Matthews wins mass sprint at the Catalonia

After 171.2 km on the Round course by the sea in Sant Feliu de Guixols, the Tour-de-France-Step's winner from the Team BikeExchange Jayco Before Sonny Colbrelli (Italy / Bahrain Victorious) and the French Quentin Pacher (Groupama-FDJ) ) through.

• Hectical final awaits on Tuesday
• 1. Stage: Sant Feliu de Guixols - Sant Feliu de Guixols (171,2 km)

Colbrelli broke together shortly after the target passage and suffered a heart attack. As the Spanish TV channel RTVE reported, a cardiac massage was performed, then Colbrelli should have come to consciousness again. As several Spanish media reported consistently, he was brought to further investigations into a hospital.

In the mountain sprint, the Italian master had been overtaken just before the aim of Matthews. Third was the Frenchman Quentin Pacher (Groupama-FDJ). Two weeks ago Colbrelli (31) had terminated the Tirreno-Adriatico long-term trip because of a bronchitis prematurely.

For Matthews it was the first stage victory since August 2020. The best German landed Anton Palzer (Ramsau / Bora-Hansgrohe) ranked 75. Last year's winner Adam Yates (United Kingdom) is not at the start.

Hectical final awaits on Tuesday

On the second section of the 101st edition of the stage race, which ends in Barcelona on Sunday, it goes to the French Perpignan on Tuesday. Expected is a hectic finale that could be characterized by strong wind.

1. Stage: Sant Feliu de Guixols - Sant Feliu de Guixols (171,2 km)

1. Michael Matthews (Australia / Team BikeExchange-Jayco) 3:47:11 hours, 2nd Sonny Colbrelli (Italy / Bahrain Victorious), 3rd Quentin Pacher (France / Groupama-FDJ), 4th Andrea Bagioli (Italy / Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl), 5. Sergio Higuita (Colombia / Bora-Hansgrohe), 6. Mattias Skjelmosis Jensen (Denmark / Trek-SegaFredo) all the same time,... 75. Anton Palzer (Berchtesgaden / Bora-Hansgrohe) 0:19 minutes ago,... 98. Ben Zwiehoff (Essen / Bora-Hansgrohe) 3:19,... 155. Phil Bauhaus (Bocholt / Bahrain Victorious) 16:54, 156. Marco Brenner (Berlin / DSM),... 164. Marius Mayrhofer (Tübingen / Team DSM) 17: 07

** was in the overall standings after 1 out of 7 stages: 1. Matthews (Australia / Team BikeExchange) 3:47:11 hours, 2. Colbrelli, 3rd Jonas Iversby Hvideberg (Norway / DSM) Both 0:04 minutes ago, 4th Pacher 0:06, 5. Bagioli, 6th Higuita,... 75. Palzer all 0:10,... 98. Zwiehoff 3:29,... 155. Bauhaus, 156. Brenner both 17:04,... 164. Mayrhofer 17:17