Volta a Catalunya stage 6 Live – Summit finish to close shortened stage

There were lots of confused looking riders at the start today. Even Primož Roglič and Geraint Thomas. 

Five non-starters today:

Matthew Brennan (Visma-Lease a Bike)
Felix Gall (Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale)
Brieuc Rolland (Groupama-FDJ)
Nils Eekoff (Picnic-PostNL)
Jon Aberasturi (Euskaltel-Euskadi)

The stage is still quite undulating and does have an uphill kick to the line, so this stage could still be key in the fight for the race overall. The riders are due to start very soon. 

The riders have completed sign on for the sixth stage but the riders may not be absolutely sure what sort of stage they’re heading into. 

Yet more change to the stage. This is much more major. 

The race organisers have put out a statement saying:

“Due to extreme wind conditions, the organisers of the Volta a Catalunya have been forced to change the route of stage 6. The stage will be a 146-kilometre route that will not include the mountain passes of Coll de la Batallola, Collada de Sant Isidre or the arrival at Queralt.

“The end of the stage will be in Berga (Carrer Rasa del Canyet, where the intermediate sprint was planned) after having completed two laps of a circuit passing through Gironella, Puig-reig, Santa Maria de Merlès, Borredà and returning to Berga via Vilada.”

One rider has left the race this morning:

Matthew Brennan (Visma-Lease a Bike)

The winner of stages one and five has dropped out of the race. The team has said that they are giving the 19-year-old some “extra rest” after a superb week.

It was another amazing result for 19-year-old, Matthew Brennan (Visma-Lease a Bike, yesterday with him taking his second stage win of the week…

>>> ‘Two wins is bonkers’ – Matthew Brennan goes from strength to strength in Volta a Catalunya sprints 

Today is the penultimate stage of this year’s race with a summit finish set the test the riders. With just one second between race leader Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) and Primož Roglič (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe), the race is wide open…

>>> ‘Every second counts’ – Juan Ayuso returns to Volta a Catalunya lead with one-second advantage over Primož Roglič 

Originally, the stage was going to be 159km long with the Coll del Pradell on the parcour. However, due to high winds, the race has decided it is safer to shorten the stage and remove the climb from the race. This makes today’s stage 118.6km long.

>>> Volta a Catalunya to miss main climb of toughest stage because of high winds  

Hello and welcome to CyclingNews’ live report on the shortened stage six of the Volta a Catalunya 2025.