Dorian Godon claimed second place on the fourth stage of Volta a Catalunya and maintained his lead in the GC.
A tough uphill sprint saw Godon just unable to get around winner Ethan Vernon (NSN Cycling Team), after being delivered to the line by Bob Jungels.
The stage had been reduced to 151km, leaving out the summit finish up the Valter, to make it another day for the sprinters.
Early breaks were caught after strong efforts on the front by Victor Langellotti and Embret Svestad-Bardseng.
Tomorrow will see the riders head up into the mountains, with 155km and five categorised climbs.
Coppi e Bartali
On stage two of Coppi Bartali, Axel Laurance finished seventh in the bunch sprint to maintain his lead in the points jersey.
The 158km race had an early break that was caught in the closing stages of the race. An eight-man breakaway, including Laurance in the leaders jersey and Milkias Maekele, forced a small gap in the final 10km, but were caught before the finish.
A last gasp effort saw Laurance take seventh in the sprint, and continue to lead in the points classification.