Barguil satisfied with rising form in Catalunya

With just one day's racing to go in the Volta Ciclista a Catalunya, up-and-coming French rider Warren Barguil (Giant-Shimano) is lying ninth overall at 42 seconds to race leader Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) and looks to be well on track for what will be his first ever top 10 overall result in a WorldTour stage race. But that's not the only reason Barguil can come away satisfied with this year's Volta a Catalunya.

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Alasdair Fotheringham

Alasdair Fotheringham has been reporting on cycling since 1991. He has covered every Tour de France since 1992 bar one, as well as numerous other bike races of all shapes and sizes, ranging from the Olympic Games in 2008 to the now sadly defunct Subida a Urkiola hill climb in Spain. As well as working for Cyclingnews, he has also written for The IndependentThe GuardianProCycling, The Express and Reuters.