The scenario will no longer change, and thankfully everything will be the same from now on: a cycling season experienced this season, experienced at maximum intensity, where the big stars are not booked, as the stars are in the maximum effort phase. on weekdays A back to Catalonia this Sunday ended with a victory Cousin Roglic without permission Remco Evenepoel.

From the zero kilometer race in Sant Feliu de Guíxols to the final finish line in Montjuïc, the couple fights without missing the slightest opportunity, with bonus intermediate sprints, mountain passes, stage victories (two and two) and the lottery jackpot, Roglic’s victory in the Catalan tourAfter the Slovenian cyclist and world champion presented themselves as escapees like great champions fighting for everything, wrinkle-free and battling every meter of the competition even if they were out of breath.

break the bank

Some days, in other races, Tadej has Pogacar break the bank. Then Wout van Aert and Mathieu Van der Poel come in and roll so hard that it looks as if their lives are being pulled from them. Later, Jonas Vingegaard signs up for the new Galician tour O Gran Camiño and wins all stages. Who gives more?

It will be said without reason that The search for a Spanish alternative continues to face this new generation of geniuses. But there is, because Carlos Rodríguez, who will definitely race in Movistar next year, and Juan Ayuso Volta, who is third in the Vuelta, were not present, it’s because of their injuries. Rodríguez is recovering from a collarbone fracture, and Ayuso is limping with tendinitis, which is bothering him more than he thought.

never seen

But what was seen this morning in Montjuïc saying goodbye to Volta never happened. Because there are attacks that only cause sparks and spills that turn everything upside down. And that’s what happened 28 kilometers after finishing the race and on the second of six slopes to Castell. Evenepoel pulled the fuse and the race was shattered. Volta had never finished with such a divided peloton before and the top two in the overall standings are not remembered, doubling drivers with a lap loss.

With faith and sacrifice, even Marc Soler dared to respond to Evenepoel after he had ruined everyone, and there is a lot already. Well, not everyone, because Roglic got behind the wheel and go ahead and see what happens. But on the penultimate lap around the Evenepoel circuit, he pulled the ax again, The Catalan cyclist could no longer follow them.Despite having the honor of crossing the Barcelona finish line in third place.

Unlike the previous days, Roglic did not want to get behind the wheel of his Belgian rival and cooperated with him. He even practiced the usual knighthood of a leader while fleeing with his opponent. He did not fight for Volta’s stage victory and allowed Evenepoel to raise his arms. you can just applaud them. And let the party continue.