Miguel Ángel López survives bold Adam Yates attack to seal overall victory in thrilling Volta a Catalunya finale

Davide Formolo takes final stage in Barcelona

Adam Yates and Miguel Angel Lopez on the final stage of the 2019 Volta a Catalunya (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)

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Miguel Ángel López (Astana) just about managed to seal overall victory at the 2019 Volta a Catalunya, despite being put under serious pressure by several of his major GC rivals.

Nairo Quintana (Movistar), Egan Bernal (Sky) and Adam Yates (Mitchelton-Scott) all attempted attacks at some point during the stage, forcing López to have to dig deep in order to defend his jersey.

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