Local boy Joaquim Rodriguez won the overall at the Volta a Catalunya for the second time thanks to his victory on stage three’s summit finish, as the route and weather conditions played to his strengths.
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Giro shorts: Stage 16 review
Stage 16 – Limone sul Garda to Falzes/Pfalzen, 173km
Stage profile: The final week opens with a profile which is uphill virtually all day. A sting in the tail sees a 2.3km section at 8.6% inside the final 5km which includes a short section of pavé for good measure, but this is a day tailor-made for the breakaway artists rather than the GC contenders.
Top three: 1. Jon Izagirre (Euskaltel-Euskadi), 2. Alessandro De Marchi (Androni Giocattoli-Venezuela) +0:16, 3. Stef Clement (Rabobank) same time.