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Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) claimed his third stage of 2017 Volta a Catalunya to seal his second overall title after his 2009 success. Valverde held off all challengers on an aggressive final day of racing in Barcelona to best Jarlinson Pantano and Arthur Vichot on the line.
Sky's Chris Froome lit up the race on the final lap but work from Movistar and AG2R La Mondiale reeled in the three-time Tour de France winner who conceded over 26 minutes in the GC battle on stage 6.
Alberto Contador finished in second place overall with Valverde's teammate Marc Soler finishing in third place and claiming the best young rider classification
The win is Valverde's second of the season after his Ruta de Sol success and has him well placed ahead of the Ardennes classics next month. Movistar also won the team classification with Valverde the king of the mountain and Pierre Rolland winning the sprint classification.
Brief Results
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team | 3:08:50 |
| 2 | Jarlinson Pantano (Col) Trek-Segafredo | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
| 3 | Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
| 4 | Rafal Majka (Pol) Bora-Hansgrohe | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
| 5 | Daniel Martin (Irl) Quick-Step Floors | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
| 6 | Aldemar Reyes (Col) Manzana Postobon | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
| 7 | Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
| 8 | Davide Formolo (Ita) Cannondale-Drapac | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
| 9 | George Bennett (NZl) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
| 10 | Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team | 25:27:15 |
| 2 | Alberto Contador (Spa) Trek-Segafredo | 0:01:03 |
| 3 | Marc Soler (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:01:16 |
| 4 | Adam Yates (GBr) Orica-Scott | 0:01:31 |
| 5 | Tejay van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team | 0:01:34 |
| 6 | Daniel Martin (Irl) Quick-Step Floors | 0:02:29 |
| 7 | Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | 0:02:56 |
| 8 | Carlos Verona (Spa) Orica-Scott | 0:03:00 |
| 9 | George Bennett (NZl) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | 0:03:01 |
| 10 | Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:03:05 |
2016 Volta a Catalunya Results
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team | 30:50:19 |
| 2 | Alberto Contador (Spa) Tinkoff Team | 0:00:07 |
| 3 | Daniel Martin (Irl) Etixx - Quick-Step | 0:00:17 |
| 4 | Richie Porte (Aus) BMC Racing Team | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
| 5 | Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team | 0:00:27 |
| 6 | Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:00:31 |
| 7 | Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) Team Katusha | 0:00:42 |
| 8 | Christopher Froome (GBr) Team Sky | 0:00:46 |
| 9 | Hugh Carthy (GBr) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | 0:01:01 |
| 10 | Rigoberto Uran (Col) Cannondale Pro Cycling | 0:01:16 |
2016 Volta a Catalunya | 2015 Volta a Catalunya | 2014 Volta a Catalunya
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Volta Ciclista a Catalunya 201720 March 2017 - 26 March 2017 | Catalunya | WorldTour

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