All-American victory at Volta a la Comunitat Valencia as Brandon McNulty takes overall, Will Barta wins Stage 5 in 50km solo attack

The Volta a la Comunitat Valencia concluded today after five stages of action with a stunning solo breakaway victory for Movistar’s Will Barta. The American took his first pro win following a faultless 50km solo ride, having been a part of the day’s early break.

Barta’s win was the icing on the cake on a great day for American cycling, with UAE Team Emirates’ Brandon McNulty securing the overall win after his victory on the Queen stage yesterday.

The breakaway took two wins out of five in Valencia, bookending the race with surprise victories, as Barta held strong in the face of first the GC teams, then the encroaching sprint teams, winning by a margin of just 8 seconds. Jonathan Milan, in the orange points jersey, won the bunch sprint behind.

Akasazh,
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What an effort by Barta, I thought he’d get caught for sure.

fpslem,

I did too, the odds were obviously against him. And there were some times when it looked like he would absolutely get swept up, especially when Caja Rural or Bora were driving on the front. The dynamics of the chasing group of sprinters made it really interesting, though, and once the chase group with Milan and the Lidl-Trek riders joined, I thought he maybe had a chance, but I still would have put it below 25%. And then the “group 2” dynamics started, they looked around a bit, and I dared hope. I honestly always like to see a breakaway win, and this one was really fun.

Akasazh,
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I think trek underestimated the task and had to few men, and others teams didn’t have a stronger that they thought could best Milan.

But like you, I love to see someone beat the odds!

fpslem,

Agreed. Milan was definitely the sprinter to beat at VCV. I understand the other teams not wanting to tow him to the line!

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