'To finally get a WorldTour win feels amazing' – Brady Gilmore snatches victory on Volta a Catalunya final stage as Jonas Vingegaard secures the overall victory

The Australian rider emerged victorious from a reduced bunch sprint in Barcelona to take the first WorldTour win of his career

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Brady Gilmore celebrates his victory on the final stage of the Volta a Catalunya 2026
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Brady Gilmore (NSN Cycling) took the victory on the final stage of the Volta a Catalunya, beating Dorian Godon (Ineos Grenadiers) on the bike throw in the final sprint to prevent the Frenchman from taking his third stage win of the race.

Attacks from the GC contenders had animated the stage, but none of them were able to stay away, meaning that a reduced peloton came to the finish in Barcelona. Coming off the descent of the final climb, the Australian rider put himself into a good position on the wheel of Godon and was able to emerge from the slipstream to snatch the win on the line.

“I’ve been thinking about it since yesterday,” said Gilmore in his post-race interview. “If there was a small group over the top and I could be there, knowing exactly where to open my sprint from watching the previous years, really studying it. I think about winning every day and that’s all I want to do, so to finally get a WorldTour win feels amazing.”

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Joseph Lycett
Joseph Lycett

Joseph Lycett is a freelance journalist for Cycling Weekly, who contributes to our WorldTour racing coverage with race reports and news stories. Joe is also a keen cyclist, regularly racing in his local crits and time trials.

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