Quick-Step Floors went to the front with three kilometers to go, setting up Alvaro Hodeg for the sprint. Photo: David Ramos/Getty Images
Volta Ciclista a Catalunya began with a 152-kilometer loop, starting and finishing in Calella, Spain. Photo: David Ramos/Getty Images
Roy Goldstein is riding for the Israel Cycling Academy at Catalunya, and he’s Israel’s national champion. Photo: David Ramos/Getty Images
British champion Stephen Cummings was the center of attention at the Team Dimension Data presentation. Photo: David Ramos/Getty Images
Natnael Berhane, Ben O’Connor, and Merhawi Kudus are on the Team Dimension Data squad at Volta Ciclista a Catalunya. Photo: David Ramos/Getty Images
GC veteran Robert Gesink lined up for LottoNL-Jumbo. Photo: David Ramos/Getty Images
Dan Martin and Fabio Aru will be sharing the leadership role for UAE. Photo: David Ramos/Getty Images
The duo of Alejandro Valverde and Nairo Quintana could spell trouble for other teams trying to control the race. Photo: David Ramos/Getty Images
Alejandro Valverde lined up at Catalunya as the defending champ, having won the race in 2017 and also in 2009. Photo: David Ramos/Getty Images
Six riders got into the break on stage 1, but their lead was kept to about three minutes by the peloton. Photo: David Ramos/Getty Images
Andriy Grivko Led the breakaway looking for a good time to escape the group. Photo: David Ramos/Getty Images
Grivko launched an attack and grabbed some intermediate sprint points. Photo: David Ramos/Getty Images
Fabio Aru was showing signs that he had taken a spill during the stage. Photo: David Ramos/Getty Images
Quick-Step Floors went to the front with three kilometers to go, setting up Alvaro Hodeg for the sprint. Photo: David Ramos/Getty Images
The slightly uphill finish made it tough for the other sprinters to come around Hodeg. Photo: David Ramos/Getty Images
The young Colombian got his second win in a week’s time on stage 1 of Volta Ciclista a Catalunya. Photo: David Ramos/Getty Images
THE 2020 TOUR DE FRANCE
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