Visma | Lease a Bike had a bad day in the
Volta a Catalunya. While
Steven Kruijswijk pushed a hard pace on Coll de Pradell, his leaders
Sepp Kuss and
Cian Uijtdebroeks were unable to follow the best and lost four and six minutes respectively, moving out of the overall top 10.
Sports director Marc Reef tells his story on the team's website. "Of course we hoped for more. Our goal before the stage started was to move up in the general classification with Sepp and Cian. That is why we decided to take the initiative. We had confidence in them, but unfortunately they didn't have good legs today. Sepp regrouped well on the final climb, but the energy tank was empty."