A breakaway of four riders animated the start of the stage, riding out to over five minutes before Bora-hansgrohe took up control at the head of the peloton and begun gradually reeling them back in. The catch was made with 52km thanks to a big effort from Movistar Team, who pushed the pace on the main climb of the 175km stage.
With everything back together the scene was set for a fast bunch kick however, four opportunists launched away, chased and brought the quartet back down the final climb and fast run-in to Calella.
Andreas Kron (Lotto-Soudal) came out on top, stealing the race victory.
2021 Volta a Catalunya – Stage 1 Results:
- Andreas Kron (Lotto-Soudal) 4:20:15
- Luis Leon Sanchez (Astana-Premier Tech) ST
- Remy Rochas (Cofidis Solutions Credits) ST
- Dion Smith (Team BikeExchange) +0:16
General Classification after stage 1:
- Andreas Kron (Lotto-Soudal) 4:20:05
- Luis Leon Sanchez (Astana-Premier Tech) +0:04
- Remy Rochas (Cofidis Solutions Credits) +0:06
- Dion Smith (Team BikeExchange) +0:26
