stage on Saturday after a tough climb and extended his lead in the overall standings over his closest rival Mikel Landa to 3:31 minutes ahead of the final stage. After the 154 kilometers on the sixth stage, Pogacar crossed the finish line 57 seconds ahead of the Colombian Egan Bernal and Landa in third place.

"Today was a really tough stage," said the 25-year-old Pogacar, who attacked decisively 29 kilometers before the finish on the demanding stage with 4,000 meters of climbing. The two Austrians, Pogacar's team-mate Felix Großschartner (90th/+22:25 minutes) and Patrick Konrad from Lidl/Trek (116th/+23:58) finished well behind.

The hilly final stage on Sunday leads over 145 kilometers with start and finish in Barcelona.