Quintana expecting battle to go down to wire in final stage of Volta a Catalunya

Nairo Quintana (Movistar) has said he fully expects the battle for the overall victory in the Volta a Catalunya to go down to the very last metre of Sunday’s final stage of the race, which finishes with eight laps of the hilly Montjuic Park.

Alasdair Fotheringham

Alasdair Fotheringham has been reporting on cycling since 1991. He has covered every Tour de France since 1992 bar one, as well as numerous other bike races of all shapes and sizes, ranging from the Olympic Games in 2008 to the now sadly defunct Subida a Urkiola hill climb in Spain. As well as working for Cyclingnews, he has also written for The IndependentThe GuardianProCycling, The Express and Reuters.