With half a kilometer to go, Nair Alexander Quintana Rojas (MOVISTAR) attacked for the win; his teammate Alejandro Valverde was second, and he claimed the General Classification lead by 4 seconds.
It was Thomas De Gendt (Vacansoleil-dcm) who grabbed the win at the finish, but Daniel Martin (Garmin Sharp) walked away with GC glory. Martin finished with a total time of 29:02:25 and is the first Irishman to win this event since 1986.
The Volta a Catalunya is the fourth-oldest cycling stage race in the world (first time in 1911), only behind the Tour de France (1903), Tour of Belgium (1908) and the Giro d’Italia (1909).
Simon Gerrans (Orica Greenedge) won with a time of 3:55:46. Gerrans was sitting in 8th place going into the final 500m and manage to pass everyone for the finish. Daniel Martin (Garmin Sharp) leads the GC.
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