Volta a Catalunya stage 7 Live - Short and explosive stage brings racing to a close

(Image credit: Volta a Catalunya)Volta a Catalunya 2025 route 2025 Volta a Catalunya contenders Volta Ciclista a Catalunya 2025 - Everything you need to knowRace situationPeloton is all togetherHello and welcome to CyclingNews' Volta a Catalunya 2025 stage seven live report.It all comes down to today with just 88.2km of racing left to take place this morning.

Just one second splitting the top two of Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) and Primož Roglič (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) with the top seven split by less than a minute. One rider is not starting today.Ide Schelling (XDS-Astana)Yesterday was a really strange stage with just over 25km of racing after a couple of hours of neutralised riding.

..>>> 'Like the last day of a Grand Tour' - radically changed Volta a Catalunya mountain stage leaves peloton perplexed and disappointed (Image credit: Getty Images)Yesterday's stage winner, Quinn Simmons (Lidl-Trek), says that the peloton should unite as a whole more often.

..>>> 'Riders need to learn to stand together' - Quinn Simmons claims first WorldTour win at Volta a Catalunya after team voted not to race in high winds Sign on is currently taking place in Barcelona.

..👋Bon dia, Barcelona!Un escenari de postal per acabar aquesta #VoltaCatalunya104🥰@BCN_esports pic.

twitter.com/gs6UEDzhByMarch 30, 2025With the race so finely balanced, the two intermediate sprints today could be pivotal to the final General Classification with both of them offering 3, 2 and 1 bonus second(s). The first comes after just 12km of racing in Viladecans.

Will Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe go all out for that early doors?Then, the second comes as they cross the finish line for the first time in Barcelona. There also, of course, 10, 6 and 4 bonus seconds on the line at the finish for the first three riders. Both Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) and Primož Roglič (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) have looked on top form and inseparable on the road, so it probably will come down to bonuses.

Race leader, Ayuso, had some important business to attend to before sign on today...

Time for a puppy pep talk before the #VoltaCatalunya104 finale! 💚 #WeAreUAE pic.twitter.com/LdVjbCKFDaMarch 30, 2025Fortunately, after the vicious wind yesterday, the weather is still and sunny with a cool 10 degree Celsius at the start.

Neutral startThe riders have started the neutral zone. Today, it is just 800 metres long..